Denis is an experienced Systems Architect with 39 years of experience in the field of Aerospace product development; primarily in civil products but also back in the day OEM unmanned vehicles research.

Over this time he has been in at the foundation phase of many new and successful solutions. In what is generally a conservative and cautious industry he has, through application of the correct processes and traceability to the engineering design and development, been able to provide a wide variety of safe and durable equipment to new flight platforms. It is this insight and experience he can bring to other new challenges and projects in the aerospace sector.

Cores skills:

• Developing with customer’s requirements driven solutions

• Application of new, and proven, technologies across different aviation domains to develop product USPs

• Excellent technical communications skills with multi-national supplier and customers groups

• Flexible and pragmatic approach to problem solving

• Focus on end goals and meeting business needs

System and technology experience:

• Flight and Utility systems for flight platform operation

• Electrical power distribution requirements and certification

• Avionics control and software operation

• System level IMA development and usage

Operational strengths

• Engineering business case analysis for product introduction, management of cost, and schedule

• Specification, design, verification and product certification processes and configuration control

• Customer relations and technical communications for development phase

Platforms and projects experience

• System and hardware design for unmanned platform research and trials (at British Aerospace first 7 years)

• Dual-use qualified helicopter the EH101-Merlin flight control systems verification and software certification (at Smiths Aerospace PLC and later GE Aviation LLC)

• Systems requirement capture for Boeing 777 power distribution through unit design to verification testing

• Power distribution and Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) utility supplier control studies for Boeing Sonic cruiser, 7E7(787), and later 737RS bids

• Project Engineer for supplier power and utility control system studies on; Boeing 747X,

• Business development product Application Engineer for several RJ and Bus Jets including AIR 70/90, Embraer RJ170, Raytheon Horizon, Cessna, Dassault Falcon X

• Technical Leader for company contribution to European collaborations on IMA components and utility control systems, followed on by application on A3XX system proposals

• Systems Architect for study and bid phases on AIRBUS A400M, Lead for A350 electrical distribution systems proposal

• Avionics Tier 1 System Control lead for A380 Landing Gear Extension Retraction System during bid, requirements capture, product design, verification phases and flight trials support

• Power distribution proposals for COMAC 919

• Supplier integrated power studies and proposals lead for Gulfstream latest generation Business Jet family. This continued through to Technical Lead for programme launch for the power distribution system for new family

Education:

• Bachelor’s Honour’s Degree in Applied Physics from University College London (1976-79)

 Patents :

The following patents are associated with Denis:

APPARATUS TO DETECT A FAULT IN A WIRE

• Publication number: 20180348280

• Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing the detection of faults in a wiring system. The wiring system is made up of supply wires and can include return wires. The supply wire connects a power supply to a load end. The fault detecting apparatus is positioned along the wire between the power supply and the load end and can include a first and second resistor, a voltage monitor, and an indicator.

• Type: Application

• Filed: April 26, 2018

• Publication date: December 6, 2018

• METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIALIZING A POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT

• Publication number: 20190163248

• Abstract: A power distribution node and method of initializing the node, includes a node communication input port and a node communication output port, a first power controller having a first switchable element and a first controller module configured to operate the first switchable element, the first controller module having a first communication input port connected with the node communication input port and a first communication output port, and a second power controller having a second switchable element.

• Type: Application

• Filed: October 30, 2018

• Publication date: May 30, 2019

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIALIZING A POWER DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT

• Publication number: 20190163249

• Abstract: A power distribution node and method of associating a permanent identity includes a node communication input port and a node communication output port, a first power controller having a first switchable element and a first controller module configured to operate the first switchable element, the first controller module having a first communication input port connected with the node communication input port and a first communication output port, and a second power controller having a second switchable element.

• Type: Application

• Filed: October 30, 2018

• Publication date: May 30, 2019

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ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION

• Publication number: 20100231042

• Abstract: The present invention relates generally to electrical power distribution, for example, in aircraft. More particularly, according to a first aspect, the present invention relates to a power supply system for power distribution to one or more loads in a safety-critical power supply network. The power supply system comprises at least one power source, a power bus and a distributed control system. The distributed control system comprises a central controller operably coupled to at least one bus module through a data bus. Bus modules include bus controllers that are operable to connect respective power sources to the power bus.

