Mike is a Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) member with over two decades of senior leadership experience across aviation and the wider corporate sector, specialising in Quality, Safety, and Risk Management.
His career spans engineering, operations, and regulatory oversight, giving him a rare ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, business-focused strategies. He has worked closely with leading organisations including British Airways, and with regulators including the UK Civil Aviation Authority and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
Areas of expertise:
- Safety Management System (SMS) design and implementation
- Integrated assurance frameworks across multi-jurisdictional organisations
- Regulatory compliance and independent safety oversight
- Just Culture development and safety culture transformation
- Risk management, governance, and continuous improvement
- Data and technology-led performance enhancement
Career highlights:
- Led the design and implementation of enterprise-wide SMS programmes across complex regulated organisations
- Shaped corporate safety strategy at British Airways, including board-level independent safety oversight and Just Culture embedding
- Established multi-country independent assurance frameworks to strengthen governance and risk visibility
- Held UK CAA-approved Part 21 Nominated Post Holder (Form 4) roles across Design and Production Approvals
- Led ISO 9001 certification within engineering and production environments
- Engineering background spanning military and civil programmes including B747, B757, Concorde, Harrier, and Hawk
Mike brings deep technical expertise, regulatory fluency, and senior leadership experience to every engagement, with a genuine passion for strengthening safety cultures and delivering measurable improvements across complex, high-risk industries.
