Gethin Lewis

• Created Consultancy and Strategy business www.kingfisherconsultingandstrategy.com to provide expert Programme Management Consultancy Services to clients across Defence and Aerospace Sector
• Devised and designed initial business concept, launch strategies, funding and digital marketing campaign

• Successfully led IWSS portfolio of programmes resulting in $160m of additional sales through effective business winning implementation
• Increased programme profits by 161% in commercial market
• Transformed 2 “red programmes” which I took on to return to a stable state with complete programme overhaul
• Increased customer satisfaction improvements of 25% for Operational Support to UK F35 Lightning, Merlin Helicopters, C130 Hercules, Sonar Systems, Complex Weapons in Surface and Subsurface platforms
• Delivered Integrated Digital Radar and Navigation Systems across Royal Navy Fleet, as well as several Classified systems deployed to current and future Royal Navy Submarine fleet
• Signed off on large scale ($100m+) business winning proposals and bids to ensure on time delivery to meet challenging orders, sales, cash and Ebit in line with the Integrated Business Plan
• Consolidated a large PMO team of 60 Master Planners, Programme Controllers and Project Managers with a consistent governance model
• Prime senior customer engagement point for a diverse set of programmes up to 2 * / C-Level with challenging stakeholder engagement

• Leading the delivery of a large and diverse portfolio of IT and Service Delivery programmes with a Global Client Base to create an agile and profitable business
• Achieved year on year financial targets of $80M Sales with 21% RoS
• Responsibility for national IT infrastructure programmes involving mission critical systems requiring high availability and 365/24/7 support solutions

• Secured a $120M contract having led the strategic campaign
• Transformed a large and diverse portfolio of IT and Service Delivery programmes with a Global Client Base an Agile business with an innovative commercial business model resulting in a 12-point increase in profit
• Mobilised and spearheaded the successful programme execution and Managed Service for national IT infrastructure programmes involving mission critical systems requiring high availability and 365/24/7 support solutions
• Fostered customer and supplier relationships, building trust and confidence through open dialogue

• Headed a collaborative transformation programme to re-shape the long-term, pan-fleet shore integration service and facilities for complex software intensive combat systems
• Directed and influenced the next phase of Maritime Integration to deliver and sustain QE Class, Type 45, Type 23 and Type 26 Combat and Mission Systems
• Devised the Joint-Strategy for providing cross company service delivery efficiencies resulting in increased collaboration and greater access to expertise

• Established the MoD technical strategy and architectural road maps for the surface fleet to achieve a Modular Open Systems Architecture which enabled UK industrial participation in the Maritime Combat System Convergence Programme
• Cultivated Collaborative working relationship with MoD, BAE Systems, Thales and QinetiQ and other SME's

• Oversaw the Combat Systems portfolio of programmes and ensured their compliance to corporate governance frameworks
• Provided functional management responsibility for 60 PMO and Project Managers to directly guide career development, recruitment and talent management
• Directed the the development programme for the next generation of talent
• Designed the Business Transformation and Change initiatives to ensure coherence across the whole business

• Programme managed the QE Class Carrier Real-time Mission System, Planning, execution and delivery of the core of the mission system for the aircraft carriers
• Managed key subcontracts including Tactical Datalinks and the Air Traffic Control system from partner suppliers
• Provided Risk and Opportunity management, Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis
• Presented high level capability demonstrations and presentation to senior UK MoD/RN personnel
• Supervised 120 direct reports with daily support, regular goal-setting and appraisals.

• Co-ordinated and led a diverse multi-disciplinary engineering team of 80 engineers to deliver the DNA(2) Combat System, a large scale system to the Royal Navy to meet stringent high availability requirements
• Grew the system capability working collaboratively with end-users to
• Implemented the Core Combat System Equipment product development strategy to reduce the total cost of ownership across all DLODs

• Successfully led the engineering and bid teams to deliver an affordable bid for a system which brought new life to the in-service system and enable both MoD and the Royal Navy to insert new capability and through life cost savings

• Planned and delegated activities carried out by the Software Design Team to maximise productivity and ensure improve the quality and consistency of service
• Coordinated the implementation of business improvement initiatives to achieve CMM level 3 accreditation

• Managed software teams developing the avionic systems for the final phase of Eurofighter Typhoon including the main pilot display and control systems. Developed innovative testing techniques to improve the quality and reliability of delivered product into service with the RAF. Primary role was Software design, development and test and system requirements management.
• Supervised, trained and mentored a team of 20 engineers to consistently meet and exceed product quality, performance and delivery goals.

BEng Hons Degree in Aerospace Engineering, including Mechanical, Electronic, Aerodynamic and Composites Engineering

• Thesis: Avionic Control Systems