Bryan Ryan

Experience

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  Royal Air Force (RAF)

  Jan 1988 - Jan 2004

  Cpl

  I started out my professional career at RAF Haltons No 1 School of Technical Trade Training as a mechanical aviation apprentice which I graduated from with my trade papers and a BTEC OND in aerospace engineering.I went to my first Squadron No 7 Sqn at RAF Odiham as a Junior technician on the Chinook Mk1 or C model. I performed first line routine mainenance activities and preparation and recovery from flight tasks. I undertook operational service with 7 Sqn in the Balkans, and Northern Ireland, and non operational detachments across the UK, Europe, America, and the Falkland Islands in support of the Chinook fleet, .I transferred to my second Squadron No 18 Sqn at RAF Odiham in 1996. I undertook similar activities to my previous role again supporting operational activities in the Balkans, and non operational support in the Flakland Islands, Egypt, and across Europe.In 1997 I had a change of direction and moved into second line support in the engine deep strip and testing facilty which was part of MESF at RAF Odiham. Duties here included deep strip and rebuild of Lycoming T55 712 engines fitted to the the then Mk2 Chinook or D model. I graduated from the strip facility into full functional and fault rectification of these engines on the HUETH engine test facility for return to the customer. We also stripped rebuilt, and tested the titan APU's that are fitted to Chinooks.During this time I was seconded to the Emergency Fire Brigade Strike Relief team to cover Essex fire brigade strike.I moved internally from the engine test facility into a role in the Early Failure Detection Centre predicting failures and extending the in service life lengths of the major drive components of the Chinook utilizing spectrometric oil analysis programs, monitoring ferrous materials captured on magnetic detector plugs and filters, and utilising particulate measuring equipment. I supported operational activities in Afghanistan and Iraq in a war-time role in this position. Show less

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  QinetiQ

  Feb 2005 - Feb 2006

  Mechanical Engineering Technician

  I performed first line routine mainenance activities and preparation and recovery from flight tasks on D and E model Chinook helicopters. I performed scheduled phase and out of phase maintenance. I assisted flight test engineers with the installation and removal of specialist flight test modification equipment.

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  Vector Aerospace

  Feb 2006 - May 2006

  Mechanical Engineering Technician

  Performing phase maintenance and repair effort on the Lynx B4 line

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  Daedalus Aviation Group

  May 2006 - Jan 2008

  Chinook Specialist

  I provided expert subject matter knowledge of the D model Chinook in the mechanical trades to the Royal Netherlands Air Force at Woensdrecht Airforce base in their base maintenance facility.I provided on the job technical instruction to their up-coming military personnel culminating in a stronger self sufficient phase maintenance team.I acted as a key team member completing phase maintenance activities developing ground breaking delivery times.

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  QinetiQ

  Feb 2008 - Oct 2010

  I was responsible to the build team leader for the management of the embodiment programme during the night shift of the Chinook MK3 reversion programme, the largest MoD conversion programme of its kind in recent times.As the principal QinetiQ representative during night shifts,I provided the key interfacing function to MoD, Boeing and QinetiQ ensuring progression of the technical, regulatory and quality requirements of the Chinook Mk3R programme.I provided the key leadership role across the night shift of the programme. Show less I was responsible to the deputy build team leader for ensuring the on aircraft tasks relating to the mechanical aspects of the Chinook Mk3 conversion tasks were scheduled and managed in an efficient and robust manner. I was the primary delegate for technical delivery of the on aircraft tasks giving specific support to the aircraft ships captains to ensure overall schedule adherence.I ensured delivery of the short term installer plans and identified areas for recovery to maintain those plans.I ensured that activities not within the original scope of work were highlighted to the ships captains and PM team.I delegated responsibilities for schedule delivery in the out hours shift times in the absence of the ships captains. Show less

  • Night shift manager

    May 2010 - Oct 2010

  • Mechanical Task Manager

    Feb 2008 - May 2010
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  Cobham

  Oct 2010 - Aug 2012

  As the supervisor of production control on the future strategic tanker aircraft airbus A330 conversion program I was the focal point of a 45 strong department consisting of 5 senior production controllers, 20 production controllers, 9 expeditor's, and a mixture of 8 specialist technical document controllers and technical administrators.In this role I was the on-site Airbus Military teams customer focal point for all day to day matters relating to schedule, logistic, technical documentation, and quality issues.I reported production progress against the main and sub-schedules to both Cobham and Airbus Military senior management structure.I strongly influenced and directed the technical documentation migration from the Airbus Military Pt 21 data to fully compliant Pt 145 data. I trained the production team, the Senior Licensed Engineering team and the Production Control administration team in Pt 145 audit satisfactory documentation completion and closure.As the figurehead for documentation completion I was heavily involved in the configuration management of the entire programs work orders.I co-ordinated the maintenance and modification processes with the functional test program.I was a major driver in the development team that took the initial concept of a 12 strong production control team forwards to its strength of 45 using recruitment, identifying and interviewing suitable candidates for the new roles, appointing the selected individuals and ensuring that they were trained to complete their daily tasks.I aided in the development of the departmental, and production procedures for the program and ensured these procedures were kept up to date and answered any quality findings against them. Show less

  • Production Control Supervisor

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Mechanical Engineering Technician

    Oct 2010 - Jun 2011
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  Morson International

