Dan Ward
Head Of Fleet Technical Services - Rolling Stock at Metro Trains Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolDan Ward is a systems engineer and technical leader with 13 years' experience specialising in rolling stock introduction, electrical/electronic and software systems, reliability engineering and performance management. Based in Melbourne, he has progressed through technical and leadership roles at Metro Trains Melbourne—most recently Head of Fleet Technical Services—driving fleet performance, systems integration and onboard diagnostics programs. He combines hands-on reverse-engineering and software-systems experience with strategic fleet planning to translate complex technical faults into durable, cost-effective maintenance and design changes. His background includes frontline modifications and technical support at Bombardier and fleet improvement programs at Southern Railway, giving him rare end-to-end exposure from workshop delivery to enterprise-level asset performance. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he often uncovers latent design issues and converts them into measurable reliability gains.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Railway Systems Engineering & Integration, MSc Railway Systems Engineering & Integration at University of Birmingham
Github Skills (29)
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
danward79/Amp_Control
Feb 2013 - Sep 2014
Contributions:7 commits in 1 year 7 months
AfricanUhambo/AfricanUhambo.github.io
Jan 2017 - Feb 2022
Contributions:47 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
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