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Manchester, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Manage the delivery of maintenance, approvals and design of Class 800 series train in readiness for passenger operation

London, United Kingdom

Develop safety strategy for integrating new trains into FGW operationsManage/develop the design and approval strategy for the introduction of new rolling stock on First Great Western network.Manage and develop standards and policies to ensure that all infrastructure compatibility assessments have been completed to integrate new trains into operational serviceDevelop policies and procedures to integrate the introduction of these trains into First Great Western’s Safety Management SystemIdentify risks and impacts on operational and service delivery, people and process and develop strategy to manage and deliver the actions needs to undertake for the DfT and Network Rail.Develop new engineering standards for the introduction of the fleet

Northampton, United Kingdom

•Won the Maintenance team of the year 2013 at the National Rail Awards.•Won an industry recognised award (Golden Spanner) for Class 350/2 Desiro fleet for most reliable rolling stock in United Kingdom. Delivering effective management of the contract with service provider for provision of train maintenance for over 300 vehicles on the West Coast Main Line.•Develop, implement and improve contingency standards and policies for unforeseen circumstances•Management of the running of the depot and ensuring that all safety, reliability and availability targets are met•Commercial responsibility for the Maintenance services contract•Chairing performance improvement meetings cross functionally to improve performance of the operations and increased efficiency in operations. •Manage performance of the fleet through periodic technical and management reviews.•Improving management processes within London Midland and improving relationship with our maintenance service provider.

Post Graduation, Railway Systems Engineering

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