Dr. Gilles Savary

Supporting organizations to save lives by achieving outstanding safety performance

In this exigent and rewarding position, I have had the chance to lead the Safety Department of a fast growing freighter airline and maintenance organisation. We designed and implemented a hands-on Safety Management System, including Flight Data Monitoring and Emergency Response Plan, to effectively manage specific risks linked to express delivery and night operations. In parallel to my activity as Manager Operational Safety, I have been fortunate enough to fly the Airbus A300-600 as a Captain.

While managing a profit center for aviation quality and safety training, I led the development and delivery of early Safety Management System training in aviation with a strong focus on practical applications and return on investment.

In this very rewarding job, I guided flight crews in achieving their type rating on the SAAB 2000. I had the great pleasure to work with airlines of more than 10 different nationalities, which all shared a common goal: safe flying.

Though the successive design stages of the A400M, I was dealing with the system design built teams in order to validate the integration of aircraft systems into a Space Allocation Model. Purpose was to ensure that components would fit in the aircraft structure, while taking all particular risks into consideration.

In this wonderful job, I was responsible for bringing passengers safely, punctually and comfortably at their destination, while managing operational risks, caring about the environment, economical factors and company interests.

I developed and delivered a course for PhD students on image analysis coupled electron microscopy for applications in materials engineering. A purpose of this was the recognition of patterns in microstructures, such as micro-cracks, particles, crystals etc. This was an excellent opportunity to practice scientific cooperation in an intercultural environment.

Ausbildung in Kooperation mit der German Speaker Association (GSA). Titel der Keynote bei der Prüfung: Sicherheit auf eigene Gefahr, wie Katastrophen in Zukunft funktionieren

I examined the surface of parts, which were subject to repetitive over-loads. At a microscopic scale, the surface may look like a landscape with hills and valleys. As the material is over-loaded, the landscape is changing, as micro-cracks eventually grow and ultimately lead to fracture.

I compared surfaces of metals at a microscopic scale with fractals models and found a correlation between the roughness of the surface and its fractal dimension. This was allowing an alternative and more accurate description of the surface for testing and/or specification purposes.