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CYGNUS-UNIVERSAL LTD, UNIVERSAL QUALITY - CYGNUS SYSTEMS - MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS UPGRADING & IMPROVEMENT; APPLICATION SOFTWARE; ANALYSIS & PLANNING; IS09000, AS9100, EASA PART 21, JAR-21, EASA PART 145, JAR-145; JAR-OPS & CAA REQUIREMENTS; PROPOSAL/BID MANAGEMENT & METHODOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY CONTROL, & TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE & MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; COMPANY WIDE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PROCEDURE WRITING; LANGUAGES - FRENCH & RUSSIAN; WRITING & DOCUMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; INTERIM MANAGEMENT; TENDERING; BID PREPARATION; PRESENTATIONS; WEB SITE DESIGN & BUILDING/HTML; OGP; JAR-OPS 3; MANUALS; PROCESS MAPPING; FLYING - GA & LIGHT AIRCRAFT

 

The list below comprises the Client List with outline statements on the work undertaken. 

  

OAS Helicopter Services - Nigeria

2008 - 09    OAS Helicopter Services, Nigeria.  Consultancy service work involving: advice,  correspondence, investigation, liaison with OGP, JAA, SAE, CAA, based around Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) – Aircraft Management Guidelines, JAR-OPS 3; ISO 9001:2000; AS9100; AS9110; EASA Part 145; JAR-145.

     
  

Petrofac Facilities Management International Limited

2006 - 07    Consultant / Contractor – Project Quality Control.   SAP / Maximo Replacement Implementation & Documentation Management Co-ordinator.     Co-ordinated management effort for SAP migration and Maximo implementation review stages and  Document Management and Document Control processes for production of Transition" Documents - both key "deliverables" of  "Transition" Project - by Petrofac Facilities Management International Limited.    The "Tranistion" was for forming the new company of Dubai Petroleum, in the United Arab Emirates.

     

Racal Acoustics Ltd

2006   Conducted courses for 40 persons Avionics / Comms – Maintenance in EASA Part 145 and Human Factors - based on CAA CAP 715

 

     

Westwing 27 Nig. Ltd

2006   Submitted Proposal for work on the Akwa Ibom International Airport Project, in Nigeria.  Work involved:
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Making an initial proposal for fact finding and a feasibility study in Nigeria.

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Work in Nigeria - 10 days - assessing work associated with undertaking a "Transition " stage of work , between construction work and the airport functioning as a profitable, operational, international airport.

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Writing and submitting Proposal.

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Liaison with companies - Westwing 27 Nig. Ltd and MIE Projects LLC.

     

Thales Avionics Limited

2005 - 06   Implementation of FAR Part 145.   Company required FAA approved maintenance facility to be set up for Airbus Avionic Test Facility.    Work involved:

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Making an initial assessment of procedures required against the requirements expressed in FAR Part 145 and 43, and Advisory Circulars 145-7A, 145-9 and 145-10.

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 Facilitating the development of Repair Station, Quality Control and Training Programme Manuals contents to support Company’s FAR Part 145 Approval.

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EASA Part 145, FAR Part 145 and Human Factors training for Thales engineers

     

Aviation Technical Centre of Almaty International Airport - Republic of Kazakhstan

2005     Conducted 4 days of courses / presentations for senior management, management and staff for:

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Human Factors - based on CAA CAP 715

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EASA part 145 - including Part M

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Air Legislation - including Regulatory Framework, NAAs, JAA, EASA, Part 66, Part 145, Part M, JAR-OPS, NAA and international requirements

     

easyTech / easyJet

 

2004 - 05   Work in assisting easyTech (who provide the Line Maintenance for easyJet) write procedures for EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE).    Assisted Quality Manager in the closure of Non Compliances by CAA and in the development of organisation procedures.

Aerogistics Ltd

 

2004 - 05  Assisting new company develop processes and write manuals, procedures and POE for  ISO9001:2000,  AS9100 Revision B and EASA Part 21.   Assisted with setting up audits with BSI and CAA and acted as principal quality advisor in the development of quality management systems.
     

Eurocontrol

 

2003 - 2004   Work as Management Consultant/Deputy Project Manager - TRS078: Flight Data Management Project.  Analysis of climb and descent profiles of 50 types of aircraft flying over Europe.

Thermal Engineering Plc

 

2002 - 04   Creating ISO9001:2000 and AS9100 processes - defining the quality management system and created Quality Manual, Procedures Manual and Work Instructions Manual.     Created procedures for the production control system (PCS).    Raised quality awareness and carried out Auditor Training.         Aerospace and automotive manufacturing for BAe, Rolls - Royce, Shorts, etc.

