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Dalgety Bay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Scotland, United Kingdom

Responsibilities• Ensured the materials, mechanical parts, processes, and electrical components that go into Space assemblies are fit for purpose over the entire life of a mission. • Providing support to all activities and verifying compliance to Product Assurance requirements.• The review & approval of project specific documentation including End Item Data Packs.• Planning and conducting project audits. • Reviewing all Key Inspection Points and site representative during independent Mandatory Inspection Points.• NCR Management and Customer liaison.• Responsible for monitoring the ESA Alert system and ensuring actions when needed.• Supervision of 1 Quality Engineer and 2 Test Technicians.Key Achievements• Improvement of the Customer returns reporting process by reducing the number of steps from 18 to 7 steps making it leaner.• Restructuring of the Internal nonconformance process has improved the recording of data making it more useful.• Implementation of a new First Article Inspection Process and improvements to the Contract review process providing compliance with AS9102.

Dundee, United Kingdom

Repair and overhaul Gas turbine engine Components in sectors, industrial gas turbines, civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine turbines.Responsibilities• Development & management of the audit program.• Reviewing EASA safety alerts and advising the organisation.• Conducting Internal Audits.• Management of site nonconformances.• Responsible for completion of any external nonconformances, 8D reporting.• Supporting the Contract review process.• Maintenance of the department SQDCP board.• Management and reporting of department KPI’s and metrics.• Delivering Human Factors training to all employees. Key Achievements• Instrumental in taking an Aerospace/Aviation component maintenance organisation that was fundamentally non-compliant and making it fully compliant to ISO9001:2015/AS9110C while managing the ongoing compliance of Continuing Airworthiness Part 145 (CAA / EASA) and NADCAP NDT FPI & MPI.• Introduced the department SQDCP visual management board that gave direction by defining Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People measures.• Introduced QPULSE allowing for an efficient way to manage document control, NCR’s, assets incl. calibrated equipment & tooling, suppliers, and employee competence. • Reduced number of late nonconformances from 64% to 11% within 6 months by introducing an 8D Visual Management process supported with employee training and problem solving.• Provided succession planning for the NDT Level 3 Inspector resulting in improved skills and knowledge, ability to better manage the NDT inspection team, successfully hosting independent annual and recertification audits & in 2022, receiving a merit (leading to the audit periodicity increasing from 18 to 24 months giving a cost saving).• To comply with air safety regulations Part 145, developed a Human Factors training program and took responsibility for carrying out initial and refresher training of all employees including the Leadership team.

Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

Responsibilities • Safety champion – SAFETY FIRST.• Quality planning activities, APQP: Quality plans, process flows, standards, practices, specifications.• Supporting PFMEA team.• Educating customers in understanding the values of identifying critical components, safety and regulatory compliance requirements and having clear test requirements.• Identification of legal, regulatory and safety compliance requirements for this new product.• Reporting for quarterly reviews. Key AchievementsSuccessfully managed and supported the following lean 6 Sigma transformation projects,• Defining a site EHS maturity index.• Understanding and improving site safety behaviours.• Understanding applicable regulatory, legal and safety compliance requirements during new product introduction.• Completed the JABIL Bronze Lean training (DMAIC, DMADV, A3, 8D, 5Y etc)

Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom

Manufacture & assembly of Production and Subsea trees for the oil and gas industryResponsibilities • Reviewing compliance of contractual requirements including NDT, welding, and material certification.• Organising recertification of safety critical items (slings & shackles) to support smooth installation in field.• Responsible for formal product release (Certificate of Conformity).• Facilitation of the Global Quality Management Network - standardisation of best practices between Dunfermline, Houston, Brazil, and Malaysia.• Chairperson for the site Manual Handling Team.• Part of a value stream mapping team, reducing turn-around time of Manufacturing Record Books.• Supporting the design review process to ensure contract requirements and safety needs.Key Achievements• 2014 - Awarded for my contributions and drive as the facilitator of the face-to-face Global Quality Managers Network held in Malaysia.• 2014 - Awarded in recognition of meeting FMC Core values, Safety & Sustainability, Collaboration, Innovation, Quality, Valuing People, Integrity, and Customer centred.• 2012 - Awarded in recognition of continued performance and willingness to help and positive attitude.• 2012 - Awarded in recognition of mentoring Quality Engineering Apprentices.

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Manufacturing of fuel dispensers.

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

EARLY CAREERPhotographer, PHOTOEXCEL.

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

EARLY CAREERMedium volume manufacturing of metal cabinets used for telecommunications base stations (metal fabrication, welding, powder coating)

East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom

High volume manufacturing of printed circuit board assemblies.

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Low volume manufacturing of printed circuit board assemblies for ministry of defence contracts (surface mount technology & through hole).

Early Career