Blaise Kalunga

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Program Manager at Panasonic Avionics Corporation

  • Education

    • Kingston university

      2005 - 2009
      Master's degree aerospace engineering meng
  • Experience

    • Apcoa parking (uk) ltd

      Jun 2005 - Dec 2013
      Service delivery manager

      • Delivering on agreed Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators.• Effective leadership of up to a total of 40 members of staff. • Liaising with clients, partners, contractors and other stakeholders. • Handling and resolving customer complaints.• Setting and upholding standards, processes and best practices.• Managing operations within budgetary constraints. • Forward planning and team management.• Time management and prioritising where necessary.

    • Panasonic avionics corporation

      Dec 2013 - Oct 2019
      Customer support engineer

      Project Engineering and Field Support • Successfully managed and delivered numerous aircraft modification, embodiment and installation projects for international airlines worldwide.• Competently oversaw all technical aspects of the project to install inflight entertainment and connectivity system onto a fleet of brand-new Boeing 787 aircraft delivered to Virgin Atlantic Airways.• Improved service availability levels and kept assigned airlines as best performers in the region for 5 years running by proactively analysing performance data to identify trends and directing preventative maintenance.• Effectively led efforts to successfully upgrade satellite connectivity framework on more than 50 long-haul commercial aircraft. Show less

    • Inmarsat

      Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
      Project engineer

      • Coordinated projects to carry out aircraft modification and embodiment of integrated systems in collaboration with airline engineering departments and third-party vendors.• Prepared and contributed to bids as required, including generating technical proposals and cost estimates within agreed, and often short timescales.• Managed the interface between customers and key suppliers.• Effectively coordinated troubleshooting efforts to resolve system and network issues occurring on aircraft. Show less

    • Ultra electronics group

      Nov 2020 - Jan 2022
      Project manager

      Managing development, refurbishment and servicing projects ranging in size up to £100 million.Responsible for the management, performance and reporting of development projects as part of the life sustainment activities performed by Ultra to support Advanced Gas-cooled Nuclear Reactors (AGR) fleets; providing control and leadership for projects and bids, to deliver projects to time and cost targets.

    • Bae systems

      Jan 2022 - Jun 2024
      Programme manager

      Managing a portfolio of development and production programmes worth over £100 million in value. Leading and overseeing business development opportunities through to bids and contract awards.

    • Panasonic avionics corporation

      Jun 2024 - now
      Program manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prince2® 2017 practitioner

      Axelos global best practice
      Jan 2020
    • Apm project management qualification

      Association for project management
      Jan 2023