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Newcastle, Australia

A highly skilled Project Manager with exceptional levels of Defence aerospace experience, technical knowledge and leadership skill.

Raaf Williamtown

Manager and prime point of contact to the Commonwealth for all CAF-12 (ATM Sustainment), CAF-14 (ABM Sustainment) and Acquisition Project integration (incl. AIR90 – Mode 5, Mode S & ADS-B Integration into Vigilare and AIR5431 Ph2 – Fixed Defence Air Traffic Control Surveillance Sensors integration into Vigilare) tasks under the Vigilare System Support Contract (VSSC). Responsibilities and accomplishments included:• Responsibility, Authority, Accountability (RAA) for all Contractor Standing Capability (CSC) program tasks, obligations and KPIs under the Vigilare System Support Contract (VSSC) including:o Develop & present strategic vision for CSC at regular O5 and O6 level engagements; o Successful planning, approval, execution and delivery of all CSC Tasks;o Develop contract extension and Award Term Review annual performance metrics; ando Deliver monthly CSC Reports for Commonwealth review and approval• Managed and led CSC through critical growth period from 8 – 30 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees by:o Development of the Vigilare CSC Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to inform Commonwealth sustainment activities over 5 year rolling-wave period; ando Securing Commonwealth funding commitments out to 5 years• Responsible for the management of program Risks, Issues and Opportunities (RIO), including early identification and mitigation through regular RIO boards• Successfully applied CASG complex procurement processes and implemented changes to Boeing commercial processes to achieve efficiencies through first-time quality• Maintained CSC task budget across multiple CAF and Project funding streams• Maintained cost and schedule management & reporting using Earned Value Management (EVM) and industry best practice techniques.

Raaf Williamtown

• Change leadership and management of a major system software upgrade for AEW&C Wedgetail In-Service Mission System Software• Responsible for the planning and management of the In-Service Mission System Software Buildo Stakeholder requirements elicitation and work-package assignmentso Schedule and budget estimations and planningo Day-to-day schedule management and status reporting of engineering activitieso Supplier engagement and management of approved subcontractor deliverableso Commonwealth engagement and status reportingo Managing customer expectation throughout the design change processo Presentation of Major Change at Joint Configuration Control Boards (CCBs)• Responsible Design Engineer (DE) for Systems, Integration and Test for the AEW&C Wedgetail Weapon System with Level of Engineering Authority to perform the following activitieso Development, review and approval of system design artefacts (Class 2)o Development and review of HMI requirements artefactso Development of the Design Acceptance Strategy for the In-Service Mission System Software Build• Adherence to Defence and Boeing AEO Engineering processes within regulatory framework• Mentoring junior staff maintaining a clear understanding of the processes and methodology involved throughout a Major design change delivery.

Brisbane, Australia

• Managed and conducted Project Vigilare Systems Engineering tasks in an Approved Engineering Organisation framework• Design Engineer (DE) for Systems, Integration and Test for the Vigilare System with Level of Engineering Authority to perform the following activities:o Development, review and approval of system design artefacts (Class 2)o Development and review of system test artefactso Development and review of HMI requirements artefacts• Requirements Development and Management:o Develop and review Engineering Change Proposals and Notices (ECPs and ECNs)o Maintain design artefacts baseline configuration for Vigilare system products• System Analysis and Synthesis:o Develop and review Design Notes to amend existing design documentation, including software design documents and interface control documentso Develop and review Human Machine Interface (HMI) designo Involvement in HMI working groups and design reviews with subcontractors and customer• Subcontract Management, review of deliverables and lead involvement in subcontract closure• System Integration and Test:o System Software Integration activities for Vigilare software configuration itemso Test Procedure development, review and conduct for Vigilare systemo Factory Acceptance Testing in the roles of Test Operator and Test Directoro Ensuring successful test entry and test exit with customero Ensuring software engineering baseline configuration control o Develop and deliver test reports• Logistical and Operational Support including site support as a Field Service Representative (FSR) to RAAF operators and maintainers to the in-service Vigilare system deployed at RAAF Base Tindal• Conducted LEAN+/10X and first-time quality initiatives.• Exercised Systems Engineering skills to support capability development• Developed and maintained Systems Engineering standards for use company-wide• Reviewed company level Systems Engineering artefacts

• Provided Logistics and Engineering management support for AEW&C Project• Maintained Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR) and Level Of Repair Analysis (LORA) records• Subject matter expert responsible for the development and review of Fault Isolation Manuals and Design Engineer reviews of Wiring Diagrams, Aircraft Maintenance Manuals and Schematic Manuals• Developed Expertise in Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Processes

Hamburg Area, Germany

• On the job training within a professional engineering environment and major aircraft development program• Performed wiring Failure Mode Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA) for on-board cabin systems for Airbus A380-800 aircraft• Supported development of System Safety & Hazard Analysis Reports