Mr. Melvyn James OBE MSc BSc CEng

Council Member Biography

Melvyn James is the Director of Mel James Limited, a United Kingdom based firm providing consulting services in the aerospace and defense industry, since August 2007. Mr. James provides consultancy services in aerospace and general defense maintenance, logistics and safety management. He has over 40 years of experience in designing and maintaining combat, transport and civil aircraft, and helicopters including those of NATO and former Warsaw Pact inventories. Mr. James has experience in managing research and development activities for airframes and systems, engines, avionics, support equipment, air launched weapons, and conducting acquisition and logistics studies into a wide range of air, land, and sea-based defense systems. He holds a BS in Aeronautical Engineering from Glasgow University, a MS in Aircraft Design from Cranfield University, is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a professional chartered engineer assessor under the rules of the UK Engineering Council. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2007 - Unspecified

Director, Mel James Limited

1999 - 2007

Principal Consultant, Advantage Technical Consulting Ltd

1997 - 1999

Deputy Director Special Projects, RAF Benevolent Fund Enterprises

1971 - 1997

Wing Commander, Royal Air Force

1969 - 1971

Aircraft Design and Stress Engineer , Hawker Siddeley Aviation