Résumé
Carl is the Director and Principal Consultant of iSys Integrity Limited, an independent Systems Safety consultancy specializing in systems and software safety certification. Carl is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Human Factors Specialist with over 30 years practical experience in high-integrity systems development, certification and training within Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
Carl has a thorough knowledge of managing the programme and technical risks associated with implementing software-intensive systems safety programmes compliant with international safety standards such as MIL-STD 882, DO-178, DO-278, DO-254, ARP 4761, ARP 4754, IEC61508, Defence Standard 00-56, Defence Standard 00-55 and UK MOD MAA-AAOS approval. Carl also has considerable practical experience in undertaking Independent Safety Auditor roles and in developing Safety Management Systems for both Civil and Military ATM, Aerospace and Defence agencies.
Current role is to provide Human Factors Safety support to Babcock International at Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd. Carl is also currently involved with the design, development and delivery of a suite of integrated safety training courses that focus on Systems Safety Management, Software Systems Safety and Human Systems Safety.
Carl has been an Engineer Officer with the UK Royal Air Force providing safety consultancy to the Air Defence Safety and Standards Unit, where he was instrumental in developing a comprehensive Safety Management System and was responsible for all Human Factors activities and their impact on Safety in Air Defence systems. He has been an Engineering Manager with Thales Defence (UK) where he established and managed a department of systems engineers offering specialist-engineering services including System Safety Management, Human Factors Engineering and Training. He has also been a Chief Programmer at the NATO Programming Centre, Belgium, where he managed the activities of a multinational team of software engineers responsible for the development of safety-related software for real-time command and control systems.
Carl specialises in the disciplines of systems, software and human factors safety certification. He has presented keynote speeches and has written numerous peer reviewed papers and published books on the subject. Carl was the recipient of the 2012 System Safety Society International Award in recognition of his global contribution to systems safety engineering.
Education and Qualifications
1997 – 2000 PhD in Safety and Human Factors, Brunel University
1996 - 1997 MSc (Distinction) in Information Systems, Brunel University
1987 – 1990 BEng (Hons) Upper Second in Information Technology, Cranfield University
Professional Affiliations and Awards
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Chartered Ergonomics and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF)
European Engineer (EurIng)
Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET)
Member of the Institution of Ergonomics and Human Factors (MIEHF)
2016 IET Centre of Excellence, Awarded for Training Excellence
2015-2016 Chairman of IET Functional Safety Technical Professional Network
2006-2016 Chairman of IET International System Safety and Cyber Security Conference
2012 System Safety Society International Award
Employment Summary
2003 - Present Director and Principal Consultant with iSys Integrity Limited
2002 - 2003 Principal Consultant with Praxis Critical Systems Limited
2000 - 2002 Speciality Engineering Manager with Thales Defence Information Systems
1980 - 2000 Communications Engineer Officer with the UK Royal Air Force
Current Role
Babcock International Human Factors Safety Consultant
Practical Experience
Standards
ICAO SARPs, ISO15288, ESARR3, ESARR4, ESARR6, CAP670 SW01, CAP 670 (UK Civil Aviation Authority), IEC61508, RTCA/DO-178, RTCA/DO-278, RTCA/DO-254, US MIL-Std 882, UK Def Stan 00-54, UK Def Stan 00-55, UK Def Stan 00-56, UK Def Stan 00-58, UK Def Stan 00-250, JSP533, JSP454 and UK MOD POSMS and MAA-AAOS Approval iaw RPs RA3100-3108.
Software Tools
Reliability Workbench including FaultTree+, Cassandra Hazard Management System, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Sage Accounting.
Programming Languages
Assemblers (Intel 80x86, M68000, 6502), Ada 95, C++, Jovial, Pascal, MS Windows API
Methods
Safety assessment techniques, including: SAM, HAZOPS, FFA, PSSA, FTA, FMECA, ETA, ZHA, OHHA and OSHA Human Factors assessment techniques, including: Task Analysis, Human Error Identification, HRA and SAPAT (Situational Awareness Process Analysis Technique), Goal Structuring Notation.