Aerospace Surface Treatments & Maintenance - Consultant/Interim Group Quality Director

1999 - 2000.    Consultant - Aerospace Maintenance.     Aerospace Surface Treatments Ltd, Chelmsford.   Dec 99 & Jul 00.    Gained JAR-145 Approval for the Company - C & D1.    Wrote MOE and responsible for action plan for implementation of JAR-145. 

Aerospace Manufacturing - Consultant/Interim Group Quality Director

1999 - 2000.   Consultant - Aerospace Manufacturing.    Inflite Engineering Services Ltd, Stansted & Bishop's Stortford.    Jun 99 - Jul 00.    Work contributed to excellent audit results from Third Party (BSI) and Customers (BAE Systems, etc).    Quality Plans for Manufacturing.   Measurement of scrap.    Audits of Sites.    Carried out the Project Planning and Action Management of major stores facility re-location.     Extensive revision and then instructed on Scrap, Re-work and Rectification procedures.

Aerospace Surface Treatments & Manufacturing - Consultant/Interim Group Quality Director

1998 –1999.    Consultant - Aerospace Manufacturing.     Aerospace Surface Treatments Ltd, Chelmsford. Oct 98 – Jun 99, Nov 99 - Dec 99.     Achieved JAR-21 Sub Part G Approval for Company.   Assisted in setting up new manufacturing facility - defining organisation, procedures, routing of data and materials, supplier and subcontractor control, computer procedures (using MTMS and Shogun total manufacturing systems).    Wrote the JAR-21 Subpart G POE and project managed implementation of new systems and procedures.   Conducted training review.     Initial work on JAR-145 Approval.    Worked as interim Group Quality Director.      Location: SE England.

1998 - 1999.    Consultant - Aerospace Manufacturing.    Inflite Engineering Services Ltd, Stansted. Jun 98 – Oct 98, and on occasional basis to Jun 99.    Company was in a period of transition and needed to liaise closely with the CAA, the National Aviation Authority, in order to resolve difficulties over manufacturing Approvals.     Defined and implemented Action Plan for CAA and managed staffs to improve aspects of process control, ie planning, process definition, control of job packs, work discipline, procedures, etc.     Radically revised and updated working procedures in the main Quality Manual to meet working, ISO 9000 and Customers’ requirements. Authored Quality Systems and Audit Handbook and Organisation Manual.     Carried out audits and monitoring and took remedial actions to improve all aspects of manufacturing control. Conducted an appraisal survey of computer manufacturing systems, including BAAN, Western Data Systems, CinCom, Sanderson (PIC), MDIS-Glovia, and others, etc, and produced implementation programme solution.    Implemented Egami Archiving system in 5 user Novell Net.    Developed and introduced company wide procedures for the use of Q-Pulse. Worked as interim Group Quality Director.    Location: SE England.

Siemens Business Services - Consultant

1998.    As an independent Consultant , worked as an aviation, quality and tender Specialist on  Tender/Bid May-Jun 98 in  Siemens Business Services.    Responsible for writing and compiling bid documents for a joint Bid with Intergraph Corporation for the development of a European Aeronautical Information System Database Project for the EUROCONTROL Agency.     Location: Brussels, Belgium.

Uzbekistan Airways/ Plant 243 - Consultant

1996.    Working as a Quality  and Business Consultant - Uzbekistan Airways/ Plant 243 in Tashkent, in Uzbekistan and UK.    Created and briefed on Programme (using MS Project) for JAR-145 and ISO9000 (supported by BSI QA); and, worked as Business Consultant for "Uzbekistan Airways", carrying out consultations with British Airways, British Aerospace, and AIR, on maintenance engineering training requirements for A310, B767, B757, B737, and RJ85 aircraft, for the Company.         Location: UK & Uzbekistan.

LOT Polish Airlines - Consultant

1996.    Working as Consultant in association with IAP, carried out bid preparation work for JAR-145/JAR-OPS Implementation Programme for LOT Polish Airlines.    Location:  Warsaw, Poland.

IIR Presentation - "Quality - a Main Ingredient in Airline Support Operations" - Consultant

1996.    Working as an Associate Consultant with MCP Management Consultants  - Presentation to IIR Conference on "Quality - a Main Ingredient in Airline Support Operations"     Location: London.

Air UK Engineering Ltd - Quality Assurance Director

1992-95.   Quality Assurance Director - Air UK Engineering Ltd - Aircraft Maintenance.

Airline Maintenance Organisation.   JAR-145 & Quality Implementation.

Airline Maintenance Engineering Company (490 employees) - within Air UK Group Ltd Companies (2,700 employees).    Reported to Managing Director, as member of Board/Management Team.     Responsible for successful implementation of JAR-145, quality management systems and a more dynamic quality culture within Company.    Worked on JAR-OPS 1 Subpart M.     Responsible - 14 direct staff, company network of 30 QARs and 350 Certifying Engineers, maintaining 40 Fokker 27, Fokker 50, Fokker 100 and BAe 146 aircraft.      Developed hierarchy of Quality Manuals; analysed working and engineering practices; wrote and edited procedures.      Worked towards gaining BS EN ISO9001.     Made redundant on gaining JAR-145 Approval and restoration of confidence in Company by the Civil Aviation Authority.     Particularly involved in gaining contract for Queen's Flight work; and providing assistance and setting up senior management visits and courses (topics - JAR-145, ISO9000, TQM, auditing and quality) for Uzbekistan Airways/Plant 243, Tashkent.     Organised Quality Courses - Uzbekistan Airways.    Responsible for Health & Safety.    Location: Norwich, East Anglia.

