Experience

Medical equipment servicing technician/Vaporizer laboratory manager, Medsource Ltd; Ashburton 2005-2007

Primary tasks

❑ Perform full-services on a wide range of anaesthetic vaporizers including Ohmeda, Penlon, Blease

❑ Perform leak and calibration tests for all Vaporizers and equipment

❑ Carry out various repairs on all vaporizers and equipment

❑ Customer service consultant

❑ Inventory controller

❑ Electrical safety tests

❑ Various engineering duties

Secondary tasks

Perform independent, on-site servicing, for hospitals and clinics, of medical and veterinary appliances, throughout New Zealand and Australia. Equipment includes;

❑ Anaesthetic Machines

❑ Autoclaves

❑ Infusion pumps

❑ Absorbers

❑ Ventilators

❑ Dental equipment

My skills are such that I am regularly contracted to an Australian firm, 'G.A.S Australia' to perform various servicing duties in Sydney.

My communication skills are such that my current employers request that I converse directly with the broad range of stakeholders in this industry from board of directors of private health care providers to anaesthetists to veterinarians.

General Engineer, Ovens For Industry Ltd; Ashburton 2005-2007

Ovens for Industry are a New Zealand based exporter of agricultural machinery to Asia. Primary tasks here included a sequential disassembly of the machinery and identify means of easiest reassembly in Asia. I was an after hours engineer and procedural problem solver on a contract basis in charge of over seeing and employing systems to maximize efficiency.

General Engineer, Sapphire Metalware Ltd; Ashburton 2001-2003

I was a fitter/welder in charge of general fabrication for the firm, including contract work for Medifab Ltd (medical fabricators). Other tasks included quality control, purchasing, customer service, invoicing and workshop management.

Education

2003 - 2004 Two years full-time study of Mechanical Engineering at the Polytechnic of Otago. Papers include;

▪ Engineering science

▪ Engineering Drawing 1&2

▪ Engineering Practice 1&2

▪ Mathematics 1a &1b

▪ Communications

▪ Manufacturing Process

▪ Mechanics 1&2

▪ Applied Thermodynamics 1&2

▪ Strengths of Materials

▪ Materials Science

▪ Electrical Theory

▪ Fluids Technology

▪ Mechatronics

▪ Mechanical Design

▪ 3D CAD

▪ Engineering Management

1996 - 2001 High School 5 ^th Form Certificate A, B, B, B, B

6th Form UE (University Entrance)

7 ^th Form 'B' Bursary

Skills

I have a vast array of skills. I am competent in computing, product sourcing and have experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD). I have extensive practical ability combined with a great deal of common sense; furthermore, my previous employers have valued my problem solving ability. My job experience, both internal and external to the medical sector, has provided me with expertise in engineering, management, customer relations, machine servicing and calibration. I am a well-rounded, versatile, honest individual that is capable of working independently.