PROFILE

A confident and articulate team player with proven design skills and thorough knowledge of all stages of design: from concept, development and testing to mass production. Over nine years experience in the automotive industry working with an established switch supplier.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1997-2007Kostal UK

Positions Held:

2003-dateJigs & Fixture Design Engineer

Duties Responsible for the design and manufacture of jigs, fixtures and automated equipment within agreed time scales and budgets to company procedures. Also identification, selection and maintenance of sub contractor resource.

1997-2003Apprentice Toolmaker/ Toolmaker

Duties Provide a technical service for all tooling and engineering equipment. Building developing and repairing tooling and engineering equipment in a time efficient way and using all relevant skills to meet Kostal standards. Optimise operational performance through regular maintenance and rapid response repair activities.

1997-1997 Production Operator

Duties Effectively monitor and maintain the day to day operating performance within an allocated production area and to perform all production operator duties

EDUCATION

1992-1997Dearne High School, Goldthorpe

5 GCSE's passed graded A to C

FURTHER TRAINING

1999 NVQ Level 2 Engineering Manufacture EAL

1999 BTEC National Certificate EDEXCEL

1999 Fork Lift Truck Operator (Reach/Counter Balance) MENTOR

2001 ONC Manufacturing Engineering EDEXCEL

2002 NVQ Level 3 Engineering Production EAL

2002 Engineering Advanced Modern Apprenticeship EMTA

2003 Catia V4 Training Course Morson

2003 Production Led Maintenance Learn Direct

2003 Standard Operations Learn Direct

2003 5S Learn Direct

2003 HNC Manufacturing Engineering EDEXCEL

2004 Measurement System Analysis JPDTraining

2004 HND Manufacturing Engineering EDEXCEL

2005 Process FMEA Learn Direct

2005 7 Tools Learn Direct

2006 Six Sigma Green Belt Claudius Consulting