Directors of Osprey Consulting Services Ltd

Jon Arden

Jon left the RAF in 2003 accepting a position at Stasys (now Lockheed Martin) where he worked for a variety of customers including Eurocontrol (development of airspace metrics) and MOD (A £3M VCCS procurement for the Royal Navy).  In late 2004 Jon joined HVR (now QinetiQ) where he was responsible for the development of an aviation division within an existing consultancy.  In 2006 Jon left HVR and formed Osprey CSL.  He is responsible for delivery of all Ops based Projects and has worked with numerous customers in areas such as SMS, Contingency Planning and Airspace Change.  Of particular note Jon is recognized for his expertise in the field of windfarm/aviation impact management and, as Technical Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, chairs the Aviation Advisory Panel (the national technical panel responsible for the development of potential mitigation solutions).

Jon’s customers include:

• MOD
• Department of Energy and Climate Change
• Thales
• Leeds/Bradford International Airport
• Humberside Airport
• EON
• Novera Energy.

Peter Giles

Peter’s career began as a Student Engineer under the Ministry of Defence sponsored training system based at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough.  On graduation from Loughborough University Technology Peter was posted to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at Boscombe Down where he was responsible for ground and flight trials and engineering assessments for a wide range of fixed and rotary winged aircraft. During the period at A&AEE Peter represented the United Kingdom on international working parties for Tornado.

Since leaving the MoD in 1981, Peter has worked for a number of engineering and management consultancies carrying out a range of studies including reliability, project risk assessment, procurement and safety. In 1990 he was given responsibility for the development of Defence Standard 00-56/2 (Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems). In 1997 he was recruited by HVR Consulting Services Ltd (now QinetiQ) to set up their safety capability. While at HVR he was responsible for the specification and initial development of Cassandra®, the MoD preferred Hazard Management Tool. In 2004 he was given the task of establishing a Civil Aviation business and subsequently recruited Jon Arden. The draw of a return to aviation proved too strong and in 2006 Peter decided to leave HVR to form Osprey CSL.

Peter is responsible for delivery of all of Osprey’s Engineering based projects including system procurement, safety and interoperability. Peter conducted one of the first practical safety risk assessments to CAP 764 and has been instrumental in gaining first approvals in UK for a range of Radar and NAVAID systems.

Peter’s customers include:

• THALES
• Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd
• Leeds Bradford International Airport
• QinetiQ
• Systems Interface Ltd
• Cyrrus Ltd
• RPS Burks Green
• Jersey Airport
• Coventry Airport
• Wessex Water Services Ltd.