EDUCATION: Aug 1960 - June 1967 Locharbriggs Primary School

Aug 1967 - June 1970 Dumfries High School

Aug 1970 - June 1971 Dumfries Technical College

QUALIFICATIONS: City of Guilds Basic Fabrication and Welding

Basic Electrical Parts 1. 2. & 3

Basic General Mechanical

Full Technological Certificate

Introductory Electronics

Digital Electronics

16 ^th Edition of the Wiring Regs [ BS 7671]

SIRA- Electrical Equipment For Use In Potentially Flammable Atmospheres.

SIRA- Static Electricity,Its Generation,Methods ,Protection Against Static Electricity Igniting Potentially Explosive Atmospheres.

S.J.I.B Grade - Technician Electrician

E.C.S.Health & Safety Certificate

I.O.S.H. Certificate

CDM Regulations Cert.

EXPERIENCE

March 05 - Present :British Nuclear Group Chapelcross Works, Annan

Field Engineer/ Project Engineer - Electrically Nominated.

Supervising Officer & Commissioning engineer

for various projects;

New Admin Building. New Flask Handling Building.

New Site Boiler installation. Fuel Route Transition Project, including installation of new de-fuelling equipment for Reactors.

Jan 04 to March 05 : M & N Electrical & Mechanical Services Limited

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire

Electrical Engineer

Installation & Maintenance of Waste Water Screens

Electrical Installations on waste & fresh water installations

Buildings & Wiring of Control Panels for Longwood Screens

Jan 03 to Dec 03 : Transco Gas Terminal, Brighouse Bay Kirkcudbright

Network Technician (Instruments)

Providing maintenance and calibration to:

Solar Taurus Turbine/Compressors,

Alstom Tornado/Thermodyne Compressors,

I C S Systems

Utilising Transco SSOW Systems involving

Method Statements, Risk Assessment, Isolations, Permits.

Jan 02 to Dec 02 : Morrisons Water Board Headquarters Dumfries

Electrical Engineer

Maintaining, Breakdowns, Installations at all Water

Treatment Plants and Sewage Works in South / West

Scotland for Water Board

Mar 01 to Nov 01 : Plastics Technology Garroch Business Park Dumfries

Engineering / Maintenance Manager

Responsible for all aspects of Engineering, Electrical,

Mechanical, Health and Safety, Contractors, Installations,

Budgets, Production targets.

Aug 00 to Nov 00:Transocean Sedco Forex Louisianna USA

Electrical Engineer

Isolations and permits to work, HV and LV flameproof

equipment.

Aug 99 to July 00:Pinneys of Scotland, Dumfriesshire

Maintenance Engineer

Working on PLC Controlled equipment

IP 67 Equipment, Compressor and Receivers

Hydraulics and Pneumatics.

May 99 to July 99 : Envases Elopak Lagunero Gomex Palacio, Durango, Mexico

Electrical Engineer

Installation and commissioning of equipment from Dumfries factory

Jun 87 to Apr 99 : Elopak, Dumfries

Electrical Engineer

Injection moulding, printing, presses, gluing machine hydraulics and pneumatics. Working on automated packaging equipment PLCs flameproof equipment. Responsible for all PAT Testing.

Jan 85 to Jun 87 : ICI (Plastics), Dumfries

Electrical Technician

Heat, speed, tension, control and flame proof equipment.

1971 - Dec 84British Nuclear Fuels Ltd, Chapelcross Works, Dumfriesshire

Electrician

Four electrical apprenticeship, six years as a journeyman and the last 3 years as a chargehand electrician. Gained extensive experience on ac and dc equipment on high, medium and low voltage ranges.