Leigh Walker Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh Airport, Scotland, United Kingdom

Shift Supervisor at Edinburgh Airport maintaining Airbus A320 & A320 NEO aircraft.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Multi-national Airline Technical Solutions provider operating under an EASA Part M & 145 approval. Encompass responsibilities are to;*Ensured compliance with customer demands, negotiation availability & prioritise tasking, manpower & material planning/allocation.*Assist in negotiating terms and implementation of local contracts with national & international customers.*Manage & implement rapid analytical problem solving of £40m assemblies, while operating within a statutorylegislative environment under time constraints & contractual commitments.*Co-ordinate assembly modification programs.*Ensure uniformity and professionalism within an aircraft maintenance environment.*Interview & assess potential employees and third part contractors.*Monitor quality of production to ISO 9001 Quality Management & ISO 14001 Environmental Management systemrequirements. Ensuring health & safety working environment. Performing internal quality audits and supervisingcustomer & CAA station audits.*Ensured compliance with customer, manufacture and company technical & administrative operating procedures.Administer company procedure training. Monitoring & implementing lean processes and champion continual improvement.

Chair the board of the REN96 executive committee. Chaired all meetings, and guided all decisions taken by the executive committee. Unified the executive committee as a decision-making entity, encouraging participation and involvement. Directed all club governance. Prepared and presented annual reports. Ensured effective financial management and helped to prepare and submit any statutory documents that were required. Provided strategy, operational and P&L management of non-profit community competitive swimming team. Line managed all paid and volunteer staff. Responsible for club compliance with HSG 179 ensuring an effective and safe environment for 400+ members, 18 employed coaches. MAIN FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES• Oversee and guide all decisions taken by the executive committee and sub committees• In conjunction with the secretary, prepare and present the annual report• Liaise with the secretary on the Agenda for each meeting and approve the minutes before they are circulated• Be completely familiar with the constitution, club rules, committee procedures and the Scottish Swimming rules and regulations• Liaise with the Treasurer to ensure effective financial management of the club• Help to prepare and submit any statutory documents that are required (e.g. VAT, grant aid reports)• To chair the General Committee meetings and the AGM• To provide line management for paid and voluntary staff• To support and encourage the work of all involved• To handle complaints appropriately• To promote the need for regular training for all staff• To ensure an effective, safe environment for all

Channel Express is a major UK cargo transport airline that operate in tandem with its passenger airline branch Jet II. It is a multi-national JAR 145 approved company operating Boeing 737 classic and Fokker 27 aircraft. Employed at Edinburgh airport my responsibilities encompassed the day-to-day running of the out station and its aircraft maintenance equipment, task prioritizing, manpower & material planning, rapid analytical problem solving while operating under financial and time constraints to produce a high quality end product, and implement aircraft system modification. Also when requested, to respond to engineering emergencies through out the UK & Ireland.

Employed at Zurich airport as an Avionics & Line Maintenance Aircraft engineer / Shift Supervisor. My responsibilities encompassed the day-to-day running of a maintenance shift, task prioritizing, carrying out schedule inspections & maintenance, high quality trouble-shooting and rapid fault rectification on BAe 146 Aircraft Electrical & Avionics systems. Along with modification implementation, material planning and manpower utilization. Also when required I was to handle AOG rectification at other European stations.

Employed by Caledonian Airborne Engineering at Glasgow airport, a JAR 145 approved company, as a Station Manager. My responsibilities encompassed the management of three International and UK based out stations. Controlling station budgets, shift roistering and man-hours allocation. Customer negotiation, task prioritizing, manpower & material planning, rapid analytical problem solving while operating under time constraints and contractual commitments. Answerable to Regional Manager and customer for unaccounted aircraft down time. Initiating staff development and continual improvement programs.

Joined the Royal Air Force in 1980 as a basic recruit. Carried out apprenticeship at Royal Air Force College of avionics engineering Cosford in AF, HF, VHF, UHF communication and electronic navigational systems. Promoted in March 85 to section supervisor overseeing a number of junior staff and later moved to the position of section controller. Selected for further training on equipment assimilation covering a wide range of Avionics assemblies, digital/analogue systems and microwave techniques. Completed engagement as a highly trained experienced Avionics Engineer having worked on Nimrod R1, Puma HC1, Phantom Mk1 & Mk2 and Tornado R1 type aircraft.Wyton - 1984, Gutersloh - 1987, Leuchars - 1996.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (MRAeS) Engineering Council Incorporated Engineer (IEng) Masters.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng)