Jonny Gurr Email & Phone Number

Canberra, Australia

Portsmouth Naval Base

I am currently employed as a project manager for future modifications for three Single Role mine hunter vessels, as part of an International support programme. I have been responsible for the bid management of one project taking the bid through the Bid / No bid and Bid approval Life Cycle Phases of the Life Cycle Management process.I am now responsible for a newly awarded contact for six safety modifications This involves:Reporting the project progress at monthly Contract Reviews Production and review of Project deliverables to ensuring the project is ready for the project mobilisation phase reviewEnsuring Engineering deliverables are in order for next Life Cycle Management Design ReviewPlanning and integration of the project into a larger integrated Mid Life Upgrade project for the three vessels.

Portsmouth

I was employed on an International Ship Building Project as a system delivery manager responsible to the project for the delivery of the integrated Bridge Systems. I was solely responsible for the management of trials and acceptance events of the navigation systems across three Off Shore Patrol Vessels. This involved:Management of Contractors / Suppliers to ensure that all systems are commissioned and ready for acceptance.Presenting and conducting Harbour / Sea trials to the customer. Managing Customer expectations.Ensuring all trials and acceptance documentation is current and up to date in preparation for Final acceptance.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Seconded to BAE Systems Surface Ships from Marine Electronic Systems working on an International Ship building project as a Ships Weapon Systems Engineer, responsible for managing the installation of the Integrated Bridge System. This involves liaising with production and external contractors to ensure that the technical aspects of the systems are completed and ready for Contractor Sea Trials and Acceptance.

Southampton, United Kingdom

Projects ranging from installation of Integrated Bridge Systems and Communication Systems, to assisting in the development of port security hardware. I contributed to design, installation, commissioning and trials of these systems for both commercial and defence platforms. This involved me working with customers such as the UK Ministry of Defence and specialist companies such as Griffon Hoverwork, Ledwood Technologies and Global Secure Systems.

Responsible for ensuring Operational Capability of HF/VHF/UHF Communication systems to the Royal Naval Fleet. This hugely diverse role required flexibility and adaptability and incorporates liaising with equipment manufacturers and customers alike to ensure timely defect rectification, thereby maintaining Fleet Operational Capability. Acting as focal point for the section requiring a broad depth of knowledge and experience coupled with the ability to respond well under pressure whilst ensuring all set targets are achieved within given timescales. The position also involved active project management of a range of current programmes within the IPT. These include recently procured VHF/UHF radio systems, planning all aspects including roll out, installation, post installation trials, in service support and technical refresh/upgrade, and the development of trial schedules for the wider Royal Naval Fleet (including shore installations).

Project Manager, responsible for a diverse portfolio of projects. These included installation and commissioning of updated communication systems for a variety of customers including radar sites, island wide IT system infrastructure and communications at the International Airport. Responsible for both a large Tri-Service Team and various groups of civilian contractor staff this project work included ensuring that all installation work complied with the current regulations whilst not impinging on the day to day operational effectiveness of the Island’s operational ability. As head of section for the military staff I was required to perform many and varied HR aspects in response to the requirements of the ever changing workforce.

Responsible for the co-ordination of the repair and maintenance of all shipborne external communication systems. This required me to ensure equipments remain available at immediate notice, 24 hours a day, directing the maintenance team accordingly. Further to this, I was responsible to the head of department for co-ordination of the Weapons Engineering department (45+ personnel); this required me to manage co-ordination of training, manpower resource allocation, manpower welfare support and whole ship co-ordination.

I held a number of roles concerned with development of my engineering and leadership skills, with the responsibility I held being commensurate with my rank at the time. This time was split between training, technical roles onboard warships & commercial craft, and technical roles in shore units.

Weapon Engineering,City And Guilds Parts 1, 2, 3 In Electronic Servicing, Nvq 4 Managing People,Inst

Other:-Vocational training: Introduction to Defence Acquisition Introduction to Risk Management System Safety Awareness System Safety.

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