Curriculum Vitae

Oliver H. Heller
Aerospace Engineer
+33 6 86 24 95 84
Aix-en-Provence, France

Aerospace engineer with more than 15 years of experience as Project Manager, Bid Manager, and Program Manager for highly complex, billion euro proposals and contracts. Extensive experience in proposal preparation, contract negotiation and contract execution with governmental Customers including the French Ministry of Defence (MoD), the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei), the Brazilian Armed Forces, the United States Coast Guard, the Singapore MoD, Qatar MoD, German MoD, and the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA).

Professional Experience
Program Manager
Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, France)10/2020 - present

Program Manager for NH90 Product Evolution projects including Software Release 3 (SWR3), Life Time Extension (LTE), and Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU); responsible to define and align the NH90 Product Evolution strategy, to lead offers preparation and contract negotiation, and to execute the respective contracts on time, on quality and on cost.

Bid Manager
Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, France)07/2016 - 09/2020

Bid Manager for governmental helicopter proposals; responsible for Customer requirements analysis, work allocation to the team, proposal build-up, risk and opportunity assessment, ensure proposal validation, and on-time and on-quality delivery of the proposal to the Customer.

Overview of major proposals established:

  • NH90 for German Navy / NAHEMA (refer to Projects section for details)
  • NH90 for Qatar Armed Forces (refer to Projects section for details)
Project Manager
Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, France)01/2008 - 06/2016

Engineering Project Manager for technical proposals and contract execution for Dauphin and Super Puma family helicopters; responsible for managing all engineering aspects of the respective project with functional leadership of the engineering project teams and accountable for the engineering budget. Overview of major projects managed:

  • H225M proposal elaboration for the Singapore MoD (refer to Projects section for details)
  • H225M contract execution for the Brazilian Armed Forces (refer to Projects section for details)
  • AS365 K2 contract execution for the Brazilian Army (refer to Projects section for details)
  • H155 B1 contract execution for the German Federal Police
Trainee
Airbus Helicopters

International project management trainee with job assignments in Marignanne, Donauwörth and Albacete with the objective to enhance technical knowledge, to apply project management techniques and to apprehend production constraints in a transnational and multicultural environment

Projects

An overview of Key Projects managed

Bid Campaign NH90 for German Navy / NAHEMA09/2019 - 09/2020
  • Bid Manager for the NH90 campaign for 31 helicopters for the German Navy
  • Responsible for offer elaboration, offer clarifications, offer updates, and contract negotiation with German MoD and NAHEMA
  • Recognized as key contributor for achieving contract signature less than one year after Request for Proposal (RFP) release
Bid Campaign NH90 for Qatar Armed Forces03/2017 - 11/2018
  • Led the offer team for the NH90 tender for the Qatar Armed Forces and was instrumental in managing proposal updates and providing answers to Customer requests
  • Acted as key player during the negotiation of the contract between Leonardo and NHI
  • Proposal was successful, awarded prime contract value: EUR 3 billion (2 billion for NHI)


Bid Campaign H225M for Singapore MoD03/2015 - 06/2016
  • In the frame of a tender for the Republic of Singapore Air Force, responsible for all technical and development aspects of the H225M proposal including Customer requirements analysis, technical compliance assessment, development effort estimation and scheduling, proposal build-up, field evaluation trials with the Customer and contract negotiations
  • Proposal was successful, awarded contract value: EUR 500+ million
Contract Execution H225M for Brazilian Armed Forces07/2013 - 06/2016
  • Engineering Project Manager for the HXBR contract of 50 H225M helicopters for the Brazilian Armed Forces (Army, Air Force and Navy) with a contract value of EUR 2 billion
  • Responsible for managing engineering activities in close cooperation with Helibras; functional leadership of the engineering project team of 60 people and accountable for the development budget of EUR 50 million
Contract Execution AS365 K2 for Brazilian Army03/2009 - 06/2013
  • Engineering Project Manager for a contract of 2 new and 32 upgraded AS365 K2 Dauphin-family helicopters with a contract value of EUR 145 million
  • Responsible for managing development in close cooperation with Helibras; functional leadership of the engineering project team of 30 people and accountable for the development budget of EUR 7 million
Professional Training
Mentee in Program Management Mentoring Program
2022 - 2023
Leadership Training
2021
Campaign Management
2019
Coaching for Engagement & High Performance
2016
Contract Management
2014
Negotiation and Conflict Management
2013
Program Management
2012
Management Training
2011
Risk & Opportunity Management
2010
Fundamentals of Project Management
2009
Rotorcraft Technology Excellence Center
2008
Communication, Intellectual Awareness and Personal Development
2007
Education
University of Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany)09/2000 - 07/2006
  • Diploma in aviation & aerospace engineering
  • Specialization in aerodynamics and flight mechanics & flight control
  • Diploma thesis in flight mechanics & flight control at Airbus Defence & Space in Ottobrunn, Germany
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d‘Aérotechnique (Poitiers, France)09/2004 - 07/2005
  • European university exchange program ERASMUS
  • Final year thesis in the field of numerical aero acoustics
Competencies
Program Management
Bid Management
Contract Management
Project Management
Leadership
Deliver Results
Establish Relationships
Negotiation
Analytical Thinking
Cross-Functional Team Work
Working in a Multicultural Context
Partner/Supplier Management
Languages
German

Native

English

Negotiation

French

Negotiation

Spanish

Basic