b'Partner News Summer 2021 7MODAn Interview with Flying Officer Kevin Davies IEng MIET Flight Lieutenant Kevin Davies IEng MIETway of thinking towards information warfare recently won the IET Inspiring Engineeringin the current time.Award after 10 years in the Royal Air Force. The IET Inspiring Engineering Award isDo you think awards are an important given to an engineer officer or airmen, whopart of recognising engineering presents the most feasible and deliverableexcellence? idea that will enthuse the next generationI believe that as an engineer recognition of engineers or recruit and inspire thiscan come in many forms and it is always a generation of RAF engineers. We spokecombination of humbling and gratifying, be with Flight Lieutenant Davies about whatthat promotion, successful implication of it means to win this award, his time in RAFa new system or piece of equipment into and what is next in his career.service or even honours and awards such as this one. Please tell us a little bit about your career so far.Why do you think Professional I joined the RAF in 2011 as an AirmanRegistration is important?I believe that all engineers after a career within Health & SafetyIm a member of the IET and currently and Management in the civilian sector.registered as IEng, although as an Airmanshould hold some form of After completing seven years within theI made sure to acquire my EngTechProfessional Registration as it ranks and the further study required, Iwhen I could. I believe that all engineerscan provide credibility to them commissioned as an Engineer (CE) Officer.should hold some form of Professional I then completed Initial Officer TrainingRegistration as it can provide credibility toand their work, and implies in October 2019 and then proceeded tothem and their work, and implies a level ofa level of professionalism complete phase two EOFT training at No1professionalism that clients and employers Radio School in March 2020. can trust. that clients and employers can trust.Why was it the career for you?What do you enjoy most about I always wanted to join the military from ayour current role?young age, just put it off over years until IThe thing I enjoy most about my current role decided to make a change in my life whenwould have to be the diversity that it brings. I was 27 years old and decided it was thenOne day I could be working on Information or never. management and exploitation within the Air Command setting, while another I could Talk to us about the projectbe working on bringing new capabilities that won you the award.and equipment into service to meet the As part of our Engineering Officer Trainingdemands of Defence. we are required to research and write a paper on Warfare in the Information AgeWhat are the next steps for youInformation Advantage. We could takein your career? any angle or view we wanted, however, itThe most immediate next steps for needed to be researched and referenced tomy career would be to work towards provide a viewpoint on where we believedcompleting my Pg Dip, and then MSc. This the subject was regarding HM Forces.will probably see me through the next three or four years, during which time I would When did you find out youhope to gain further experience in my field were the winner?to the point where I am hopefully able to I was informed I had one the award by Fltget promoted to Squadron Leader and Lt Barry Laws a few months after leavingto obtain my Chartered Engineer (CEng) training and was delighted to have beenstatus. given the recognition for a paper I spent a lot of time and effort compiling. It is a good endorsement of my academic study andFlying Officer Kevin Davies IEng MIET'