Andy McGowan

Andy McGowan

Technical Training Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Business Development Team Leader at QinetiQ

  • Education

    • City & Guilds London Institute

      2005 - 2007
      Leadership and Management Leadership and Management

      Leadership and Management

  • Experience

    • Royal Air Force (RAF)

      Apr 2005 - Apr 2007
      Technical Training Consultant

      • Responsible for the operational effectiveness of 1200 technicians and managers.• Conducted TNA on a diverse range of engineering equipment.• Conducted detailed analysis and produced descriptions of the necessary skills and abilities for personnel to be able to undertake their duties.• Crafted tender specifications and assessed tenders for the training elements of proposed contracts with non MoD suppliers.• Designed questionnaires and conducted interviews to validate courses, and gathered data for future training content.• Produced detailed reports to present findings of major studies on high value, high volume training packages. • Evaluated courses (internal and commercial) ensuring that training objectives accurately and most cost-effectively, reflected the needs of the workforce.• Produced Job Specifications for engineering technicians. Show less

    • General Dynamics UK Limited

      Jul 2007 - Jun 2013
      Principal Training Engineer

      Lead Engineer for Training responsible for the design, development and delivery of multi million pound training solutions. During this tenure won more than a hundred million pounds worth of new business.

    • PENNANT TRAINING SYSTEMS LIMITED

      Jun 2013 - Sept 2014

      UK and International Business Development Responsible for the delivery of international programmes including Parachute Flight Simulators (PFS) to a Far Eastern Special Forces customer and Hawk Virtual Aircraft Training Systems (VATS) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.

      • Senior Business Development Manager

        Jan 2014 - Sept 2014
      • Senior Program Manager

        Jun 2013 - Dec 2013
    • COMPUTERISED TRAINING SYSTEMS LIMITED

      Nov 2014 - Jun 2016
      Business Manager

      Business Strategy and Development.

    • Systems Engineering and Assessment

      Jul 2016 - Dec 2018
      Senior Business Development Manager

      Shaping and implementing business development strategies for simulation and training and intelligent transport solutions for both UK and international customers.

    • QinetiQ

      Nov 2018 - now

      Responsible for generating new business within the land domain, in the defence sector. Specifically shaping capability assurance solutions..

      • Business Development Team Lead

        Jan 2025 - now
      • Senior Business Development Manager

        Nov 2018 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Graduateship Award in Leadership and Management

      City and Guilds
      Apr 2007
    • Licentiateship Award in Mechanical Engineering

      City and Guilds
      Nov 2001
    • Incorporated Engineer

      Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
      Dec 2012
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Business Mentor

      Issued by General Dynamics United Kingdon Limited on Apr 2008
      General Dynamics United Kingdon LimitedAssociated with Andy McGowan