Workshops: 24th & 27th January, 2010

  • Focus Day: Generating military effect through joint military/industry cooperation
  • Workshop: Establishing NATO’s codification process to improve cost-savings and speed of delivery

Pre-Conference Focus Day: 24th January, 2010

09:00 - 16:00 Focus Day: Generating military effect through joint military/industry cooperation

Overview:

During this in-depth focus day, Chris will take you through a number of important factors in generating greater military effect through joint military/industry cooperation. In particular, he will demonstrate how contractor defence support solutions developed in concert with the military can:

  • Act as a ‘force multiplier’ releasing military personnel for frontline operations
  • Enhance frontline capability through contractor delivered specialist support
  • Increase operational availability through improved equipment, asset and commodity management techniques
  • Provide cost-effective support across the military base allowing military personnel to focus on those critical planning functions which deliver military effect
  • Improve military agility through the application of the latest support techniques

About the workshop leader:

Major General (retired) Chris Steirn served in the British Army for 36 years, seeing service in UK, Germany, Middle and Far East. Operational service includes Northern Ireland, extensive command experience at four levels across the two Balkans’ theatres and the Middle East. A specialist in transport and logistics, he has experience in running outsourced support at divisional level. He was responsible for designing the Army’s movements and sustainment plan during the early stages of the Iraq War and subsequently ran the Defence Strategic Movements Agency for three busy years of operational deployments; finally completing his service by leading the Kosovo Protection Corps through their process of change. A career spent primarily on operations, both living in battlefield infrastructure and delivering life support to troops in the forward battle-space underpinned the logic of his transition, upon retirement; joining KBR two years ago to assist with the development of their expeditionary campaign support, battlefield and barrack infrastructure business.

Post-Conference Workshop: 27th January, 2010

09:00 - 12:00 Workshop: Establishing NATO’s codification process to improve cost-savings and speed of delivery

Overview:

This workshop will be facilitated by experts from NATO, NAMSA and Belgian Ministry of Defence to cover the practical issues on establishing NATO Codification Bureau in the region, including:

  • Demonstration of how to operate NATO Codification Data Exchange processes and Total Item Record
  • Demonstration of a Codification Tool and how to codify items
  • Data Exchange concepts, technologies and processes
  • Understanding the requirements with the region and developing a tailored doctrine

About the workshop leaders:

George Bond is the current Chairman of NATO Allied Committee (AC)135 – the Group of National Directors of Codification.A MA (Hons) graduate of St Andrews University in Scotland he joined the UK MOD in 1972 and has spent his career in a variety of Logistics Policy and Operational Logistics posts throughout the UK, specialising mostly in UK Strategic Deterrent Submarine support. He has also undertaken a number of HR (Human Resources) posts and served as Supply Depot Officer-in-Charge implementing Defence re-structuring and downsizing programmes.

Pol Deschuyteneer is Lieutenant Colonel in the Belgian Air Force and started his career in the operations in the Air Defense in Germany. After this period he switched to the IT business, responsible for “Analyze and Development” of logistic software. In parallel he was auditor for the ISO 9001, 9002, 9003 standards and was responsible for “audits” in the industry. During this period he acquired a lot of experience in logistics systems. As Director of the Belgian Codification Bureau he is looking for a greater integration of the codification into the Logistic by convincing the Material Manager of the added value of the codification. He is also leading a NATO working group for the integration of the Codification System used by Logisticians and the RIC (Reportable Items Codes) system used by Operational organizations.

André Maas is currently the technical officer responsible for codification at NAMSA (NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency). Having graduated as an engineer in aerospace technology, he joined the French MoD in 1974 and started his career in R&D and certification of aircraft engines. In 1985, he moved to the French codification bureau where he held various posts and was involved in several IT projects. In 1991, he was temporarily assigned (6 months) to the German codification bureau. He was the French representative on AC/135 Panel A (from 1998 to 2003) and has also chaired Panel A (from 2003 to 2006).