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Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Define and implement all flight test processes for the companyDefine, implement and manage all flight test activities related to the development of a delivery/ cargo UAV (TOW: 260kg- 500kg) including but not limited to:-Defining test cases in liaison with the engineering team-Defining test schedule and priorities-Leading Test Readiness Reviews -Being the Test lead/ team manager during flight tests and flight demonstrationsSafety Of Flight data analyst, fault reportingReporting flight test progress, successes and failures to the technical stakeholders and company management team

Midrand- South Africa

Identify, collect and store the intellectual property of the different business units of the Paramount Group

Wadeville

Managed a chemical plant in view of assessing its viability.- Conducted a systematic fault finding/ debugging exercise to get the plant back into function and improve its output.- Investigated new hydro-chemical processes to extract precious metals from electronic wastes.- Managed and restructured a team of 20 peoplePresented technical and financial results to clientsProposed forecast and planning to clientsBudget and Statement of Work (SOW) establishment

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Conducted the production of 12 small UAV for the South African Intelligence Forces - Managed the production team - Led the Change Control processIn parallel, I continued with the management of: - Flight testing - Flight Safety and airworthiness, - Risks management - Safety review boards

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Member of the management team in charge of all system integrity and data management aspects of a high speed/ long-range unmanned air vehicle programme - Safety review chairperson - Qualification Manager - Change Control Manager, - Flight Safety and airworthiness, - Intellectual Property collection and transfer to overseas client.

In charge of the qualification process for a Stand-Alone Weapon System designed for a European helicopter - Created and managed the qualification process for the stand alone weapon system - Led qualification reviews - Defined and executed the MOC for the qualification of 2 sub-systems.

Provided engineering support to different drone development programs: - Configuration Manager - Quality Assurance Manager - Flight Test supportDeveloped and implemented engineering support processes for the company: - Modification process (from definition to implementation) - Quality Assurance process

Member of the Flight Test Coordination teamSafety Review Board memberIn charge of UAV tests preparation and reporting: - Test plans and test cards generation - Test campaign reportsIn flight safety parameters and test points managementUAV navigatorSafety of Flight data analyst

Acquisition Management Course

System Engineering Management Course

Master 2, Materials Chemistry

Master Of Science (Msc), Inorganic Chemistry