Christopher Waterworth

Experience

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  Royal Navy

  Jan 1976 - Jan 1984

  Marine Engineer

  - Operation, maintenance and repair of ship-borne systems including but not limited to:- Steam propulsion plant including oil-fired super-heated steam boilers, turbines, gearboxes and shafts- High-power 3-phase alternating current electrical generation [9MW] and distribution including diesel and steam-driven generators and associated switchgear- Various fuel and water systems including embarkation, storage, test and transfer, etc.- Time served

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  Denel SAAB Aerostructures, Johannesburg

  Jan 1984 - Mar 2011

  Project Manager

  - Industrialization of composite elevators for the Israel Aerospace Industries' G160 small business jet upgrade for the North American market - Local manufacture of composite test panels and their certification testing in support of the Airbus A400M military transport's wing-to-fuselage fairing development project- Tracking, reporting, forecasting and prioritising the sales and costs of the company's portfolio of projects and programs during the first year of Denel's joint venture with Saab- Technical team member supporting the Denel Legal and Finance departments and Saab team members during the joint venture due diligence process- Seconded to Agusta [Milan, Italy] to assist with its A109 Light Utility Helicopter bid for Sweden - Local parts manufacture, foreign procurement and local assembly / integration of major components of the Agusta A109 SAAF Light Utility Helicopter- Local development, industrialization, assembly, test and integration of the Cheetah C fighter's forward avionics bay structure and systems- Ran a Business Process Re-Engineering project in conjunction with external consultants and reduced turnaround time of servicing by 30 percent- Repair and upgrading of a damaged Cheetah D2 aircraft - the rebuilt aircraft demonstrated significant flight performance improvements- Local development, industrialization and prototype testing of the Oryx and Rooivalk helicopter gearboxes including castings, forgings, machining etc.- Manufacture of a helicopter rotor blade test facility [civil works, test beds, hydraulics and electronic control systems- Product support of SAAF helicopters [local design, development, testing, industrialization and manufacture of parts in South Africa that were not supported locally by the original manufacturers - Hands-on servicing of SAAF helicopters, rotor blades and assorted helicopter gearboxes- Retrenched Show less

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  Samplex [Pty] Ltd

  Feb 2011 - Aug 2012

  Project Management Consultant

  - Head-hunted- Established and managed a "quote to invoicing" cost control system for Samplex' major account: the Samsung Electronics' South African field marketing project- Expanded /enhanced cost control functionality in order to win the tender for expansion of Samsung’s project into the neighbouring states of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and Zambia- Contract completed

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  Home

  Sept 2012 - Jul 2013

  A short break with some contract work

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  Denel Land Systems, a division of Denel [SOC] Ltd.

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2015

  Project Manager - Infantry Systems

  - Export sales of a new locally developed 30mm cannon / turret combination- Reported directly to the Project Manager Industrialization and indirectly to the Program Manager- Identified, scoped, developed, planned and controlled a portfolio of short to medium term projects covering product development through industrialization and into series production under concurrent engineering conditions- Transfer of technology to the customer- Effective and efficient use of company internal resources / subcontracted external resources- Successful delivery in line with the company's sales plan and client expectations as amended from time to time- Employment contract completed Show less

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  Seeking a New Opportunity

  Jul 2015 - now

  Project / Program Manager - defence / armaments engineering, development & production

  Currently pursuing and developing potential post-retirement interests but also looking for a senior / management level position in industry preferably on a short / medium-term contract either locally or abroad should the opportunity arise.