Don Bartlett Email & Phone Number

Middle Wallop

Military Deputy Continuing Airworthiness Manager (Mil DCAM) for several Military Registered Civil Owned Aircraft (MRCOA) working simultaneously under two Mil CAMs. Personal responsibilities include Military Airworthiness Review (MAR) Surveyor (with particular responsibility for collating evidence and recommending issue of MAR Certificate), revision of Exposition, writing Airworthiness Procedures, maintaining a constant overwatch of all relevant Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Articles, establishing close working relationships with contractor (EASA Part M, Sub Part G and Part 145), the Type Airworthiness Authority (TAA), monitoring and acting on Technical Instructions including Airworthiness Directives and Alert Bulletins. Early in tenure (until July 2014), appointed as locum Chief Aircraft Engineer for the Army Aviation Centre at Middle Wallop responsible for all engineering standards (especially aircraft and vehicle) on station.

Aberdeen

Deputy Project Manager in a specialist area of North Sea Oilfield decommissioning, specifically drilling entry into subsea concrete gravity based storage cells whilst maintaining essential pressure differential. Drove the production and delivery of crucial project, design and testing documentation in support of Geoprober’s scope, generated client cost, plan and progress reporting whilst leading a team of technical authors and cost planners. Represented the Company at monthly client reviews on project expenditure and cost forecast as well as progress against the schedule. Personally lead the achievement of third party (Lloyd’s Register) design review activity as a vital element of client design assurance.

Defence Equipment & Support, Yeovilton

• Led teams of professional civilian and military engineers to deliver continuous engineering support to key equipments against tight timescales and commercial constraints with annual budget of £3.5M.• Lead Engineer for aircraft mechanical capability and sustainability modifications. Expeditiously achieved the ballistic protection of helicopter aircrew engaged in counter piracy operations and enhancing aircraft survivability. Liaised with internal stakeholders to obtain buy in and with industry to develop and field the solution. Successfully addressed project assurance requirements, provided leadership, resolved issues and maintained adherence to taut project timelines and cost. • Ensured safety and airworthiness issues arising from worldwide deployment of aircraft were expeditiously handled in a coherent and effective manner through to declaration of As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP). Principal architect and determinant of subsequent modification or remedial action. • Developed and produced safety case reports for aircraft modifications including hazard identification, analysis and mitigation. Determined the need for, justified and acquired independent safety advice. • Permanent Chairman over eight formal meetings of the Lynx helicopter Multi-Lateral Support Committee involving ten participating nations (Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea and UK) and industry; providing leadership, strategic direction, development and growth. Meetings held over three days, held internationally.

Defence Logistics Organisation, Rnas Yeovilton

• Successfully modernized and enhanced the management and airworthiness of nationally important historic military aircraft in service with the Army and Royal Navy. Planned, chaired panels, coordinated resources, liaised with stakeholders and external agencies to ensure aircraft placed on a stronger airworthiness footing to manage and reduce risk. Innovated the use of Formula One racing technology to enhance the airworthiness of rare historic aircraft enabling their continued safe operation. Drove the re-introduced specialist regular fuel testing to protect Hawker Sea Hawk and Sea Fury. Instrumental in identifying and driving forward the engineering and logistics arrangements for the future acquisition of a new aircraft type to the RN Historic Flight.• Identified the need for a cost effective and simplified means of delivering externally carried loads by helicopter in high tempo operational scenarios. Project managed the development, trialling and introduction into service of an innovative disposable 1 tonne multi purpose load bag to replace the textile cargo net. Significant savings achieved in procurement and support costs against the original net item as well as achieving a marked reduction in the maintenance and logistic burdens.• Provided strong continuous engineering management and was delegated engineering authority for a total of fifteen types of aircraft including fixed wing propeller driven and jet aeroplanes, piston engine and gas turbine powered rotary wing aircraft. Led dedicated teams to maintain type airworthiness, address and overcome technical concerns, manage obsolescence and sustainability issues whilst meeting the requirements of the operator. • Introduced a new method of contracting for support from equipment designers to meet the needs of helicopter under slung load equipment. Method allowed for tauter financial planning, simplified task management and enhanced oversight to the shared benefit of the MOD and industry.

Bsc(Eng), Aeromechanical Engineering

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