Petrofac International Ltd 

2002   Continuation of work - see below.

Fujairah Refinery Company Limited 

2001- 02   Worked in the  selection of a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) for the Fujairah Refinery Company Limited, United Arab Emirates.     Conducted competitive tender programme for Maximo, DataStream and others solutions.   Project managed implemenation of CMMS/Datastream MP2 system, developed process maps for refinery, co-ordinated hardware network.

IBM

2001   Worked as Proposal/Bid Manager in Sales Productivity Centre (SPC) in 'transition phase'.    Project managed and wrote IBM  tender responses.    Associate Consultant with Practical Bid Solutions

Lotus Development United Kingdom Limited / IBM 

2000 - 01   Worked as Proposal/Bid Manager.     Completed numerous responses to ITTs, RFPs, RFIs,EOIs and introduced Proposal/Bid Management methodology.   Associate Consultant with Practical Bid Solutions Limited.

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Aerospace Surface Treatments Limited  

1999-2000   Worked as interim Quality Director.   Gained JAR-145 Approval for Company.   Created Draft JAR-145 Exposition and 'action plan' and supervised JAR-145 implementation for new Repair facility.

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Inflite Engineering Services Ltd  

1999-2000    Worked as interim Quality Director.    Trained Internal Auditors.   Work on Management & Contract Review.   Wrote Quality Plans for manufacturing work.    Audits of sites.    Carried out the Project Planning and Action Management of major stores re-location.    Extensive revision of Scrap, Re-work and Rectification Procedures: instruction of personnel.

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Aerospace Surface Treatments Limited  

 

1998-99    Worked as interim Quality Director.    Assisted in setting up new manufacturing facility.    Gained JAR-21 Production Approval for Company, which opened up markets for Company.

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Inflite Engineering Services Ltd 

1998-99    Worked as interim Quality Director.    Implemented CAA Action Plan.   Revised and authored Procedures, radically upgraded main Quality  & Procedures Manual and produced Organisation, Audit and Draft ISO9000:2000 Manuals.    Wrote numerous Quality Plans.

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Eli Lilly and Company Limited

1998     Wrote Stores and stocking policy.

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Siemens Business Services 

1998   Bid response for EUROCONTROL Contract.

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Aylesford Newsprint

1997    Trained in the writing of 'maintenance' procedures

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Cabot Carbon

1997     Trained in the writing of 'maintenance' procedures

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Associated Octel Co Ltd, Ellesmere Port

1997-98    Partnership Competition.      1996-97     Defined and wrote the company wide system of procedures for Maintenance Management, including the Maximo computer procedures.  

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Uzbekistan Airways/Plant 243

1996     Developed a joint programme for JAR-145 implementation and - acting as a business consultant - set up maintenance engineer training.

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Polish Airlines

1996    Worked on bid for contract for JAR-145 implementation - with Polish Airlines. 
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IIR Conference in London

1996    Presentation to Conference - "Quality - A Main Ingredient in Airline Support Operations".

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Associated Octel Co Ltd, Amlwch

1996    Worked on supply and inventory management procedures.

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Associate - MCP Management Consultants

1996-98  Over this period, completed five assignments working as an Associate with MCP Management Consultants at:  Associated Octel Co Ltd -Amlwch; IIR Conference; Associated Octel Co Ltd - Ellesmere Port; Cabot Carbon; Aylesford Newsprint; & Eli Lilly Co Ltd - as above.

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Quality Assurance Director

1992-95   Airline Maintenance Engineering environment.    Gained the Company JAR-145 Approval.    14 Direct Staff and 350 Certifying Engineers.    Worked on contract for Queen's Flight BAe146 aircraft.  (Employed by Company)

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Group Quality Manager

1991-1992   Aerospace Manufacturing - multi sites.    Gained for the Company AQAP-1, BS5750 Part 1, CAA Approvals, and number of major Customer Approvals.   (Employed by Company)

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Watkiss Group

1990    Acted as Project Coordinator and bid writer for tender response to write the RAF's Flying Manuals.     Work based on my flying background, tendering and writing abilities.
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Marshalls of Cambridge

1990    Conducted a review of Company's quality, audit and inspection organisation and made recommendations - which were later adopted.     Revisions to Quality Manual and other documentation.
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Popular Flying Association 

1989    Conducted  study and proposed new management structure - which was adopted. 
 

 

RAF previously  - see MOD & RAF Page

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