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  Mechanical Technician

  I returned to my stock trade to embark on an education program that started with a successful PRINCE2 course. I progressed through advanced MS Project, advanced Excel, ISO 9001and SAP training.The basic requirements of my current role are manufacturing component parts and building tail rotor shafts for the AW139, AW159, Sea King, Merlin and Lynx in a busy self contained production engineering workshop. I am accruing specialist bonding, machine drilling and testing techniques as well as using my general metal work skills and riveting abilities. There is also an element of inspection work required. Show less

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  Boeing

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2014

  Project operations coordinator

  Daily intervention across the production and maintenance environment minimizing the impact of emerging engineering, logistics and tooling issues. Recording, cataloguing and reporting daily shop-floor issues.Analysis of historic report data to effectively present factual data at major Continuous Improvement events.Maintenance of Operations customer reporting data across the production and maintenance environments.Operational support of test installation modification projects.EBOM/MBOM generation and maintenance across modification projects at various stages of maturity.Project management support of a crashed aircraft regeneration/rebuild as required.Support Mechanical and Avionic MRBs and the Manufacturing Engineers as required.Provide focal for a supplier modification production manager.Analyse integrated schedules and support status and planning updates.Developing and maintaining weekly customer reports.Brief Sojournement to the Integrated Scheduling department for circa four months at the Yeovil siteBuild and maintain fully integrated proposal, design and execution schedules in MSP 2010 for design incorporation of customer performed Mods and emerging customer requirements.Update status of open schedules with data from the customer and a multifunction design team both locally and stateside.Generate reporting material for monthly customer focal meetings, monthly financial recording and weekly PMM drumbeats.Provide schedule focal for priority one tasks in ad-hoc and weekly drumbeats.Provide 30, 60 90 day schedule data to assist the program managers with forward planning.Collaborate with a team of program managers both locally and stateside to update rolling wave plans and re-plan slipping tasks.Non-role specific: extensive technical platform knowledge manufacturing engineering support to the design, procurement and safety engineering functions. Show less

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  GE Aerospace

  Feb 2014 - Sept 2015

  Program Lead

  From the job description• Ensures technical, cost and schedule targets are met in line with the commercial and contractual needs.• Planning and Control, managing all deliveries associated to the project (engineering and hardware)• Lead a multi disciplined team, including resource planning and task definition• Risk management and schedule adherence through gate procedure.• Procedural Adherence• Generates weekly status reports / metrics with focus on deliverables• Financial Control / Budget Control• Project Cost both NRC and RC• Production Readiness• Reporting project deliverables status during regular meetings with customer satisfaction.• To manage and co-ordinate Data Drops, Dependencies, and interdependencies, as well as third party contributions.• Planning, monitoring and controlling the program through the creation of various levels of MSP and OPX2 plans. Show less

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  Boeing

  Oct 2015 - May 2017

  Project Manager

  • Leading others and directing multiple projects within the O & A Chinook Through Life Customer Support Programme, through proposal preparation, execution and project closure• Demonstrating proficiency in all project management areas in accordance with project management standards in the industry• Identifying and managing project objectives and requirements, ensuring all assigned individuals are executing the identified and assigned tasks, providing appropriate tracking and reporting relative to the baseline plan and meeting project objectives and requirements within agreed cost and schedule• Providing in-depth analysis of the project, culminating with lessons learned and historical reports for incorporation into future project plans. Providing assessment of team performance to appropriate management• Managing execution performance of all assigned project team and suppliers• Ensuring assigned individuals are executing identified tasks and providing appropriate tracking and reporting per plan• Responsible for project risk, issue and opportunity management• Acting as business unit subject matter expert who develops and leads business unit level project plans and creates new processes for enterprise application• Applying industry standards and any available data source for best practices, lessons learned, historical and forecast data to perform trend, earned value and variance analyses to create a baseline project plan• Interfacing and negotiating with project stakeholders including Customers and Suppliers to establish and agree project baselines, control changes and resolve issues Show less

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  Senior Flexonics - Lymington Precision Engineers

  Jun 2017 - Apr 2019

  Senior Project Manager RR

  Manage delivery of all critical assets enhancing the customer experienceManage Cost, Quality & Schedule of the program developing, monitoring and controlling Key Performance MetricsDevelop environment that new products can seamlessly transition from business induction through industrialisation into full rate production by combining class leading defined process, ERP and the Project Management Best Practice suite of toolsInvest in people - improve business environment through sharing experience across the project management team enhancing existing and building new capabilities in all membersChampion Continuous Improvement - Promoting strong ethos of always doing better in everything we do Show less

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  GE Aerospace

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  Program Lead
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  Cobham Mission Systems

  Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

  Project Manager

  KC46 program support project manager. planning and enabling product compliance for the air to air refuelling system.

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  Aireng PM ltd

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

  Program Project Manager

  Currently available for new contracts either in the North Brabant region of Holland or Flanders Belgium or the South coast of the United Kingdom.I specialise in program and project management predominently in the Aviation industry but have experience with Oil & Gas and Nuclear parts production

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  STS Aviation Services

  Jul 2020 - May 2022

  Technical liaison engineer
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  Sloan Water Technology

  May 2022 - Oct 2022

  Project Manager Executive Support Group

  Delivering pioneering products through Project Management excellence - on time, on cost, exceeding required standards and expectations.

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  Amazon

  Nov 2022 - May 2023

  Sortation Associate

  Fill in occupation whilst searching for the right job for me.I worked nights in a physically challenging semi-automated parcel sortation warehouse. I couldn't have asked for a better team to work with, they supported and included me from day one to my last. Getting back to the peak of my physical fitness was a rather pleasant bonus.

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  BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

  May 2023 - now

  Deputy Project Manager

  Managing engineering service delivery