31 years of management experience in leadership roles including:
• Professional Engineering Manager with progressive experience of maintenance, quality, safety and project management.
• Professional Member of PEC, Gold medal in MSPM and CNS LOC for successful implementation of aircraft modification projects.
• Graduate of Royal Naval Engineering College (UK), Pakistan Naval Engineering College, Pakistan Naval Academy, Pakistan Navy War College, PAF College of Air Safety Management, PAF College Sargodha, National University of Modern Language and Bahria University.
• Project management of projects like Paint Booth, FLIR with its I-Level capability, Hydraulic Test Bench upgrade, major overhaul of Maritime Aircraft , ELT, digital ICS, Radar, ESM, V/UHF radios, Maritime Helo mid life upgrade, UAV acquisitions and acquisition and upgrade of ATR Aircraft.
• Active involvement in organizational focus on safety through creative incentives and continuous education that decreased accident/incident rates.
• Conducted and lead Quality Audits for ISO 9001-2015 using SQS/Data Analysis /DMAIC techniques to improve organizational weak areas through process of continuous/breakthrough improvements.
• Organized, supervised and monitored of aviation system engineering issues, Depot level maintenance (overhaul), and aircraft component repair /overhaul processes.
Oversee Fleet Air Engineering Issues
• Organized, supervised and monitored functioning of the department involved in maintenance and overhaul of maritime aircraft.
• Planned and processed cases for establishment of aircraft maintenance and support facilities at Karachi
• Coordination activities for smooth induction of new & modified aircraft received from USA.
• Interactions with US NAVAIR and other MROs for P3C Maintenance Growth.
Vetting of indents and technical scrutiny of offers received against ITs & technical evaluation of Samples (Tender, Advice & Advance) as president of standing TSR committees.
• Ensure expeditious inspection of stores i.e clothing, victualling, POLs, Electrical & mechanical machinery/ equipment/ spares, hull & general, paints & chemicals, electro-medical equipment & Vehicles being procured against contracted specification.
• Coordination with NAIO, KS & EW, DESTO, PCSIR, PRD, SGS, INTERTEK & Army Labs for optimum utilization of their testing facilities as well improving own testing facilities by sharing knowledge on latest developments in testing/specification.
• Evaluate local substitutes of POLs for introduction in PN as member of standing POL Committee.
• Inspection/ audit of prospective various firms for registration.
• Maintain latest standards/ specification/ drawings/ technical books.
• Planned and processed approvals for scheduled maintenances/major overhauls of aircraft.
• Organized, supervised and monitored the rate running contracts (RRCs) with international and in-country maintenance repair organizations (MROs)/ aircraft & equipment OEMs for overhaul/ repair of major components.
• Negotiated with international/ in-country MROs and equipment OEMs for planning & mitigating issues related to overhaul/repair of aircraft and major components.
• Carried out independent analyses, processed approvals for safety aspects of occurrences, incidents, accidents and investigations.
• Evaluated & processed indents, organized technical scrutiny/ evaluation of quotations and negotiated contracts concluded at DP (Navy) MoD for aircraft, machinery & equipment, AED I-Level and ground support equipment.
• Negotiated and processed new RRCs/ BOAs for approval through DP (Navy) with Rolls Royce, Jet Aviation , FLIR, ZFL and PAC KAMRA.
• Acted as Project Director to organize and monitor the implementation including installation, commissioning of aircraft & equipment modification/ up gradation projects:
• Installation of Paint Booth insert in Hangar through M/s Zhiger Italy.
• Establishment of FLIR I-Level facility through M/s FLIR USA.
• Up-gradation of Hydraulic Test Bench to test aircraft hydraulic components.
• Phased Depot Maintenance (PDM) through M/s OGMA and transfer of technology through training of Air Engineers and technicians.
• Processed financial approval for concluded contracts, prepared budget estimates, forecast and controlled budget allocation.
• Organized prototype development, tests/ trials, inspection and acceptance of indigenously developed aircraft spares & Ground Support Equipment.
Performed Avionics lead for the upgrade Program of maritime aircraft at south Carolina Greenville facility.
Organized, supervised and monitored:
• 2nd line (I and limited D-Level) scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of Radio, Radar, Electrical and Weapon systems of aircraft.
• Successfully commissioned various modification and up-gradation projects on various aircraft i.e Installation of ELTs on helo and fixed wing Aircraft, Installation of digital ICS on maritime aircraft, Installation of Radar & ESM on maritime aircraft, and installation of EO/IR on maritime helo & Aircraft.
• Scheduled & unscheduled maintenance of shop Level Equipment.
• Conduct OJTs of Air Engineers, diploma holders and technicians.
• QA/ QC Management.
Organized, supervised and Lead Squadron maintenance teams in:
• O-Level scheduled & unscheduled maintenance of Engine, Airframe, Structure, Radio, Radar, Electrical and Weapon systems.
• Radar, Acoustic , ESM and NAV upgrade on maritime Aircraft.
• O-Level scheduled & unscheduled maintenance of Ground Support Equipment.
• OJTs of Air Engineers, Diploma holders and technicians.
• Safety and Quality aspects of maintenance.