NATIONALITY English

EDUCATION Wirral Grammar School 1957-1962

FURTHER EDUCATION Birkenhead Technical College 1962-1967

QUALIFICATIONS H.N.C. in Naval Architecture

CAD SYSTEMS FAMILIAR WITHAUTOCAD LT, 12, 13, 14 & 2000 (5 yrs total) MICROSTATION SE, J, POWERDRAFT and V8 (6 years +) also IBM CADCAM (3 years) and CADDS5 (1 year)

Ove Arup & Partners(Liverpool & Manchester) March 2004 - to date

All work on Microstation J and V8 OLE Draughtsman

West coast modernisation & other projects. Layouts, Cross Sections for OLE.

Telemeter Engineering(Barrow in Furness) May 2002 - March 2004

All work on Cadds5 and Microstation SE Design Draughtsman

Designing and drawing auxiliary machinery seats for the 'Astute' nuclear submarine being built at BAE Systems for the M.O.D. 5 tonne Lifting Frame and Walkways & Platforms for McBrides, soap manufacturers. Various other projects.

Balfour Beatty(Kirkby) December 2001 - May 2002

All work on Microstation J OLE Draughtsman

West coast route modernisation - rail network. Drawing portal & cantilever frames for OLE (overhead line electrification) Layout & cross section drawings and allocation of materials.

Fairport Engineering(Adlington) September 2001 - December 2001

All work on Autocad release 14 Detail/Design Draughtsman

Structural steel detailing for the restoration of Southport Pier. Detailing bracings, handrails, lattice girders & miscellaneous steelwork.

Telemeter Engineering(Barrow in Furness) May 2001 - September 2001

All work on Microstation SE plus 'Word' & 'Excel' Design Draughtsman

Preparing a set of Removal Route Procedures for all items of equipment over 70kg, on the 'Wave Knight' an auxiliary tanker being built at BAE Systems for the M.O.D.

APT Telecommunications(Crewe) December 2000 - May 2001

All work on Microstation 'Powerdraft' Detail Draughtsman

Producing drawings of green field & rooftop sites for local authority planning

approval on B.T. / one2one sites all over the Midlands & North of England. Also

detail design drawings of grillages, fixings, handrails, plinths & site layouts.

Ocean Fleets(Birkenhead) July 2000 - December 2000

All work on Autocad release 14 & 2000 Design Draughtsman

Creating a complete set of 'as fitted' drawings for the 'RMAS Newton', a Royal Navy

support vessel. Site visits and liaison with ship's staff.

Telemeter Engineering(Barrow in Furness) December 1997 - July 2000

All work on Microstation SE Design Draughtsman

Preparation of Scantling plans, for the L.P.D. being built at B.A.E. Systems for the

M.O.D. also Auxiliary Machinery Seats, & M.T.O's - Scantling plans, Fabrication

drawings & Stairway drawings for the 'Wave Knight' an auxiliary tanker for the

M.O.D. Preparation of parts lists, bar sketches, weight and C of G calcs.

Cammell Laird Group(Birkenhead) July 1997 - December 1997

All work on Autocad LT2 Design Draughtsman

Steelwork Unit drawings for new Moonpool on the drillship 'Peregrine VII' - Aft

End Scantlings, Profile & Decks and Aft End Structure drawings for the 'Simon

Labrador' a seismic survey vessel undergoing a major refit including lengthening.

Ocean Fleets(Birkenhead) March 1997 - July 1997

All work on Autocad LT2 Design Draughtsman

Fire and Safety drawings for a fleet of offshore supply boats, tugs and crew boats

owned by Tidewater Marine. Design studies for the M.O.D. including writing A&A's

Marconi Marine(Barrow-in-Furness) September 1996 - March 1997

All work on IBM CAD Detail Draughtsman

Work on 'HMS Ocean' a helicopter carrier for the Royal Navy. Arrangement

drawings of ships bells, medical organisation for action, arrangement & details of

safety nets around flight deck, datum plates & benchmarks for weapon alignment.

Coastline Industries(Birkenhead) August 1994 - September 1996

All work on Autocad 11 Design Draughtsman

Various steelwork and outfit drawings on a variety of ship conversion projects

including scantling drawings for sponsons and ship lengthening studies.

All the fabrication drawings for a 40 metre long Caisson (850 tonne steelwork) for

Mersey Docks & Harbour company - modernisation of Langton river entrance. New

deckhouse and sponsons for the 'Ibex' a £9 million refit. Stern sheave, stern

whisker & stern chute details for 'Geomaster' - a refit on a cable layer.

McTay Marine(Bromborough) December 1993 - August 1994

Hand draughting Design Draughtsman

Steel & outfit drawings for a 30 metre tug for Abu-Dhabi. Ordering all steel,

allocation of materials to sub contractors, weights and centre of gravity calcs.

