Andy Yates Email & Phone Number

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

• Ensuring that performance, time, cost, risk and safety factors are taken into consideration when making technical decisions.
• Discuss and agree system design solutions with Suppliers and ensure that the inherent technical risks associated with them are understood and managed.
• Ensure the solution integrates into defence and manage the system boundaries and interfaces by identifying, engaging and managing specialists as required.
• Follow all applicable engineering standards, legislation, policy and guidance, ensuring that where there is deviation, the impact is understood, planned and managed.
• Specify the technical and integration aspects in contracts.
• Specify the technical and integration aspects in the Through Life Management Plan (TLMP) ensuring that all Defence Lines of Development (DLoDs) are addressed.

Worldwide

• Delivering high quality support and emergency incident response in demanding environments and areas.
• Achieving all set KPIs both as an Ammunition Technician and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Operator.
• Supported Defence and other government departments with ammunition technical support and EOD.
• Gave advice to commanders regarding ammunition technical direction and explosive matters.
• Carried out periodic safety assurance on behalf of both Inspector Explosives Army & Navy.
• Complying with all physical and legislative procedures at all times.

Worldwide

• Part of a specialised team within extreme, volatile and high-pressured environments around the world.
• Oversaw first line maintenance and operations of specialist ECM equipment, meeting all targets as a result.
• Assisted 11 EOD Regiment during peace, other operations and war as well as the UK and NI to the Civil Authorities (MACA) for the Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) capability.
• Deployed and maintained the vehicle borne and man-portable ECM equipment.
• Secured all communications equipment and compiled any classified documents whenever necessary.

Worldwide

• Managed communications and system control cells in volatile areas of NI.
• Acted as the first point of contact for fault reporting, initiating and monitoring the fault repair chain.
• Boosted productivity levels by correctly maintaining operational effectiveness and efficiency levels.
• Handled small teams regarding communications and reconnaissance vehicles/detachments.