Education, Qualifications & Training

1979 - 1984 English Martyrs Comprehensive school.

"O" levels in:- Physics, Maths, Technical Drawing and Religious Studies.

C.S.E's in:- English(2), Chemistry(2), Metalwork(3)

1984 to 1986 Hartlepool College of Further Education

10 units at BTEC ONC level in Electro-Mechanical Engineering

1986 to 1988 Longlands College of Further Education (Middlesbrough)

BTEC ONC (15 units) in Instrumentation & Control/

Electronics. (ICI course)

1988 to 1990 Hartlepool College of Further Education

BTEC HNC in Mechanical & Production Engineering.

City & Guilds basic (4351-1) and advanced (4351-2) certificate in computer

aided design using AutoCAD software release 9.

TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in Electro-Magnetic design using Cosmos/M Estar software at Desktop Engineering Oxon. (1 week)

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) process & design - Collins associates Washington Tyne & wear. S.D.R.C - Ideas master series 9 - 3D Modelling/ draughting - Protomod CAE Bedford.

Employment History

14-6-06 - 15-12-06 BAE Systems (formely alvis Vickers) Scotswood Newcastle upon tyne. - Mechanical Designer - Design & detailing of military equipment - using unigraphics nx2 & Teamcentre. Modelling, wave geometry linking, assemblies, component detailing, fabrications , layouts, general assemblies, b.o.m's.

09-02-04 - 13-6-06 - Peterbrotherhood Ltd - Process & energy division - Peterborough.

Project Engineer - Design of process & energy equipment (turbines,compressors) models & detailing of layouts, components, sub-assemblies, general assemblies, P&id's, b.o.m's using Unigraphics NX2.

TEMPORARY CONTRACTS ACTING AS A.M.S 1345 - LIMITED COMPANY :-

03/10/03 - 06-02-04 - Edwin Trisk - Sunderland .

Design draughtsman - Design & draughting of special purpose Automotive heating equipment. Drawings of Components, sub-assemblies, general assemblies & layouts, b.o.m's using Autocad 2002.

05/02/03 - 01/05/03 - Haskel energy systems -Sunderland.

Engineer - Design & draughting of special purpose machinery using autocad 2002, components, assemblies, p&id's.

01/12/02 - 1/02/03 - Titan control systems - South shields, Tyne & Wear.

Electrical Draughtsman - Draughting of electrical schematic diagrams for special purpose machinery using autocad 2002.

28/8/02 - 1/11/02 - Mission symphonix/Nxt - Huntingdon, Cambs.

Mechanical Draughtsman - Design & development of audio equipment (speakers, cd/dvd players) using SDRC master

series 9 & solidworks 2001+. Modelling, assemblies,detailing. Inspection reports, quotes, b.o.m's.

08/10/01 to 29/3/02 - FMC Energy Systems (Subsea wellhead manufacturer) Dunfermline, Fife.

Mechanical Draughtsman - Draughting of subsea wellhead equipment using Unigraphics V15/ Iman 5, Modelling,

Detailing, assemblies, Components, wave geometry linking.

12/2/01 to 29/9/01 - Phillips Petroleum Co. (oil refinery) - Seal sands Middlesbrough Cleveland.

Draughtsman/document controller - draughting of electrical/instrument/P&id drawings using Autocad 2000/Gtx rasterCad. Control & registration of technical data - standards, manuals, plant asset equipment, pipeline/valve specs.

5/9/00 - 27/10/00 - Mission symphonix/Nxt - Huntingdon, Cambs.

Mechanical Draughtsman - Design & development of audio equipment (speakers, cd/dvd players) using SDRC master series 8 2D. Inspection reports, quotes, b.o.m's.

12/10/99 - 10/12/99 - MERITOR HVBS (FORMERLY LUCAS VARITY), CWMBRAN. GWENT.

POSITION HELD - Mechanical draughtsman - Responsible for production of components, sub/general assemblies, tolerance studies using SDRC Ideas master series 6. Application - Automotive truck braking systems.

21/6/99 - 6/8/99 - MATRA MARCONI SPACE - STEVENAGE.

POSITION HELD - Mechanism Engineer - Responsible for production of test results/reports for aerospace components using excel/word.

4/1/99 - 2/4/99 - MITEL TELECOM, BELLSHILL. STRATHCLYDE.

POSITION HELD - Design Draughtsman - Design & development of Telecommunications equipment i.e drives,

Handsets using S.D.R.C ideas VI.i (2D) - PCB layouts, assemblies, mouldings, components. BOM's.

7/12/98 - 23/12/98 - F.K.I INDUSTRIAL DRIVES - LOUGHBOROUGH.

POSITION HELD - Design & development of industrial motor control drives using AutoCAD R13. Components i.e

PCB's, case chassis, assemblies, schematics, test specs.

MAY 98 - OCT' 98 - B.T.R RAIL (WESTINGHOUSE BRAKES & SIGNALS), CHIPPENHAM, WILTSHIRE.

