Career Profile:

An enterprising Projects Engineer experienced in custom built products for the Rail industry. Successful track record in a Projects Team and responsible for Planning, Estimating, Purchasing, Expediting and the maintenance of high Quality Assurance standards.

After taking voluntary redundancy from my AVE rail products I preceded to set up my own business in domestic property maintenance covering all aspects of maintenance repairs to the household.

CurrentPosition/ Responsibilities

Self employed property maintainer , duties involve liasing with customers meeting requirements, creating sales whilst maintaining high standards of workmanship and running own accounts.

Project Engineer AVE Rail Products, Derby 2000 to 2005

Responsibilities:

Involved within a projects team with complete estimating, planning, purchasing and expediting responsibilities for customer projects involving the interpretation of customer requirements, drawings and specification, together with interfacing with customers/suppliers on a regular basis.

Achievements

Developed new business contracts with major clients such as West Coast Main Line, Coradia, Juniper and most recently Govia.

This produced an increase of sales revenue for AVE Rail Products and ensured long-term employment prospects for the workforce.

Also involved in several other smaller contracts including Class 156,158 and 160.

Apprenticeship Scammell Engineering, Birmingham 1992 to 2000

Completed apprenticeship in Sheet Metal Work and Fabrication/ Welding techniques.

Trained in Estimating, purchasing and expediting duties for a four year period before attaining responsibility for generating customer enquiry/ quotations,planning for products and component assembly requirements from the Rail industry.

Promoted to the position of Technical Engineer with the responsibility for supporting and maintaining existing customer accounts and developing new customer base.

Apprenticeship Gamwell Engineering Ltd, Birmingham 1991 to 1992

Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker trained in all areas of development and manufacture of Effluent Tanks and Ceiling Panel construction for the Rail industry.

Technical Qualifications and Training

Computer training undertaken at

Network House, Digbeth, Birmingham 1999

City and Guilds Parts 1 - 4 in Sheet Metal Work consisting of:

Cutting by Shear Pass

Bending and Folding Practical Pass

Bending and Folding Written Pass

Pattern Development of Complex Shapes Pass

Fabrication and Welding Written Pass

Fabrication and Welding Practical Pass

Quality Assurance Pass

Materials Pass

One year further studies in Q.A. and Management Skills Pass

Computer skills

Conversant in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Vantage.

Further Education

Above training and examinations undertaken at Burton Technical College, Staffs.

Full time Education

Queen Elizabeth Mercian School, Upper Gungate, Tamworth Staffs. 1986 to 1990

Qualifications obtained:

GCSE Mathematics C

English Literature C

English Language C

Sociology C

Geography C