Pascale PANTALEAO

Experience

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  THALES Services France

  Jan 1999 - Feb 2003

  Software Product Manager – Civil Aviation Solutions

  Key responsibilities and Achievements: • Definition of cost-effective product solutions for Aeronautical Messaging systems and Aeronautical databases, Migration to Linux/Open Source and JAVA • Adaptation of existing solutions to new market trends and standards, product roadmap development • Support to bid teams and program teams in the negotiation with world-wide customers • As a result, Thales maintained their position in a highly competitive market with new entrants Show less

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  Thales Australia - Air Systems

  Mar 2003 - Jan 2011

  Responsibilities and key achievements • Industrialise what started as an R&D project using AGILE principles to an industrial product for the redevelopment of the Air Traffic Controller HMI ($7 million R&D budget) • Applying Eurocontrol Software Assurance Level (SWAL) 2 • Build pool of skills in both Australia and France (growing from 10 to 30 engineers), coordinate developments between the 2 sites • Put in place a strong process addressing large developments from scratch, Object-Oriented technologies, and supporting multi-site and multi-product constraints • Road-map definition and delivery to programs as per their schedule • The new HMI component (500 K lines of code in JAVA) was recognised internationally: • Australia – 2010 Consensus Software Award • Australia – 2010 iAWARDS National Award for Industrial Application • International – 2010 Gold Asia Pacific ICT Award (APICTA) for Industrial Application Show less

  • Engineering Project Manager

    Aug 2008 - Jan 2011

  • JHMI Segment Manager

    Apr 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Head of Software Department - Air Navigation Services

    Mar 2003 - Mar 2006
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  Airservices Australia

  May 2011 - Jul 2023

  Responsibilities • Within the Airservices Change Portfolio, planning and setting-up the Program for success to transform the organisation’s supporting services through digitisation • Resourcing and leading matrix workstreams to identify, design and implement the business transformation initiatives and the new operational mode within 2 years • Launching and driving Safety, Change and Communication activities incl. strategic planning • Defining the governance model, establishing the Steering Committee, and reporting regime • In collaboration with Finance, designing the investments and benefits tracking model, and accruing the benefits realised in FY2023 • In collaboration with Procurement, preparing/executing the Acquisition Strategy for the implementation of the future ERP and other digital technologies for AirservicesKey Achievements • Identification and planning of business transformation initiatives in finance (B2R and O2C), procurement (S2M), human resources (H2R, payroll and rostering), asset management (A2R), and strategic planning (S2E), constituting a portfolio of $40+m of OPEX savings and aligned with the target employee satisfaction objective (Human-Centred Design) • Successful implementation of business transformation initiatives (non-technology dependent) during the first year of the Program, realising $18m OPEX savings • Blueprint phase completed for the new ERP (SAP S/4HANA and WorkForce) and planning of transition to implementation phase (critical analysis of 4 iterative approaches based on affordability and business impact factors) Show less ResponsibilitiesWithin OneSKY, taking a strategic role leading the Program to deliver a Harmonised Civil and Military Air Traffic System (CMATS) for Australia: • Leading the Joint Airservices/Defence team (Engineers, Project Managers, Contract Manager), managing competing expectations and objectives to achieve best-for-program outcome • Delivering record Safety and Security compliance excellence, within schedule and budget • Coordinating with the other Programs for the planning and execution of interdependent activities, incl. preparation of commissioning and transition to sustainment • Managing Contract with the main supplier, incl. introduction of changes to the ContractKey Achievements • In continuation of the work achieved under previous stages of the Program, the team and Program plans have been set-up to allow different releases of the CMATS Product (Release zero - Defence-focused, and Release one - Civil-focused) to progress in parallel and independently • Critical Design Review for Release Zero achieved Dec. 2020 and Critical Design Review for the Support System achieved Oct. 2021; both milestones achieved with very low risk profile moving forward • Preliminary Design Review for Release One step 1 achieved Jun. 2021, and step 2 achieved in Dec. 2021 • Commercial strategies defined and put in place to take full advantage of Target Cost Incentive (TCI) model, resulting in win-win agreement between Vendor and Client during variation discussions • The team, largely Melbourne-based, has shown resilience in minimizing impacts of COVID-19 during the pandemic and kept the tempo of the Program, keeping all major milestones on schedule Show less ResponsibilitiesWithin OneSKY, supporting the CMATS Program Manager in the delivery of the new Civil-Military Air Traffic Management System; more specifically: • Taking responsibility for the tactical program management activities • Leading the CMATS Engineering Team • Delivering Definition and Design milestones (System Design Review, Preliminary Design Review) • Providing a System of Systems view of all activities across the Program • Ensuring integration of the new system within each organisation facilities and infrastructure • Managing Contract with the main supplier with support of the Commercial and Legal teamKey Achievements • In continuation of the work achieved under the System Requirements Review, System Definition Review completed Nov. 2018 and Preliminary Design Review completed Dec. 2019; both milestones signed-off with a pragmatic approach regarding outstanding issues (technical debt risk assessment) • Successful transition of the team and organisation to move from Advanced Work Orders ($80m) to Acquisition Contract ($1.2b) following Contract signature in Feb. 2018 • Put in place sub-contracting of specialty engineering to address internal skill set shortage • Put in place strategy and process to baseline and put in configuration all aspects of the Program Show less Advanced Work Orders - System Requirement Analysis, Software Assurance, Cyber-SecurityResponsibilities and key achievements • Reporting to the CMATS Program Manager, working as part of a joint team combining Airservices and Department of Defence personnel, in charge of the delivery of the Advance Work Orders for System Requirements Analysis for Defence and Airservices needs, Software Assurance and Cyber-Security • Build core team of engineers and operational specialists from Civil and Defence • Manage competing activities between negotiation and advanced work orders • System Requirements Review complete Feb. 2018, enabling signature of the Acquisition Contract • De-risking strategy for system accreditation around Software Assurance and Cyber-Security (IRAP assessment) Show less En-Route Radar Replacement Program (12 sites across Australia)Responsibilities and key achievements • Procurement and commissioning of en-route radars for Airservices Australia • Preparation of sites (Building and Development Applications, Civil Works, HVAC, Power Supply and Communications) • Planning and supervision of site works and radar acceptance and operational testing • Commissioning process leading to radar cut-over and hand-over to operations • Management of a yearly budget of $5+ million within delegated budget and tolerances • Management of vendors and contractors (delivery acceptance, payments, contract variations) • Management of internal stakeholders and coordination of Engineering disciplines • Commissioning on time and budget of 4 en-route radars sites across Australia (2 with installation of a transportable radar on a green-field site) Show less

  • Program Manager Transformation

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

  • CMATS Program Manager

    Nov 2019 - Dec 2021

  • CMATS Deputy Program Manager

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2019

  • OneSKY - Advanced Work Orders Project Manager

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Enroute Radar Replacement Project Manager

    May 2011 - Aug 2016
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  Saab

  Apr 2024 - Oct 2024

  Project Manager - Air Traffic Management
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  Saab Australia

  Oct 2024 - now

  Program Manager - Air Traffic Management

  Building an Air Traffic Management capability in Saab Australia to deliver solutions for Civil Aviation around Saab products in meteorological display systems (AWOS) and tower air traffic control systems (I-ATS).