OCCUPATION Chartered Electrical Engineer

DRIVING LICENCE Current, no convictions or penalties

EDUCATION

1955 - 1962 Farnworth Grammar School. - 7 GCE 'O' levels, (Maths, Physics, Chemistry, English Language, English Literature, French, Latin)

3 GCE 'A' levels, (Maths, Physics, Chemistry).

1962 - 1965 UMIST, 3 year degree course in Electrical Engineering, BSc (Hons), 2/1. Prize winner in second year exams. Final year project in Control Systems and Rotating Machines.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

1972 Accepted as a Member of the IEE, C.Eng. MIEE.

COURSES ATTENDED

1970 Bolton Technical Teachers Training School. Attended evening courses for people interested in technical teaching.

1971 Taught 'Basic Electricity' to Mechanical Engineering students in short course of evening classes at BIHE

1971 INCOMTEC London. Attended two day course entitled 'Profitable Pricing in Manufacturing Industry'.

1977 TACK London. Attended one week course entitled 'Selling to Industry'

1980 Attended evening course in BASIC programming.

1981 Attended evening course entitled 'Protection of Electrical Plant'. Covered use of relays to protect cable transformers, etc.

1989 - 1990 Attended evening course in 'Accounting'. Gained GCSE grade A

1991 Attended Welding course at Bolton College, Horwich Campus.

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

15Nov'04 - present, Supply Teacher, Resistant Materials, Burscough Priory High School.

8Nov'04 - 12Nov'04 Supply Teacher, General Cover, Hayward School, Bolton, Wright Robinson School, Manchester.

26Aug'04 - 15Oct.'04 , Bombardier Transportation Horbury, Test and Commissioning Engineer, on the refurbished LUL 78 D District Line trains.

Jan'04 - July'04 Supply Teacher, Electronics, Broad Oak High School Bury, Hindley Community High School Wigan, St Cuthberts RC High School Rochdale.

26 Aug.'03 - 11 Dec.'03 ULTRA ELECTRONICS -PMES, RUGELEY

Electrical Engineer, working on modular substations for Southern Region Power Supply Upgrade Project ( for Brighton, Hove, Littlehampton and Wrecclesham ). Gained experience in use of Alstom WS, 33kV, SF ₆ insulated, vacuum interrupted switchgear, Whipp & Bourne MM74, 750Vdc, 4/6kA switchboards, protective relays, 3MW transformer/rectifier units, SCADA, LVAC changeover panels and distribution boards, modular steel buildings, 3 ^rd rail electrification. Security cleared to level SC.

10 July '95 - 22 Aug.'03 ALSTOM TRACTION, PRESTON.

Case Design Engineer, contributing to the design and manufacture of the cases containing the electrical propulsion equipment for the following listed projects:- My responsibilities included:-Optimising layout of component parts within the steel enclosure, to ensure easy access, maintenance, and ease of manufacture, minimising power cabling, busbarring, and EMI interference.

Specifying cable sizes, busbar sizes, certain components and standard modules, to ensure that the specified performance can be achieved.

Producing schedules of cables, connectors, power flow diagrams, liaise with manufacturing engineers, draughtsmen, structural engineers, and suppliers.

Attending progress and design review meetings, and ensure that design information is provided at the required time.

Writing test specifications for end of production line test.

Specifying and procuring any special test equipment required, e.g. test boxes, HVDC power supplies for light load tests, low voltage, high current supplies for full load current tests. I had inputs to the following areas, design, design reviews, performance, reliability, FRACAS, maintainability, quality systems, weight, cost, test specifications, test equipment design, diagnostics, use of lap tops to interface with train management system (TMS), manufacturing, manufacturability, production engineering, fault finding, non conformance process, defect analysis, defect reviews, corrective and remedial actions via engineering change documentation, contractual requirements, project configuration management, standard process documentation. Production of Fire Loading reports, Calorific Values and Fire and Smoke certification.

