Senior Account Manager
Airbus-GPT Ltd
Total years of experience :37 years, 4 Months
Senior Account Manager, Paradigm-GPT Ltd, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 2010 to Present
• Supporting the customer in the development of URD and SRD requirements for communication systems, such as TETRA, SATCOM, TROPO, HF/VHF/UHF;
• Identifying technical options to bridge capability gaps and producing detailed requirements across all DLODs;
• Managing £1M to £50M projects from concept to contract award for the upgrade of nationwide fibre and strategic and tactical RF networks within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
• Development of acquisition strategies to deliver value for money solutions.
Programme Manager, General Dynamics UK, Oakdale: 2006 to 2010
• Manager for Concept and Assessment phase of a BOWMAN tactical communication system spiral development cycle;
• Responsible for Profit and Loss on projects between £50M and £100M;
• Manager of Tactical Bearers and Networks development team assessing future technologies;
• Delivery manager for BOWMAN into UK Royal Navy vessels and Rotary Aircraft, including simulators;
• Management of: ➢ BOWMAN upgrade programme against a changing operational programme;
➢ Diverse delivery team under matrix management;
➢ Radio OEM's, including US suppliers, complying with import/export licences/ITAR;
• Identifying and developing customer requirements and taking through internal bid process.
Programme Manager, BAE Systems, Filton: 1999 to 2006
• In-service support manager and Delegated Design Authority for UK Royal Navy nuclear submarines manoeuvring rooms;
• Delivering unsolicited bids to the MOD for new equipment that reduces support costs and overcome obsolescence issues;
• Responsible for Profit and Loss on projects between £1M and £50M;
• Bid manager delivering new business against personal and business targets.
Project Manager, MES, Bath: 1997 to 1999
• In-Service Support Manager for elements of UK operational naval nuclear platforms;
• Seconded to UK Ministry of Defence Integrated Project Team as an SME developing long-term support strategies for Royal Naval surveillance systems.
Royal Navy: 1976 to 1997
• Licensed supervisor naval nuclear reactors, leader of a command team for propulsion plant maintenance and operations.
Other Supporting Data:
• APMP - IPMA Level D Certification; • Shipley training in Bid Winning; • Lancaster University Certificate in Management; • Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers; • Member Institute of Incorporated Engineers; • 3 BAE Systems Chairman's awards for innovation.