Consultancy Services Northern(Liverpool) March 1993 - December 1993

All work on Autocad 11 Design Draughtsman

Detailing a fixed vehicle ramp for the 'Vilnius' a Lithuanian heavy goods ferry. All

the detail drawings for a hydraulically operated vehicle lift on the 'European

Clearway' a P&O car ferry. Also various outfit drawings on the above ships

including structural fire protection plan, fire fighting plan & loading arrgt.drawings

Costain Land & Marine(Bromborough) May 1990 - March 1993

Hand draughting in ink Design Draughtsman

Structural steel detailing for a 250 metre x 28 metre temporary working platform

for the Teignmouth sewage outfall project. Longitudinal sections for directionally

drilled crossings etc. Site layouts, work barge layouts, general arrangements,

structural & mechanical drawings for a marine pipe laying frame. Civil drawings

for clients including N.W.Water, S.W.Water, Anglian Water, Conoco and Shell.

McTay Marine(Bromborough) September 1989 - May 1990

Hand draughting Checking & Design Draughtsman

Checking steelwork drawings for a 27metre tug for 'Alexander Towing Co'. Drawing

scantling, steelwork and outfit drawings for five 29metre tugs for 'Humber Tugs'

Costain Land & Marine(Bromborough) June 1988 - September 1989

Hand draughting in ink Design Draughtsman

Work on the 'Hyperborer', a prototype subsea vehicle, designed to sink silos

for the protection of wellheads. General arrangement, steelwork & mechanical drawings plus preparation of node numbering drawings for use in finite element stress analysis. Civil drawings for Land & Marines directionally drilled river crossings, sewage outfalls, marine pipelines etc. Long sections, cofferdams, etc for various clients including North West Water, South West Water, Anglian Water, Conoco, Shell and other oil companies.

McTay Marine(Bromborough) February 1988 - June 1988

Hand draughting Design Draughtsman

Ordering steel. Steelwork and outfit drawings for a 26metre Trawler.

Derron Engineering(Northwich) July 1987 - February 1988

Hand draughting Detail Draughtsman

Structural steel detailing of beams, columns, rakers, hip rakers, purlins, bracings

etc. for a Sainsbury's supermarket in Kettering.

McTay Marine(Bromborough) October 1986 - July 1987

Hand draughting Design Draughtsman

Scantling and steelwork detail drawings for a 20metre Trawler and a

19metre Crabber for James Millers in Fife. Steelwork detailing & ordering for a

stern freezer trawler.

Jones Wilkinson(Preston) July 1986 - October 1986

Hand draughting Detail Draughtsman

Structural steel detailing for store houses at Sellafield nuclear power station,

beams, columns, bracings, purlins, bolt lists etc. Platforms/walkways/handrails.

Redpath Engineering(Warrington) April 1986 - July 1986

Hand draughting Detail Draughtsman

Structural steelwork - ordering and detailing of shield doors for Sellafield nuclear

power station. Ordering & detailing platforms & walkways.

DrammenMaritime(Hokksund, Norway) December 1985 - April 1986

Hand dr aughting in ink Design Draughtsman

Classification drawings for an ME 4500 semi-submersible oil rig. Unit drawings for

an offshore supply vessel under construction at Trosvik shipyard.

DrammenMaritime(Widnes) June 1985 - December 1985

Hand draughting in ink Design Draughtsman

Classification & production drawings for offshore supply vessels. Steelwork

production drawings for Trosvik and Framnaes shipyards, Norway. Also weight

and centroid calculations and material take offs.

Cammell Laird Shipbuilders(Birkenhead) September 1981 - June 1985

Hand draughting + 2 years IBM CAD Senior Design Draughtsman

Employed as a ship design draughtsman working on a semi-submersible oil rig

and an accommodation jack-up platform. Fully trained on IBM CAD-CAM.

Aabacas Engineering(Wallasey) April 1978 - September 1981

Hand draughting Design Draughtsman

Employed as a design draughtsman working on a range of electric overhead

cranes, monorails, electric hoists and chain hoists. The work regularly involved

site visits & site measurements. Liaison with customers, shop floor and

sub-contractors, ordering of all materials, paint specifications and some

estimating.

Cammell Laird Shipbuilders(Birkenhead) August 1962 - April 1978

Ship Draughtsman

5 year D.O. apprenticeship as a ship draughtsman, experience in Admiralty,

Steelwork, Outfit and Pipework departments. Promoted to senior draughtsman

in 1969, working on all types of outfit and steelwork drawings. Also several

superstructure scantlings, using Lloyds & Det Norske Veritas Rules.