Dan Ashwell - Engtech Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Cosford, Shropshire

I am accountable for the timely delivery of engineering management training and assurances of quality standards as part of those training packages, which align with Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) and day-to-day running of a busy department. Although predominantly a managerial role; this position sees me draw upon my maintenance experience to aid the development of new and inexperienced engineering managers. Having knowledge of airworthiness of aircraft, the implementation of quality processes and necessity of auditing; this sees my department run smoothly, yet has the flexibility to evolve as quality or training reports dictate. Ever striving for efficiency and continuing at the forefront of training processes, I am responsible for liaising directly with various stakeholders and industry leaders to maintain positive relationships in the development of engineering systems and subsequent revisions to training packages as required. As a senior figure within my department, I often attend regular meetings with key organisation executives, meaning I am able to influence decisions and report on quality outcomes directly to make impact to operational output and business continuity.

Marham, Norfolk

An Engineering Planning Manager covering all aspect of the aviation maintenance and deep strip rectification works, utilising specific data capture software, which provides significant lifing information and resource availability to allow me to plan all activities. Within this role it has been necessary to establish modification/efficiency programmes within the department to encompass the ever-changing customer need. This has seen me become more aware to LEAN Principles, Continuous Improvement, Human Factors and airworthiness of engineering assets. It has been essential for me to have oversight for multiple areas of responsibility, including other engineering trades, which covered weapons and avionics systems. I have given legal certification to varying maintenance tasks, conducting independent checks and ensured all provisions for resource availability, tool control, PPE, COSHH and H&S for any task I undertook or Supervised.

Brize Norton, Oxfordshire

Within this role I was responsible for ensuring all maintenance carried out is done so with airworthiness and safety at the forefront of technicians’ minds. I provide legal certification for a wide array of activities, all within a MAOS 145 environment. My skills and expertise are used to great advantage when fault diagnosis is required on in-depth systems, with all work being independently checked and signed off to the highest of standards. I managed a multi-faceted engineering team (12 staff) responsible for supervising the maintenance of fixed wing aircraft and associated aviation assets to a high standard. Capable of fault diagnosis, rectification, preventative and scheduled maintenance often involving Test Equipment and Specialised Test Sets, along with an ability to manage complex and diverse programmes for single or multiple stakeholders, addressing procedure compliance and providing leadership to internal and external clients. Not only involved in engineering matters, but I am adept at developing and maintaining internal audit and inspection regimes, analysing business needs and continuity strategies whilst remaining aware of emerging platforms and talents within a continuous improvement culture. I have been able to show flexibility and adaptability of working within an accredited quality organisation; trained against ISO 9001:2015 standards providing value added benefit during the management of any project.

Cambridge Airport, Cambridgshire

Cottesmore, Rutland.

Propulsion Systems

Airframe Systems - Technician

Airframe Systems - Mechanic