Business & Technology Consultant. CEO Aerospace Wales, Director Associates in Excellence, Associate Advance Consultancy
Preston, United Kingdom
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- Associate at Global Business Assessments Ltd
- Director at Associates in Excellence Ltd
- Associate at The Advance Consultancy Ltd
- Chief Executive at Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd
- Business & Technology Consultant at John Whalley (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Associate at Delyn Management Associates
- Divisional Director at BAE Systems
- Chief Executive at North West Aerospace Alliance
- Education
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- The University of Manchester
- The University of Salford
- Wolverhampton Grammar School
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John Whalley’s Summary
30+ years in aerospace, 15 years as senior executive in engineering, project management, human resources, quality and business excellence.
Consultant in leadership, business improvement, business excellence, technology, regional development, quality and supply chain management.
John Whalley’s Specialties:
Leadership development, business excellence, quality management, innovation, supply chain development, business improvement, business development, strategic business planning, coaching, facilitation
John Whalley’s Experience
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Associate
Global Business Assessments Ltd
(Management Consulting industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Provides EFQM and other business excellence assessments and related management consultancy.
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Director
Associates in Excellence Ltd
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
May 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)
Leadership development as part of Cumbria Leads programme. Development and delivery of Aerospace Supply Chain Excellence programme/SC21 benchmarking assessment tool in partnership with North West Aerospace Alliance and North of England Excellence. Strategic partner of NOEE in Cumbria working in partnership with other organisations including BAE Systems Submarines and the Cumbria Chamber.
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Associate
The Advance Consultancy Ltd
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
July 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)
Senior Practitioner for the Highways Agency Capability Assessment Toolkit (CAT). Used for civil engineering supplier assessment, development and selection. Member of the MoD MARS (Maritime Afloat Reach and Sustainability) Independent Assessment Team. Used as part of the selection process for the project integration/alliancing role for the replacement, maintenance and operation of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships. Research into global engineering workshare for Amec.
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Chief Executive
Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
November 2001 — Present (8 years 2 months)
Representative body for the aerospace & defence industry in Wales. Helped establish the Forum and recruited full time staff. Voice of the industry, working closely with the Welsh Assembly Government on aerospace strategy. Events, exhibitions, representation on industry bodies. Supply chain development/SC21 Wales. Partnership with other regionals and SBAC. European programmes COAST (Interreg France, Spain & UK) and ECARE (pan-European network of SMEs for FP6/7 research projects). Member of Visualisation Wales working group. Steering group, Wales Manufacturing Forum. Governor, Wales Quality Centre,
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Business & Technology Consultant
John Whalley (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
October 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)
Range of clients and projects. Support to civil engineering companies, process re-engineering, business improvement. Member of a team studying marine and maritime industries in South East England. Report on regional aerospace associations for the European Aerospace Industries Association (AECMA). Mentor for assessors and senior assessors for the European Quality Award on behalf of EFQM.
Member of Manchester Business School team carrying out a review of the impact of BAE Systems in North West England.
Study report on aerospace design for logistics for Lancashire County Council/Hyndburn Council/East Lancs Partnership.
European collaborative research programme - SCAN RTD, Enterprise plc.
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Associate
Delyn Management Associates
(Management Consulting industry)
November 2001 — March 2003 (1 year 5 months)
Responsible for setting up Aerospace Wales Forum, as a representative body for the sector in Wales, under contract from the Welsh Development Agency.
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Divisional Director
BAE Systems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
October 1969 — September 2001 (32 years )
Broad range of experience in technology, engineering, project management, human resources, quality, business improvement and culture change. Commercial and military aircraft programmes with partners across Europe and US.
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Chief Executive
North West Aerospace Alliance
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
April 1999 — August 2001 (2 years 5 months)
Representative body for aerospace & defence in North West England. 200+ member companies. Seconded from BAE.
John Whalley’s Education
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The University of Manchester
MSc , Automatic Control , 1974 — 1975
Flight control research for HSA Manchester.
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The University of Salford
BSc (Hons) , Aeronautical Engineering , 1969 — 1973
Integrated sandwich degree course with Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, Manchester
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Wolverhampton Grammar School
1962 — 1969
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John Whalley’s Interests:
Football - Manchester United & five-a-side President - Avionics Five-a-Side Football Club Ferroequinologist Music - former member of folk trio John, Paul and Barbara