Taiwan Push Pull Locomotives. (Power Cubicles 1 & 2)

These contained controlled diode/ thyristor bridges producing the DC link, rheo brake module with crowbar, and 3 phase GTO inverters for the final drive to the AC motors. Also Electronics Cubicle, and various MCB and control panels

KCR Midlife Refurbishment Project. A new diode/thyristor drive system was used to replace the existing tap changer and rectifier equipment, but the existing transformer was re-used. The equipment was housed in a single underframe case containing 2 series and 2 parallel bridges, with associated suppression and electronic controller. Solid busbar was used throughout for the power circuits. The members of this project team, particularly Control Equipment, were complimented in the GEC ALSTHOM magazine UPDATE, for speedy completion.

Propulsion Equipment for INCHON project, Korea. This equipment used ONIX, the latest generation of IGBT power module, and AGATE control. Laminated busbars were used to connect the power module to the main power circuit. Particular emphasis was placed on noise reduction, and a new design of centrifugal fan was used to force cool the power module, the line choke, and a resistor frame.

Propulsion inverter/PMCF for Arlanda Airport project, and inverter for Juniper project. These projects were started by other Case Design Engineers, but I saw them through to completion, writing test specifications, and specifying the necessary engineering modifications.

Propulsion equipment for New York City Transit Metro Cars. As a member of the New York team, I compiled technical deliverable data for the Critical Design Review held with the eventual customer, Bombardier.This data showed how we complied with the specifications (which were extremely detailed), or where we had to apply for waivers. I also compiled a matrix showing the fire performance of all combustible materials used in the equipment.

Athens trolley bus project. In the early stages of this job I selected power cables for the vehicle wiring, including shielded motor cables, and specification of a system for double insulating the vehicle from the overhead 600v supply. I also assisted with supervision of vehicle wiring on site in Belgium.

Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) for Iarnrod Eireann. This equipment was very similar to INCHON above.

Katowice trams, Poland. Based on a French generic design known as Citadis, my work involved customising the equipment for Katowice, and Anglicising the design, for manufacture at Preston.

Tenders. From May '98, I assisted in providing information to the Estimating and Tendering depts.

for Santa-Domingo tram, Sacramento LRV, FGC Barcelona and Madrid Metro projects.

Singapore Metro Propulsion Equipment. (Nov. '99 - March '00). Pre-build problem solving on this job which was designed in Preston for production in Tarbes, France. The technical problems were easy compared with the problems in getting the French to work to our engineering data.

Virgin Cross Country Trains, propulsion and auxiliary converter equipment, (March'00 - Dec.'00)

I took over from 2 other engineers the day to day pre-manufacturing problem solving on these 2 jobs, the major issue being preventing water from the force cooled air path from leaking into the equipment.

Metropolis propulsion eqpt. for Shanghai, Xinmin, Sao Paulo, Melbourne. ( Jan'01- Jan'02). Case design engineer on this generic series of standardised equipments for metros. A particularly interesting aspect of these jobs was that the equipment had to be engineered with localisation (manufacturability in customer's country ) in mind.

Singapore Circle Line (Feb'02-Aug'03). Engineer responsible for design and manufacture of inductor/resistor frame (a full width frame containing 2 brake resistors, 2 line inductors, 2 cooling fans and associated control and fire wire circuitry). I also compiled Fire and Smoke analysis document for the entire propulsion package, showing calorific values of combustible materials, test certs., and specs. complied with.

MF2000 Project (Paris underground), (Feb'02-Aug'03), compilation of a similar Fire and Smoke report.

Various visits (Feb'02-Aug'03), to depots to investigate and find solutions to jobs experiencing reliability problems such as Northern Line, Scotrail , WCML and Juniper, as reported on the FRACAS data base. Hands on electromechanical fault finding. Received Bravo award for assisting with a problem on the Lirex contract.

Juniper Dual Voltage (Feb'02-Aug'03), preliminary case design work in advance of anticipated order for a 'go anywhere' Juniper train.

Midland Main Line (Feb'02-Aug'03), assisting with early design work on auxiliary converter and transformer boxes.

