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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Serve as primary point of contact between the company, sub-contractors, suppliers, and client, facilitating smooth resolution of contract-related issues.Managing Support Contract obligations for the weapon platform in terms of Repairs, Spare Parts and Services delivered to the UAE army. Manage the complete process from reviewing the client's repair, service plans, or spare part requests to approving quotations, negotiating prices and delivery, and invoicing.Advising the client on actions to be taken and decisions to be made at contract level regarding spare parts availability, repairs and maintenance activities.Tracking contract performance, monitoring the budget allocated for the contract, and updating senior management to ensure projects meet business objectives and satisfy stakeholder expectations.Leading in investigations of faults/failures, collaborating on solutions, and ensuring repairs and replacements are executed on depot level.Ensure continuous growth within the company by actively participating in new projects and assisting with future proposals.Supporting cross-functional areas by performing various roles and duties as needed in projects and technical support ensuring that all contractual obligations are met, and ensured that all technical changes, upgrades and repairs were documented.Ensure all policies and procedures for cost estimation were adhered to.Write weekly and monthly reports on the department’s activities, project updates, pipeline, and budget updates.

Abu Dhabi

Responsible for integration and technical support throughout multiple product lifecycles across the weapon system contract; from concept through to implementation.Creating a system layout to develop requirements, interface control, and validation and verification/acceptance documentation for integrating sub-systems to an existing weapons platform.Providing senior technical and managerial recommendations on new products across defence research and acquisition programmes. Conducting product assessments to determine their feasibility for the proposed future products and upgrades.Providing consultation on the field demonstrations, collecting information on technical issues, analysis of potential improvement options and consolidating reports on ‘fit for purpose’ modifications and upgrades.Project managing and leading upgrade reviews and modification programmes of the weapon systems whilst adhering to quality, and health, safety and environment standards.Responsible for organization and workflow of military system production, installations, and integration programmes. Part of a specialized project team that translated concepts into ‘fit for purpose’ products. Project managed the set-up of the platform and full assembly line activities. Outlined workflow processes, set up robust controls and ensured quality assurance standards were met, at all stages of production.Conduct Configuration and Data Management by implementing effective configuration control over project documents and engineering data packs. Translated technical concepts into 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings.

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for the smooth operations of the workshop and ensured projects were delivered within scope, on time, and within budget. Managed a team of 16 technical staff.Developed and optimized the workshop operating frameworks. Set out best practices, defined a streamlined workflow process, optimized workstations, and restructured the technical team to ensure the highest level of productivity and delivery of service.Responsible for the technical delivery and analyses of engineering activities to support fault/failure identification, identifying weaknesses, and providing corrective action plans.Devised cost estimations sent out and approved both internal and external quotes. The main point of contact for all technical enquiries for both internal and external stakeholders.Collaborated with stakeholders and clients to understand their requirements and technical issues. Identified, developed, and deployed a range of soft and hard QA tools and techniques; that supported multiple projects.Executed monthly management reports that outlined the workshop pipeline, costs, and any ad hoc technical issues

Centurion, South Africa

Creating detailed design drawings, conducting structural analysis, and ensuring compliance with military specifications by using CAD software and simulation tools.Collaborating with cross-functional teams to create and manage product data packs, Bill of Materials and Master Records Indexes.Established a manufacturing production line of an armoured personnel carrier to optimize workflow efficiency and implement quality control measures.Ensured accuracy and consistency of vehicle data packs to facilitate seamless production processes and mitigate errors in assembly or procurement.Designed, tested, and evaluated various subcomponents for the integration of prototype vehicles.