Africa and Europe Area Manager

• Jan 2018 - Present

Africa Area Manager

• Aug 2016 - Present

Base manager

• 2014 - Aug 2016

Project Manager VSAT communications

• Feb 2012 - Oct 2014

Project Manager at Rignet communications

Project Manager VSAT communications

• Apr 2011 - Jan 2012

Harris Caprock acquired Schlumberger GCS on 4th of April 2011 and my employment had transfered to Harris Caprock Communications Responsible for the: Project management of Telecommunications projects through all project phases including: pre-sales design, sales handover, System Design, planning, build, and commissioning; to handover into operations; working with experienced Sales Engineers, Project Engineer and Field Engineering teams to manage the delivery of the project within budget, scope, quality and client schedule; Manage client expectations by providing a single point of contact for progress and issues as well as reporting these, to all stakeholders, via an agreed communication plan; ensure adherence company policies, processes and procedures, including administrative, HR and HSE directives. Mentorship of less experienced Project Managers and Project Coordinators when required, and provide continual assessment of local organizational tools and procedures for continued improvement. Show less

Project Manager

• Dec 2009 - Mar 2011

Project manager for Vsat and telecoms projects for Global Remote Connectivity. The remote connectivity is applied to the Oil and Gas sector.

Systems Engineering Manager

• Nov 2006 - Dec 2009

The Operations Support Manager was the key contact for the assigned project or service component, and responsible for supervising the day-to-day activities of the 9 Engineering and VSAT technician staff members. Responsible for: maintaining service coverage and staffing at correct level; developing training plans and facilitating training and development of staff for both formal and on-the-job training, in line with business needs; setting priorities, planning and organizing actions related to the project stream or service component; contributing in reviews of service quality issues; participating in client service quality (KPI) reviews as needed; developing a service quality plan and implementing processes for continual improvement; assisting with failure analysis on all catastrophic, major and serious events; ensuring safe operations, promoting a culture of technical integrity and highest levels of service quality; contributing to the efforts of business and account management, sales and project team activity (including third parties) to ensure coherent services; assisting management with development of 3rd party partnerships to build strong technical and service delivery relationships enhancing the business strength and positioning within the VSAT Oil and Gas market. Show less

Systems Engineer

• Aug 2001 - Nov 2006

Provide Engineering design, build, configuration, test and delivery of Oil and Gas related converged Voice and Data Telecommunications systems. The delivery of over 70 projects of varying size and complexity led to recognition and promotion to Operations Support Manager in the Gulf of Mexico for Schlumberger GCS.

Avionics Technician

• 1990 - 2001

First and second line support of: Avionics systems including; Communication, Radar and Instrumentation systems. This enabled considerable experience to be gained on fault diagnosis and rectification of complex communication and Radar systems including fully integrated analogue, digital, RF, computer and Hydraulic subsystems. During my service I had successfully completed study of a 4 Year Beng ( Hons ) course, part-time at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. First and second line support of: Avionics systems including; Communication, Radar and Instrumentation systems. This enabled considerable experience to be gained on fault diagnosis and rectification of complex communication and Radar systems including fully integrated analogue, digital, RF, computer and Hydraulic subsystems. During my service I had successfully completed study of a 4 Year Beng ( Hons ) course, part-time at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.