HE Limited - Group Quality Manager

1991-92.      Group Quality Manager - HE Ltd - Sub- Contractor/Prime Contractor - Engineering - Manufacturing - Aerospace.

Aerospace Manufacturing Sub-Contractor.    Implementation of AQAP-1, BS5750, (ISO9001), CAA & Company Approvals. 

Reported to Group Chief Executive.    Company - annual turnover £30M - 760 employees - aerospace manufacture - metal fabrication, component inspection, assembly, machining, heat & chemical treatments, pipe work, welding and duct work.     Responsible for policy, co-ordination and organisation of 5 sites for AQAP-1, BS5750 Part1/ISO9001, CAA (A2, B1, B3, B4, E1 and E2) and major Company Approvals, ie for British Aerospace, Flight Refuelling, Fokker, etc.     Supervision of 45 direct staff and 25 Quality Assurance Representatives - Department Budget £1.5M pa.     In one year, gained the Company AQAP-1; BS5750 Part 1/ISO9001; CAA B1 Overhauler; British Aerospace BAe/FIL/139 (Harlow) site Approval; and, Preferred Approved Supplier - Westlands Aerospace.     Extensive use of Total Quality Management techniques and tools.     Re-wrote Quality Manual and Exposition.      Set up company wide audit, drawing and specification control, sampling and vendor rating, order/enquiry management and materials handling systems.      Responsible for systems, manuals & procedures to gain Essex Tool Suppliers Ltd - Registered Stockist of Assessed Capability to BS5750 Pt2.    Interviewing and recruiting senior executives, managers and staff; & Tender Responses.    Location: Chelmsford, Stansted & Harlow, SE England.

Watkiss Group - Project Consultant

1990.   Project Consultant - Watkiss Group - Contract - Technical Authorship Project - RAF Flying Manuals.    Location:  Bedfordshire, SE England.

Marshall's of Cambridge - Consultant

1990.   Quality Consultant - Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd - Prime Contractor in Aerospace Maintenance and Manufacturing.

Spent ten weeks investigating and studying procedures, design, airworthiness, audit and inspection systems, involving Tristar, Gulfstream, Citation, Hercules, Bulldog and other aircraft and manufacturing facilities.      Audited aircraft, engineering, manufacturing, design, hangar and work areas, to BCAR A8-13, BS5750 and AQAP-1 requirements.    Carried out revisions to Company Exposition and Quality Manual.     Made recommendations on the Company's Inspection & Quality Systems, regarding necessary changes and re-organisation of QA and need for a culture change, all of which were later adopted.       Location: Cambridge, East Anglia.

Director General Defence Quality Assurance Staff, MOD(PE) - Principal Quality Officer

1989-90.    Reliability & Maintainability, Policy, Presentations and Editorship of Industry R & M Magazine.

Worked as a Principal Quality Officer, with responsibility for Reliability & Maintainability policy for the three armed services.    Acted as Secretary to MOD Committee for Defence Equipment Reliability & Maintainability (CODERM) and member of Management, Training and Techniques Sub-Committees.     Editor CODERM Magazine - for industry.    Seminars - made monthly presentations to audiences of up to 300 from industry and military procurement, on 'Contracting for Reliability'.     Acted as UK Representative on NATO Reliability Committee and Chairman of National Working Party for formulation of Reliability Policy.      Location: Royal Arsenal Woolwich, London.

Senior Production Manager. Production, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Servicing.

1985-89.   Aircraft, Radio & Radar Components and Communications Systems (1977-89)

Responsible for Engineering Department - 600 persons - working in metal fabrication, electrical assembly and installation, carpentry, radio cabins, plating: for production of radio, consoles, wiring looms, specialist trailers, electrical equipments, communications; aircraft components; and large motor transport fleet.    Responsible for extensive mechanical, electrical, painting & manufacturing facilities, and world wide installation work - with 1200 tasks on-going at any one time.    Led introduction of OMAC 29, a factory-wide computerised production control system; and re-write of all factory procedures.     Worked with design and programme management staffs, achieving very significant improvements in productivity, quality and throughput.    Developed factory wide system of Performance Indicators (PIs) to measure work loading, resource capacities, and throughput.    Managed change, inter alia, by improving accountability, terms of reference, and by introducing monthly Production Review meetings.    Chairman of Health & Safety at Work and Apprentice Committees.     In charge of quality drive and introduced AQAP-1 quality manuals, procedures, inspection and audit systems and Quality Cost System, based on BS6143.     Formulated draft plan to introduce AQAP-1/Quality to the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment.     Location: Bedfordshire, SE England.

