Andy McGowan

Experience

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  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

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  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.

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  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
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  COMPUTERISED TRAINING SYSTEMS LIMITED

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2016

  Business Manager

  Business Strategy and Development.

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  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.

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  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