10 Jan 2012 | Ref. 002/2012
Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom - An engineer from BAE Systems who played prominent roles in the Vanguard and Astute class submarine programmes, as well as the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier programme, has been awarded an MBE.
Phil Burns, a Senior Engineering Manager at the company's
Submarines division in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was
honoured for his services to the defence industry having
spent 38 years working at the shipyard.
It is the second successive year that someone from BAE
Systems Maritime - Submarines has been recognised in the
Queen's New Year's honours after Welding Training
Instructor Joe Murphy was also awarded the MBE in 2011.
The 54-year-old engineer said: "I am deeply proud and
honoured to have received this award. It is not only an
acknowledgement for myself, but for the teams that I have
worked with over the years. To be recognised in such a way
for doing a job that I enjoy is indeed an honour and has
come as a big surprise."
He began his career as a craft apprentice in 1973, after
which he undertook various engineering positions,
culminating in his current role on the Vanguard submarine
replacement programme.
Highlights have included being part of the team that
masterminded the company's transition to computer aided
design (CAD), and the introduction of the first enterprise
CAD system into the design offices, on which Astute later
became the first UK submarine to be designed in its
entirety.
John Hudson, Submarines Managing Director, added: "On
behalf of everyone at BAE Systems I would like to extend my
congratulations to Phil on the awarding of his MBE. This is
a tremendous personal honour and extremely well
deserved.
"Phil has made an outstanding contribution to engineering
on both the Astute and CVF (Queen Elizabeth class aircraft
carrier) programmes."
He also enjoyed a spell on the Upholder class
diesel-electric submarines, now the Canadian Victoria
class, followed by work on first-of-class Trident deterrent
submarine HMS Vanguard, which he was with until handover to
the Royal Navy.
After managing a team of engineers providing support to
Barrow-built Auxiliary Oiler and Landing Platform Dock
ships, he joined the Astute submarine team in 2003 before
moving on to the aircraft carrier programme. As
Engineering Manager, his responsibility was to interface
with BAE Systems Maritime - Naval Ships and other alliance
yards to co-ordinate delivery of the Barrow element of the
design, which was lower block 03. That programme was
completed in June 2011.
Neil Lauderdale, BAE Systems
Tel: +44(0)1229 875714 Mob: +44(0) 7525 391013
neil.lauderdale@baesystems.com
Ref: 002/2011
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