Based at the Edinburgh RAAF Base as part of the Mission Systems team within Raytheon Australia, I am a Senior Engineering Officer working to acquire, implement and maintain Aeronautical Life Support Equipment across various platforms for the Australian Defence Force.

Director of our Family Trust. Trading under "the Avery Family Trust" we now are the Licensee for the Australia Post Licensed Post Office on the Edinburgh RAAF Base.Self employed and Australia Post accredited we now supply Defense personal with daily postal requirements, bill pay, delivery and receiving of mail and parcels and we also sell various Military items.

Returned to the Plastics Operations where I am the responsible Production Engineer for the VF and Cruze Interior Tooling and Assemblies.

Approached again, based on many attributes, to move to Paint Shop as a Manufacturing Engineer to help introduce Cruze to Holden.Responsibilities included:The Anti Chip Application which was New to Holden Paint Shop. It included the Application side. Training operators, developing and testing materials, meeting all Quality metrics, developing equipment and Processes to suit our Plant and delivering Production uptime. It also included the upfront understanding of this product through meetings and travel to Korea.I was also responsible for the Application station. Where it was to be installed on the Paint Production Line, the development and Management of the station layout, site works to facilitate the station and the Pumping System and the Application Manual guns installation.I also Managed the Robot and Manual Application of PVC Seams for the Cruze. Understanding what was required through Cad Data and MPD's (Manufacturing Planning Documents). Meetings with both Korean and US counterparts to learn and gain knowledge. Again I traveled Overseas to document Process and Procedures and also share knowledge. Full Validation through Pilot Builds with Continuous Improvement throughout this period. Full Production handover of documentation. Sealer Node Maps, Robot Programs and Work Instructions for Manual PVC Applications.Was also responsible for the Cruze In Process Tooling for the Holden Paint Shop. All Tools were devolved in 3D Cad by myself using UG (Unigraphics). All 2D shop floor drawings were produced by myself.I was also involved in weekly meetings Planning, Discussing, Problem Solving all things PVC Sealer related. Discussing new technology with PVC Vendors. Addressing issues from the shop floor.I also became responsible for the Plastics Paint Shop In Process Tooling. Responsible for the Design (3D Cad), Varification, over saw Manufacture and Production Buy Out of the VF Front and Rear Fascia Paint Rack Tooling.

Virtual Manufacturing Engineer.Approached, based on my 3D Cad knowledge and experience in both Plastics and General Assembly, to join this very New and exciting arm of Manufacturing Engineering.Responsibilities included:Preparing Simulated Virtual Build environments using 3D Cad models. Simulating the subjected Build sequence and then facilitating the Engineering review sessions by driving the 3D software.Programing in Excel. Designing user interface to input data into a data base. Then extracting this data to Produce various reporting metrics to aid Production. Also developed this system to upload data to a live Intranet system which was used by Management to monitor actual Plant performance.Generated Simulated Robot Load 3D models for new and existing operations in General Assembly.Developed new tooling in a 3D environment.

I found myself again required to fill a position based on my skills set in the Plastics Division.Responsibilities included:Inherited a New Injection Mould Tooling Program for the VE/WM Vehicle Program. It included some 15 Tools and they all required Final Vendor buy off and Productionizing. Many of these Tools where made overseas and it required travel to conduct Final Vendor buy off. I traveled to Canada, by myself, for 3 weeks and conducted Final buy off.Buy off consisted of:Run at rate trials for all Tools.Conducted a Standards Check list evaluation on all Tools and Check Fixtures.Dimensional checks on all parts.Documented Tooling setup data for use back in Australia.Documented any Tooling issues to raise as Tooling changes.When Tooling arrived in Australia Production Trails commenced.Responsibilities included:PPAP documentation for all parts.Submission of parts for Styling Approval.Production requirements:PCP's (Product Control Process) sheets for all parts.Weight capability for all parts.Developing Production workflow charts.Closing out Open Issue lists for all Tools.Designing, writing SOR's (Statement of Requirements), conducting Vendor evaluations, overseeing Manufacture and completing Production sign off for all packaging requirements for parts.Layout designs for storage of parts.Developing delivery routes between differing areas within Plastics and across to the GA Assembly Line.After VE/WM I was given another Tooling Program for the Sports-wagon Vehicle. This consisted of (10 Interior Tools). My total budget for this Program was around 7 Million Dollars.For this Program I was involved from the start. Additional to the content for VE/WM this Program included SE ( Simultaneous Engineering), Full Tooling and Check Fixture Design. I also managed the Manufacture of the Tools in China. My love of 3D Cad saw me make a very difficult decision as I was approached to join the Virtual Engineering Team.