POSITION HELD - Design Draughtsman- Design & development of platform screens & displays, Mechanical detailing, Using AutoCAD R14.

OCT-97 - MAY 98 - RADIX MICRO-DEVICES - MILTON KEYNES. BUCKS.

POSITION HELD - Draughtsman - Design & Draughting of component & assemblies for portable hand-held computers & printers using AutoCAD R13 & S.D.R.C Ideas Master Series 5. P.C.B layout & arrays, Geometric tolerance studies. B.O.M'S.

JUNE'97 - AUG'97 - KERRY ULTRASONICS, HITCHIN. HERTFORDSHIRE.

POSITION HELD. - Draughtsman - Design & development of ultrasonic cleaning equipment O.E.M using AutoCad LT.

APRIL'97 - JUNE'97 - CERAMASPEED, DROITWICH. WORCESTERSHIRE.

POSITION HELD.- Draughtsman - Draughting of Electrical schematic diagrams for process machinery using MEDUSA V5 & AutoCad R13.

SEPT'96-OCT'96 - KRAFT FOODS, BANBURY. OXFORDSHIRE.

POSITION HELD - Draughtsman - Draughting of process machinery electrical shematic diagrams using AutoCad R13.

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JUNE' 96 - SEPT' 96 - ABB CENTRE SWITCHGEAR, TELFORD. SHROPSHIRE.

POSITION HELD - Design Draughtsman- Design & development of instrumentation control panels, Schematics,loop diagrams & general assemblies using AutoCad R12.

JAN' 96 - March 96 - EVE GRAHAM LTD. MIDDLESBROUGH

POSITION HELD - Temp.Engineer - Instrument cable schedules, loop diagrams,schematics,cable terminations,ICA, MCC & field drawings using AutoCad R12.

June 95 - Sept.'95 T.R.W (AUTOMOTIVE) HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING.CO.DURHAM.

POSITION HELD -Temp. Draughtsman- Design & Draughting of steering column/dashboard switches components

and assemblies using Autocad R12.

Sept. 90 to June 95 WARNER ELECTRIC/MECHETRONICS. BISHOP AUCKLAND (SALARY £13.5K)

POSITION HELD - DESIGN ENGINEER - ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PRODUCTS

Responsibilities: Design & development of standard/prototype solenoids,actuators,brakes & holding magnets from concept to production to customer specifications - ranging from laminated, cylindrical, bearing mounted to special purpose. Lab. testing/reports on performance i.e response times, temp.rise, force/stroke,in-rush currents,V-A characteristics,life testing. Technical queries,Estimates,Customer returns,critical inspection reports for components from new tooling, standard and self-supporting coil design. Geometric tolerance studies. Sketches of components i.e. bobbins, encapsulations and assemblies using Autocad R12. P.L.C programming. Process & design F.M.E.A, F.E.A evaluation, Design patents. Applications include Hybrid solenoid valves for Automotive ABS/ASR pneumatic relay controls.

JUNE 1990 to August 1990 TABUCHI ELECTRIC (U.K) LTD. THORNABY

TRAINEE DESIGN ENGINEER (SALARY £10K)

Responsibilities: Production and testing of transformers,inductors, power supplies and circuit boards. Assembly/component drawings, inspection/performance reports from lab.

SEPT' 1989 to JUNE 1990 NORLITE WINDOWS LTD. MIDDLESBROUGH

DESIGN DRAUGHTSMAN

Responsibilities: Production of window structural elevations/ sections, schedules, material take offs from architects drawing specifications using Autocad R9 software.

MARCH 1988 to SEPT'89 ISOCOM (U.K) LTD. HARTLEPOOL

DRAUGHTING TECHNICIAN

Responsibilities: Production of current and future engineering component drawings/assemblies- opto-couplers, switches, circuit boards, lead frames, schematics, process flow charts, production

schedules,performance testing.

SEPT.' 1986 to MARCH 1988 NATIONAL ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION (NETA) MIDDLESBROUGH

Trainee Instrument Technician (E.I.T.B scheme)

Gained experience in Electrical installation, hydraulics, pneumatics - control valves, positioners,level,temperature,flow, gauges, dp transmitters, switches and actuators.Electronics basic to advanced.(log books can be produced) Industrial placements with:-

Zenith Automation, Hartlepool - Draughting of electronic boards and schematics for plant machinery.

Tekchem, Hartlepool - General plant duties, instrumentation calibration installation and maintenance.

Technical Information

Personal Interests: Football, snooker, reading ,cycling, computers, internet.

Computer Literacy: Experience with Unigraphics V15/Iman 5, S.D.R.C Ideas MS9, AutoCAD >R2004, Quick basic, ms-works/windows, word/excel, GTX rastercad, Harvard graphics, Stanford graphics, Cosmos (FEA) solidworks 2003. Applicable quality Standards: BS EN ISO 9000,9001,9002. Own AutoCAD 2004 workstation available for hire.