Sept.'94 - 7July '95 EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY SECTOR COLLEGE

Gained PGCE in Design Technology, (Secondary Education). I also became proficient in the use of Microsoft WORD, WORKS, PAINTBRUSH, DRAW, EXCEL, use of a scanner, and file management.

17Jan. '94 - 29July '94 RFS ENGINEERING, DONCASTER

Electrical Engineer on the '73 Tube Stock refurbishment project, dealing with cab air conditioning, saloon heating, and saloon temperature sensing and ventilation. (The '73 Tube Stock consists of underground trains on the Piccadilly Line).

12May'93 - 15Jan'94 ABB Transportation Ltd., Derby and Crewe

Assistant Electrical Engineer on the Intercity central door locking project. This work involved production of technical procurement specifications for control panels, interior and exterior 'door unlocked' lamps, intervehicle jumper equipment, fixed vehicle wiring (8 core cable plus coax). Production of schematic and wiring diagrams, descriptive manuals and test specifications. Discussion with BRB Engineers re. interfacing with existing TDM systems. The following types of vehicles were fitted with secondary locking, Mk3 HST, Mk3 LH, Mk2, Mk1 LH and Victoria-Gatwick express vehicles. Supervision and approval of subcontractors designs and type testing procedures. Presentation to BRB trainers on system operation.

Feb.'93 - 31April'93 GEC ALSTHOM METRO CAMMELL, BIRMINGHAM

Writing maintenance/overhaul instructions for all electrical equipment on the Class 465/466 EMU

Dec.'92 - Feb.'93 BOMBARDIER PRORAIL LTD

Electrical/Systems Engineer on anticipated enquiry for Post Office EMU's . I compiled a bill of materials, weight schedule, layout of underframe electrical and mechanical equipment, and basic electrical power diagrams for a dual voltage (25KV AC/750V DC) four car EMU, similar to Class 319

Aug.'92 - Dec.'92 BOMBARDIER PRORAIL LTD

Electrical/Systems Engineer on Intercity Door Locks project. I carried out a feasibility study (for tender pre-qualification purposes) on the work required to fit secondary door locks to BR Intercity coaches. This required an investigation into the most suitable electro-pneumatic control system, accommodation of components, locks and controls, within the vehicles, and interconnection with the existing electrical and pneumatic supplies.

Systems Engineer on Conoco 90 tonne class A tank wagons. This involved writing procurement specifications for brake equipment, bogies, pipework and valves. Also carrying out curving, gauging and width reduction, and braking calculations to BR Specs. MT227 and 235. Also optimisation of air pipe runs and brake rigging.

July'92 - Aug.'92 BOMBARDIER PRORAIL LTD

Bombardier tendered for the refurbishment of the Glasgow Underground driving cars for Strathclyde PTE. I was responsible for the electrical aspects of this work which involved:-

Replacement of all Egatube by steel conduit and renewal of any disturbed wiring.

Conversion of the 40V headlamps to 12V halogen lamps, and fitting of a new compressor.

Modification of door control circuits, and cab droplight interlocks, to instructions provided by Kennedy Henderson.

To assess bills of materials and labour times, it was necessary to become very familiar with the existing vehicle layout, especially underseat equipment, cab equipment, wiring diagrams, ducting and trunking. This was achieved by several site visits and photographing the equipment in a detailed manner, and careful study of original drawings.

June'92 - July'92 BOMBARDIER PRORAIL LTD

Electrical Engineer on the HST Catering Vehicle project. I had to work out how to remove most of the obsolete electrical equipment in the kitchen /buffet area, and replace it with more modern equipment. Fixed refrigeration equipment fed by battery backed supplies had to be removed and replaced by mobile refrigerated trolleys, which plugged into 240V AC supplies. Microwave ovens had to be supplied with good quality 240V AC. The solution was to fit static converters operating from the widely varying 3 phase 3 wire supply. Staggered start modules were specified to avoid overloading the converters. Some fixed cooking equipment was fed from the rough AC supply, some via voltage regulators. I also specified a burglar alarm system for protection of the catering area, and capable of operating in the traction environment. I calculated electrical loading, estimated wiring and conduit requirements, prepared a bill of materials, wrote technical descriptions and clause by clause responses.

