Experience

Rockit Global Limited

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager Operations

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Tumu Timbers Limited

• Engineering Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Dec 2019



Winstone Wallboards Ltd (GIB®)

• New Zealand
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• National Manufacturing Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

• Tehnical Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Jan 2019



Royal New Zealand Air Force

• New Zealand
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Technical Manager Boeing and Seasprite

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

  Manager of the Technical Support teams for the RNZAF's Boeing 757 and Seasprite fleets.

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Feb 2016

  Project Lead for an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) to install Explosive Suppressant Foam (ESF) in the fuel tanks of the RNZAF's C-130H(NZ) fleet. Activities include: - Business Case preparation. - Contractor management. - Airworthiness and Engineering development and documentation.

• Structural Engineer

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2015

  Development of detailed structural repairs, modifications, and design changes accross the RNZAF's fixed and rotary wing aircraft fleets. - Boeing 1 and 2 structural repair courses completed at Boeing Everett/Renton, Seattle.The role included analysis and creation of structural engineering specifications using various metallic, non-metallic and composite materials. Frequent use of mathematical models and software to formulate, analyse and modify aircraft components, systems or prototypes. Consideration of tolerance, durability, stability and operational risk to determine structurally airworthy configurations. Other duties included monitoring repair performance, inspecting damaged or malfunctioning products and writing technical reports or applicable airworthiness documentation to ensure rectification.



New Zealand Defence Force

• New Zealand
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Squadron Leader, Engineering Officer

  • Feb 2002 - Sep 2016

  Service with the RNZAF for 15 years across varying engineering and operational management positions. Service with the RNZAF for 15 years across varying engineering and operational management positions.



Cranfield University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Masters in Aerospace Vehicle Design

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  The MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design (AVD) aims to build knowledge on the design of flying vehicles such as aircraft, missiles, airships and spacecraft. This course provides a taught engineering programme with a focus on the technical, business and management aspects of aircraft design in the civil and military aerospace sectors.The extensive group design project is a distinctive and unique feature of this course. This teamwork project takes place from October to March, and recreates a virtual industrial environment bringing together students with various experience levels and different nationalities into one integrated design team.Each team member is given responsibility for the detailed design of a significant part of the aircraft, for example, forward fuselage, fuel system, or navigation system. The project will progress from the conceptual phase through to the preliminary and detail design phases. You arerequired to run project meetings, produce engineering drawings and detailed analyses of your design. Problem solving and project coordination must be undertaken on a team and individual basis. At the end of the project, groups are required to report and present findings to a panel of 200 senior engineers from industry. This element of the course is both realistic and engaging, and places the student group in a professional role as aerospace design engineers. Students testify that working as an integrated team on real problems is invaluable and prepares them well for careers in a highly competitive industry. I was awarded the Boeing Prize for the best Aerospace Vehicle Design, Group Design Project Thesis, for the 2012/2013 academic year.



Royal New Zealand Air Force

• New Zealand
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• 40 Squadron Operations and Maintenance Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2012

  Operational and Intermediate Level Aircraft Maintenance Planning and Management on the Lockheed C-130H, Lockheed C-130LEP, and Boeing 757-200.

• Unit Manager

  • Nov 2008 - Jun 2010

  Personnel management.



Royal New Zealand Air Force

• New Zealand
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Aug 2007 - Feb 2008

  Project Engineer. Detailed review of aircraft servicings, updating the process for effectiveness and to create efficiencies.

• Aircraft Modification Project Manager

  • Jul 2005 - Aug 2007

  Manger of multiple Aircraft/Role Equipment modification projects in the RNZAF system.