Sid Lawrence Email & Phone Number

Canada

Nova Scotia, Canada

Supportability Manager on the Canadian Surface Combatant Program. Tasked with managing the Supportability team delivering the Implementation elements of the Supportability Program Management Plan with reference to the CSC Program Statement of Work and the acceptance of associated productExcellent stakeholder management skills ensuring IMS targets are delivered to plan.• Proven ability to forge excellent customer relations and to ensure strategic plan is endorsed• Able to perform in-depth analysis on failing equipments and provide performance improvement programmes to resolve issues and improve metrics.• Able to work both dynamically and at pace to rectify Operational Defects and to triage multiple failures accordingly to minimise impact to capability.• Experience of warship acquisition & certification • Experience of shipbuilding, contract management and acceptance • Extensive experience, including operating as a Senior Manager within the Ministry of Defence.• Breadth of technical knowledge spanning multiple disciplines and of working in a variety of teams and operational environments.• Maintain and monitor all Technical Documents within my charge with SQEP knowledge of all marine engineering equipments throughout the RN Surface Flotilla.• Develop detailed TLMPs through team liaison to provide increased forecasting accuracy and timely delivery of contract requirements.• Contract strategy development to improve support and monitor throughout by provision of robust contractor KPIs to improve VfM.• Implementation of Integrated Logistic Support process to underpin safety cases, maximise supportability and minimise through life costs.• Experienced in project management and the approvals process.• A continuous drive for process improvement that does not reduce the quality of deliverable.• Qualified Health and Safety professional and risk assessor.• IEng IMechE and Professional Review Interviewer.• Professionally qualified Instructor and Level 3 Mentor.

DESShips Acq-T31-MILSM Professional 1 (L4) ILS Manager Jan 2020 – Present• Responsible for ILS SoW deliverables & ILS CDRL Acceptance • Responsible for the delivery of the Steady State Training Development ‘Project’• Responsible for First Outfit of Stores and Insurance Spares ‘Projects’.• Responsible for GFX ILS support coordination• Responsible for Transition to Service Plan• Manage the delivery, review and acceptance of suppliers' deliverables iaw Integrated Logistic Support Statement of Work• Identify commonalities between similar Project ILS Plans – identify areas where efficiencies can be gained through alignment of programmes.• Co-ordinate and manage activities iaw the ILS Plan. • Liaise with the Requirements team to ensure that ILS Requirements are suitably defined and that there is a clearly defined route to acceptance of ILS outputs and that the right SQEP is available to support the Acceptance process.• Liaise with stakeholders through establishing ILS Working Groups to develop and gain agreement of the ILS Plan and ensure that the ILS elements of the Support Solution are delivered. • Work Package Manager for Support Management, Training Delivery & IKM - scope in the DT schedule and supporting Project Control reporting iaw DE&S policy. • Attends Projects Board• Attends NCHQ Support Delivery Working Group• Chair of Logistic Support Committee