Background . . . .
After 40 years as a Civil Servant, working primarily in Project, Procurement and Safety Engineering 
Management at various establishments for the UK Ministry of Defence, and on a variety of defence equipments, I now seek new challenges within the Defence and Aerospace industry, working in Project Safety & Environmental Engineering and Management through my personal website, Safety Engineering Consulting. This website showcases an extremely broad spectrum of experience and an extensive skills set in this important engineering discipline, together with considerable defence project experience and a high level of interpersonal skills gained over many years within the MoD and latterly as a consultant.
After leaving Grammar School at the age of 16, I started my MoD career in 1969 as a 'Constructive' Technical Apprentice in Devonport Royal Dockyard, gaining an ONC and HNC (with endorsements) in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding. My early background was as a mechanical and marine engineer and placements from my apprenticeship until the start of the 80's concentrated on expanding knowledge and priming me for future Project Management roles. Later in 1990 I took an Electrical and Electronics conversion course to add to my engineering knowledge.
From 1980 until 1999 I was involved in a number of underwater sensor and weapons 
projects for the then Director General Underwater Weapons (DGUW) of the UK MoD, primarily based in Weymouth. I was responsible for all Contract and Project Safety aspects on equipment including various Underwater Sensors (helicopter, submarine & surface ship sonars), Underwater (Tigerfish torpedo) & Above Water (Tomahawk) Weapons. This provided a first real taste of formal Safety Engineering.
My final position within the MoD before leaving in March 2008 was as Project Manager & Safety Engineer within a Major Equipment Project Team at the Ministry of Defence establishment at Abbey Wood, Bristol. From early 1999, when I joined the Merlin helicopter project, I was employed as the aircraft Helicopter/Ship Interface Manager, a position where a high level of Safety engineering and management application was required, working to early versions of POSMS, Def-Stan 00-56 and JSP 430 and interfacing with the MAA.
Within this role I enjoyed a major Safety Engineering position on Merlin and Merlin/Ship-Interface safety. I acted as the Chair and SQEP on Safety Panels, Hazard Assessments and other safety committees, and I was responsible for the management of contractors and consultants in their production of major Safety Cases and associated documentation. In addition, I personally researched, developed and produced a number of stand-alone Safety Cases for various aspects of the helicopter/ship interface.
Safety Engineering Consulting formed & webpage initiated. Since leaving the MoD I have been constantly employed as a Consultant Systems Safety Engineer in a variety of defence companies and establishments, and on a number of equipment projects. From July 2008 until September 2009 I worked at MBDA, Bristol, on the PAAMS missile project working on sytem safety requirements and the interface with the parent T45 platform.
On completion of the MBDA contract I became the Safety Manager for the MoD’s Medical Project (M&GS) Team, a contract that completed at the end of September 2010. In this position, as well as introducing, implementing and managing a fully revised Safety Management System for M&GS, I personally authored 3 project Safety Plans and 40 Safety & Environmental Cases including Hazard Assessments and working principally to JSP454, on a wide variety of medical equipments.
In November 2010, I joined Lockheed Martin at Agusta Westland, Yeovil, as Safety Engineer on the support of the Merlin helicopter fleet. The primary task involved the recording and assessment of safety incidents from the fleet and producing monthly reports and the updating of the FTA model and Cassandra Hazard Log. This contract concluded in February 2012.
Returning to the UK MoD Abbey Wood establishment I then worked with SDE in the preparation and facilitating of Hazard Identification and Analysis ((HazID&A) meetings on a wide variety of RN ship and submarine equipments, then producing an updated Safety Case for each system. This continuing task included the updating of the MoD MET Hazard Log Database with the results.
In early 2012 I took on the role of Senior Safety and Reliability Engineer at Messier-Dowty (now SAFRAN), working 
on the safety aspects of commercial and military aircraft landing gear. Tasks include the raising of FMEAs, PRAs, Safety Assessments and associated safety documentation to ADP 4761 and CS25, plus the review of sub-contractor's safety data.
Back to MoD Abbey Wood again in November 2013, this time for 6 months working within the Torpedo, Tomahawk and Harpoon (TTH) project team on Spearfish project and safety engineering tasks including environmental and safety business cases and updating the Through Life Management Plan (TLMP).
During this period, and working with Osprey CSL, I supported the MoD TACC Project Team with an extensive review of their safety documentation, including Safety Case Reports and Hazard Logs.
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n May 2014, and in association with Edif ERA (now RINA), I commenced working at BAE Maritime Systems in Filton, supporting the new T26 GCS - Global Combat Ship - project by providing expert advice into the Support and Human Factors safety areas. This soon expanded into a Safety Manager role incorporating support to the Aviation domain and included the writing of Safety Case Reports and chairing HazID&As, also mentoring a newly qualified Safety Engineer.
