Geoff Harris

Managed daily route planning and load balancing for 60+ drivers, meeting depot operational targets and preparing performance reports for regional management; covered deputy operations manager duties including shift leadership and full site accountability.

Built and maintained strategic airline and supplier relationships across Germany, Poland and Italy; coordinated testing, certification (ITCM, PDR, CDR, FAI) and series production of IFE systems while driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

Performed testing, fault diagnosis and component replacement on IFE hardware in cabin and workshop environments, maintaining quality and traceability through IPC-certified through-hole and SMD soldering.

Installed and integrated product upgrades into passenger seats on narrow and wide-body aircraft within a regulated aviation maintenance environment, ensuring compliance with maintenance standards.

Founded and led an electronics presentation/display business for 19 years, growing to ~10 staff with full P&L responsibility while managing hiring, HR, payroll, sales strategy and key corporate accounts.

Managed a team of five sales staff, set targets and ran the full sales pipeline while reporting directly to the board to drive OEM business growth.

Designed, sold and supported IT hardware solutions for business customers combining technical design with customer-facing support and delivery.

Installed, maintained and repaired electronic and mechanical medical equipment at customer sites across the UK, ensuring operational reliability and customer satisfaction.

Completed a Spanish Diploma through the National Open College Network (NOCN) to develop basic Spanish language skills.

Completed HNC/HND in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, focusing on practical and theoretical electrical and electronic systems.

Completed TEC qualification in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with vocational training and technical coursework.

Grade: 9 O Levels (A–C)

Achieved 9 O Levels (grades A to C) across multiple subjects during secondary education.

Awarded Incorporated Engineer (IEng) professional registration by the Engineering Council UK.

Completed IPC Part 1 soldering qualification (through-hole and SMD) while employed at Panasonic Avionics.