Richard Doig

Experience

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  Royal New Zealand Air Force

  Nov 1994 - Feb 1995

  Temporary Civilian Student Position

  Temporary Civilian Position dismantling and assembling Pratt & Whitney J-52 engines under supervision of RNZAF personnel.

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  Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

  Jan 1996 - Nov 1997

  Product Design Engineer

  Performed conceptual design and development tasks as member of a multi-discipline team responsible for producing high quality medical products.

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  Air New Zealand Engineering Services

  Dec 1997 - Jan 2003

  Developed interior modification documents for Air NZ aircraft fleet interiors justified in accordance with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Regulations and United States Federal Aviation Regulations. Analysed and processed Airworthiness Directives, OEM Service Bulletins and service letters to ensure compliance with relevant customer, operator and regulatory requirements. Initiate maintenance action as required. Provided technical support of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Electric F404-GE-400 engine Depot Level Maintenance programme.

  • Aeronautical Engineer - Design Group

    Mar 2002 - Jan 2003

  • Aeronautical Engineer - Engine Config Team

    Sept 2000 - Mar 2002

  • Support Engineer - F404 Engine Repair Team

    Dec 1997 - Sept 2000
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  Air New Zealand Technical Operations

  Jan 2003 - May 2006

  Aeronautical Engineer - Repair Team

  Check and Approve powerplant design packages using delegated Design Authority from CAANZ. Make disposition decisions on powerplant matters to ensure airworthiness requirements are met while managing cost in an efficient and economic manner. Provided specialised powerplant technical advice to other ANZES staff as well as the airline as a whole. Liaise with OEM’s, vendors, lease companies, other operators and the airline to keep abreast of current technical and regulatory issues. Mentoring and education of other staff members to ensure that technical and regulatory requirements are met in a cost effective manner.Development of Major/Minor repairs and modifications for Air New Zealand and third party customer fleets. This covers on-wing inspection and/or modification programs, on-wing line support, engine and thrust reverser overhaul support and general workshop support. Primary engine types are GE CF6-80A, GE CF6-80C2 and RR RB211-524GT. Secondary types are IAE V2500 and CFM56-3.Development of risk-management plans (in cooperation with ANZES 121 Engine Configuration and planning) to regulate on-wing engine issues. Show less

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  Air New Zealand

  May 2006 - Jun 2012

  Powerplant Team Leader - Fleet Management

  Provided leadership and manage team workflow to ensure business priorities and objectives are met. Responsible for six Powerplant Engineers who manage eleven engine and APU types. Team responsibilities include on-wing support, configuration control, determination of the maintenance spec, operational support and repair, as well as fiscal accountability.Developed working relationships with various areas of responsibility within Air NZ to ensure engine operations are safe and reliable. Provide technical summaries to CAANZ, GM Tech Ops & Flight Ops and flight crews on important issues. Responsible for preparing engines for world-first biofuel test flight, achieved despite the test engine being AD non-compliant.Provided specialised technical knowledge and reasoning to the negotiation and implementation of engine management contracts and engine overhaul contracts. During this period ANZ inducted the RR Trent 895 and GE GE90-115B fleets.Prepared the RR RB211-524G3T fleet for entry onto the US register. Determine methodology to collate and search records to identify all repairs performed that were not FAA compliant. Manage repair rework and/or obtain FAA or OEM approval to make powerplants FAA acceptable. Aircraft were delivered on time and under budget. My initiative and actions directly avoided multi-million dollar penalties during final delivery negotiations. Maintained the responsibilities of the previous position. Show less

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  TASS Asia Pacific (AP) Pty Ltd / LMI Aerospace

  May 2012 - Mar 2016

  Senior Engineer

  Provide repair development (structures, powerplant and helicopter) for various TASS Inc customers worldwide. On-site A Check and heavy maintenance support.

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  Doig Aeronautical Engineering Ltd

  Nov 2013 - now

  Director

  DAEL provides liaison, repair and modification support to a number of airline, MRO and designorganization customers. Available to provide specialised aeronautical consulting skills to the industry.

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  V1 Aerospace, LLC

  Mar 2016 - now

  Associate

  Provide repair development and damage tolerance analysis (structures and powerplant) for various V1 Aerospace customers worldwide. Provide general operator and MRO support.