UNIVERSAL QUALITY

   CYGNUS SYSTEMS (CYGNUS-UNIVERSAL LTD)

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

This is a brief description of my education and background:

Education & Background

Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (Formerly Fellow of Institute of Quality Assurance)

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Incorporated Engineer - Engineering Council

CQI (Formerly IQA)  Registered Senior Consultant

Member of the British Computer Society

Member of the Association of Quality Management Consultants International (Previously)

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) IQA Certificates - '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02

Computer Studies, Application Software, Web Site Design, HTML & Internet Technology, DOS

TCP/IP, Computer Building

Maximo & Datastream MP2 Courses and Study

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Open University (Technology/Engineering)

Courses & Periods of Study - ISO 9000:2000 and PRINCE 2 - 2001

CAA - 'A' and 'C' LWTR Course, JAR-145, JAR-21 and JAR - OPS M Courses

MOD Contractors Assessment Course (Lead Assessor)

Master of Science Degree Modules - Quality Systems  (PT622) (Distinction) and Quality Techniques (PT619) (Merit)

RAF Engineering Course (BSc) Level - Maintenance/Engineering/Aerosystems

Consultancy (IQA), Business Plans, Computer Applications, FMECA and PRINCE

HNC Business Studies (First Year)

'Fast Track' Business Planning Course - 1996

Personnel Selection and Management Course

Built and Flown Own Light Aircraft, Repair and Maintenance of Permit to Fly aircraft

Russian and French Languages - working knowledge

MOD Equipment Reliability and Maintainability Course

CSDE Short Course in Reliability 

Health and Safety Officers Course

Quality Assurance - Short Course - Bristol University

IBM and Lotus - software courses and demonstrations - 2000 & 2001

PRINCE - Foundation Course

Computer Courses: QAMIS, OMAC 29, Windows, AmiPro, Lotus, etc

Royal Air Force College, Cranwell - Graduated as Navigator

Flying - 2900 hours as RAF Navigator, parachutist and Civil Pilot

UK National Private Pilot's Licence.

UAE Microlight Pilot's Licence

10 'O' Levels and 3 'A' Levels

Many other courses covering Engineering, Quality, Computers and Management

Many specialist military courses covering: management; administration; writing; problem solving; aircraft fatigue; Non Destructive Testing; sea, jungle & winter survival; nuclear, biological and chemical warfare; High Level Low Opening parachuting; resistance to interrogation............and many others.

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