Experience

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  Royal australian navy

  Jan 2001 - May 2007

  Managed a team comprising two Leading Hands and five Able Seaman to complete the duties and responsibilities of the Sensors work centre. As the head of the work centre, I reported to the Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer and was responsible for the remedial and planned maintenance of the ship’s navigation, air search and underwater sensor capabilities.Initial Commissioning Crew of HMAS BALLARAT including:* Contractor sea trials,* Commissioning* First Unit Readiness Evaluation* Mission Readiness Evaluation* Middle East deployment Mar-Sep 2006 Show less Instructed technical equipment application courses including: * AN/SPS-49 air search RADAR, * Spherion B SONAR, * Atlas 9600 navigation RADAR, * ANZAC Solid State Continuous Wave Illumination RADAR, and * ANZAC Class Visual Landing Aids (Glide Slope Indicator & Horizon Reference Set)Responsible for the management and welfare of approximately 50 junior sailors during their period of instruction at TUASSC.Managed class scheduling and panelling in PMKeYs in liaison with category Career Managers to ensure TUASSC classes were not over subscribed. Show less

  • Supervisor Sensors Section

    Apr 2004 - May 2007

  • Equipment Application & Maintenance Instructor

    Jan 2001 - Mar 2004
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  Capability acquisition & sustainment group

  May 2007 - Dec 2010

  As Commonwealth Representative I was responsible to the ANZAC SPO Director for tender evaluation and prime contractor recommendation for scheduled External Maintenance Availabilities (from two week ad-hoc maintenance periods to nine month half life refit). During the production phase of the maintenance availability I was responsible to the Project Superintendent and the ANZAC SPO Director for ensuring all contracted work was completed on time, within budget and in accordance with all relevant regulations and instructions. As Commonwealth Representative I was responsible for the evaluation and approval of all Contract Change Proposals and Emergent Work Notices during the production phase of the maintenance period whilst ensuring that budget and scheduling constraints were taken into account. Show less

  • Ship Agent

    May 2007 - Dec 2010

  • Commonwealth Representative

    May 2007 - Dec 2010
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  Royal australian navy

  Jan 2012 - Oct 2017

  Studying Undergraduate Electrical Engineering degree

  • Assistant Marine Engineering Officer

    Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Marine Engineering Officer Under Training

    Jan 2012 - Jun 2016
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  Capability acquisition & sustainment group

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

  Ship agent

  Managed the planning and execution of routine and defect maintenance for the Royal Australian Navy's HOBART Class DDGs.

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  Defence jobs australia

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2020

  Led a tri-service team of Defence Interviewers to ensure that candidates were of the highest quality and best organisational fit for the positions that they had selected. Guided interviewers to ensure that achieving the best outcome for a candidate was forefront during the interview process whilst balancing the needs of each individual Service.

  • Senior Defence Interviewer

    Oct 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Career Promotion Team

    Jan 2019 - Oct 2019
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  Royal australian navy

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2023

  Planned and delivered whole ship damage control training as part of an integrated collective training package for Major Fleet Units undertaking the RAN Sea Release Assurance Program. Delivered damage control training in support of initial Combat Survivability Certification, Mariner Skills Evaluations, Unit Readiness Evaluations and Mission Readiness Evaluations across multiple RAN platforms including ANZAC Class FFH, Hobart Class DDG, Mine Hunter Coastal Class, LSD and AOR. Fourty-two direct reports, responsible for daily operations of the Marine Engineering department and plant. - Effectively led a team of sailors during a six month overseas deployment that was conducted under strict contactless protocols- Management of incident response and recovery of ship board defects and damage- Management of a four month ship maintenance period and various Ship Repair Projects completing all on schedule

  • Fleet Damage Control Officer

    Jul 2022 - Feb 2023

  • Deputy Marine Engineer

    Jan 2021 - Jul 2022
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  Naval sea systems command (navsea)

  Mar 2023 - now

  Ddg 51 project officer

  Embedded within the USN NAVSEA SUPSHIP organisation working within the DDG 51 production office.