Damien Chollet

Experience

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  Dassault Aviation

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2002

  Technician trainee (internship)

  Mechanical study through CAD of loading tools for calibration of a Mirage 2000 test bench.

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  Satori SAS

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2003

  Assistant engineer trainee (internship)

  Assistant engineer: study of test facilities, repairing feasibility, drawings, workstations improvements.

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  Airbus

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Analysis engineer trainee (internship)

  Setup of an IT tool to interpret the results of risks simulations for pre-installation of systems (hydraulic, electrical).

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  Global Jet Luxembourg

  Nov 2005 - Jan 2010

  Flight Operations Engineer

  2009-2010: deputy Head of Flight Operations Engineering office* Daily management of 2 Flight Operations engineers and ±50 aircraft.* Handling of requests from/to other departments and suppliers.* Maintaining relationship with Luxembourg’s CAA.2005-2009: work on the whole fleet* ±30 aircraft of various types and various registration countries (LX-, N-, OE-, P4-, VP-), both private and commercial.* Creation, revision, dispatch and follow-up of JAR-, then EU-OPS required Operations Manuals parts A, B, C & D.* Administration of performance softwares, creation of Excel weight & balance tools.Achievements: became trainer on Operations Manuals, performance, weight & balance. Show less

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  TAG Aviation SA

  Feb 2010 - Dec 2019

  * Daily management of the Flight Operations department (±15 aircraft and 50 crewmembers).* Interacting with other departments to ensure TAG policies and regulatory requirements are met, keeping safety as a priority.* Setup and follow-up of Flight Operations projects.* Addressing audit findings and implementing corrective actions as part of the SMS.* Preparing and participating in monthly and annual Management reviews.Achievements: addition of EROPS 180, P-RNAV, CPDLC, GNSS and Cat II approaches to the Operations Specifications; transition from EU-OPS to EASA Air-Ops regulations. Show less * Redaction and management of EU-OPS compliant Operations Manuals A, B, C for 14 commercial aircraft of various types.* Daily administrative tasks related to the Flight Operations Department activity.* Administration of performance and weight & balance software.* Follow-up of global geopolitical events, in order to balance operational risk exposure versus commercial interests.Achievements: enhancement of relationship with the Swiss CAA (leading to reduction of lead time for adding aircraft on the AOC); successful implementation of EFB Class 1 with iPads. Show less

  • Deputy Nominated Person Flight Operations

    Jun 2013 - Dec 2019

  • Deputy Nominated Person Flight Operations, acting as Nominated Person

    Dec 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Flight Operations Engineer

    Feb 2010 - Jun 2013
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  Self-employed

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Proud Dad at home
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  Swiss Private Jet SA

  Feb 2021 - now

  Safety & Compliance Monitoring Manager