Production Manager. Servicing/Maintenance - Aircraft Components.

1983-85.   Responsible for 200-man Component Servicing Department.     Set up and developed workload measurement/ manpower assessment systems, involving armament, safety equipment, ejection seats, MDC, hydraulics, wheel, tyres, undercarriages, airframe structures, fuel systems, composite repairs, and development work.    Chaired Production and Union Meetings.    In charge of quality drive.     Radically re-organised bays, procedures, processes, material handling, auditing, etc.    Responsible for the formulation of Manuals and procedures.    Organisation successfully assessed to Def Stan 05-21, in 1984.     Promoted as a result of work in this and previous jobs.     Location: South Wales.

Fleet Maintenance Manager - RAF Victor Air-to-Air Tanker Fleet and Refuelling Equipment

1982-83.   Delegated Engineering Authority for RAF Victor Air-to-Air Tanker fleet and Refuelling Equipment, value in excess of £400 Million.    Responsible for fleet policy, programme management, fleet servicing plans, aircraft structural integrity, modifications, Servicing Schedules and fleet recovery programme after Falklands War.    Defined the Maintenance Policies for aircraft and equipment.     Worked closely with prime defence contractors, ie BAe, FRL and Dowty Rotol Ltd. Location: Bucks, SE England.

Fleet Maintenance Manager - RAF Canberra Fleet.

1980-82.    Delegated Engineering Authority for Canberra aircraft.    Responsible for fleet policy for 119 Canberra aircraft of estimated capital cost in excess of £500 Million, management of servicing, definition of refurbishment schedule, fleet servicing plans, rectification programme, all modification programmes and fatigue management.    Responsible for the fleet maintenance policy.    Worked closely with BAe.    Location: Bucks.

Maintenance Manager - Maintenance of Victor and Canberra Aircraft.

1978-80.   Responsible for Aircraft Engineering Department (150 men) engaged in the scheduled servicing and rectification of Victor and Canberra aircraft.     Responsible for large hangar complex and servicing bays for: hydraulics, engines, oxygen equipment, airframe repairs, electrical work and planning activities.     Location: Norfolk, East Anglia.

Maintenance Manager - Responsible for Engineering Support - Ground Equipment Support. 

1977-78.   Department of 250 men, working in general engineering (sheet metal, machining, turning, milling, welding, painting, ground equipment and electrical work), armament, ejection seats, aircraft electrical and safety equipment, and large vehicle fleet.     Supervised temporary relocation of a large proportion of facilities to meet operational requirement.     Location: Norfolk, East Anglia.

Specialist Engineering - Maintenance Engineering

1976-77.   Specialist Engineering Training - Maintenance Engineering (A2 Pass), Royal Air Force College, Cranwell.    Location: Lincolnshire.

Operations & Operational Requirements Division, Ministry of Defence.

1975-76.    As a Staff Officer in Operational Requirements Division in the Ministry of Defence - was responsible for direction of MOD(PE) on procurement & development of aircrew equipment, ejection seats, parachutes, survival aids, etc.    Responsible for formulation of Air Staff Policy & liaison with industry.   Location: MOD, London.

Operations Division,  Ministry of Defence.

1974-75.   Responsible for RAF Mountain Rescue Teams.   Location: MOD, London.

UK - Flying Maritime Radar Reconnaissance

1973-74.    Flying as operational navigator on Maritime Radar Reconnaissance Vulcan B2 aircraft.   Location:   Scampton, Lincolnshire.

Parachuting - Instructing

1971-73.   Served as a Squadron Commander at an Apprentice School, in charge of 500 Apprentices.   Organised a number of parachuting courses as a BPA Approved Parachuting Instructor.    Location: Cosford, Midlands.

Navigation - Instructional Duties

1969-71.   Instructor on a Navigation Flying Training School.   Location: Finningley, Midlands.

Navigation -  Training

1969.    Advanced and further training in navigation theory and practice, mathematics, astro navigation, spherical trigonometry, radio and radar systems, compass and heading reference systems, Fourier's Analysis, gyro based systems, grid navigation, analogue computers,  etc.    Location:  Manby, Lincolnshire.

Singapore - Parachuting

1966-69.     While on staff duties, carried out parachuting  as the Team Leader of the Far East Air Force Parachute Display Team.    Acted as Secretary to the Joint Services Parachuting Association.      Attended High Level Low Opening (HALO) Parachuting Course with the American Special Forces, in Okinawa.    Awarded US Army and US Marine Corps parachutist's wings.    Location: Singapore.

UK - Nuclear Deterrent (V Force)

1964- 66.   Flew as operational navigator on Vulcan B2 medium bombers.    Location: Cottesmore.

Cyprus - Operational Flying Tour

1961-64.     Flew as an operational navigator in Canberra light bombers in medium level bombing, toss bombing, shallow dive bombing, rocket firing roles.    Location: Cyprus.

RAF College, Cranwell

1957-60.     Graduated from RAF College, Cranwell, as navigator.

Flying Scholarship

At the age of 17 gained an RAF Flying Scholarship and Private Pilot's Licence.

2.   Aviation Qualifications