Experience

Royal New Zealand Air Force

• New Zealand
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Squadron Warrant Officer - No. 6 Squadron RNZAF

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Leader and organisational champion responsible for maintaining the professionalism, well-being, discipline, guidance and culture of the NZDF's Naval Aviation Capability. Predominately focused on providing the professionals who deliver technical functions, the required support to do their job to the highest possible standard through appropriate delivery of advice, guidance and mentor-ship. Raising, training and sustaining the next generation of Aviators in order to provide continuing Naval Aviation War Fighting Capability to the Government of New Zealand. Show less

• Warrant Officer - Maintenance Support Squadron

  • Feb 2022 - Nov 2022

  Leader, mentor, adviser to a 120 person+ multi-disciplined team of personnel delivering second line technical support to front line aircraft operations. Responsible for providing organisational cross culture leadership to all team members so that a balanced person/output focus is maintained for sustained delivery of engineering and logistics support to NZDF military air operations.

• Warrant Officer - Aircraft Maintenace Squadron

  • Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

  Maintenance Unit Executive Team member primarily responsible for leading 60+ regular force, NZDF civilians and Private contractors conducting deep level maintenance on RNZAF aviation assets and systems. Primary responsibilities include leading and managing the welfare, safety, training, culture, career development and morale of all unit members so that long term NZDF aviation capability is maintained. Also tasked with continually developing strategic unit goals in cooperation with executive team to enhance the units value to the NZDF as its primary large aircraft maintenance repair organisation as its transforms to meet EASA Part 145 requirements. Show less

• Flight Safety Officer (Technical)

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

  Responsible for managing the RNZAF flight safety management system, investigating technical ground and flight safety events, assessing risks to airworthiness, determining causes, and implementing change to effect reduction of organisational risk. The role also included training engineers and aircrew in aspects of Flight Safety, Human Factors in Maintenance (HFiM) and Just Culture.

• Aircraft Fleet Maintenance Team Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Responsible for leading a team of over 40+ multi-disciplined technicians maintaining a fleet of large aircraft by directing human and logistic resources for effective and efficient, right time, right place action. This role also involved identifying and foreseeing problems associated with an dynamic flying program and coordinating aircraft fleet maintenance requirements with stakeholders whilst maintaining a focus on sustaining operational output at all times. Also deployed as maintenance team manager in support of Middle East Area operations Show less



Kaman Aerospace Corporation

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Project Engineering Acceptance Coordinator

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2016

  USA based project team member accountable to NZ Ministry of Defence for coordinating aircraft mechanical design acceptance tasks on behalf of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy. Responsible for identifying design specification issues and coordinating and documenting design modifications between the Ministry of Defence, the RNZAF and the aircraft manufacturer. USA based project team member accountable to NZ Ministry of Defence for coordinating aircraft mechanical design acceptance tasks on behalf of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy. Responsible for identifying design specification issues and coordinating and documenting design modifications between the Ministry of Defence, the RNZAF and the aircraft manufacturer.



Royal New Zealand Navy

• Armed Forces
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Maintenance Capabilty Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

  Integration manager for aviation maintenance teams aboard newly constructed Royal New Zealand Navy warships. Responsible for identifying operational issues with extant design of ship based aviation facilities and generating solutions to mitigate problems and improve operational capability, safety and team efficiency.

• Engineering Team Leader

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2012

  Manager and leader of embarked aviation maintenance team aboard Royal New Zealand Navy warships. Accountable for the day to day availability of multiple aircraft to meet operational outputs by managing engineering team tasks, work load, output, training and personnel well being. Required to make engineering decisions in isolation from engineering command due to offshore, seagoing nature of the role.



Royal New Zealand Air Force

• New Zealand
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Maintenance Operations Coordinator

  • Apr 2008 - Dec 2012

  Responsible for leading a team of multi-disciplined technicians, maintaining a fleet of aircraft by organising and directing resources for right time, right place action. This role also involved identifying and foreseeing problems associated with an operational flying program and coordinating aircraft fleet maintenance requirements with external stakeholders.

• Aircraft Maintenance Team Leader

  • Oct 2003 - Mar 2008

  Responsible to RNZAF for serviceability of multiple aircraft whilst conducting worldwide air operations. Required to formulate solutions to dynamic situations and lead maintenance team in maintaining operational capability of aircraft in varying, and sometimes austere or combat working environments remote from New Zealand.

• Aircraft Maintenance Technician

  • Sep 1993 - Mar 2008

  Plied trade as as a technician maintaining Hawker Siddeley CMk2 Andover, Lockheed C-130, Boeing 727, Boeing 757, SH-2G(NZ) Seasprite and Lockheed P3 Orion aircraft types. Also contracted for Airwork NZ on Boeing 737 aircraft.

• Aircraft Maintenance Instructor

  • Jul 2003 - Oct 2005

  Designed, developed, produced and subsequently instructed RNZAF Boeing 757 technical training package for aircraft introduction into service. Delivered technical courses for individual systems including, but not limited to, turbofan power plant, airframe, hydraulic, landing gear and flight control systems.

• Engineering Draftsman

  • Jan 1999 - Feb 2001

  2 years experience in AutoCAD drafting processes. Responsible for production of drawings relating to aircraft modification projects. Mainly concentrated in aircraft structural design and repair, electrical system layout and safety equipment arrangement and installation specific to aircraft type.