Caleb Whitehead

UK Part M supporting the Head of Airworthiness maintaining airworthiness for a fleet of 20+ mixed types including Reims F406 and Beechcraft B200 engaged in varied and specialised CAT Ops.

Working in coordination with the maintenance manager to ensure all aircraft maintenance inputs conducted by our facility are planned and executed within our maintenance exposition and EASA Part 145. I serve as the main point of contact for the customer whilst supporting the needs and requirements of technical, mechanical and administrative team members and always ensuring that the customer has a satisfying and positive experience to encourage a robust and long lasting good relationship. Key tasks include: - Assembly and issue of maintainance workpacks including technical operations and critical tasks. - Liasing between owners and operators, and Textron Aviation regarding support and maintenance requirements. - Planning and co-ordination of maintainance tasks with the maintenance manager and quality manager in a Part M subpart G approved environment. - Taking responsibility and full ownership for project management of aircraft scheduled base maintenance input and unplanned AOG events. - Act as technical liason between airframe, avionics and engine technicians and the aircraft/engine manufacturer. - Ensuring the relevant and correct documentation is available, issued and controlled from aircraft induction through to final release and pre-flight.

Reporting to the CEO, Group Commercial Director and Accountable Manager, I joined this new company to promote Nextant Aerospace remanufactured business aircraft and build the companies’ sales portfolio. This position necessitated starting afresh with the company and implementing a number of technical and administrative policies and procedures ranging from legal and data management through to direct and indirect marketing. The key attributes of success in the role were a confident and professional approach and relationship management with high net worth individuals combined with critical attention to detail to deliver totally accurate, polished proposals and management plans. Some of the personal successes to date include; • Becoming recognised as a specialist authority for Hawker -125 variants, which resulted in the sale and acquisition of two aircraft in one quarter, despite joining the company less then six months before. • With Nextant Aerospace, submitting and agreeing annual marketing business plan to successfully raise the European profile and engage prospects. • Building prosperous relationships globally with other aircraft brokers and traders, ensuring the company always had access to the right aircraft for the right potential client. • Establishing a strong professional relationship with National Police Air Service as an approved party for aircraft valuations. • Creation and execution of a successful annual marketing plan within budgetary confines, incorporating global exhibition attendance. • Increasing the companies’ used aircraft brokerage listings by engaging owners and operators and obtaining exclusive marketing mandates in every aircraft class from turbine helicopters to ultra long range private jets. • Liaising with, and working alongside, MRO organisations and component overhaul facilities to deliver optimum value solutions to aircraft owner and operators not just at pre-purchase/sales stage but also to provide future in service support.

Reporting directly to the Joint Managing Directors, I was recruited to create a new division within the group for the design, marketing, manufacture and supply of complete bespoke high performance fire and acoustic doorsets. This role necessitated starting afresh for the company and working with several external parties to ensure compliance prior to launching the new product lines nationwide to the largest and most prestigious joinery contractors and architects.

Reporting to the Sales Director, working in the commercial and high end residential fit out market and covering London, the home counties and the north my core duties including: • Promoting the companies’ range of bespoke fire doors and doorsets, acoustic panelling systems and other veneered products to architects, main contractors and joinery contractors. • Liaising with and attending architectural design meetings to provide technical knowledge with a view to having our products specified for use by architects. • Negotiating directly with contractors, on both cost and delivery programmes for order values in excess of £500,000. • Overseeing order progression at every stage of production, from receipt of purchase order to delivery and resolution of 
any QA issues. • Actively seeking new business, including establishing and developing new or dormant accounts. • Working in close partnership with the other departments within the company, including Estimating and Production.