Technical and commercial support on our Trent 1000 fleet (B787-9 aircraft), focussing on operational support but engaging in longer term fleet solutions, and oversight of the engines both on and off-wing. Engage with operations and the Part 145 organisation on a daily basis to optimise maintenance and ensure as much health in the fleet as possible, whilst minimising disruption and highlighting potential risk. Work with the OEM (Rolls Royce) to keep our aircraft flying in the immediate term, but then reviewing the overall strategic plan for the fleet, identifying risks and opportunities and how they can be resolved.

Secondment in the landing gear team, in a more specialised technical and commercial role. The role involves working tactically on operational issues (i.e. hard landings), and strategically on commercial topics (MRO discussions and negotiations for landing gear overhaul), as well as fleet wide modifications. I engage extensively with the Aircraft and landing gear OEMs, MROs and suppliers for fleet support, information and requests for quotes.

Multi-disciplined engineering support for all Fleet Technical teams, including but not limited to propulsion, landing gear, structures, cabin, avionics and mechanical systems. This involved routine tasks such as Engine Health Monitoring, Ad-hoc Work Orders and inspection documentation, and project work, including longer term aircraft modification plans and defect monitoring. The role involved liaising with multiple different departments and personnel on a daily basis, whilst supporting technical decisions with relevant justification.

Technical Package – Continuing the Subject Matter Expert role from Defence Aerospace and guiding the implementation of the process in the Trent 1000 engine project, whilst focussing on a more strategic view of the process and how it can be made more applicable to the Overhaul environment. This involves liaising with multiple personnel and roles from across the company, engaging them and discussing any changes required.First Article Inspection Report (FAIR) – I have earned delegated authority from the Chief of Maintenance and Overhaul Manufacturing Engineering to approve First Article Inspection reports from the Overhaul supply chain (SAESL in particular at the current time). I provide direction and expertise during the planning of the FAIR that ensures when the FAIRs come for approval, they are to the highest standard and right first time. I also have delegated authority to sign off Measurement Systems Analysis reports that support the FAIRs (gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies). High Performance Culture (HPC) – I am the project lead for a Civil Aerospace Engineering wide (3000+ people) “blue chip” exercise to embed HPC into the organisation, trying to implement a widespread culture change to improve employee engagement, retention and satisfaction, in order to improve the company’s overall performance.Root Cause Analysis – I have trained in, and am a practitioner of, the 8 Discipline (8D) method of root cause analysis, and have used these skills to find the solution to multiple customer problems that caused significant disruption.Rolls Royce Indian Engineering Centre (RRIEC) – I am in charge of building Maintenance and Overhaul capability in the RRIEC in Bangalore, particularly in enabling them to become the Centre of Excellence for inspection and measurement.

Technical Package – I was the subject matter expert in Defence Maintenance and Overhaul for a process called Technical Package. This process is designed to create robust technical instructions for overhaul methods, which meet design intent and have been evaluated using a series of risk assessment, mitigation tools and tests. I started with a blank canvas to implement the process, and as well as leading it on our overhaul programmes, have created a training pack, presenting the work to a number of senior engineering leaders on multiple occasions. This work has been shared across the company as best practice and is being utilised to raise skill and capability levels across Rolls Royce. TP400 Technical Package Implementation Lead – I was team lead in implementing this process into the TP400 overhaul processes for disassembly and assembly, linking all TP400 overhaul stakeholders. The challenge of this was enhanced by having a new team with little experience and tight timeframes associated with significant financial penalties for late delivery of capability, but all targets were achieved, as well as a significantly more capable team.Adour 871 and 951 Integrated Product Team Lead – Team lead for Maintenance & Overhaul Engineering on the Adour 871 and 951 Technical Data Validation (TDV) exercise, successfully setting up capability to overhaul the engines by mid-2015. I ensured appropriate commitment and delivery against project milestones, that were agreeable for all programme stakeholders. This work involved managing commitments, planning and structuring the teams time to meet evolving project needs, escalating resource and identifying capability gaps. I checked compliance to local and company best practices, garnering feedback and lessons learnt where appropriate. The TDV exercise ensured the shop floor instructions match the design intent, identifying potential improvements, while managing deviations through stringent risk assessment.

A variety of placements across Rolls Royce, designed to increase exposure and knowledge in various areas of the business in preparation for taking on a first substantive role. Five placements were undertaken across 18 months, allowing for a variety of skills and knowledge to be learned. Placements were undertaken in Metrology, Central Gas Turbine Services (process compliance and control), Parts Traceability, Capability Acquisition, and Field Services. All of these offered unique growth opportunities – from managing and leading individual projects, influencing without authority, investigations and problem solving, internal and external customer facing tasks, to having to ensure compliance to industry and company requirements.

Part of the engineering team responsible for the RB211 and GP7000 engines (as well as leading gearbox overhauls) during their visits to the facility, involving work scoping, strip notes, scheduling, problem solving, scrap disposition, to dispatch of the engine post-test.Investigated Breather Rotor Bearing Failures that caused in-flight engine shutdowns. Collated data, carried out experiments and collected measurements, presenting the findings to Rolls Royce and British Airways, identifying a design flaw, and a solution to prevent failures in the future.Evaluated the whole scrap material process, taking the lead role from an RB211 team perspective. A site wide task, that involved sourcing, materials, logistics, six sigma, operations and engineering, it was designed to rationalise the process, and make it more efficient, productive and cost effective.