Nicholas Cale Email & Phone Number

Bankstown Airport, Nsw

Prestons, Nsw

Management and engineering of composite R&D and manufacturing projects for the following industries:Oil & GasAutomotiveRoad Transport (bulk chemicals)AerospaceTechnologies include: resin infusion of ultra-thick laminates; advanced resin infusion for reduced cycle-time, and labour and material costs; and fibre-reinforced Nylon, PEEK and PEI injection moulded plastics.

Bankstown, Sydney; Fishermens Bend, Melbourne

Product Team Lead for Boeing 787-8 Flap Support Fairings. Sub-contract management of non-recurring phase to KAL-ASD, completed in 2007.Leadership of team responsible for design, analysis, weights, manufacturing, tooling, & in-service support documentation, throughout concept, detailed design & development phases (including flight-test). Technology Readiness assessments, project planning, engineering quality, requirements & compliance management, release & revisions/ modifications, interface control, change & config management, contractor management, production support. Risk, opportunity & issue management.Technical tools include: Catia V5, SmarTeam & Enovia V5; DOORSProject Management tools include: MS Project & Excel, EVM. In-house Opportunity, Risk, Issue management software.Lead for product improvement activites (cost, weight and producibility) on Boeing 787 Flaps, 2008.Non-conformance dispositioning; design changes; process and product auditing; Root Cause & Corrective Action analysis; Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace & Lockheed Martin projects - 2007- 2013.Design Lead (relief) - Boeing 787-9 Aileron, 2012.Design Authority transfer for Bombardier Aerospace BD100 Tailcone to third party. This included transfer of BAA IP to the third party. 2012 - 2013.

Filton, Uk And Bankstown, Nsw Australia

My secondment to Airbus UK enabled me to establish a close working relationship with the customer, & gain their respect & trust through demonstration of proficiency in creating the foundations & inputs for the project intended to be carried out in Australia. Completed a trade-study with co-located competing team. This ensured contract award to BAA.On return to Australia: Leading 2D/3D CAD team (Catia V4 & CADDS 5), project planning & management, design quality, interface control, drawing release, mods, change & config management, materials, fasteners, processes, & Flight Test Instrumentation. Risk, opportunity & issue management. Weights. Design-to-Cost.

Bankstown, Sydney

Aerospace structures; composite & metallic detail parts & assemblies.CAD - 2D & 3D; Catia V4 and CADDS 5.Stress reports; FEM - Patran/Nastran.Technical report writing.Bid preparation: Trade studies, Technology Readiness assessments, conceptual design & analysis, costings, scheduling. 1996-1999Business Process change implementation. 1997-1999Design/Stress/Test/Compliance Engineer - Lockheed Martin C-130J Composite Flaps. 1995-1996.Composites Research Engineer - CRC-ACS. 1994-1995 & 1998.

Bankstown, Sydney

Aerospace structures (composite & metallic detail parts & assemblies): Liaison with customers and suppliers; production support engineering. Non-conformance & Corrective Action Board. Data management; change control.