Paul Smedley
Manager Quality Operations
Adelaide, South Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Smedley is a seasoned Quality Operations leader with 14 years in senior roles across defence and automotive industries, currently managing Quality Operations for Lockheed Martin Australia in Adelaide. He has a proven track record driving "right first time" performance, Lean transformation and BIQ4-level quality improvements while building high-performing, engaged teams. His experience spans complex programs including the Future Submarine Combat System Integration and Advanced Train Management System, and he routinely aligns global stakeholders to deliver measurable business outcomes. Earlier roles at GM Holden saw him lead plant-wide quality during challenging transitions, achieving sustained safety and quality gains even through closure scenarios. Unusually for a quality executive, he is also a long-time independent software developer maintaining open-source ports for the legacy OS/2 platform, demonstrating hands-on technical curiosity and a commitment to community service. Paul combines strategic change leadership with practical problem-solving and negotiating skills to realise operational and commercial objectives.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate Diploma in Business Enterprise, Business/Commerce, General, Graduate Diploma in Business Enterprise, Business/Commerce, General at University of Adelaide
English
Github Skills (51)
openhab10
java10
beagle10
addon10
wifi9
kotlin8
arduino8
esp82668
youtube8
firmware7
android7
ffmpeg7
cli7
raspberry-pi6
password-generator6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
psmedley/php-os2
Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:2 reviews, 125 commits, 56 PRs in 11 months
psmedley/qt6-base-os2
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:61 commits, 2 PRs, 110 pushes in 3 months
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