Simon Forrest

Consultant Engineer at AMW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PTY LTD
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(386) 825-5501
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Greater Melbourne Area

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Marc Hillman BE MIEAust CPEng EngExec (Ret)

I have worked with Simon for 12 years, and observed his progression from Engineer to Project Manager to Program Manager. Simon has good technical and people skills as evidenced by his successful management of a highly complex technical program. He is experienced in managing a broad spectrum of people types, and a very diverse problem space.

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Credentials

  • Master Program Director
    Australian Institute of Project Management
    Jan, 2007
    - Nov, 2024
  • Chartered Engineer
    Institution of Elecrical Engineers, UK
    Jan, 1980
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • AMW
    • Australia
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Consultant Engineer
      • 2015 - Present

  • BAE Systems Australia
    • Australia
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Manager (Nulka)
      • 2008 - 2014

      Nulka is a joint Australian/US program providing anti-ship decoy capability to the RAN and USN. Installed on over 120 RAN and USN warships; Nulka is a $1 billion plus program and with $60m+ annual sales it is Australia's largest and most successful ongoing defence export program.As the Nulka Program Manager, I led a team of some 100 engineers and technologists based in Australia and the US in the ongoing development, manufacture and in-service support of the decoy system including the management of a number of major US sub-contracts.Key responsibilities:- Strategy Development- Team Building and Leadership- Customer Relationship; including DMO, RAN, NAVSEA, and USN- Business Winning & Contracting (ASDEFCON & FARS)- Oversight & Review of multiple major projects and international sub-contracts- Risk & Opportunity Management- Profit & Loss of the program

    • Development Project Manager
      • 1996 - 2008

      Project and engineering management of the development of advanced flight control and electronic warfare avionic equipment.- Project and technical interface with senior customer community- Requirements Identification and specification writing- Project Planning/Control; technical, earned value, and risk/opportunity management- Proposal Generation & Bid Management of large/complex bids (up to $80m)- Complex developmental sub-contracts with major US companies- Trials and acceptance into service

  • Siemens Plessey Radar
    • Project Manager/Engineering Manager
      • 1987 - 1996

      Project and engineering management of the development and integration of Radar and IFF systems. - Design, installation & sell-off of three UK NATS civil radar systems located in Scotland - Development of novel carbon fibre radar antenna for Norwegian Air Warfare Destroyer - Development of an expandable parallel processor system based on i860 & Transputer technology - Analysis of design and integration of advanced identification (IFF) equipment - UK Representative NATO Industrial Advisory Group on Identification Systems at NATO HQ Brussels

  • Cossor Electronics (Raytheon)
    • Principal Engineer/Project Manager
      • 1983 - 1987

      Project and engineering management of the development of military identification (IFF) systems. - Project Manager for an airborne IFF Interrogator - Analysis of advanced IFF concepts for revolutionary NATO Identification System Project and engineering management of the development of military identification (IFF) systems. - Project Manager for an airborne IFF Interrogator - Analysis of advanced IFF concepts for revolutionary NATO Identification System

  • Marconi Avionics Ltd.
    • Design Engineer/Team Lead
      • 1978 - 1983

      Design Engineer & Team Lead for UK Royal Navy experimental passive sonar signal processing suite. - Technical Coordinator for Type 2031 sonar suite - Design, set-to-work & sea trials of a digital signal processing system implementing FFT algorithms Design Engineer & Team Lead for UK Royal Navy experimental passive sonar signal processing suite. - Technical Coordinator for Type 2031 sonar suite - Design, set-to-work & sea trials of a digital signal processing system implementing FFT algorithms

  • Royal Radar Establishment (now Qinetic/DSTL), UK MoD
    • Assistant Scientific Officer
      • 1973 - 1975

      Sabbatical period and foundation engineering experience prior to taking up a place at University. - Layed-out, assembled and tested radar signal processing PCBs - Wired-up a radar control console - Supported radar field trials Sabbatical period and foundation engineering experience prior to taking up a place at University. - Layed-out, assembled and tested radar signal processing PCBs - Wired-up a radar control console - Supported radar field trials

Education

  • University of Southampton
    Bachelor of Science (BSc), Electronic Engineering
    1975 - 1978
  • Archbishop Holgates Grammar School, York
    'A' Level Maths, Physics, Advanced Maths, General Studies
    1966 - 1973

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