Gavin Keedwell Ceng Miet Email & Phone Number

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Safety Case lead developing and managing the Air System Safety Case for a major UK Rotary Wing platform, providing the Senior Responsible Officer with assurances that Risks to Life are ALARP and Tolerable. This role sees me working closely across many domains and functions such as the Regulator, Programme sponsors, Design Organisation, Operators, Maintenance Organisation and Engineering to ensure the safety case provides a coherent argument that the aircraft is safe to operate and being operated safely.In this role I developed an improved construct for the management of safety cases, facilitating a truly ‘Live’ safety case that is a cultural step change from the 'snapshot-in-time' safety cases we are sometimes used to.• Cyber Security for Airworthiness consultant for the procurement of a complex rotary wing programme in Defence. Providing advice and guidance to the customer on how to approach a Cyber Security assessment to underpin Air System certification, cohering a strategy that aligned the approach to Security Accreditation (JSP440) and Cyber Security for Airworthiness (RTCA DO-326A).

Bath, United Kingdom

Provided Independent Safety Auditing for aircraft design and procurement organisations delivering; • Audit of projects and suppliers to assess efficacy of Safety Management Systems and compliance to regulation and standards, with an in depth knowledge of the MRP, Def Stans 00-56 and 00-970, ASEMS (POEMS & POSMS), ARP 4761. • Review and assessment of key safety products including project Safety and Environmental Management Plans, Airworthiness Strategies, Hazard Logs, Equipment Safety Assessments and Equipment Safety Assessment Reports. • Development of Audit strategies and plans, identifying adherence to plan and how that plan complies with regulation or guidance. Safety Support to Defence Aircraft procurement organisations • Delivered a Military Permit To Fly (MPTF) Safety Summary for a large UAS, evaluating the design organisations Live Air System Safety Case for Test & Evaluation.• Provision of Safety support to a rotary wing platform, developing their Loss model, providing a technical review of data required to substantiate the loss model. Compiled an Equipment Contribution Log in Bowtie XP. • Reviewed all Hazard Log Controls for a rotary wing platform providing analysis of efficacy, administrative or technical issues and ASPIRE alignment, while reinvigorating the associated management and governance processes. Certification support • Developed and delivered a 3 day training package on the topic of RPAS Military Type Certification for the whole workforce of a UK based RPAS design and manufacture organisation, deep diving in to ARP 4761 System Safety Assessment requirements. • Provided an assessment of the Certification Basis (TCB) for an RPAS design organisation. Business Development and Project Management • Developed proposals in support of Air System Safety support external and internal to the DE&S EDP framework, leading both technical and costing aspects of the proposals. • Project managed contracts for multiple DE&S projects and RPAS design orgs

Senior Engineering Manager for mechanical systems and structures, leading a team to bring the Apache AH-64E capability in to service through Foreign Military Sales for the Army. Delegated Letter of Airworthiness Authority.Responsible for the certification of equipment within my AOR, establishing a certification baseline, agreeing the certification programme, demonstrating compliance and assuring certification evidence. Established and managed the Structural and Systems integrity of the AH-64E, delivering specific activities to ensure the AH-64E retains its Integrity through-life. At root, effectively managing a multitude of interdependent activities related to design, maintenance and operation throughout the life of the platform.I manage the technical aspects of establishing the Maintenance Schedule, Maintenance Programme and Support Policy Statement.I manage several external contracts that support the DT while in the manufacturing phase of the programme

Senior advisor on pan air environment airworthiness issues with a specific focus on air safety processes, hazard management, aircraft certification, aviation fuels/lubricants, propulsion and mechanical systems.Responsible for leading a major change programme aimed to develop a harmonised, standardised air domain (fast jet, large aircraft, RPAS and rotary) approach, for Air-Safety processes.Led the development and roll out of a series of tools and processes to manage airworthiness issues coherently. Established a business agreement that defined roles and responsibilities between the Defence Fuels Authority and the DE&S Air Environment to ensure Airworthiness of platforms was sustained throughout changes in defence standards.I was responsible for commercial and financial management, extensively using programme management tools, MS EPM, to establish project deliverables, allocation of resource and tasking prioritisation for reliable, proactive schedule forecasting that ensured synergy with Project Team strategy for airworthiness activities.

Mod Abbeywood

Munich Area, Germany

Management of the International In-Service Support contract for the EJ200 engine. I ensured engine support was delivered to the participating nations as technically required and on schedule. I managed all aspects of engine support from asset repair to engineering sustainment on behalf of the participating Nations. I coordinated and implemented the requirement of future support contracts within the organisation

De&S Mod Abbeywood

Management of the Cockpit, D&Cs and Head Equipment display for the Eurofighter Typhoon. I managed all In-Service issues, development programmes for each system and Safety, Qualification and Certification in an International environment.

De&S Mod Abbeywood

Management and coordination of Aircraft Safety and Airworthiness issues and documentation within the Eurofighter Typhoon Team

Dara Fleetlands

Third line Maintenance of Military Rotary wing aircraft

Hnc, Mechanical Engineering

Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician

Airframe Mechanics And Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician