DORU SIMIONOV, OWNER

DORU SIMIONOV

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BEST JET AVIATION

Location
Romania
Education
Master's degree, EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Experience
31 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 8 Months

OWNER at BEST JET AVIATION
  • Romania
  • My current job since May 2009

Professional services in aviation.

Head of Programm Coordination Department at ROMANIAN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATION
  • Romania
  • My current job since January 2005

Project Management
• Develop project management guidelines;
• Develop project management plan;
• Coordinate tender procedure and contract negotiations;
Quality management
• Conduct and participate to quality audit;
• Prepare quality assurance plans for given projects;
• Perform safety and quality assessment for projects changes to operational systems;
• Develop and monitor safety and quality metrics inside ROMATSA as required by RCAA and EU regulations;
Programs management
• Develop and promote ROMATSA Development Strategy;
• Coordinate the development of 5 years Strategic Business Plan (3 editions) and Annual Business Plan (4 editions)
• Prepare reports, articles and deliver presentations of ROMATSA's activity - in national and international meetings (EUROCONTROL, DFS, etc.)
• APP OPS Room modernization Project (1 mil euro budget)

GENERAL MANAGER at ATOM AIRWAYS
  • Romania
  • December 2011 to December 2012

START UP A NEW AIRLINE ACCORDING TO EU OPS REQUIREMENTS

General Manager at STARLIGHT AIRLINE ROMANIA
  • Romania
  • August 2010 to December 2011

Set-up and development of a new Romanian air operator according to EU OPS requirements.
Air Operator Certificate and Air Transport License granted in dec.2010

Head of Organizational Development and Counselor of Director General at ROMANIAN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  • Romania
  • January 2004 to January 2005

Organizational Development
• Asses current organization functions and activities;
• Design new organizational charts and terms of references;
• Advise General Director in business development;
• Develop training plans and training budget;
• Negotiate training contracts and acquisition of consultancy services
• Prepare articles and deliver presentations of ROMATSA's activity - in national and international meetings (EUROCONTROL, DFS, etc.)

ATM/CNS Safety Management Expert in Safety and Quality Division at ROMANIAN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  • Romania
  • January 2000 to December 2004

Safety & Quality management
- Develop safety policy in accordance with EATMP Safety Policy (EUROCONTROL);
- Active participation at EUROCONTROL Safety Management workshops;
- Develop and implement safety management procedures in accordance with ESARR 3 (Use of Safety Management System by ANS providers) requirements:
• DG - DSC - PIN 1220 - RISK.MNG: Risk assessment and mitigation in ATM;
• DG - DSC - PIN 1240 - EXT.SERV: Use of external services in ATM;
• DG - DSC - PIN 1210 - SAF.OCC: ATM safety occurrences;
- Prepare Safety Management Manual;
- Develop Management Plans and Safety Management Plans for important projects - RVSM and 8.33 Programs;
- Conduct and participate to quality audit;
- Asses operational requirements, technical specifications and tendering documents - for Romanian ATM Modernization Program;
- Perform Functional Hazard Assessment for new ATM system functionalities;
- Perform risk assessment for new projects and changes to operational systems;
- Develop and monitor safety metrics inside ROMATSA;
Training management
- Develop training plans and training budget;
- Negotiate training contracts and acquisition of consultancy services
Image
- Prepare articles and deliver presentations of ROMATSA's activity - in national and international meetings (EUROCONTROL, DFS, etc.)

Head of Quality Assurance Department, Quality Assurance Department at ROMANIAN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  • Romania
  • January 1997 to December 1999

Quality assurance -
- Develop quality policy,
- Develop and implement quality assurance procedures in respect to ISO 9001 requirements;
- Coordinate internal quality audits;
- Develop internal acquisition procedure;
- Asses operational and technical specifications for Romanian ATM System Modernization against ICAO standards and EUROCONTROL requirements;
- Develop corporate training plan for ROMATSA;;
Financial and Commercial activities - Review of national cost base; Prepare cash flows forecasts (data acquisition, forms and reports);
International cooperation - Manage ROMATSA interface with EUROCONTROL STS, UK-CAA, DFS, IBM, IATA; Present and improve ROMATSA image (national and international level); Coordinate steering committee meetings for the Romanian ATM Modernization Program; Present ROMATSA activity in regional meetings; Participation at EUROCONTROL- CEO meetings
Project Management - Program manager for ROMATSA Year 2000 Compliance Program (2 mil. $ budget); Project Manager of ROMATSA Integrated Management Information System (7 mil. $ budget);

Quality assurance inspector at ROMANIAN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  • Romania
  • March 1996 to December 1996

- Develop quality policy,
- Develop and implement quality assurance procedures in respect to ISO 9001 requirements;
- Asses operational and technical specifications;
- Prepare development strategy and implementation plans

Quality Assurance Manager at ROMANIAN AIR LINES - LAR
  • Romania
  • May 1995 to March 1996

Quality and certification -
- Develop and implement quality assurance procedures in respect to JAR 21 and JAR 145 requirements,
- Coordinate internal quality audits;
- Develop and present to the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority the LAR Manuals of operations for certification purposes;
- Maintain the AOC provisions and conditions as required by RCAA

MARKETING MANAGER at AIR ANTARES Ltd
  • Romania
  • August 1992 to May 1995

Commercial and marketing activities - Asses aviation industry and technology trends and prepare development strategy; Prepare and review the company business plan;
Quality and certification -
- Develop and implement quality assurance procedures in respect to JAR 21 and JAR 145 requirements,
- Coordinate internal quality audits;
- Develop and present to the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority the Air Antares Manuals of operations for certification purposes;
- Maintain the AOC provisions and conditions as required by RCAA;

Education

Master's degree, EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  • at University of Washington Business School in cooperation with the Institute for Business and Public A
  • May 2002

- Financial Statements for Analysis and Decision Making - Financial Diagnosis and Forecast - International Accounting - Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management - Marketing Management - International Management - Statistics - Macroeconomics - Operations Management and Total Quality Management - Strategic Management - Entrepreneurship - The firm and the International Business Environment - Simulation of Strategic Marketing Management - MARKSTRAT

Diploma, ISO 9001 QMS Auditor/Lead Auditor and Internal Auditor
  • at Birou VERITAS International – Romanian Branch
  • June 2000

The course gives me sufficient grounding in auditing techniques being able to undertake effective audits and encourage constructive development through analysis and self criticism. Skills acquired: - Understand the principles and practices of auditing - Plan and prepare for an audit - Gather and analyze evidence - Perform an audit and report the results - Organize and mange an audit performed by a team of auditors

Diploma,
  • at SERCO Aviation Training Center - Bailbroock College - England
  • December 1996

Topics covered 1. English Language 2. Training Management 3. Human Resources Management 4. Human Resources Development Skill acquired: - Asses training needs - Prepare training plan - Plan and prepare training sessions - Teaching techniques - Prepare manpower plans - Performance appraisals - Prepare and carrier development plans

Master's degree, Aerospace Engineer – M. Sc
  • at University Polytechnic of Bucharest, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
  • June 1992

Specialties & Skills

Safety Management
Project Management
Quality Management
Airlines
Air Traffic Management
MS Project
MS Visio Profesional
MS Excel
MS Power Point
MS Word

Languages

English
Intermediate
Spanish
Intermediate

Memberships

Romanian Air Traffic Controllers Association
  • regular member
  • August 2005

Hobbies

  • Bridge