Fergus Hawkins

Fergus Hawkins is the Managing Director of TFD Europe, with over 30 years’ experience in Asset Management and Product Support gained whilst serving within the Royal Air Force (RAF) and as a Civilian Contractor within UK Defence Project Teams and Industry Partnerships. He is responsible for Business Development, Software Sales, and Consultancy Services in the Asset Management & Product Supportability domain.

Fergus has considerable experience in Defence Acquisition Projects, including first-hand knowledge of Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade activity, as well as LSAR and Support Publications expertise. He has managed teams employed on a multitude of high-profile UK Defence Platforms such as C17, Buccaneer, Jaguar, Sea King, Tornado, A400M and P-8A Poseidon. He has also held high-profile appointments associated with the data & information for the UK’s military aircraft fleets and has deployed overseas in operational environments.

Fergus holds an Honours Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, an MSc in Quality, Reliability & Maintainability from the Warwick Manufacturing Group and an MSc in Information, Management & Technology from Cranfield University. He is Prince 2 (Foundation & Practitioner), APMP and Agile PM Qualified and is also an Interviewer/Assessor of Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Incorporated Engineer (IEng) candidates for the Institute of Engineering & Technology, (IET).