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Calgary, Ab, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Canada, United Kingdom

Spearhead full-scope operations for consulting firm including audits, project management, training, contracting, procurement, accident and incident investigations, continuous improvement, and cost control.Currently leading full operational review of the largest helicopter operator in the world with a focus on operational excellence in safety management and technical and flight operations.Continually assess clients’ aircraft operators, suppliers, airlines, aerodromes, and helidecks to ensure safety and compliance.Guide operational set-up of new aviation companies and airlines including airports, landing strips, and aerodromes.Deliver comprehensive training across all industry regulatory areas including SMS/QA, ERP, and CRM. Provide practical recommendations to smaller aviation companies for reducing costs, boosting safety/quality, investigating incidents and accidents, and emergency response planning, execution, training, and testing.Prepare and administer aviation contracts, Invitation to Tenders, and Request For Proposals.Function as subject matter expert and representative for aircraft and incident investigations.

Calgary, Canada Area

Resourcefully consolidated Corporate Aviation and Ground Transportation departments into a $180M business with 125 employees; delivered influential mentoring and leadership to pilots, maintenance engineers, flight attendants, busing coordinators, and business support teams.Pioneered in-house SMS/QA system and ensured safe and on-time delivery of all additional aviation services.Winner of Suncor President’s Operational Excellence Award for decreasing aviation expenses by $20M.Recognized for leading department in attaining 1,000,000 recordable injury-free man-hours in 2015.Led Transportation department to attain 81% (top quartile) score in employee engagement survey.Provided direct contractual support to Cougar Helicopters’ offshore operations and functioned as safety audit lead on annual performance and safety review.Joined forces with top executives at Transport Canada to lead Aviation department to achieve CARS 705, TP312, and CARS 573 certifications. Masterminded multi-vendor strategy to reduce ground transportation’s budget by $8M to $10M per year.Supervised company-owned fleet of five Bombardier Regional Jets, charter aviation and associated services, aerodrome operations, and all busing operations.Championed efforts to improve load factor by more than 15% and expedite on-time performance by 10%+.Directed air transport of up to 300,000 passengers into worksites each year, and ground transport of five million workers per year.Coordinated seamless movement of 450-500 vehicles per day including coaches, on-demand service, trams, and onsite vehicles. Attended and represented Suncor at International Oil and Gas Producers Aviation Safety Conference as Chairman of Technology Committee.

Governed Boundary Bay maintenance repair facility comprised of 240 employees encompassing airframes repair and overhaul, structure and composites shop, avionics, design office, engine repair and overhaul, support workshops, and warehouse logistics.Secured lucrative contracts with Canadian Military and major helicopter operators across North America.

Instituted world-class safety management systems at all global engineering locations and standardized annual report to maximize accuracy in budgeting and forecasting.Hired, trained, mentored, and developed personnel, consistently enforcing adherence to current aviation regulations and standards.Oversaw Health, Safety, Environment, Security and Quality teams across three continents and diligently maintained global certifications and approvals.

Directed 200 staff across 13 locations in Alberta and British Columbia with a constant eye on reinforcing safety management and QA systems, advancing efficiency, and fueling revenue growth.

Introduced new safety management, security and QA systems and structure including database, HSE (health, safety, and environmental) programs, and emergency response training.Controlled and lowered costs by standardizing manuals, publications, documents, pay structures, sales/marketing techniques, and company administration procedures.Project-managed all consultancy and training services provisions within timelines and budgets.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Environmental Awareness, Environmental Management, Radiation Protection Supervisor Category B, Introduction.

Bsc (Hon), Environmental Studies

Diploma, Pollution Control

Diploma, Aerospace Studies