About
Advice, Training, Strategy, Engagement
Experienced aviation and safety professional focussed on supporting organisations in achieving their goals.
Global leader and expert in new & emerging aviation, aviation safety and future Air Traffic Management. Over seven years working on Advanced Air Mobility and former Head of Safety, Environment & Assurance for Australian Air Traffic Control and Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting.
Long-term senior leadership experience and considerable expertise in aviation and safety, including six years as an Executive General Manager in a world leading Air Navigation Service Provider (Airservices Australia).
Significant experience in safety cases, risk assessment, safety management systems, safety training, environment, community relations, assurance, risk, regulatory compliance, complex systems, advanced air mobility, emerging/future aviation, corporate strategy, concept development, standards/framework development, business development, business process improvement, governance, fraud & ethics, organisational resilience, government, media and stakeholder engagement.
Working globally with high reliability organisations in the areas of:
- Aviation strategy & future concepts;
- Advanced Air Mobility, Drones, UTM, ATM
- Business Development;
- Risk & safety management;
- Complex systems;
- Training development and delivery;
- Safety & regulatory compliance; and
- Safety framework development.
Highly experienced advisor, facilitator, presenter and author. Current and former clients located in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. Available for short contracts and longer engagements.
Advanced skills in safety cases, risk assessment and safety management systems.
Board Director of the Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) provider of advice to Australian and UK Government, regulators and other agencies, former Chair of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Asia Pacific Safety Workgroup and former member of CANSO Global Safety Steering Committee.
Highly experienced teacher and trainer in aviation and safety management, including to Civil Aviation Authorities, Air Navigation Service Providers and University undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
I have a PhD in Computer Science (Safety Critical Systems) and a Masters of Engineering in Computer Systems and Software Engineering both from the University of York, UK.
More information available at: www.linkedin.com/in/rob-weaver-advisory
Example Clients and Work
Aerospace Company
Business strategy, project planning, concept development, workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, business development, investment, government engagement, media.
Policy Organisation
Use case development, current and future aviation advice, safety analysis, stakeholder engagement.
Not-for-profit Aviation Organisation
Training content review and development.
Professional body
Workshop facilitation, framework development, stakeholder engagement.
Work in the public domain
I have contributed to:
- Japanese AAM Concept of Operations
- Vector: The Urban ATM Software
- Urban Air Traffic Management
- UK Air Mobility Consortium - London UAM CONOPS
- Royal Academy of Engineering, EngineeringX, Global Foresight Review on the Safety of Complex Systems
- UKRI Future Flight Initial Aviation Safety Framework
Interviews - media example and industry example
Online presentations - international audience example
