Daniel Hutanu
Parramatta,NSW
Summary
Experienced professional engineer with highly developed skills, knowledge, and extensive experience in engineering management, technical assurance, risk management, systems engineering, safety engineering, reliability, and mechanical and mechatronics design. Individual with great potential and determination, team player, results oriented and driven by challenge.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager Systems Assurance
Transport for NSW
Macquarie Park, NSW
09.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Transportation
- Business unit capabilities:
- Planning, delivery, and integration of public transport infrastructure systems – rail, light rail, maritime, bus, and active transport
- Planning, delivery, and integration of public transport vehicles or systems – rail, light rail, ferry, bus
- Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
- Management of systems and safety assurance process
- Lead and direct technical and safety assurance processes
- Development and implementation of system and safety assurance processes
- Subject mater expert technical assurance process
- Subject matter expert system and safety engineering
- Subject matter expert reliability, availability, maintainability, and technical maintenance
- Facilitate configuration change management activities
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives for technical assurance and safety management systems
- Stakeholder consultation, communication, and negotiation
- Main achievements:
- Facilitate the delivery and introduction into operations of a green field light rail infrastructure and light rail fleet within the allocated constraints.
- Delivered system, safety assurance, and configuration change control for several Major roads upgrades throughout all life cycle stages of development, including planning and delivery of technical assurance.
- Contributed to enhancement and efficiency improvement of the system assurance process by developing a streamlined and data driven process.
- Confidential
Senior Systems Engineer
Sonartech ATLAS
North Ryde, NSW
05.2020 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: Defence industry
- Business unit capabilities:
- Design, development, manufacturing and introduction into service of acoustic underwater detection systems
- Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
- Lead and direct technical assurance processes
- Delivery of products consistent with clients’ specifications and regulatory standards.
- Development and implementation of technical management activities
- Development and implementation of verification, and validation processes
- Contribution to SW development
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives
- Lead and direct Maintenance Requirements Analysis (MRA) and Failure Modes Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
- Development of mission systems system’s Integrated Logistics Support documentation
- Provide technical leadership and technical subject matter expertise input into project’s acquisition strategy, procurement and contract management activities
- Lead and implement quality assurance processes, including internal audits and technical review
- Facilitate change management activities associated with commissioning of any new acquired systems into operation
- Main achievements:
- Initiated, developed, and implemented systems engineering, technical assurance and safety assurance process.
- Successfully delivered all technical assurance as per the client specifications for highly critical and complex operational system.
- Confidential
Senior Safety Engineer
BAE Systems Australia
05.2018 - 02.2019
- Company Overview: Defence industry
- Business unit capabilities:
- Design, development, manufacturing and introduction into service of defence systems for Navy and Air Force
- Operations and maintenance of defence capabilities for Navy and Air Force
- Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
- System safety hazards identification, analysis, treatment, verification and validation
- Safety risk management and safety requirements determination
- Safety analysis and system safety reporting
- Collaboration with internal and external project stakeholders in development of safety case and supporting evidence
- Determination of system safety requirements in support of products or services acquisition
- Compliance status reporting on system safety for acquired products or services
- Conduct system safety briefings, arrange and conduct training for system personnel involved in system safety related activities.
- Employ appropriate tools, techniques or methods for identification of system hazards (e.g. FTA, ETA, FMECA, Bowtie, etc.)
- Human factors engineering expertise
- Support environmental risk management
- System technical reviews and expertise in system safety risk management status
- Provide technical leadership and specialist advice in the area of system safety to other groups within BAE Systems including operations and maintenance teams
- Main achievements:
- Initiated and implemented the safety case delivery based on goal structured notation (GSN) to facilitate communication and visibility of the system safety argument leading to improvements in the quality of the system safety process deliverables.
- Developed technical solutions for air traffic control infrastructure aligned with the customer objectives and integration into the existing infrastructure.
- Delivered recommendations, based on performed audit, for improvement of cybersecurity and security for activities performed as part of the aircraft maintenance process.
- Provided safety assurance and associated evidence for combat vessels radio and satellite communications systems.
