Joao Carlos Esteves

Experience

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  Portuguese Air Force (Sintra AFB)

  Mar 1983 - Dec 1985

  ATC Supervisor - Aerodrome and Conventional Approach ratings;Sintra AFB Head of RFFS (Rescue and Fire Fighting Services). ATC Officer - Aerodrome rating;Montijo AFB Flight Operations Centre Coordinator. Air Traffic Control Trainee - ab.initio training, aerodrome and conventional approach training.

  • Military Air Traffic Controller

    Oct 1984 - Dec 1985

  • Military Air Traffic Controller

    Sept 1983 - Sept 1984

  • Military Air Traffic Control Trainee

    Mar 1983 - Aug 1983
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  Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea - ANA-EP (Training Centre)

  May 1986 - Dec 1993

  Coordination of AIS Training;Development and Design of AIS Training courses;Lecturing of AIS related subject-matters;Eurocontrol's guest instructor for AIS automation training;Member of Eurocontrol's AIS TNG Task Force. Operational AIS tasks: Lisboa International Notam Office, Lisboa Airport ATS reporting office and Pre-Flight AIS Briefing Office. Operational COM tasks: Madeira Airport AFS station management; AFTN message handling, FPL processing.

  • AIS Instructor

    Oct 1990 - Dec 1993

  • AIS/COM Officer

    Sept 1987 - Sept 1990

  • COM Officer

    May 1986 - Aug 1987
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  Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea - ANA-EP (AIS Headquarters)

  Jan 1994 - Dec 1994

  AIS/COM Advisor

  Production of AIS Publications - AIP Ammendments, AIP Supplements, AIC;Cooperation in AIS Projects;Eurocontrol's guest instructor for AIS automation training;Member of Eurocontrol's AIS TNG Task Force.

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  ADA Administration of Airports Ltd (AIC Service)

  Jan 1995 - Sept 1998

  Head of Aeronautical Information and Communications Service

  Management of the Aeronautical Information and Communications Service at Macau International Airport;Head of Macau International NOTAM Office;Head of Macau AFTN Centre;Liaison with Civil Aviation Authority of Macau for AIS/COM matters;Representative of the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau for AIS/COM subjects in ICAO's Bangkok Regional Office.Guest Speaker in the "ATC Expo - Maastricht" conference cycle (Maastricht - 1998) on the theme "Implementation of Macau AIS Automated system" (by invitation of FREQUENTIS). Show less

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  ADA Administration of Airports Ltd (Training Centre Division)

  Sept 1998 - Dec 1999

  Head of Training Centre Division

  Management of the Training Division and Training Centre;Responsible for all Training activities in ADA;Annual Training Plans;Implementation of the Instructional Techniques Training for trainers;Training coordination and delivery;Member of ADA's Quality Advisory Committee;Air Traffic Controller - Aerodrome rating.

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  NAV PORTUGAL

  Jan 2000 - now

  Responsible for implementation and coordination of the "Normal Operations Observation" Project;Responsible for the Operational Safety Surveys Annual Programme;Safety Surveyor;Responsible for Safety and SMS training programmes, including training delivery;SMS process management, including monitoring and assessment of KPI's/SPI's;Human Factors and Human Performance projects, including training delivery;AIS/AIM consultancy and training projects for ADM - Aeroportos de Moçambique;Aeronautical Communications and ATC phraseology training delivery;Member of Eurocontrol's SHP-SG (Safety and Human Performance - Sub-Group) and WA10 Task Force (Working Area 10 - TRM).Guest Speaker in two Eurocontrol's Workshops: "Safety Benefits and Day to Day Operation" (Brussels - 2010) and "Safety Survey in ATM" (Luxembourg - 2008), on the theme "NAV Portugal's Safety Survey Regime".Guest Speaker in ADM - Aeroportos de Moçambique Seminar on QMS implementation (Maputo - 2010) on the theme "QMS implementation in NAV Portugal - challenges and lessons learned". Show less

  • Head of Safety and Human Factors Division

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Head of Safety Promotion, Safety Culture and Human Factors Department

    Dec 2018 - Jun 2024

  • ATM/AIM Safety Management Systems Expert

    Feb 2006 - Nov 2018

  • Quality Management Systems Expert

    Feb 2002 - Jan 2006

  • AIS/COM Expert

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
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  Independent Trainer & Consultant

  Jan 2010 - now

  SMS Trainer & Consultant, ATM/AIM Trainer

  Independent trainer & consultant in the following areas:- Safety Management Systems (SMS);- Operational Safety Surveys;Independent trainer in the following areas:- Aeronautical Communications and ATC Phraseology;- ATC/ATM and AIS/AIM Operational Supervision (Human Factors and Leadership).