A proactive, computer literate, flexible, highly motivated and customer focused chartered engineer/project manager with extensive transferable skills acquired from engineering industry technical work, people management, project management, problems solving, quality systems, safety, product compliance and regulatory approvals work. A Good communicator, enjoy working in a team environment and networking with others. Experience in Electrical & Mechanical Installations and Plumbing. Recently qualified as a Mathematics Teacher after completing a course in PGCE Secondary Mathematics course at Edge Hill University. Hold a PCV Licence to drive buses and coaches.

1.CAREER HISTORY

Warrington Borough Transport March 2006 - 11.04.2007

Warrington WA4 6PT

· PCV Driver - Responsible for driving the passenger service bus and providing transport service to the public in accordance with the allocated duty roster.

PSI and Co, Warrington March 2002 - to date

Managing Consultant-Product Compliance

· Responsible for Sales, Marketing and Co-ordinating all Consultancy and Contracts works undertaken on behalf of clients to get their products approved with the requirements of the European Union Directives and Regulatory Standards.

Bedford High School, Leigh Sept. 2005 - Dec. 2005

BirchwoodHigh School, Birchwood/Wellfield High School, Leyland Jan 2004 - June 2004

PGCE Secondary School Mathematics Training Teacher

· Mathematics lessons for Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils (Years 7, 8, 9 and 10). Personal, Social and Health Education lessons for Key Stage 3 year 7 pupils. Also provided assistance in ICT lessons for Key Stage 3 pupils.

Marconi Communications, Liverpool Jan 1997- Jan 2002

EMC & OEM Products Approvals Manager

· Responsible for managing a group of professional engineers, resources and operational activities associated with all UK Marconi Telecommunication Switching/Access products compliance with the European Union Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC) and for ensuring all Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM) products purchased were compliant with the UK regulatory approvals requirements.

· On-going liaison with production, quality and purchasing departments with responsibility for issuing technical purchasing specification documents for OEM products.

· Successfully initiated and implemented procedures for achieving EMC compliance of the company telecommunication exchange systems and regulatory approvals of company telecommunication products.

· On-going liaison with design groups during product development/design stages with responsibilities for formulating company compliance strategies/policies, planning and managing EMC, Safety & Telecommunications testing programmes and maintaining on going compliance/approval of the company products..

· Responsible for authorising all design changes to Telecommunication Approved Products

· Provided authoritative guidance to the divisional businesses on Telecommunications Standards relating to Network Interconnections, Telecommunication, and EMC & Safety.

· Preparation and Issuing of reports/recommended solutions based on investigations undertaken at customer's telephone exchange sites suspected to be non-compliant with the regulatory standards,

GPT Payphone Systems, Liverpool 1988 - 1996

Product Approvals Manager/British Approvals Boards for Telecommunications (BABT) Senior Approvals Engineer.

· Responsible for the EU Directives regulatory approvals of Intelligent Payphones and Telemetry stand alone products manufactured by the company.

· Provided technical support to design teams in achieving EMC/Safety/Product Specific compliance during design phase reviews with particular emphasis relating to Radio Interference/Safety critical circuits/components.

· Managed the components engineering/approvals and environmental qualification testing of Payphones Business Divisional activities.

· On-going liaison with purchasing, quality and manufacturing departments with responsibility for publishing company purchasing specifications for electronic components used on Payphone Products.

· Responsible for authorising all design changes of approved products.

· Responsible for Safety / EMC self-certification and issuing EU type Declaration of Conformity for BABT approved / CE marked products.

· Successfully instigated and introduced new quality systems procedures throughout the business in order to achieve BABT & EU regulatory approvals.

· Investigated and issued technical reports/solutions for various customer applications problems with Payphone Products.

Plessey Telecommunications Limited, Liverpool & Huyton 1974 - 1988

Various Roles as Components & Standards Specialist, Circuit Design Engineer, Systems Engineer, Development Engineer, Test Equipment Software Engineer and Customer Liaison Engineer. The Design work involved TXE4 Telephone Exchange ancillary circuits such as Coin & Fee Check Circuits (employing Microprocessors, CMOS, TTL, and LSI components), DC-DC converters, Power supply systems, Test Interface PCB cards, DC power distribution and EMC filter boxes. The Customer Liaison work involved identifying & sorting out problems flagged up by the customers and to maintain a good rapport with the customer contacts. I have also completed apprenticeships at ICI and other chemical/electrical industries and fully conversant in plumbing, electrical and mechanical installations.

SUMMARY OF EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire 2003-2006

Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Secondary Mathematics Flexible Course

WarringtonCollegiate, Winwick Road, Warrington 2002-2003

The British Computer Society Certificate in European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

Web Page Design and Production Certificate

St HelensCollege, Merseyside 1979-1982

The Chartered Management Institute, - Certificate & Diploma in Industrial Management

HuddersfieldUniversity, Yorkshire 1969-1974

B Sc. (Hons) Electrical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

The Institute of Engineering and Technology - C.Eng., MIET

The Chartered Management Institute - MCIM, Past Chairman of the Warrington Branch. Currently Vice

President, Membership Officer and Branch Webmaster.

INTERESTS

· Active Member of the Lions Club since 1987 involved in community charity work. ( Posts held: Zone Chairman, District International Relations Officer, Club President, Treasurer, Membership Officer & Welfare Chairman) Currently Member of Culcheth Lions Club and Zone Chairman.

· Member of Institute of Advanced Motorist (Warrington Group)

· Member of the Lancashire County Cricket Club.