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Resident in : Stockport, Cheshire, UK
email: [email protected]
Marital status: Married
Nationality: British
Age: 34
1981 - 1985 Four year EITB Approved apprenticeship - Power Plant Fitter - Mirrlees Blackstone Limited Hazel Grove
1986 - 1988 Higher National Certificate - Mechanical and Production Engineering - Stockport College of Further and Higher Education
1994 -1996 Higher National Certificate - Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Stockport College of Further and Higher Education
1994 Programmable Logic Controller Course (16 week evening course) - Mid-Cheshire College Northwich
1997 Air Conditioning Course - 5 day course at Schlumberger Gas
1991 Basic Selling Skills Course - Competitive Positioning Ltd. Alderley Edge
1997 - Present : Multi-Skilled Support Technician : Repair, Maintenance and modification of automatic assembly machinery for high volume gas meter production and site services.
1996 - 1997 : Multi-Skilled Service Engineer : Repair, Maintenance, Installation & Commissioning of Standby generators and Fire Pump installations.
1996 : Assembly Fitter : Mechanical fitting and assembly of flameproof electrical enclosures, cable reels and slipring units.
1993 - 1996: Service Engineer : Repair, Maintenance, Installation & Commissioning of Standby and CHP generating sets at sites around the UK.
1993: Engine Assembly Fitter - Erection & Overhaul Of Medium Speed Diesel Engines.
1993: Service Engineer - Overhaul of marine propulsion diesel engines on MV Star Hercules.
1992: Test Engineer -.Preparation & installation of diesel engines on test berths, including connection of all services, alignment & coupling of dynamometers, testing & setting of engines to specification with brake & alternator tests.
1993 : Mechanical Fitter - de-commissioning & removal of extensive pharmaceutical process heating & ventilation ducting & plant.
1992: Sales Agent - self employed as sole agent for a fencing manufacturer, selling erected fencing systems on a 'commission only' basis, to commercial & domestic customers.
1989 - 1991: Engineer (Installation & Commissioning) - administration of installation & commissioning phase of diesel generator contracts in the UK & overseas. Technical recommendation to customers & Mirrlees site engineers.
1987 - 1989: Laboratory Technician - duties: stripping, rebuilding & brake testing of 4 types of medium speed diesel engines including fault finding, merit & de-merit of prototype components.
1985 - 1987: Engine Build Fitter - Duties: the erection & preparation for test of medium speed diesel engines. Engine assembly, installation in test cell, alignment & coupling with dynamometer, connection of services, removal from test cell, preparation for dispatch.
Control Systems : Siemens PLC systems fault diagnosis, program modification (STEP5 and GRAPH5). Pneumatic systems and electrical control elements faults diagnosed and repaired/modified.
Electrical installation/repair: Alternators, AVR's, motors, contactors, isolators, fans, relays, timers protection relays etc. Wiring of motors and alternators etc. in SWAC upto 70mm.
Electronic fault finding & repair: Custom generator control computers, battery chargers, power supplies, RS232 computer communications.
Instrumentation installation & operation: Pressure transducers & gauges, thermocouples, manometers, noise meters, vibration & emission measurement, tachometers, dynamometers.
Project engineering: Pre-installation survey & advice, client meetings, site visits to resolve problems, contractual acceptance, inter-departmental meetings, report writing, resolving site deficiencies, site manning, travel arrangements, expenses, equipment purchase, site tooling.
Sales: Prospecting, sales interview & survey, proposal preparation, closing for orders, customer support,
Computer applications: Programming (HTML, BASIC,C++, OPL, Pascal), CAD, Office suite, WWW Clients.
Power plant fitting, test, installation, commissioning, operation & overhaul: Medium speed diesel & dual fuel engines & turbochargers. (Manufacturers include Mirrlees, MAN, Ford, Waukesha, Perkins, Dorman, & Ruston diesel engines)
General plant fitting, installation, operation & maintenance: Air compressors & systems, gear & impeller pumps, control pneumatics, simulation rigs, fuel & oil separation equipment, charge air & exhaust ducting, attenuators & silencers, oil, fuel, water, gas & air pipework, viscosity control equip., thermostatic & control valves, filters, waste heat boilers, heat exchangers, air conditioning ducting & plant, machine tools.
Meterology: Internal, external & depth micrometers, vernier calipers & gauges, calipers, levels, protractors, bore & stand comparators, dial indicators, hardness & surface finish testers.
Fabrication & Machining: Pipe fitting and welding mild & stainless flanged pipelines, welding mild steel fabrications, milling, drilling, turning, grinding.
Trumpet playing, reading novels, cycling, home computing.