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Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

• My role as Fleet Planning Manager sees me ensuring the operational availability of RNZAF helicopters, liaising with a variety of stakeholder organisations, and keeping the service running smoothly and at maximum.
• Collaboratively developed tailored long-term plans for delivering airworthy aircrafts that met the needs of the user.
• Worked together as a team to successfully provide aircraft to support all user demands during periods of reduced staffing, worldwide supply chain delays and requests to assist with natural disasters.
• Advised and guided teams responsible for New Zealand’s new maritime patrol aircraft, allowing the service to operate at full capacity.
• Instrumental in delivering engaging staff training to ensure the production of high-quality deliverables.
• Acted as ambassador for engineering careers, assisting with the teaching of STEM subjects at local schools.

New Zealand

• As Head of Maintenance Support & Compliance my job saw me auditing maintenance facilities as part of the engineering quality system, and acting as project manager for key changes to engineering capabilities and.
• Guided top level management with the improvement of army maintenance systems, pitching ideas to the board and securing funding, allowing for the initiation of a complex change program.
• Awarded a scholarship through an MSc in Engineering and Management, focussing on the NZ Army engineering management system.

United Kingdom

• My role as Head of Engineering saw me taking responsibility for the planning, maintaining, and delivering a diverse fleet of over 100 land vehicles at high readiness to support worldwide deployments for the 7 Aviation.
• Optimised welfare and performance of 150 staff through the design and implementation of creative training and incentives. This encouraged staff productivity leading to increased output.
• Delivered professional engineering solutions and advice to a non-technical Chain of Command as the single Engineering Subject Matter Expert.
• Ensured consistently high levels of project delivery and satisfaction by liaising with teams at all times, working through things like staffing constraints by developing and empowering subordinates to take on.

United Kingdom

• Oversaw 4 Regiment Army Air Corps as Lead Aircraft Engineer and Quality System Owner responsible for all aircraft engineering production control matters.Key achievements included:
• Made executive engineering decisions on aircraft faults and limitations, holding responsibility for 8 Apache aircraft, worth over $800m.
• Developed operating procedures by analysing flying against engineering output, resulting in devising a more efficient way of operating using 25% fewer maintenance man hours and delivering 50% more flying hours in the.
• Selected from a group of peers to take on the additional responsibility of Secong in Command, deputising for the Officer Commanding and taking responsibility for welfare, training, flight safety and external audit.

Master Of Science - Msc, Engineering And Management, Distinction

Education record

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Systems Engineering, 2.1

Officers' Long Aircraft Engineering Course

Military Systems Engineering Course (Land)