In June 2015, I was back at BAES Naval Ships, in Filton, on the new T26 GCS project, providing support to platform, equipment and system HazIDs, and commencing a programme of some 15 Ship Evolution Safety Assessments, including the preparation for and facilitation of ship operability HazID&As and Hazard reviews, producing new Hazards for input into the BAES SMARTer database.
Moving from the supplier to the customer role, in June 2016 I became the MoD T26 Safety Manager with a work package which included the reviewing of BAES safety documentation, supporting elements of the design team in the production of Safety Case Reports and Hazard Logs and representing the customer at safety meetings.
At this time and within the submarine area, Safety and Environmental advice and documentation was produced for a major sub-contractor to the new Dreadnought class of UK submarines. This included producing the Safety and Environmental Management Plan, Legal, Regulatory & Standards matrix and a draft Hazard Log to support future Hazard ID meetings and subsequent Hazard Log population and management.
In April 2017 and in conjunction with the MoD SALUS initiative, the MoD Safety Manager role was taken on for the new Maritime Indirect Fires System (MIFS) - 5" medium caliber gun - for future RN surface platforms such as the T26 and T31 frigates. The work involved the reviewing US & UK OEM Safety documentation, such as the Safety & Environmental Management Plan (SEMP), and providing expert guidance and advice on Hazard Log production and maintenance.
At this time I was also engaged by the MoD OPV project to deliver mature Safety and Environmental documentation in line with tight project tmescales. The documentation included an in-depth review of the Hazard Log, the SECR & SEMP. These were then used to develop & produce a Command Safety & Environmental Summary (CSES). Involvement from an S&E aspect in the platform transfer process to Commercial Ship Support (CSS).
On completion of the OPV work I moved into working with a major Canadian supplier of aircraft handling equipment on world-wide Naval vessels, supplying comprehensive safety documentation and providing expert safety guidance in support of future bids and supporting the company on the UK T26 and equivalent Australian and Canadian variants.
At the same time, also on the T26 GCS platform plus Australian and Canadian derivatives, Safety Case Reports and Hazard Logs were produced for a tier 2 supplier in support of safety documentation requirements for the prime contractor. The 4+ years on the T26 project has ensured an expert familiarisation with the data and format needed to satisfy the documentation provision.
In October 2018 I returned to a Safety Manager role at the DE&S Abbey Wood establishment in Bristol. Moving away from the Naval area for a change this position required expert support and guidance into the CBRN Delivery Team. This team manages the design and provision of chemical, radiation and biological sensor and decontamination equipment for all the UK's forces. The work involved a review of the team's own SEMS and all legacy safety documentation, together with production of new project SCRs and Hazard Logs and mentoring team members through the safety process.
On completion of this 12 month assignment, and working with Ebeni, I moved to Team Complex Weapons, again in MoD Abbey Wood, providing additional safety resource in Sea Viper modification and interface into T45 & T26 platforms with the supplier, MBDA.
After a sebatical where I worked part-time on supporting suppliers to the T26 GCS, I moved to a role at BAES Submarines providing expert guidance to the provision of a safety Management System for the Submarine Combat Systems organisation and the company's Engineering Excellence for Safety activity. This was followed by a further role providing safety assurance to the integration of the SV-CAMM missile system onto the T45 destroyer.
Now in the autumn of my career, I have decided to reduce my hours and so am working part-time, 2 / 3 days a week, on short-term assignments, supporting various defence projects with the supply of safety and environmental assurance and provision of engineering guidance and artifacts.
Qualifications, Courses and Honours . . . .
- Technician Apprenticeship (Indentured) (Devonport Dockyard - 4yrs)
- ONC Naval Architecture & Shipbuilding (2 yrs)
- HNC Naval Architecture & Shipbuilding (2 yrs)
- HNC Endorsement in Industrial Engineering, Hydrodynamics & Heat (1 yr) (BEng. equiv.)
- Electrical & Electrics Conversion Course (3 months)
- System Safety Foundation Course
- System Safety Tools & Techniques Course
- SSMO Ship Safety Management Course Pt 1, 2 & 3
- Helicopter Safety (Rotary Wing Module) Course (RAF)
- Safety & Airworthiness for Military Aircraft Course
- RN Helicopter Safety Course
- Isograph FTA Course
- BAE Systems EDY 2.5 - Product Safety in Practice
- BAE Systems EDY 2.6 - Product Environmental Course
- (Misc MoD Project Management & Leadership courses)
- RINA Maritime Safety Workshop
- Fellow, Royal Institution of Naval Architects (FRINA)
- Fellow International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (FIIRSM)
- Chartered Engineer (C.Eng)
- Member, Institute of Engineers & Technicians (MIET)
- Member of the Safety Critical Systems Club (SCSC)
- Member of the UK Maritime Autominous Systems Regulatory Working Group (MASSRWG)
- Member IET Safety Policy Panels
- Security Cleared (SC) since 1969, renewed 23 October 2017
- Security Cleared (PV lapsed)
Note: Certificates can be found in Library
Safety Documentation Experience . . . .
