Profile

A lead systems engineer with experience in air traffic control radar systems integration, engineering process, communications systems and IT system development; with knowledge of the safety critical electronics industry and of the telecommunications industry. He has engineered and delivered projects to both commercial customers and internal customers and has managed work with major European and US suppliers. His career has developed as software engineer, design engineer, team leader, group leader, project manager and lead systems engineer.

Key skills

Professional and Technical Skills

· Domain knowledge of surveillance radar systems for air traffic control (ATC).

· Domain knowledge of communications networks and services, intelligent networks, customer service management, network management and operational support systems (OSS).

· Systems requirements management and analysis, using DOORS requirements tool. System design and systems acceptance. Experience of all stages of the engineering lifecycle.

· Estimating and planning of engineering projects (including use of Microsoft Project).

· Engineering process definition and improvement (using the CMMI capability maturity model, Six Sigma techniques and product development process models)

Project Management

· Managing the delivery of IT engineering projects against time, cost, quality and scope including managing risks, change and problems, within an ISO 9001 registered organisation.

· Delivering against project budgets of up to £1 million.

· Project Management methodologies.

· Managing supplier/sub-contract activities.

Managing People

· Managing a matrixed team of professional software and systems engineers, including regular appraisals to Investors in People standards, providing 24x7 support and contractor recruitment. Supplying engineering resource into projects.

Career review, from 1997

Raytheon Systems Ltd, Harlow, Essex

September 2003 - Present: Lead Systems Engineer, Network Centric Systems

· Responsible for the system design and system acceptance of the Cromer combined primary/secondary ATC radar site for the NATS RSS programme to upgrade 23 UK radar stations.

- Successfully led completion of the system design, encompassing radar and civil engineering, to achieve sign off by the customer.

- Worked in site team, against an aggressive time scale, leading commissioning and site acceptance testing to hand over in September 2004.

· Improved the approach to CDR reviews, focussing on the delayed Clee Hill CDR presentation and resolving its deficiencies. Used Six Sigma techniques to improve design process.

· Led the requirements and design for the Debden combined radar site. Achieved agreement of the requirements. Achieved timely CDR of detailed design. Supported change of civil engineering sub-contractor in mid design.

March 2003 - September 2003: Process Improvement Lead, Systems Engineering

· Within the CMMI project, successfully achieved CMMI Level 2 for Requirements Management for the company's software development unit.

· Successfully contributed to the definition and implementation of engineering gate review checklists in support of Raytheon's IPDS product development process.

October 2002 - March 2003: Acting Head of Systems Engineering

· Temporarily appointed by the Engineering Director to manage the functional team of 50 systems engineers assigned to air traffic control radar, IFF avionics system and satellite navigation projects.

· Successfully organised appraisals and salary reviews for the group and handed off role to successor.

May 2001 - Sept 2002: Requirements Engineering Lead, Systems Engineering

· Responsible for leading requirements engineering process improvement across product development projects.

· Deployed new requirements engineering procedures.

· Acted as a centre of excellence on the DOORS requirements management tool supporting 100 users, particularly in the ATC (Air Traffic Control) radar development projects.

· Managed a significant upgrade project with the IT department, bringing all users onto DOORS Version 5.

· Organised and led vendor accredited DOORS training courses to 60 staff.

· Qualified as a Raytheon Six Sigma specialist by leading a project to improve configuration identification within the company's Configuration Management procedures.

Oct 2000 - May 2001: Career Break

· I took the opportunity to leave BT, undertake technical training and take a fresh direction in my career.

BT Advanced Communications Engineering, Adastral Park, Ipswich, Suffolk

May 1999 - Sep 2000: Requirements and User Documentation Manager, Network Intelligence Platform

· Responsible for managing system requirements for the Network Intelligence Platform (NIP)*, using the DOORS requirements tool. Enabled the NIP2 to be successfully delivered into live operation in the BT network, in line with customer requirements.

· From January, also responsible for deliveries to the BT Network Operations Centre of NIP User Documentation and a Failure Mode Effects Analysis database.

May 1998 - May 1999: Design Manager, Network Intelligence Platform

· Responsible for the transition of NIP design activities from a team at MCI, USA to a team in the UK, thus protecting the BT investment and enabling BT to close its design work with MCI.

· Responsible for the NIP requirements and design for Chargecard Services.

· Responsible for initiating onward transition of design work from BT to Alcatel.

* The BT NIP is a distributed intelligent network platform, the major component of a £200m programme to improve the profitability of Inbound Services (e.g. 0800) for Call Centres, Calling Card Services and Dial IP Services. Technologies employed include INAP, Alcatel SCP, Compaq IVR and TeMIP on Compaq UNIX computers.

April 1997 - May 1998: Delivery Project Manager, ServiceView Finance Manager

· Led a team of 7 developers, successfully delivering the Finance Manager application built on the BT ServiceView Oracle client/server platform, to provide on-line interactive billing analysis to BT corporate customers. Supported a product trial with BT Global Customer Service and Digital UK.

Sep 1997 - Sep 2000: Technical Group Leader, Network Management (concurrent with the above)

· Responsible for appraisal and development of a team of 12 software development engineers with network management and data services skills, assigned to the NIP and other projects.

Career summary, 1978-1997

BT Systems Engineering, Ipswich, Suffolk



(Network Management Systems and Customer Service Systems Development)

· 1995 - 1997 Delivery Project Manager - Access Network Support System

· 1994 - 1995 Requirements Team Leader - Service Control Point Manager

· 1993 - 1994 Delivery Project Manager - Concert Service Management System

· 1992 - 1993 Design Stage Manager - Concert Service Management System

· 1991 - 1992 Project Operations Manager - Intelligent Network Management System

BT Research and Technology, Martlesham, Ipswich, Suffolk

· 1986 - 1991 Technical Group Leader - PABX Switch Development

BT Business Systems, Felixstowe, Suffolk

· 1984 - 1986 Product Engineer - PC Applications

BT System X Development Department, Ipswich, Suffolk



(Telephone Exchange Systems Development)

· 1983 - 1984 Design Engineer - Call Processing

· 1978 - 1983 Software Development Engineer & Team Leader - Call Processing

Educational and Professional Qualifications

1968-74: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, Lancashire

10 GCE 'O' Levels

4 GCE 'A' Levels at Grade A (Maths, Further Maths, Physics and General Studies)

1974-78: Post Office Telecommunications Studentship

Successfully completed studentship, providing vocational training for a year before and during 3 year university course.

1975-78: University of Oxford, Magdalen College

Master of Arts, Physics, Class 2 Honours

1983-85: University of Essex, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering

Master of Science, Telematics (Telecommunications and Computing)

1991: Institution of Engineering and Technology

Qualified as a Member of the IET (MIET)

1991: The Engineering Council

Qualified as a Chartered Engineer (CEng)

2001: Ministry of Defence

SC Security Clearance

1999-2006: Recent Professional Development:

Learning Tree - Requirements Management Tools and Techniques.

CISCO accredited - CCNA training (5 days)

Telelogic - DOORS trainer accreditation (5 days)

Telelogic - DOORS DXL Scripting Language (2 days)

Raytheon - Six Sigma Specialist Training (2 + 2.5 days)

Carnegie Mellon SEI - Intro to Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) (3 days)

Cranfield University - Systems Engineering for the 21 ^st Century (5 days)

Raytheon - Mode S Secondary Surveillance Radar (4 days)