Sept.'91 - June'92 BOMBARDIER PRORAIL LTD

Electrical Engineer on the Jubilee Line Extension tender. In Sept.'91, I accepted a staff appointment with Bombardier and continued to work on questions arising from the IC250 tender. My major job was to put forward alternative proposals for train electrical supply, as BR were at this time not too happy with the reliability of static converters on the coaches. As an alternative to the normal ETS supply, I investigated the use of bulk converters to generate head end power in the Class 93 loco, or tail end power in the DGS. This required an appreciation of the type, size and rating of traction and auxiliary equipment on the loco. I gained experience in reliability considerations, transmission of 3 phase power, weight and packaging considerations, also door controls and safety critical circuits. From October '91 I also worked on the Jubilee Line tender, with our partners Siemens and

ANF. .Siemens were to supply the main traction equipment but my duties involved me in:-

Writing technical descriptions for lighting, heating and ventilation, cab equipment, shunting control cabinet, and de-icing equipment.

Evaluation of vendors offers.

Consideration of space and location of all equipment mounted underfloor, underneath seats, and above waist level, on both refurbished vehicles, and new build wide aluminium extrusion cars.

Identifying the work involved in refurbishing existing cars by installing both new and re-used equipment.

This work also gave me an opportunity to practice my French and German.

I also attended seminars on Rolling Stock Doors, Standard Train Communication Networks, Train Communication (jumper and autocoupler systems), Auxiliary Power Supplies, Refurbishment of LUL vehicles, and The EMC Directive.

April'91 - Sept.'91 BOMBARDIER PRORAIL SIEMENS LTD, WAKEFIELD

Electrical engineer on the IC250 tender team (on contract basis via Morson International). Responsible to Colin May.

This British/Canadian/American/German consortium were bidding for the new Intercity trains required for the West Coast Main Line in 1993. Siemens were responsible for the locomotive design, and the British team were responsible for the coaches and the DGS. I was an electrical engineer in a team of specialist engineers who dealt with structures, HVAC, brakes, interior design, bogies, weights and reliability. During this time, I co-ordinated all electrical requirements and calculated sizes of, and wrote procurement specifications for, batteries and auxiliary static

converters. I also calculated total ETS (Electrical Train Supply) loadings from estimates which I made for lighting, catering, HVAC and DC systems.

I also worked on systems such as TMS, VPIS, Passenger/Crew Communications PA, cross feeding between coaches, and door controls.

Particular experience was gained in;- Interpreting BR's requirements, and demonstrating compliance (or non compliance), with their standard specifications. Producing schematics and layouts to very tight deadlines. Use of electrical jumpers between vehicles, rail -borne lighting, application of diversity to catering services and HVAC systems Balancing loads on phases. Minimisation of electrical interference. Tailoring electrical equipment to suit the space available on the underframe and in the vestibules. Evaluation of vendors offers. I also gained an understanding and appreciation of , braking systems, traction systems, safety and reliability considerations, use of TMS, TDM and FDM systems for train control, the BR electrification system, and use of Apple Macintosh computers to create diagrams using Claris Cad (similar to Autocad), and use of Excel.

1968 - Jan.'91 Electro-Automat Ltd., Swinton, Manchester.

Manufacturers of battery based DC power supply systems, chargers, rectifying equipment, emergency lighting equipment, transformers, switch tripping equipment, and sub-contracted electronic assemblies.

1983 - Jan.'91 Design manager, responsible to Technical Director

The work involved converting orders for standby power systems into profitable equipments, which met the customers specification. Smaller equipments were often 'standard' Company designs, others had to be specifically ' project engineered', requiring liaison with customers' engineers or consultants. The processes involved included electrical design, component specification, checking of draughtsman's work, preparation of test specifications, test certificates, maintenance manuals, and fault finding charts. Special projects undertaken included:-

The design of a successful range of emergency lighting equipment, and re-appraisal of our traditional methods to suit our new Computervision CAD system. (Using CIS Medusa software running on a MicroVax 2 computer).

