Jacques Richardt Binneman

Competent Logistics Manager offering wealth of experience in maintaining proper product rotations and ensuring compliance with government regulations. Background in business management with additional training in distribution and team building. Works well within union or nonunion environments.

• Liaison between South African Air Force and THALES avionics France
• Meetings with South African directorates
• Technical focal point / interface of internal and external Customer
• Provide customers with engineering, technical advice, applicable service solutions and determine corrective actions to be implemented as well as training respecting within airworthiness and aviation regulations
• Translate Customer needs and concerns into THALES organizational / process language
• Monitors, follow-up and provides answers and solutions to Customer issues
• Understands the Customer needs representing the whole of THALES to the customer and acting at the customer advocate internally
• Ensures a regular communication with the Customer organization, to maintain a respectful relationship
• Provide support to the customer pre-delivery
• Organizes and coordinates 'working party' / 'retrofit'
• Ensures continuous improvement of the policies and processes
• Regularly informs my superior about issues and developments
• Contribute to the optimization of work processes in my areas of activities
• Have a CAA W & X license in all Avionics related fields (Radio, Radar, instruments, compass, autopilot and electrical)
• Experienced in the commercial jet working field
• Superior communication skills and ability to successfully liaise at all levels of the organization as well as with external parties
• Able to work in a dynamic, deadline driven environment with many complexities
• Flexible, have a sense of urgency and customer support orientation
• Process oriented and driven to the continuous improvement of the activities
• Available to travel at short notice, conduct international missions and considers working overseas an alternative for future career growth
• Fluent English, both written and spoken

• Date of Birth: 01/15/70
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: South African
• Marital Status: Divorced

• Experience on flight line trouble shooting
• Experience on Avionics/Radio installations (licensed)
• Experience on Compass swing (licensed)
• Experience on electrical systems (licensed)
• Experience on instruments (licensed)
• Experience on radar (licensed)
• Experience on designing drawings and implementation of modifications
• I also hold an autopilot X license
• I also have experience in ELT programming, Air Traffic Management installations, Aircraft modifications including IFE and EW related programs
• Team leader in various Naval and Aircraft related projects
• I worked as a field service manager and program manager
• I have been the customer support liaison between THALES France and South African Air force, ARMSCOR and South African Airways

Avionics Specialist

• Supervised team of 30+ staff members.
• Documented and resolved engineering issues which led to engineering orders implemented
• Achieved Aircraft C of A by completing Applications with accuracy and efficiency.
• Achieved more than 50 paramount solutions through effectively helping by writing engineering orders.