An experienced Aviation Change and Engineering
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A seasoned Senior Engineering and Operations level professional with 32 years of success in Engineering, Aerospace, DE&S procurement and UK Space Agency. Proven track record of delivery complex projects, programmes and strategy development by strategic oversight and team leadership all with a focus on process transformation and Customer Excellence and Best Practices. Strategic thinker with excellent communication skills, able to gain the confidence of senior executives, stakeholders, and customers.
Skilled at maintaining support and rapport with staff at all levels during multi-level change initiatives, ensuring exceptional outcomes.
Sigma specialist and Master Black-Belt trained professional, passionate about leading complex process improvement and critical transformation programs, especially in highly regulated sectors.
Interim Quality Manager at PIRAN ADVANCED COMPOSITES (2025-01 – 2026-01)
Provided leadership and direction to Quality and Engineering teams, embedding a culture of technical excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
Vice President Operations & MoD at SPACE ENGINE SYSTEMS (2024-01 – 2025-01)
Leading Project initiation and Business development across international teams on novel hypersonic propulsion systems and orbital spaceplane developments.
Principal Managing Consultant & Lean Capability Lead at ENGAGE TECHINCAL SOLUTIONS Ltd (2020-01 – 2024-01)
Senior role managing a team to deliver ILS Technical Support for Defence Aviation acquisition, while also executing Lean and Capability strategies for both the company and client. Board member for EOT transformation.
Senior Continuous Improvement & Intelligence Officer at MINISTRY OF DEFENCE – Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, UK (2014-01 – 2019-01)
Senior interim management contract role leading strategic and tactical CI activities.
Global Business Improvement & Capability Manager / MBBD at ROLLS-ROYCE plc. Defence Sector Services (2011-01 – 2014-01)
Led and influenced the Aftermarket Improvement Strategies & Delivered Lean Six Sigma projects in Key Customer value-streams.
Customer Business, Finance & Commercial Improvement Lead at ROLLS-ROYCE plc. Defence Aerospace (2008-01 – 2011-01)
Led key Customer driven improvements.
Operations Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt / CI Manager at ROLLS-ROYCE plc. Defence Aerospace (2006-01 – 2008-01)
Delivered agreed, significant benefits to the business through the leadership, on a full-time basis, of improvement activities.
Process Improvement Manager (Operations) at ROLLS-ROYCE plc. Defence Aerospace (2003-01 – 2006-01)
Led a team of Process Improvement Facilitators & Leaders delivering Quality, Lean, Yield and RFT benefits.
Quality & Improvement Engineer – Value Stream at ROLLS-ROYCE Defence (Europe) (2000-01 – 2003-01)
Technically responsible for Quality & Improvement within EJ200 & Pegasus Value streams (Supply to Customer receipt)
Various Engineer, Management & Graduate training posts at ROLLS-ROYCE Defence (Europe) (1998-01 – 2000-01)
Project Manager at SUNRISE MEDICAL Inc. / OXFORD HOIST COMPANY Ltd. (1997-01 – 1998-01)
Led a programme team of engineers delivering a large multi-site factory reconciliation project.
Senior High Precision Production Engineer at BEVERSTON ENGINEERING Ltd. (1987-01 – 1995-01)
B.Sc. in TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT – OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY, School of Engineering, Oxford (1995-01 – 1998-01)
HND in Mechatronics (1993-01 – 1995-01)
Computer Aided Draughting - Level III (1993-01 – 1995-01)
Computer Aided Engineering NC/CNC (1993-01 – 1995-01)
CGLI 230 in Mechanical Engineering Principles (1993-01 – 1995-01)