The design of undertrain chargers for GEC, BR and BREL. One particularly challenging job was to project engineer a contract for Taiwan, where the equipment case had to be fabricated from stainless steel The grade specified by GEC proved not to be available in the gauges required, so I had to find a satisfactory solution.

I co-ordinated and contributed to the work of 3 draughtsmen and 2 engineers. I also investigated the use of programmable controllers in a new range of battery formation chargers.

Particular experience was gained in :-

Specification of transformers, chokes, filters, meters, circuit breakers, contactors, display systems, fusing for AC and DC supplies, thyristors and control circuits. Vibration, surge and shock testing to British Rail requirements, CEGB TPS specifications. Calculation of cable sizes and voltage drops. Quality requirements of customers and our Company. Preparation of Quality Plans. Procurement of materials. Negotiating contracts with suppliers. Use of DEC (Digital Command Language). Use of Amstrad word processor. Calculations of fault levels and fault currents. Witnessed testing procedures. Project Management.

1981 - 1983 Sales Engineering Manager, (Responsible to Sales Director)

Responsible for quotations and tenders, and for achieving a satisfactory level of profitable orders. Identifying the most lucrative enquiries and orders, and initial assessment of chargers, UPS (inverters), and batteries required. Personal negotiation with customers and customers' consultants was necessary to sell our equipment in a competitive market. Approximately one third of my working week was spent visiting and selling to customers. Customers included CEGB, Area Electricity Boards, BNFL, British Gas, British Rail, major oil companies, and The Post Office.

I also prepared sales figures and sales literature. Subordinate staff included two internal sales engineers and one clerk. The Company prospered well over this period and moved into a new office/factory complex. At this time , the directors decided to introduce a new CAD system for design, and because of my knowledge of the market, the products and the Company, I was given the job of Design Manager.

1970 - 1981 Sales Engineer

Responsible for sales of selenium and silicon rectifier assemblies, transformer/rectifier sets, small power supplies, fire alarm power supplies and battery based UPS systems.

1968 - 1970 Development Engineer.

Development of the above products . Particular experience gained in:- Design of LC filters for smoothing and telephony applications. Use of rectifiers having various pulse numbers. Heatsinking calculations. DC injection braking.

1965 - 1968 AEI Electronics Group, Leicester and Manchester.

I completed my Graduate Apprenticeship with AEI, and worked on position servo systems for earth stations and military applications, and also static power inverters. Basic training was received in electronics, the design of stabilised power supplies, and the use of TTL logic.

Other Activities. Badminton (qualified elementary coach), tennis, dancing, DIY, car maintenance, refurbishing electrical and mechanical equipment, retired dinghy sailor, occasional skier and flier, competent welder, model maker.

Languages. French, passed GCE 'O' level, and passed compulsory technical French exam `in first year at UMIST. Attended advanced course 1995 - 1996 whilst at GEC Alsthom.

April'02, passed all elements of OCR Certificate in Business Language Competence ( Survival). Nov.'02 passed all elements of OCR Level 2.

German, have studied German at night school for many years, and enjoy using it for holidays and business.

Spanish, attended beginners night school class in 1992.

IT/ICT I am proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel, Lotus Notes, Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer.

GENERAL Apart from my chosen career as an Electrical Engineer, I consider that I am an extremely practical, mechanically minded person, interested in all branches of engineering.

Civil Engineering During my student days, I worked as a labourer for George Dew and Co., the Oldham based specialist tunneling company. I worked for them for 3 consecutive summers, approx. 8 weeks at a time, on a local trunk sewer project. I had experience of working in and construction of tunnels and shafts, grouting , cut and cover pipelines, shuttering, placing steel reinforcement, laying, pouring and vibrating concrete, plastic pipelines to lagoons and filter beds. I also drove dumpers and tractors with compressors on the back. Whilst in my sixth form holidays, I worked for G&J Seddon, and Townsons, cladding steelwork with concrete and constructing concrete floors above ground level.