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Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom

Wirral, England, United Kingdom

Independent Quality Audits and Company Assessments in UK and Middle East, support for Quality Systems and Processes. Health and Safety Support and Collaborative Business Relationships Activities.

Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom

Integral part of the Management Team providing with regards to Quality and promoting Business Management Processes. Good general Shipyard Management Experience and a thorough knowledge of specific subject matters, such as Quality Assurance, Auditing, Business Service Continuity, Management practices and procedures, and Certification of Business Management Systems.The Business Assurance Manager establishes Quality Process Governance at Business level with nominated contributors from Business and Project Functions especially Ship and Quality Management. Working with all Process stakeholders, to setup and establish all the local departmental processes and ensures that Non-conformances are closed or improvements are fulfilled according to audits findings within a clear process implementation strategy. Leads and Facilitates Collaborative Business Relationship Management to ISO44001 with key customers and supply chain The Business Assurance Manager reports to the HSEQ Director and liaises as necessary with Project and Operational Management, PMOs, QA, HSE, Design Office, subcontractor and vendor staff and the IT team to gain maximum leverage from Company systems and capability

Zurich, Switzerland

The Director, Operational Excellence and Quality provides the leadership role for the strategic development and implementation of the Operational Excellence and Quality Methodologies and Performance Measures for an International IT company installing Border Surveillance and City-wide Surveillance Systems in Abu Dhabi and Europe.Key Achievements:• Achieved ISO9001:2008 certification with SGS, in 3 different companies within the AGT International group. (Zurich, Abu Dhabi and another Middle Eastern country), within 9 months.• Led Policy and Process design, alignment & optimization, Drove Operational Excellence and implemented Integrated Assurance. • Focussed on cost reduction, productivity & efficiency initiatives to improve profit margins.• Provided Management & Strategic direction for Quality & HSE

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Lead Business Assurance for Airbus Defence & Space in Support all of the Company’s Projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Management Representative for Quality and Senior Advisor to the Board with respect to Health & Safety. • Established and certified an OHSAS 18,001 Health and Safety Management System for Airbus Defence and Space Saudi Arabia; covering 2 Border Security and TETRA Telecommunications Systems.• Functional Manager for all Health & Safety, Quality and Product Safety Practitioners working for the Business or Projects in Saudi Arabia.• Custodian of the Airbus Defence and Space Saudi Limited HS&E Policy and underpinning Safety Management System and its application into all the Company Projects and Processes.• Drive Business process governance at country level with nominated delegated national/local contributors from Business Functions.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Process and Tools Implementation Manager leading Airbus Defence and Space support major programs, developing, integrating and deploying large scale border surveillance systems for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. • Introduced and Implemented Processes and Tools onto 2 Large Scale Integration Projects building Border Security Systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from a Greenfields status to a fully working Business System.• Co-ordinated and Managed the KSA Audit Programme and assigned Nominated auditors, ensuring corrective actions were resolved. Provided Training – either self or through engaging supporting functions.• Co-ordinated the Introduction of Tools and Databases into KSA from Europe and Worked with the Projects and Business Tools and Infrastructure Teams to ensure that the IT Tools and Database Landscape were implemented in a controlled manner in accordance with the Airbus Defence and Space Technical Roadmap

Tewkesbury, England, United Kingdom

UK Management of 3 production lines producing specialist equipment such as Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) platforms to prevent the detonation of RCIEDs, the Defender and Vanguard® bomb disposal robot systems and Hook and Line Systems.• Moved and Integrated High Technology Production Line Making Bomb Disposal Robots (ROVs) from Southern Ireland to England, including putting together all processes, training and implementing new Production Line Teams.• Managed 51 personnel divided into teams including Operations, Planning, Logistics, Production engineering and production workers, for a Company that provided equipment to protect against hazardous threats, including Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Radio Controlled IEDs (RCIEDs), Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear threats, and the effects of heat on military personnel and combat vehicle electronics. Its products and services are trusted by elite military and police forces in over 120 countries worldwide.

Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

Divisional Quality Assurance Manager leading the EADS part of the DII Project, as part of the ATLAS consortium. • Managing and leading teams of QA Engineers carrying out Installation Assurance on numerous military sites ensuring compliance to CDM, JSP440 and JSP480. • Managing Internal and External Audit, Processes and Project Planning. • Maintaining External Relationship with Customers and other members of the Consortium.• Quality Member of the EADS Configuration Management Steering Group.Achieved ISO/IEC 20000 IT Service Management Certification for the EADS Service Operations Centre in Newport, provided internal audits and mentoring prior to the formal external audits with BSIInstallation Assurance on LDCN and other Installation Projects, ensuring compliance to Health and Safety CDM Regulations, JSP440 and JSP480. Project Quality Manager on Gate, Reacher, RTTS/DLAN, Firelink, Forane and Galileo A. Quality Member of the Companies Configuration Management Steering Group.

Falkland Islands

Responsible for All Project Support Activities on major Defence Construction Project in the Falkland Islands and in the UK over 2 years including Quality Management, Health & Safety, CDM Planning Supervisor, Installation Compliance to JSP440/480 & Configuration Management.• Quality and Health & Safety Manager for Prime Contractor on LAMBETH, a Defence Contract replacing a large part of the military communications infrastructure in the Falkland Islands.• Site Health and Safety Supervisor/Clerk of Works for new communications installations in remote off-road sites in the Falklands including Civil Works, erection of 30 Metre Radio Masts, commissioning of radio cabins and power generation cabins.• Primary contact for Health and Safety and Quality Related Customer problems, and Lead Assessor for Planning, Administration & Implementation of Audit of Project Activities and Critical Sub-Contractors.

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Quality Assurance Manager for BNFL Group Security, Safeguards and International Affairs Group, creating Policies, Processes and Work Instructions to help large Security Group controlling 27 sites to achieve Business Management Compliance