. . . . from Cradle To Grave
Safety Management System (SMS) - Produce, Review
Safety Management Plan (SMP) - Produce, Review
Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (FMEA) - Initiate, Review
Hazard Identification and Assessment (HIA) - Produce, Review
Hazard Logs - Design, Produce, Review
Hazard Meetings - Chair, SQEP
Safety Case (SC) / Safety Case Report (SCR) - Author, Review, Manage
Safety Assessments (SA) - Investigate, Report
ALARP Statements - Produce, Revise
Safety Incident - Investigate, Report
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) - Produce, Review
ISA - Audit Report
Incident Reports - Revise, Present, Report
Command Safety & Environmental Summary (CSES) - Design, Produce
CASSANDRA Hazard Log - Input, Amend
MET Hazard Log Tool (HLET) - Input, Revise
BAES SMARTer Hazard Database - Input, Revise
Equipment Experience . . . .
RN Ships - T23 (Duke), T45 (Daring), CVS (Invincible), CVF (QE, PoW), LPD (Albion), LPH (Ocean), T26 (Global Combat Ship), OPV, MRSS, T31, T83; misc ships equipts - engines, generators, pumps, chilled water, HVAC, display units; T23 AHS - PRISM; Dreadnought Combat System; Submarine systems
RFAs - AOR (Fort), AO (Wave), LSL (Bay), ATS (Argus), MARS
Aviation - Merlin Mk1, 2, 3 & 3a Helicopter; Airbus A320, A350 (Landing Gear); United Kingdom Tactical Air Control Centre (TACC); Helo Start System
Armoured Vehicles - Warthog Ambulance; Armoured Vehicles Medical Equipment; ARV (Cyprus); ARCHER
Combat Soldier - MERT equipment; misc equipment safety
Medical Equipment - Misc electro-mechanical equipment varying in size from a Thermometer to a CT Scanner
CBRN Equipment - Misc CBRN equipment - sensors, hazard management, protection, cleaning
Sensors - Sonars 2022, 184, 197/2069; Sonobuoys; XBTs; Underwater Telephone; Hydrophones; Towed Array Sonars
Weapons - Tigerfish, Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedoes; TLAM; Harpoon; PAAMS (Sea Viper); Naval Gunnery Systems; MAWS - SV-CAMM
Support Equipment - Torpedo Support & Test Equipment; Merlin Test Equipment; Aircraft Tooling & Support Equipment; Aircraft Handler Systems; Weapon Handling & Support Equipment
Other Projects - DEEAMS, NSIGN, MRSS, EUSTON, FADS
Safety Documents Produced/Reviewed . . . .
Safety & Environmental Management Systems - MoD Medical Project Team, CBRN DT, Submarine Combat Systems; Dreadnought CS
Safety & Environmental Management Plans - Medical Projects: MDDC, ODMC, X-Ray/Ultrasonics; Merlin Projects: MATS, HIFR; Sonar 2012, Tigerfish Torpedos; Aircraft Landing Gear; T26 Support; Gunnery Systems; CBRN Equipment; MAWS; Dreadnought CS
Safety Cases/Safety Case Reports - 35 misc legacy Medical Equipments, ODMC, MDDC, X-Ray/Ultrasonics, CT Scanner; Misc CBRN equipment; Melin MATS, MASESA, HIFR, Misc Ship-Interface SCs; AHS - RAM, PRISM; Sonar 2012; Tigerfish, Spearfish Equipt; TACC; T26 Support SDSAs; OPV; CBRN, MAWS SV-CAMM; ARV (Cyprus); DEEAMS; ARCHER Munitions
Hazard Assessments (HIAs) - Torpedo Support equipment; Merlin/Ship Interface; Medical Equipment (as SCs/SCRs); Ships Equipments; T 26 Support, Evolutions, Gunnery Systems; OPV; Misc CBRN equipment; ARV (Cyprus); DEEAMS
Hazard Log Reviews - Medical Equipment; Aircraft Landing Gear; Ships Equipment; T26; MIFS; OPV; MAWS SV-CAMM; DEEAMS
Hazard Review Meeting Facilitating - Medical Equipments, Ships Equipments, Tigerfish Support Equipments; T26 Support and Evolutions, SV-CAMM
FTA - Merlin IMOS Updates; Aircraft Landing Gear
FMEA - Aircraft Landing Gear
Zonal Safety Assessments - Merlin mods, Medical Equipment fits on ships
CASSANDRA Hazard Database - Medical Equipments, Merlin IMOS, Misc CBRN equipment, MAWS SV-CAMM
MoD MET Hazard Database - Ships Equipment
SMARTer Hazard Database - T26 GCS, OPV