Promoted to Staff, from Wages, and was a member of the General Assembly (GA) Manufacturing Engineering Team.Responsibilities included:Integral part of a Cross Functional Team understanding Vehicle build related issues. Using Vehicle build Dimensional Tolerance Standards (DTS) to measure Vehicles to evaluate raised build issues and using collected data to action corrective plans to improve or eliminate condition.Coordinated, Planned, Conducted and Minuted a Cross Functional Team working on Forward Model Build issues prior to Start of Production (SOP) for the AWD Wagon Program. Collected Pilot Build issues where reviewed in weekly meetings with team members actioning items for resolution.Was placed in charge of a section of the General Assembly Line as a Engineering Planner. Work Planning Documentation was maintained and issued. Day to day Operational issues reported and actioned for correction. Coordinated Pilot Build activities. Organized New Model workflow, educating operators on New Products and Processes.Also involved in the Transition of the General Assembly Line upgrade with responsibilities based around transforming the old line with the new but still maintaining Vehicle Build rates and Quality.Requested to fill a position in the Plastics Department based on my skills set.

Responsibilities included the Dimensional Verification of Components, Checking Fixtures and Assemblies to GD & T drawings and Cad Data. Using manual measuring techniques (feeler gauges, steel rulers) to the use of a CMM (Co-Ord Measuring Machine). Constructing a detailed report for Engineering both hand written and on computer.I was also involved in many Product Investigations. Using Problem Product Data and using reverse Engineering techniques measuring BOB and WOW Components and understanding why the failure occurred. Producing a report and suggesting recommendations to fix.I also developed my skills on Cad and attended many "in house" courses. I self taught myself reading teaching manuals and using my spare time to continue to develop my skills. I became the most proficient Cad user in this section. I also helped many other Employees, both in this section and across the Plant, with using and understand Cad.I also conducted training, through TAFE, on the use of a CMM at Holden. I would conduct and train employees using my own techniques and learnings.

Employed as a 2nd Year Apprentice in July 1990 at the Holden Woodville Plant.Was placed in the Master Model area where I worked producing high tolerance models in Composite wood of Future Model Components. Working from 2D drawings and producing a 3D model.Holden moved away from the Woodville Plant and relocated to Elizabeth.I completed my Apprenticeship and became a Tradesman. Skills acquired and Experiences included:Prototype Experimental Sheet Metal Dies. Development and Manufacture.Large Foam construction Sheet Metal Press Die patterns. Used to cast metal from.Construct Checking Fixtures for Component Parts.Manufacture of several Concept vehicles used for Future Model previews. This work included working in the Design Studios at Holden Fishermans Bend.Became a shop floor Leading Hand looking after 6 Tradesmen and 3 Apprentices. Work flow allocation, time and money budgets and working closely with Engineering.Also spent time in the Drawing Area producing full size manual drawings of Press Tools and Checking Fixtures.I also took the opportunity to return to school, part time, to further develop my knowledge and help forward my career through the Technical Level raise system.I accepted a position as a Dimensional Metrologist on the advise that Patternmaking in the future would be a position that would be taken over by 3D machining and 3D Cad Design.

Promet Valves produced high pressure water valves. Metal cast bodies, small or large, machining of those castings and the final assembly.Employed as a Casting Foundary Laborer straight out of High School June 1988.As a Laborer I:Produced Box Sand Moulds from wooden patterns to except molten metal.De-Moulded metal castings and metal fettled the casting.Fixed and maintained wooden patterns.Made deliveries and handled deliveries to factory.I was offered an Apprenticeship in Patternmaking at the start of 1989. I accepted. I was under just one Tradesman. I learnt to Manufacture New and Repair Engineering Foundary Patterns both wood and metal. Read and understand Engineering Drawings. Work within a 0.25 mm Manufacture Tolerance. At the start of my 2nd Year I was told that my only Tradesman had retired and was not going to be replaced. I was told I was good enough to run the shop by myself.After 6 months the Apprenticeship Board of South Australia found out I didn't have a Tradesman and enforced my employer to hire a Tradesman. They refused and I was helped by the Board to relocate to an employer, that I could find, that would take over my Apprenticeship. That employer became Holden.Holden was in the throws if relocating to Elizabeth and was not in a position to employ any additional people. My grades at Trade School and my position described by the Board sealed the deal.I started at Holden July 1990 at the Woodville Plant as a 2nd Year Apprentice.