Craig Evans Email & Phone Number

Swindon, Gb

London Oxford Airport

As a Senior Flight Instructor and Examiner at a leading integrated flight training provider in the UK, I am an essential member of a tightly-knit team dedicated to delivering exceptional professional flight training. My role involves ensuring the highest standards of flight training, resulting in an outstanding rate of first-time passes for our students.Operating our fleet of aircraft with utmost safety and efficiency, I adhere strictly to the Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) guidelines, surpassing company production targets. Additionally, I craft intricate courseware that enhances standards and equips students with in-depth knowledge of skills, techniques, and aviation legislation, empowering them to excel as operators.Collaborating closely with the Head of Standards and Chief Flight Instructor, I oversee Instructor standardization through rigorous annual examinations and line-checks. Furthermore, I maintain our company’s elevated standards by conducting official examinations and internal student progress tests, providing constructive feedback to continually enhance our training programs.My commitment lies in shaping the next generation of skilled aviators, ensuring they meet and exceed industry standards with confidence and proficiency.

Enstone, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

As a dedicated Flight Instructor, I specialised in providing top-tier flight training to aspiring pilots, whether they were aiming for their Private Pilot’s License or pursuing a professional aviation career. My commitment to excellence is reflected in my ability to instill high standards in my students, ensuring they operate aircraft with utmost safety and efficiency. Remarkably, I have achieved a 100% first-time pass rate for my students in their skill tests, a testament to my effective teaching methods.Not only am I a proficient operator, consistently achieving impressive production figures, but I also prioritize maintaining the highest standards of safety at all times. My passion lies in nurturing the next generation of skilled aviators, guiding them toward success with unwavering dedication and expertise.

Swindon, Wiltshire

Was responsible for the management and implementation of new product injection mould tooling, vacuum lamination tooling and other plastic interior/ exterior processes. Co-ordinated a team of specialist engineers to supply quality tooling/equipment and a high end product as to the appropriate time and within budget, through diligent evaluation of design and management of the suppliers.• Managed/Coordinated/Supplied technical solution to complex problems, through diligent project evaluation and risk mitigation.• Applied Lean quality tools such as Failure Mode and Effects (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), also Lean Six Sigma techniques and statistical tolerance analysis resulting in essentially little to no defects in manufacturing.• Monitored progress of new product jigs, tooling and manufacturing equipment to ensure project timescales are maintained.• Communicated project status to department, division and director level.• Set and controlled all financial aspects of projects, keeping department, division and the directors appraised of the financial status of the projects at regular stage gate reviews.• Effectively coordinated activities between Production, NPI and Suppliers to ensure issues were appropriately contained with countermeasures and re-trailed with minimal delays.• Efficiently communicated to both team level and senior management/directors on project status.• Effectively multi-tasked, prioritised and delegated work to ensuring project milestones were delivered both on time on budget.

Chipping Norton

Was responsible for overall management of all new Injection mould tooling; new development tooling and re-tooling of existing products. I specified and sourced good quality tooling to the appropriate time-scale and budget through diligent evaluation of design and management of suppliers. • Specified new tooling requirements, reviewed and selected suitable toolmakers and managed the selected toolmakers to ensure delivery of new tooling against the agreed specifications, quality standards, budget and timelines.• Located and assessed new toolmakers and supported the lead auditor during audits on suppliers.• Ensured that requirements of all new tooling were specified and the design was reviewed in detail at the design review stage.• Monitored progress of all tooling to ensure timescales were maintained and communicated tooling status to the relevant parties.• Was responsible for validation activities until successful OQ sign-off in accordance with the SOP for all new tooling.• Coordinated activities between Production, R&D and Toolmakers to ensure corrections were complete and re-trailed.• Ensured all documentation relating to tool corrections were completed and maintained as required by the relevant SOP.• Kept abreast of advances in technology development for tooling/moulding ensuring functional excellence was maintained at OM.

Swindon, United Kingdom

• Specified and placed orders for injection mould tools and moulding equipment• Developed and established a robust injection moulding process solution.• Installed new equipment, wrote protocols (from FAT through to PQ) and executed them to validate and deliver robust controlled process for smooth handover to production.• Project management, meeting Millstones and deadlines • Monitored progress of new tooling to ensure timescales were maintained.• Worked closely with the Toolroom to fire fight problems and to provide training for new manufacturing equipment.

Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

Capital Air Charter provide private, corporate and VIP chartered flights, emergency patient transfer and urgent freight transportation. With head offices and operations based at Exeter International Airport They provide services from most airports in the South West and throughout the UK.With the fleet of PA31 and B200 Super Kingairs, I work on a part-time, add-hock basis, flying as a First Officer/ Pilots Assistant on various charters.

Raf Lyneham, Wiltshire

Babcock is the leading UK engineering support contractor with a large portfolio of contract. The company specialise in many different disciplines including Communication solutions, rail maintenance, aerospace and defence contracts world wide, providing premium class engineering standards on a solid foundation of safety, quality, reliability and service.Engineer• Repaired and manufactured aircraft parts and equipment• Certified airworthiness of aircraft parts and assemblies in accordance with local and international military aviation standards/codes.• Ensured quality standards were met to ISO 9001• Managed the ordering of inventory parts needed to ensure work could be carried out efficiently.• Ensured compliance with applicable technical publications and updated maintenance instructions and manuals for the appropriate type/model/series of aircraft.

Malmesbury, Wiltshire

Dyson Ltd is a British technology company established by James Dyson in the early 90s. They design and manufacture household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, hand dryers, bladeless fans, heaters and hair dryers.Apprentice EngineerWas a time served apprentice, trained in a multitude of disciplines, throughout my time with the business.• Toolroom trained using various equipment and machine tools, • Injection mould trouble shooting, Servicing/maintenance and repair.• New project prototyping/model making, design and development of new products. • Trained in the use of 3D CAD/CAM systems and CNC machine tools.• Trained to use 3D CAD modelling systems for machine tool manufacturing, Test rig and product design.

Frozen Atpl (Theory), Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, General

Activities and Societies: 14 JAA GB ATPL Theory Exams for the Issue of a Flight Crew Licence

Flight Instrutor Certificate, Aviation/Airway Management And Operations

Mcc - Multi Crew Cooperation Certificate, Aviation/Airway Management And Operations

Private Pilots Licence, Commercial Pilots Licence And Multi Engine Instrument Rating, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, General

Activities and Societies: Practical flight training covering the private and commercial multi engine instrument rating syllabus.

Onc/Hnc, Mechanical And Production Engineering