CV / RESUME
Employment Record
June 2024 - Present
Systems Advisor for RB Systems
A sole trading business set up to offer systems related advice, after leaving Rolls-Royce
September 1986 - May 2024
Engineer at Rolls-Royce plc
With the following roles in that time.
Senior specialist in Systems Engineering
Primary activity was the definition of best practice Systems Engineering capability for Rolls-Royce, and supporting the recruitment, training and development of Systems Engineers.
Additionally, as required supported various projects with application of Systems Engineering
- Various Defence Future Projects
- Adour engine
- Gem and Gnome Engines
- Pegasus (for Harrier / AV8B)
- Trent 700
- Trent 900
- Trent XWB-97k (for Airbus A350-1000)
- Various Defence and Civil nuclear projects, including the RR Nuclear Small Modular Reactor (SMR) concept
Acted as company skill owner for Systems engineering and defined and coordinated activities across company to improve and embed Systems Engineering capability - with target to 'make Systems Engineering the way Rolls-Royce does Engineering'.
Head of Function for Systems Engineering and Program Management - so led the team of Assistant Chief Engineers and (technical) Work Package Owners across the Bristol Defence Aerospace Projects
Focus on whole engine design, and integration of Physical and Functional (engine performance) activities
Involvement / Activities outside Rolls-Royce
A working group set up to I identify and explore the challenges and solutions associated with embedding Systems Engineering into an organization associated with engineered products / services, that wants to gain value from the application of Systems Engineering.
Director for 2022-24, and Deputy Director 2020-22, on main INCOSE Board of Directors. Services covered:
- Events - achievements included initiating the Systems Exchange Virtual cafes, and accountability for events, which included first virtual IS and IW in 2020/21, and then move to hybrid events after
- Education and Training - primary activity was establishment of the INCOSE Professional Development Portal, and the start of an INCOSE Mentoring Service
- Certification - the INCOSE SE certification activity – ASEP, CSEP and ESEP
Immediate past president 2016-2018, President 2014- 2016, President-Elect 2012-14
I had been involved in issue 3 of the INCOSE UK chapter competency framework previously, and was involved in international working group expanding / improving (and internationalising) the competency framework - I was a lead author (one of 5) on the framework documents issues in July 2018
Education / Qualifications
INCOSE ESEP
November 2017
INCOSE ASEP
November 2014
Joined INCOSE (UK Chapter)
March 2006
Chartered Engineer
March 2001
MSc Gas Turbine Engineering at Cranfield University
March 1991 - June 1996
Part time study whilst employed at Rolls-Royce. 15 Courses (at Cranfield University and Warwick university, and project)
Awarded 'Best Second Degree Student' at RR UK Defence training awards in 1996
BSc in Physics, Bristol University
September 1983 - June 1986
Publications
2024
Co-authors Andy Pickard, Dean Beale, Dorothy McKinney, Rudolph Oosthuizen, Kenneth Cureton and Chandru Mirchandani (to be presented by Pickard and Beasley)
2022
INCOSE Insight article Volume 25 / Issue 3
Co-authors Hazel Woodcock and Paul Eastwood
Co-author Andy Pickard
2021
Co-authors Charlotte Dunford and Erika Palmer
Co-authors Andy Pickard and Andy Nolan
2020
Article for PPI magazine
Co-author Claire Ingram
Co-author Andy Pickard
2019
INCOSE Nordic Tour presentation (September 2019)
Co-authors Don Gelosh and Andy Pickard
2018
Paper at INCOSE UK ASEC November 2018
One of 5 lead authors - others: Don Gelosh, Mimi Heisey, Ian Presland and Lori Zipes
Co-authors Andrew Pickard and Andy Nolan
Co authors Iain Cardow, and Andy Pickard
Co-authors Andy Pickard, Andy Nolan, Judy Nolan and Timothy Pruitt - Winner 2018 Best Paper on Project Planning, Project Assessment and / or Project Control
Co-authors Andy Pickard, Iain Cardow and Jon Symons
Co-authors Don Gelosh, Mimi Heisey, Ken Nidiffer, and John Snodderly
White paper from the ENCORE network (coordinated by Sheffield University) - Co-authors Matin Mayfield, Giuliano Punzo, Ginny Clarke, Nic Holt and Stuart Jobbins
