Jonathan Blight Email & Phone Number

Newport, Vic, Au

Australia

- Generated momentum and sped up project delivery for the Australian Army Reconfigurable Driver Simulator (RDS) program valued at $35M. Oversaw and matured the project to pass detailed design review within three months, coming in under budget including production, scheduling, quality control and installation.- Guided customer relationships and meetings including contract bids, procurement and governance functions, and measured team performance.- Applied own aerospace knowledge… Show more - Generated momentum and sped up project delivery for the Australian Army Reconfigurable Driver Simulator (RDS) program valued at $35M. Oversaw and matured the project to pass detailed design review within three months, coming in under budget including production, scheduling, quality control and installation.- Guided customer relationships and meetings including contract bids, procurement and governance functions, and measured team performance.- Applied own aerospace knowledge to create and implement a design change management process backed with a Cloud based product lifecycle management tool. - Influenced corporate governance and workforce decisions as a senior leader and organised project activities across disciplines, capturing costs, lowering risks, and reporting to CEO and Board.- Led major test readiness reviews, functional and physical configuration audits, and system acceptance audits.- Administered project budgets, established, and maintained schedules and engaged with multiple stakeholders. Show less

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

- Served as a driving force to enhance systems and programs for the Australian Army. Managed a team of 30 contractors.- Confirmed engineering work was accurate, reflective of requirements, safe, and producible. - Provided technical support to major tenders and wrote plans to manage technical materiel that was of a sensitive nature.- Engaged extensively with managers, engineers, and logistics specialists to ensure project governance. - Developed requirements… Show more - Served as a driving force to enhance systems and programs for the Australian Army. Managed a team of 30 contractors.- Confirmed engineering work was accurate, reflective of requirements, safe, and producible. - Provided technical support to major tenders and wrote plans to manage technical materiel that was of a sensitive nature.- Engaged extensively with managers, engineers, and logistics specialists to ensure project governance. - Developed requirements specifications for a cargo aerial delivery system that included organising and leading a workshop to determine the needs of various stakeholders. - Certified a personal altimeter system for introduction into service, including verification and validation of system requirements, and determining safety risks and hazards.- Managed the acquisition of ballistic protection systems, including the implementation of a ballistic protection technical assurance framework. Show less

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

- Designed Movable Trailing Edge products on the Boeing 777-9 commercial airplane. - Offered expert solutions in airframe metallic and composite structural analysis and supervised engineering teams for the Boeing 737MAX design and the 787-8/-9 sustainment programs.- Introduced and implemented Agile/Scrum principles to promote continual task execution. Work packages being delivered within agreed parameters and under budget.- Reduced labour costs and waste by… Show more - Designed Movable Trailing Edge products on the Boeing 777-9 commercial airplane. - Offered expert solutions in airframe metallic and composite structural analysis and supervised engineering teams for the Boeing 737MAX design and the 787-8/-9 sustainment programs.- Introduced and implemented Agile/Scrum principles to promote continual task execution. Work packages being delivered within agreed parameters and under budget.- Reduced labour costs and waste by introducing new software that processed large amounts of analysis data more efficiently. - Nurtured relationships with local and global experts, and suppliers to cultivate design solutions. Show less

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

- Provided in-depth airframe structural analysis for Boeing Aerostructures Australia in the development and manufacture of the 787 Movable Trailing Edge.

Lara, Victoria, Australia

- Helmed the Engineering and Technology Department and designated as Design Authority for all pyrotechnic systems and products. - Interfaced with Defence customers, products and projects and developed a new capability in manufacturing infrared countermeasure flares. - Gained technical and manufacturing knowledge from overseas and skills in Lean Six Sigma process improvement.

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

- Led structural analysis engineers to support airframe design activities, mainly on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. - Successfully analysed and developed metallic parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter CTOL and Carrier variants. - Managed project schedules and resourcing and acted an expert representative in cross company technical discussions and meetings and progressed change requests.

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

- Produced valuable engineering solutions in ageing aircraft to support the Australian Defence Force and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation. - Executed projects and tasks, determining objectives, identifying resources, and estimating labour costs. Provided prompt communication and information to defence customers and key stakeholders.- Upgraded the certification basis of the Caribou transport aircraft through damage tolerance and crack growth analysis.-… Show more - Produced valuable engineering solutions in ageing aircraft to support the Australian Defence Force and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation. - Executed projects and tasks, determining objectives, identifying resources, and estimating labour costs. Provided prompt communication and information to defence customers and key stakeholders.- Upgraded the certification basis of the Caribou transport aircraft through damage tolerance and crack growth analysis.- Integrated and refined finite element modelling to the F-111 internal loads model.- Gave structural analysis support for the F/A-18 Hornet Upgrade Program and developed C-130J aircraft loads using Fluent CFD analysis. Show less

Certificate Iv In Leadership And Management Bsb42015, Frontline Leadership And Management

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.) / Bachelor Of Business, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering, First Class Honours