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From aircraft engineering to assurance, operational leadership and major programme delivery.
Follow Matthew's progression through the roles, decisions and programmes behind his experience.
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August 2022–PresentNuclear
Project Quality Manager / Acting Senior Project Manager
Chubb Fire and Security LTD
Matthew leads quality, assurance, delivery and risk governance across a £105m nuclear-security portfolio covering Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C. His role also includes senior project-leadership cover, supplier development and direct client engagement.
- £105m portfolio across Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
- Senior project-leadership cover, delivery decisions and risk escalation
- Supplier development, manufacturing assurance and client engagement
- Digital QEHS transformation and multidisciplinary governance
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July 2021–August 2022Aerospace
Air Quality Control Manager
BAE Systems Air
Matthew led a 10-person Quality Engineering function supporting more than 100 production and inspection personnel. He represented the Head of Quality and aligned manufacturing, engineering, supply chain and customer evidence through Typhoon delivery milestones.
- 10-person Quality Engineering team
- Quality governance across 100+ production and inspection personnel
- Head of Quality representative during operational and customer decisions
- Manufacturing, engineering, supply-chain and international customer alignment
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March–July 2021Aerospace
Quality Strategist Lead
BAE Systems Air
Matthew moved from operational quality leadership into enterprise strategy, designing a five-year Global Air Sector roadmap for an organisation of around 25,000 to 30,000 people. He linked programme demand, capability, technology, workforce, governance and investment priorities.
- Five-year strategy across an organisation of 25,000 to 30,000 people
- Quality, Engineering, Finance, Logistics and HR brought into one roadmap
- 12 strategic priorities linked to programme demand and capability
- Director-level investment recommendations and executive decision support
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November 2013–March 2021Aerospace
Senior Quality Controller (Cat C)
BAE Systems Air
Matthew worked across the full Systems Engineering V-Model on Mantis, Taranis and PHASA-35, from requirements and design assurance through build, integration, verification, validation, airworthiness and release.
- Full V-Model lifecycle across Mantis, Taranis and PHASA-35
- Requirements, design, build, integration, verification and validation assurance
- Delegated Category C airworthiness and release authority
- Configuration, product conformity, NCR, CAPA and flight-test readiness
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December 2008–November 2013Aerospace
Quality Controller
BAE Systems Air
Matthew progressed from engineering and inspection into regulated product assurance, working across product conformity, approvals, audits, non-conformance and corrective action in aerospace manufacturing.
- Product conformity and objective release evidence
- AS9100 auditing and regulated approval environments
- NCR, root-cause and corrective-action management
- Right-first-time manufacturing and quality improvement
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February 2006–December 2008Aerospace
Nimrod Flight Line Inspector
BAE Systems Air
Matthew moved from aircraft engineering into independent flight-line inspection on the Nimrod MRA4 test programme. He supported aircraft readiness, dispatch and release decisions during UK and overseas flight-test activity.
- Independent flight-line inspection and aircraft readiness
- Flight-test dispatch and release support
- Overseas trials and operational problem solving
- Direct interface with engineering, maintenance and flight-test teams
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August 1997–February 2006Aerospace
Aircraft Electrical Engineer / Apprentice
BAE Systems Air
Matthew built his engineering foundation through hands-on aircraft electrical work spanning manufacture, installation, test, maintenance, fault finding and flight-line recovery.
- Aircraft electrical manufacture and installation
- System test, fault finding and defect resolution
- Maintenance and flight-line recovery
- Practical engineering discipline at aircraft level