Education

2003- 2005 Loughborough University

2002- 2003 Institute of Management

1996- 2001 De Montfort University, Leicester

1992- 1996 Charles Keene College of Further Education, Leicester

Qualifications

Siemens S4 Management Training

Diploma in Management

ProE: - Production drawing, Sheet metal and Pro cable

Successfully completed 10 modules at De Montfort University, Leicester towards an Electrical Engineering degree

Btec National Certificate Electrical/ Electronic Engineering

City & Guilds Electronics Servicing Part 3

Btec First Certificate Engineering

Professional Training

Qualified Wireman/ Electrical Engineer- 5 Year Served apprenticeship

Employment History

February 2006- To present day Dematic Ltd

Beaumont Road

Positions Held: Engineering Manager Banbury

(ASDA IDC Lutterworth) OX16 1QZ

Responsibilities:

Currently based on a customers flagship automated distribution centre (ASDA IDC) which involves reporting on KPI's set within the contract, accountabilities include liaising extensively with ASDA's senior team and all other levels of management from all departments on site and managing 30 Dematic personnel at various levels, discipline, performance management, developing PPM's, improving site automation availability, spare parts control, engineering technical training development, breakdown monitoring, contract budget control, recruitment, resource allocation, continuous improvement, change management, project planning, discipline, performance management, H&S, ISO9001, implementation of 20 keys and 5's, staff dialogues.

November 2002 - February 2006 Brush Traction

P O Box 17

Positions Held: Test and After Sales Manager Loughborough

Test Manager LE11 1HS

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities involved reporting to the Operations Director, managing approximately 55 persons across four departments, which included the locomotive test department, control gear test department, service department and the spares and repairs department. Ensure that all departments conformed to all relevant rail safety standards. Mentor and coach for all company apprentices. Achieving, weekly and monthly departmental targets set from production schedules. The use of continuous improvement techniques to improve efficiency of departments. Liaising with all levels of management from all departments within the business. Tendering for all contracts and extensively liaising with sales department.

March 2001- November 2002 Via Systems

Uxbridge Avenue

Positions Held: Production Manager Coventry

Electrical Design Engineer CV3 1RR

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities involved managing a team of 12 persons to produce and test electro- mechanical assemblies. Implementation of lean manufacturing including Poke Yoke, 5's, etc. Achieving, daily, weekly and monthly production and manufacturing targets. Assisting team and engineering department with any technical problems arising with project.

July 1998- February 2001MCS

Unit 4

Positions Held: Design/ Project Engineer Phoenix Park

Test Engineer/ Supervisor Bayton Road

Wireman/ Technician Exhall

Coventry

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities involved design of cable tray, sizing and routes, designing cable sizing and type using AMTECH software package. Produce electrical drawings using AutoCAD. Ensuring that all completion deadlines are met during the contract. Dealing directly with customers on a daily basis. Ordering all materials for contracts. Managing and co-ordinating contracts. Producing operation and maintenance manuals for each contract once complete. Customers involving site work included, Peugeot, Jaguar, Rover, AMEC, Seven Trent water, Welsh water, British Aluminium.

September 1997- July 1998 JJS Electronics Limited

Wycliffe Industrial Park

Positions Held: Test Technician Leicester Road

Wireman/ Technician Lutterworth Leicestershire

Responsibilities:

Testing all high voltage electrical and electronic modules and systems to customer specifications, inspection of modules. Fault finding down to component level. Prototype wiring. Fabrication and assembly of electrical and electronic modules.

May 1997- September 1997 Fisher Rosemount Limited

Meridian East

Positions Held: Wireman/ Technician (Temp) Leicester

Responsibilities:

Fabrication and assembly of electrical and electronic control cubicles. Control, mains and marshalling panel wiring. Inspection and testing of all control cubicles.

March 1997- May 1997Elequip Projects Ltd

Gloucester Crescent

Positions Held: Wireman (Temp) Wigston

Leicester

Responsibilities:

Fabrication and assembly of electrical control cubicles. Control, mains and PLC panel wiring.

July 1992- March 1997 EDM

Station Street

Positions Held: Senior Apprentice Whetstone

Junior Apprentice Leicester

Responsibilities:

Inspection and testing, manual schematic and general arrangement drawings to customer design. Fabrication and assembly of electrical control cubicles. Mains, Control, PLC and Distribution panel wiring. Supervision of all junior apprentices. Installation and commissioning of control cubicles on sites including: British Steel, British Gas, Courtaulds Chemicals, Wincanton Distribution, GEC Alstom, Heathrow Airport, and Oldbury Nuclear Power Station.