Gary Dolan Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Victoria

Lead Draftsperson responsible for 3D Modelling, Drafting and associated PLM in support of the Nulka Active Decoy System Sustainment Program

Melbourne, Victoria

Manager of the BAE Systems Maritime Sustainment Drafting Offices in Melbourne VIC and Henderson WA engaged on the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) and various other Anzac Frigate Engineering Change Projects

Williamstown, Victoria

Project Management for the National Drafting Office engaged on the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) and various other Anzac Frigate Engineering Change Projects

Williamstown, Victoria

Chief Draftsman responsible for the Hull Drafting Team engaged on the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) - Platform Systems Remediation (PSR) and SEA 1448 Phased Array Radar Mast projects - as well as a number of other Engineering Change projects

Richmond, Victoria

CAD and PLM support for Weapons Systems Engineering teams (Nulka Active Decoy and Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile)

Latrobe Regional Airport, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

Engineering support for flight testing of the GA10 prototype and coordination of the Structural/Mechanical drafting effort for GA10 production aircraft in support of the associated Type Certification program.The GA10 Drafting Team completed the following drawing packages during this period:Airframe:Cockpit, Firewall, Floor Reinforcement, Wall.

South Melbourne, Australia

• Australian Projects – Program Manager responsible for bidding, resourcing, progress monitoring, software tool availability and for the commercial and financial aspects of a series of projects being performed for.
• THALES HAWKEI Light Protected Vehicle Bonnet Design – Design Lead on team responsible for designing a light weight, low cost version of the bonnet currently in use on the trials vehicles.
• AIRBUS A321 and A330 Extended Service Goal Projects – Project Manager for a team of engineers performing fatigue analysis on wing leading edge, trailing edge and bottom skin areas to determine their fatigue lives in.

Port Melbourne, Australia

• AUSTRALIAN ARMY CH-47D CHINOOK Infrared Suppression System Capability Technology Demonstrator - Design Lead / Project Manager.
• F-35 LIGHTNING II CTOL Wing Ground Test Fittings - Engineering Lead.
• AUSTRALIAN ARMY S-70A-9 BLACHAWK RW and MW Systems (Project Echidna).
• DSTO Small Scale Infrared Suppressor Ground Test Articles.
• F-35 (JSF) Centre Fuselage Subsystems - Design Lead (1st CTOL - engineering packages for 1000 parts, 1st STOVL - engineering packages for 500 parts).
• F-35 (JSF) STOVL Prototype Centre Fuselage - Design Lead during early maturation phase of the Centre Bay.

Melbourne, Australia

• RAN S-70B-2 SEAHAWK ESM and FLIR (SEA 1405) Project Lead Designer to April 1999.
• RAN S-70B-2 SEAHAWK ESM and FLIR (SEA 1405) Production Manager from April 1999 to September 2001.
• Functional Manager of Systems Installations Group.
• RAAF F/A-18 HORNET Upgrade (HUG) bid team member.
• RAAF C-130H HERCULES SPS-1000 RWR System (AIR 5401) Project.
• RAAF BOEING 707 / C-130H HERCULES SATCOM (JP 2008) Project.

Port Melbourne, Australia

• RAAF BRANDEX Project - Design support for construction and fitting out of electronics equipment rack.
• RAN S-70B-2 SEAHAWK ESM and FLIR (SEA 1405) Project - Produced CAD models of existing equipment installations and new equipment installation concepts.
• Preparation of the SYSTEMS ENGINEERING DRAFTING MANUAL.
• RAN S-70B-2 SEAHAWK Acoustic Data Recorder Project - Project Designer.
• RAAF F/RF 111C AUP Project - Design support for installation activities.
• RAAF P-3C ORION ESM (AIR 5140) Project - Structural Supervising Draftsman.

Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia

• EB 1991 Australian Ford Falcon - Produced layout drawings for tail lamp and boot lid appliqué assemblies, centre console, luggage compartment trim, wagon tailgate lock mechanism, floor mounted handbrake and premium.
• CE-14 1991 European Ford Escort - Produced layout drawings for the wagon roof assembly.

Port Melbourne, Australia

• RAAF P-3C ORION ESM Project - Conceptual layout drawings.
• RAAF MACCHI MB 326H Jet Trainer - Structural repair schemes.
• USN SIKORSKY MH-53E SEA DRAGON Anti-Mine Helicopter Composite Trainer - Structural detail and assembly drawings.

Port Melbourne, Australia

Structural / mechanical detail and assembly drawings for the following projects: IKARA Mk 7 anti-submarine missile and its box launcher, WINNIN (Nulka) offboard decoy, RAAF F/A-18 hydraulic test trolley, RAAF F-111C spoiler, WAMIRA A-10 basic pilot training aircraft, T-Tail NOMAD, NOMAD N24A commuter aircraft, Nomad N22B utility aircraft, CT4 training.

Certificate Of Technology (Associate Diploma), Aircraft Design

Higher School Certificate, Mathematics And Sciences

Activities and Societies: School Vice Captain - 1977, 1st 18 Football Team - 1977, Cross Country - Team 1977