• Type: Application

• Filed: March 12, 2010

• Publication date: September 16, 2010

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Electrical power distribution

• Patent number: 8760004

• Abstract: The present invention relates generally to electrical power distribution, for example, in aircraft. More particularly, according to a first aspect, the present invention relates to a power supply system for power distribution to one or more loads in a safety-critical power supply network. The power supply system comprises at least one power source, a power bus and a distributed control system. The distributed control system comprises a central controller operably coupled to at least one bus module through a data bus. Bus modules include bus controllers that are operable to connect respective power sources to the power bus.

• Type: Grant

• Filed: March 12, 2010

• Date of Patent: June 24, 2014

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Processing systems

• Publication number: 20010021968

• Abstract: A processing system has a processor with a memory map identifying locations in a memory where data are stored, data associated with an application being stored at the same location every time an application is run. The processor runs each application during specified processing time slots. A monitor contains information as to the memory locations associated with each application and the time slots during which each application should be run. The monitor also has a register containing a keyword, which is compared with a keyword supplied by the processor 1 when it switches between user mode and supervisory mode so that the monitor denies access to memory locations associated with the other mode.

• Type: Application

• Filed: March 9, 2001

• Publication date: September 13, 2001

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DISTRIBUTING WIRING BOARD CONNECTIONS

• Publication number: 20170170583

• Abstract: The present embodiments relate to providing electrical connectivity to electric-powered components mounted in parallel on a wiring board. An electrical apparatus is provided in which electricity is conducted from an electrically conductive member onto first and second electrically conductive pathways, of a wiring board through the use of first and second resiliently-deformable electrically conductive connectors. First and second electric-powered components are mounted to the respective first and second electrically conductive pathways. The first and second resiliently-deformable electrically conductive connectors are compressed between the electrically conductive member and the wiring board such that the first connector provides an electrical connection between the conductive member and the first electrically conductive pathway, and the second connector provides an electrical connection between the conductive member and the second electrically conductive pathway.

• Type: Application

• Filed: November 14, 2016

• Publication date: June 15, 2017

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIALIZING A CONTROLLER MODULE

• Publication number: 20190196431

• Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control module circuit having a circuit communication input port, a circuit communication output port, a first controllable unit that has a first controller module, and a second controllable unit having a second controller module. The first controller module has a first communication input port connected with the circuit communication input port and a first communication output port. The second controller module has a second communication input port connected with the first communication output port and a second communication output port connected with the circuit communication output port. The first and second controllable units are adapted to be identified with a permanent identity by way of a transmittable data signal receivable at the communication input port and sequentially received by the first and second controllable units.

• Type: Application

• Filed: October 30, 2018

• Publication date: June 27, 2019

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Distributing wiring board connections

• Patent number: 9705216

• Abstract: The present embodiments relate to providing electrical connectivity to electric-powered components mounted in parallel on a wiring board. An electrical apparatus is provided in which electricity is conducted from an electrically conductive member onto first and second electrically conductive pathways, of a wiring board through the use of first and second resiliently-deformable electrically conductive connectors. First and second electric-powered components are mounted to the respective first and second electrically conductive pathways. The first and second resiliently-deformable electrically conductive connectors are compressed between the electrically conductive member and the wiring board such that the first connector provides an electrical connection between the conductive member and the first electrically conductive pathway, and the second connector provides an electrical connection between the conductive member and the second electrically conductive pathway.

• Type: Grant

• Filed: November 14, 2016

• Date of Patent: July 11, 2017

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Data processing systems with process monitor

• Patent number: 6526490

• Abstract: A processing system has a processor with a memory map identifying locations in a memory where data are stored, data associated with an application being stored at the same location every time an application is run. The processor runs each application during specified processing time slots. A monitor contains information as to the memory locations associated with each application and the time slots during which each application should be run. The monitor also has a register containing a keyword, which is compared with a keyword supplied by the processor 1 when it switches between user mode and supervisory mode so that the monitor denies access to memory locations associated with the other mode.

• Type: Grant

• Filed: March 9, 2001

• Date of Patent: February 25, 2003