Past projects by Max Bezzina

Before presenting the list, it is necessary to highlight that these projects/activities would have never been achieved without the people who taught me, those who trusted in me and those who worked with me.

Operations related:

Part of an operational transfer team to prepare the operational transition from an old ops room to a newer one with a change in operational system (Maastricht UAC) including:
– Validation testing
– Operational shadowing
– Transition planning
– Transition training definition, development and delivery to ATCOs

Operational Support to Skyguide within the company´s Virtual Center Programme (As part of Ingenav)
– Review of Degraded Modes Processes and Procedures
– Writing of Business Requirements and other Business Analysis Support
– Coordination of New Demo Controller Working Positions
– Harmonisation work on Supervisor Procedures

Operational Readiness and Transition (ORAT) project management (Ingenav)
– Participation in the design and execution of ORATs in Europe and the Middle East for the transition to new ATM Systems, infrastructure (new Operations Rooms / ATC Towers / Airport Layouts) with a 6 step methodology: Concept of Operations – Gap Analysis – Redesign of Processes and Procedures – Safety Assessment – Training Design and Delivery – Transition management Planning and support to execution

Operational improvement team: (Maastricht UAC), task including
– Liaison between ATC and Software engineers on functional and system improvements to operational system
–   Defining user requirements and drafting functional specifications
–   Designing roadmap for further system enhancements

Human Performance Related Projects (freelance):

– Total review of a European ANSP’s policies related to Competence acquisition and maintenance, including the review of operational Unit Competence Schemes and Unit Training Plans in accordance with EASA regulations (EU 340/2015)

ATM and other projects in general :

– Member of the Eurocontrol internal content integration group (ACIG) during the SESAR definition phase
– Portfolio management expert (Eurocontrol): Defining, setting up and using a project portfolio performance review mechanism

Training related:

Setup and management of ATC training activity (Senasa, Ingenav and freelance):
– Certification of the company as Training Organisation in accordance with EASA Regulations (EU340/2015)
– Development of training plans and responsible of these plans in front of Regulator
– Development of training policies
– Recruitment and management of instruction team
– Advise senior management on ATM training and regulation
– Prospection of new clients

Training development:
– Member of the Common Core Content Task force
– Author of Eurocontrol’s Development of Unit Training Plan guidelines

Training delivery (Eurocontrol, Senasa, Ingenav & Freelance)
– Delivery of ATC initial and unit training
– Delivery of other ATM related subjects
– Delivery of Human Performance related subjects (e.g. TRM, OJTI, Supervisor Management)
– Delivery of on the job instructors’ and Team Resources Management courses on behalf of Eurocontrol / IANS
– Delivery of presentations on the main modules of an ATM system and the future of the system

E-learning (Eurocontrol, freelance)
– Chairman of European ATM E-learning developers Task force (EDTF)
– Co-author of guidelines on e-learning development and use in ATM on behalf of Eurocontrol
– Definition of e-learning strategy
– Definition, procurement and installation project management of new Learning management system (Training Zone)
– Development and maintenance (as SME) of various e-learning modules
– Project management of a number of other modules.
– Line management of the development and delivery team.

Images courtesy of Eurocontrol from elearning.eurocontrol.int of e-learning modules I co-developed