Garry Mills

Experience

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  BAeSEMA

  Aug 1989 - Oct 1999

  Seconded to BAe Australia, responsible for naval architecture and platform aspects of the BAe bid for the ANZAC frigate Warfighting Improvement Programme (WIP). Head of Naval Architecture team, undertaking consultancy work on RN, RFA and RMAS vessels, including stability analysis, structural analysis, concept designs, safety case analysis, etc. Responsible for bid activity, engineering management and project delivery.

  • Chief Naval Architect

    Aug 1998 - Oct 1999

  • Head of Naval Architecture

    Aug 1989 - Aug 1998
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  BAE Systems

  Oct 1999 - Oct 2007

  Deputy Chief Engineer Type 45 Programme

  Deputy Chief Engineer and Chief Naval Architect for the Royal Navy's Type 45 Destroyer programme, from concept through to First of Class sea trials.

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  Thales

  Oct 2007 - Dec 2011

  Director - Naval Platforms

  Responsible for Thales Naval ship design and ship programme delivery projects, excluding the QEC aircraft carriers. Included responsibility as Chief Design Engineer and Programme Director for 3 year programme to reactivate and update 2 HUNT Class MCMVs for the Republic of Lithuania, with new propulsion plant, propellers, C2, Sonar, main gun, EMDS and degaussing system.

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  BMT Defence Services Ltd

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  Chief Design Engineer

  Seconded to BMT Fleet Technology in Ottawa as Chief Engineer for the Royal Canadian Navy Joint Support Ship (JSS) project.

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  Rolls-Royce

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2015

  Chief of Naval Ship Design

  Responsible for development of RR new naval auxiliaries, offshore patrol vessels, general purpose corvettes and fast attack craft designs.

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  BAE SYSTEMS SURFACE SHIPS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2023

  • Deputy Chief Engineer

    Apr 2017 - Jan 2023

  • Type 26 GCS Platform Technical Authority

    Nov 2015 - Mar 2017
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  BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships

  Jan 2023 - now

  Canadian Surface Combatant Chief Engineer