Steve Wilkinson
Principle Technician - Electronic Warfare at Saab Grintek Technologies- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Saab Grintek Technologies
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Information Technology & Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Principle Technician - Electronic Warfare
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Jan 2014 - Present
Type of Firm: SAAB serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions from military defence to civil security. The Business Area Support and Services offers Integrated Support Solutions, Maintenance, Logistics and Technical Support, Field Facilities and Regional Aircraft Support. Responsibilities: I am currently part of a team of technicians that are responsible for the execution of a 5 year maintenance and support contract based around the Electronic Warfare systems onboard the Surface and Sub-sea vessels belonging to the South African Navy. This work involves both active and passive electronics warfare systems, ELINT, COMINT and applicable Countermeasures. The work scope involves both repairs and maintenance as well as operator and maintainer training elements. Show less
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Contract Execution Manager
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Mar 2011 - Dec 2013
Type of Firm: SAAB serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions from military defence to civil security. The Business Area Support and Services offers Integrated Support Solutions, Maintenance, Logistics and Technical Support, Field Facilities and Regional Aircraft Support. Responsibilities: I was responsible for overseeing the execution of a 5 year maintenance and support contract that consists of the maintenance of the Electronic Warfare systems for the South African Navy frigates and submarines as well as a portion of the communications systems for the frigates, submarines and land based installations. My responsibilities included the management and mentoring of a team of nine engineers and administrative staff, monthly budgeting and reporting, project management, quarterly reporting to ARMSCOR, preparation of motivations for out of budget expenditure and ad hoc input on specialist research and development projects. In 2014, a position became available to work on this same contract as a Principal Technician. Although I have a solid base of experience in management and team leadership, engineering is and always has been my first love. For this reason, I requested a rather unconventional move and I have fulfilled this role for a number of years. I still serve a supporting role to the new Contract Execution Manager and I still enjoy training and mentoring younger engineers. Show less
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Marine Solutions
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Maritime
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Manager
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Nov 2005 - Feb 2011
Type of Firm: Maritime electrical engineering company, supplier of Remotely Operated Vehicle systems and support of these systems. Manufacturer of custom designed underwater Fibre Optic and electrical cabling systems for sub-sea mining equipment and Remote Underwater CCTV systems. Responsibilities: In this role, I was required to consult with clients on the more complex designs, handle the subsequent costing of these projects and generate the official quotation thereafter. I handled the management of our workshop, workflow planning and staff . I provided maintenance and logistical support for our fleet of 5 ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) systems, deployed all over the world. I was responsible for the research and design of maritime / underwater communication and lighting systems as well as the design and manufacture of underwater survey equipment for De Beers. I was involved with the design of underwater video cameras systems and housings as well as the design and compilation of an ROV Pilot / Engineer training course and the presentation of course material to students. Show less
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Siemens Telecom
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Cape Town Area, South Africa
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RF 3G Commissioning Engineer (Contract Based)
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Aug 2004 - Aug 2005
Responsibilities: The co-ordination of Radio Frequency (RF) installations on Towers and Buildings as well as the management of sub-contractors with respect to the installation of the Siemens 3G Node B Hardware. I was responsible for the installation quality , health and occupational safety of the entire installation team as well as the overall RF performance of each site that I commissioned The position also entailed direct interaction with the customer on a System Engineering level with regards to reporting and performance updates. Show less
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Grintek Telecom
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Cape Town Area, South Africa
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Technical Team Leader - Telecoms
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Aug 1998 - Aug 2004
I was responsible for the overall performance of all the Technical staff for the Cape Town Branch. This position entailed project planning, work supervision, quality control and resource management. I also reported directly to the National Technical Director with respect to progress reports, status updates and help desk statistics. I was responsible for our client base of video conferencing systems and satellite telephony products and services. This entailed sales, demonstrations, project planning, installations and maintenance of existing clients. Show less
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Grintek Avitronics
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Cape Town Area, South Africa
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Senior Technician
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Jul 1995 - Aug 1998
Department: Maritime Electronic Warfare Type of Firm: High technology electronic design company specializing in the field of microwave frequency applications, as well as commercial products. Responsibilities: I was part of the team that was responsible for the repair, maintenance and upgrade of a variety of Electronic Warfare systems aboard a squadron of South African Naval vessels. These systems consisted of Radio Frequency, Analog and Digital components. I was accountable for the performance upgrade designs and implementation of these designs to such systems. I joined the Research and Development department in 1997 where I participated in numerous design projects from the conception of the idea to delivery of the finished product. Among these were a low cost passive radar warning system for yachtsmen. Show less
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Grinaker Electronics Systems
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Cape Town Area, South Africa
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Technical Assistant (Part Time)
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Apr 1994 - Oct 1994
Type of Firm: High Technology Electronic Communications Responsibilities: I was temporarily employed to assist in any of the departments within the company, whenever necessary. My work mostly consisted of soldering, assembling and testing the completed systems used in the satellite linked anti-hijack truck protection systems. Type of Firm: High Technology Electronic Communications Responsibilities: I was temporarily employed to assist in any of the departments within the company, whenever necessary. My work mostly consisted of soldering, assembling and testing the completed systems used in the satellite linked anti-hijack truck protection systems.
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South African National Defence Force
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South Africa
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Military Artisan - Air Force
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Jan 1988 - Dec 1991
Type of Firm: Military Responsibilities: I entered the Air Force as an apprentice and after three years, I qualified at the top of my class. For this, I received the S.A.D.F. Certificate of Commendation as a General Electrician. I went on to specialize as a Runway Technician. My duties consisted of daily inspections and maintenance of the entire runway system which included the runway, approach lighting systems, the information telemetry and navigation beacons. I was posted to Potchefstroom A.F.B. in January of 1991 and was responsible for the operation of the runway illumination and navigation systems. This was also a civilian airport and therefore I had to be "on call" 24 hours a day. While I was in the Air Force, I underwent the following series of courses: -Basic and advanced fire fighting -S. A. D. F. Labour Relations Course -The Aerodrome Competency exam Achievements: I was awarded the S. A. D. F. Certificate of Commendation. Show less
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Education
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1992 - 1995
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (S4), Control Systems, Electronics, Design Projects and Radio Engineering
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