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Roy began his career as an Apprentice in the Royal Navy, qualifying with an HNC in Communications and Electronic Engineering, on leaving he joined Matra Marconi Space in 1992 and has worked in many areas of the business as it has progressively transformed into Airbus. Roy has been involved in over 200 satellite projects and has driven lean and agile projects in all areas of the business.

He has experience in Production, Procurement, Quality and Customer support. Roy currently is responsible for a department of 100 staff across Europe involved in the support and implementation of a Digital Design and Manufacturing System in the Satellite Design Office as part of the End to End Digital transformation of Space activities in Airbus.

Roy also has a deep interest in the development of early careers activities for the Space Industry as a STEM ambassador, Enterprise Advisor and Chair of the Space Apprenticeship Trailblazer group.