- Confidential
Senior Systems Engineer
Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains
05.2016 - 05.2018
- Company Overview: Transportation
- Business unit capabilities:
- Maintenance of rolling stock and railway infrastructure
- Asset management and condition monitoring
- Operational technology systems
- Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
- Technical management for Condition Monitoring systems
- Lead and direct trade studies activities on Condition Monitoring system
- Development of technical options, operations concept, system modelling, and concept evaluation
- Delivery of technical solution recommendation that balances both technical and non-technical aspects of the solution
- Lead and manage Condition Monitoring system integration design activities
- Technical requirements definition, logical decompositions, and system interface management to ensure effective and successful integration of Condition Monitoring systems with Sydney Trains’ operational and corporate/business systems.
- Assess reliability, availability, and maintainability of both existing and new Condition Monitoring systems on a regular basis to identify issues or areas of potential improvements.
- Champion and implement continuous improvement initiatives to ensure continued optimal performance of Condition Monitoring system
- Lead and direct Maintenance Requirements Analysis (MRA) and Failure Modes Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) activities in developing Condition Monitoring system’s Technical Maintenance Plans to achieve optimal system maintenance strategy.
- Provide technical leadership and technical subject matter expertise input into Condition Monitoring project’s acquisition strategy, procurement and contract management activities
- Lead and implement quality assurance processes, including internal audits and technical review gates (e.g. SDR, PDR, CDR) for Condition Monitoring systems work to ensure strict compliance with specifications and standards, Sydney Trains' Engineering Design and Configuration Management processes.
- Facilitate change management activities associated with commissioning of any new Condition Monitoring systems into operation
- Engage key stakeholders and monitoring system performance to ensure benefit realisation and system integrity
- Provide technical leadership and specialist advice in the area of Condition Monitoring systems to other groups within Sydney Trains including operations and maintenance teams.
- Main achievements:
- Initiated, developed, implemented systems engineering process aligned to ISO 15288 and ISO 55000, to cover the entire system life cycle and integrated into the technical management system.
- Delivered operational technology and condition monitoring systems from need definition to integration and introduction into service.
- Managed delivery of the asset management information for legacy projects in EAM (SAP) and transition to the new enterprise asset management system
- Initiated and developing change on engineering and safety assurance process for project delivery, including audit performance for baseline the development status of the program to assist project management activities. Change was initiated and implemented for alignment of project implementation process to the Sydney Trains vision, strategies and improvement initiatives and TfNSW standard practice for project development and integration.
- Confidential
Systems and Safety Assurance Engineer
Transport for NSW
11.2013 - 05.2016
- Company Overview: Transportation
- Business unit capabilities:
- Planning, delivery, and integration of public transport infrastructure systems – rail, light rail, maritime, bus, and active transport
- Planning, delivery, and integration of public transport vehicles or systems – rail, light rail, ferry, bus
- Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
- Management of systems engineering and safety assurance / safety engineering processes and their associated activities to ensure compliance with the current legislative and organizational requirements.
- Provision of specialist expertise in systems engineering, safety engineering, RAMS, and human factors.
- Certification of compliance with systems engineering and engineering safety assurance contractual requirements for projects delivered by authorised engineering organizations on behalf of TfNSW.
- Conduct or employ appropriate tools, techniques or methods for identification of system hazards (e.g. FTA, ETA, FMECA, Bowtie, etc.)
- Audit and independent verification of quality management processes and contractual outcomes.
- Monitoring, review, development, and implementation of systems engineering, safety management system, quality management system standards.
- Main achievements:
- Directly involved in analysis, re-development, implementation and update of the organization quality management system, safety management system standards and procedures to improve their efficiency, applicability, and tailored the delivery of projects engineering safety assurance in the current safety legislative and quality management context.
- Actively involved in the implementation of systems engineering processes for transport infrastructure processes to increase efficiency of the organisation life cycle model management.
- Supported delivery of multiple billion dollar complex infrastructure projects.
- Confidential
Systems Engineer – Research and Development
Faiveley Transport Australia Ltd
09.2010 - 10.2013
- Company Overview: Manufacturing
- Business unit capabilities:
- Design, manufacturing, and supplier of rolling stock equipment
- Research and development of electronically controlled brake systems and electronically controlled automatic freight trains
- Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
- Implementation, conduct, and management of systems and safety engineering processes in line with ISO 15288 specifications
- Management of R&D projects throughout the life cycle – mechanical and mechatronics design, manufacturing
- Systems requirements management through assets lifecycle
- System safety analysis to achieve desired project outcomes
- Verification and validation process management
- Reliability, availability, maintainability, and sustainability analysis of systems
- Development of technical documentation for certification, and compliance with regulatory specifications, standards, environmental and safety regulations
- Development of engineering manuals and technical instructions
- Assessment, definition and follow up for implementation of availability, sustainability, manufacturability, and logistics requirements
- Provision of mechatronics engineering expertise through project life-cycle
- Main achievements:
- Developed, led manufacturing, and tested proof of concept for electronically controlled pneumatic braking system for Queensland Rail coal freight trains compatible with AAR S-4200 series standards.
