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Tel: +44 (0)1202 393683 Mobile: +44 (0)7747 790862
e-mail:
colin.tranter@aerobus.co.uk
Role
Colin’s extensive management background is being used to implement
business process analysis and deliver customer focused re-engineering
solutions. Colin is developing solutions by working closely with a range
of businesses including leading service organisations. Where organisations
need specialist skills or are capacity limited Colin provides bid support
and interim management in the short or medium term.
Career History
Colin has over 30 years of experience in the Aerospace industry with over
15 years in senior management roles. Most recently, Colin was a key player
in the leadership and business development of a major blue-chip
Aerospace/Defence group His contribution was a major factor in the growth
of the Operations Division from 50 to 600 employees in less than 10 years,
with sustained growth in sales and profit ultimately achieving market
dominance.
A fundamental part of the strategy was Colin’s conception and creation of,
a new aerospace component repair and overhaul facility. This was initially
intended to provide cost effective support solely for the Company’s fleet
of over 30 aircraft, but due to it’s success Colin adapted the
organisation into an independent business providing these services to
other aircraft operators During this critical phase Colin took the lead
for marketing and developing the necessary strategic relationships with
key stakeholders. Planning was a key differentiator in the performance of
the business, Colin provided leadership and strategic processes placing
particular emphasis on benchmarking to ensure a cost effective service was
provided.
In addition, Colin has a wealth of logistics support experience which was
gained throughout his career, this resulted in him being appointed to head
a logistics function taking ultimate responsibility for the purchasing,
material control and distribution functions within the group.
Colin’s unique combination of technical and commercial skills made him a
particularly valuable bid and proposal resource. His broad spectrum of
skills resulted in him being involved in various proposals from a simple
cost per flying hour contract, through to a full turnkey
(aircraft/aircrew/engineering/logistics support/training) package.
Colin spent a considerable period of time overseas, responsible for all
aspects of avionics and ground installations for a quasi-military
organisation.. This was a challenging position, which required Colin to
introduce a culture of best civil aviation practice into a civil service
organisation to ensure continuing airworthiness, quality and despatch
reliability.
Related Experience
Throughout his career Colin has had considerable and detailed involvement
with key regulatory authorities. His various roles have encompassed a wide
range of quality responsibilities including approval signatory for FAA
8130-3, /JAA Form 1 and a named responsible manager in the JAA and FAA
Expositions. Other responsibilities included maintaining and developing
Company standards to comply with regulatory authorities and external
assessment bodies for approvals such as ISO 9001 and JAR/FAR 145.
Colin’s commitment to business excellence drove him to conduct a full
review of his business to the European Foundation Quality Model (EFQM) to
derive a Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP). This was an objective evidence
based exercise requiring high levels of staff involvement and commitment.
Colin is recongnised by the British Quality Foundation (BQF) as a qualified
"European Excellence Assessor."
Colin has undertaken formal UK MoD Integrated Logistics Support Management
Training and has managed ILS elements of bids. He holds a C.A.A. Licence
Without Type Licence Radio Communication, Navigation, Pulse, FM. Licence
With Type Cat 12.1, 12.2 and JAR66 Avionics licence B2. Colin has also
gained a Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) with Distinction and served 9
years in the Royal Navy as Petty Officer Radio Electrician (Air)
Colin has been involved in the establishment of new organisations and he
has also managed extensive change programmes involving the complete review
of existing processes and business culture. Strong and effective
leadership central to Colin’s management style, which is based upon
commitment, opening up lines of communications and increasing team
involvement in the change process.
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