Mark Allford Email and Phone Number

Led the design of new valves in Environmental Control Systems for jet aircraft, as well as Root Cause Corrective Action of in service faults on Life Support Systems and Environmental Control Systems, Typically responsible for:Establishing clear requirements baselines prior to commencement of designEstimating resource requirements, planning projects and reporting project statusDefining and leading analyses in support of product design Leading integration design to achieve optimal balance between design requirements such as performance, mass, centre of gravity, safety, maintainability and costManaging requirements verification throughout project execution to successfully demonstrate compliance for a Declaration of Design and Performance (DDP).

Responsible for:Safety and Safety Culture of Project TeamDelivery of Brownfield Front End Engineering Design (FEED)Project change controlRisk and Opportunity managementEarned Value AnalysisProgress reportingSub-contractor management

Lead technical consultant for a 900+ strong organisation that deploys men and equipment to locations abroad and in the UK.Provided leadership to a 30 strong team of technicians and fitters, responsible for the availability of a wide range of complex vehicle and weapon systems.

Requirements Review Manager for Apache support contract.Additionally responsible for Apache Key Performance Indicators and Joint Business Agreement performance measures.

Responsible for optimising the availability of the Lynx Fleet.

Responsible for all technical and military training and personnel management.

Management and quality system audit lead and Continuous Improvement lead for the Joint Helicopter Command.

Technical and military lead for an 80 person team of aviation technicians and vehicle specialists.

Technical lead for all fault investigation and corrective action of in-service faults on Lynx, Gazelle and Apache Attack Helicopter.Squadron lead for accident response capability.Responsible for the corrective and preventative maintenance and repair of Apache, Lynx and Gazelle helicopters and ground support equipment. Responsible for the management of maintenance and repair activity of British Army air and ground equipments.

Qualified as a light vehicle mechanic (C&G 381 Pts 1 & 2).