- Contributed through provision of technical expertise in re-definition and implementation of Total Quality Management Plan leading to an increase in quality outcome for the systems developed or maintained.
- Confidential
Engineering Consultant – Weapons Systems and EO
QinetiQ Australia Pty Ltd
06.2007 - 09.2010
- Company Overview: consultancy services for defence and defence services
Mechanical Engineer
CSG Solar Pty Ltd
03.2006 - 06.2007
- Company Overview: R&D Photovoltaic Panels
Mechanical Engineer – Team Leader
Armacel Technology Group
03.2003 - 03.2006
- Company Overview: R&D Packaging Equipment
Welding Robot Operator
Medicraft Pty Ltd
05.2001 - 03.2003
- Company Overview: Manufacturing Medical Equipment
Deputy Chief Engineer, Weapon Systems and EO
Romanian Air Force
09.1995 - 03.2001
- Company Overview: Defence
Head of Aircraft Maintenance
Romanian Air Force
09.1991 - 09.1995
- Company Overview: Defence
Education
Diploma of Project Management - Project Management
TAFE NSW
Sydney, NSW02.2024
Certificate III in Public Safety - Rescue
State Emergency Services
NSW12.2014
Systems Engineering Certificate -
Australian Defence Force Academy
10.2010
Certificate IV Financial Services - Accounting
Open Training Education Network
Australia12.2007
Bachelor of Engineering (5 years) - Aeronautical (Mechanical)
Technical Military Academy
Bucharest, Romania06.1991
Skills
- Engineering management and leadership
- Safety engineering and assurance
- Systems engineering and life cycle management
- Risk management
- Reliability, availability, and maintainability
- Configuration control and change management
- Technical management
- System verification and validation
- Engineering team management
- Engineering process development and continuous improvement
- Mechanical and mechatronics design
- Configuration management
- Technical leadership
- Safety management
- Systems engineering
- Project management
- Risk assessment
- System assurance
Certification
- Member, Australian Chapter
- International Council on Systems Engineers (INCOSE). 08/2008 – current
- Member, Mechanical College – In process of acquiring Chartered Engineer status
- The Institute of Engineers, Australia, 08/2008 – current
- Licensed Rail Industry Worker
- White Card NSW
- international Engineering Safety Management Certificate
References
Will be provided on request
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Manager Systems Assurance
Transport for NSW
09.2021 - Current
Senior Systems Engineer
Sonartech ATLAS
05.2020 - 09.2021
Senior Safety Engineer
BAE Systems Australia
05.2018 - 02.2019
Senior Systems Engineer
Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains
05.2016 - 05.2018
Systems and Safety Assurance Engineer
Transport for NSW
11.2013 - 05.2016
Systems Engineer – Research and Development
Faiveley Transport Australia Ltd
09.2010 - 10.2013
Engineering Consultant – Weapons Systems and EO
QinetiQ Australia Pty Ltd
06.2007 - 09.2010
Mechanical Engineer
CSG Solar Pty Ltd
03.2006 - 06.2007
Mechanical Engineer – Team Leader
Armacel Technology Group
03.2003 - 03.2006
Welding Robot Operator
Medicraft Pty Ltd
05.2001 - 03.2003
Deputy Chief Engineer, Weapon Systems and EO
Romanian Air Force
09.1995 - 03.2001
Head of Aircraft Maintenance
Romanian Air Force
09.1991 - 09.1995
Diploma of Project Management - Project Management
TAFE NSW
Certificate III in Public Safety - Rescue
State Emergency Services
Systems Engineering Certificate -
Australian Defence Force Academy
Certificate IV Financial Services - Accounting
Open Training Education Network
Bachelor of Engineering (5 years) - Aeronautical (Mechanical)
Technical Military Academy
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