Education and Qualifications
• SEMTA Advanced Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering
• VRQ Advanced Diploma in Engineering and Technology
• NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical)
• BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Aerospace Engineering
• City & Guilds in Fibre Reinforced Plastics (QA-FRP)(Composites)
• BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management • OPITO Universal BOSIET exp: 14/11/2014
• OPITO approved MIST exp: 11/11/2017
• OGUK Offshore Medical exp: 12/11/2015
• 9 GCSEs
Including:
Maths
English
Double Science
Design Technology
• Key Skills x 5 at Level 2
• City & Guilds Licentiateship, Leadership Management
Skill sets
• Good knowledge of MS Product suite
• Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of resonating with any situation and handling effectively
Including:
Gas turbine engines
Axial and centrifugal compressors
Piston engines
Rotating equipment
Transmission
Hydraulics
Structural repairs
Fibre reinforced plastics
• Meticulous nature during problem solving and fault finding tasks, through to completion
• Calm nature during multi-tasking and effective in prioritisation • Exceptional understanding of safe working practices
Including:
Health and safety
Engineering hygiene
FOD (Foreign Object Debris)
Loose articles
Tool management
Error Management
Fault reporting
• Knowledge and experience in a diverse range of mechanical systems
• Able to communicate at all levels
• Proven to work well under pressure in extreme conditions and environments around the world self supervised
• Comfortable at working rotations, long shifts
Engineering experience
Outline:
My mechanical engineering career to date has revolved around my tenure within the British Army, REME Corp (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers). In this time I have acquired a considerable number of skills and qualifications across a range of disciplines and defence equipment. Furthermore, I have developed a keen and capable sense for the control of publications, documentation and organisation of technical libraries.
Key Responsibilities and Competencies:
Hydraulic
• Interpreting maintenance manuals and engineering drawings/schematics/diagrams ensuring work carried out to specific legislation and tolerances
• Servicing, scheduled/unscheduled, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting fault finding and fault rectification
• Experience in maintaining, testing, replacing and bleeding of high-pressure hydraulic systems, oil systems, fuel and air systems
• Hydraulic union fittings, pipelines, functional testing, measuring, replenishment with hydraulic rigs and other special to type tools
• Replacement of filters, valves, pumps and various other line replaceable units
Mechanical
• Experience in dismantling and inspection of components, overhaul, rebuild and testing of equipment
• Use and experience with vast amount of calibrated precision tools, test and diagnostic equipment (torque wrenches, vernier calipers, micrometers, etc and various other hand tools, power tools)
• Maintaining unmanned aerial vehicles, mechanical/electrical/hydraulic and associated ground control stations, including frequency and software
• Maintaining Apache attack helicopters, Lynx and Gazelle helicopters and their (power/oil/hydraulic/pneumatic) systems in accordance with maintenance procedures, permit to work
• Structural integrity and non destructive testing, inspection and manufacturing repairs, with metals, alloys and composites
• Experience with diesel generators, piston engines 2 stroke 4 stroke and rotary wankel engine
Rotating
• Experience with Gas turbine engines from complete replacement, boroscope/endoscope inspections for erosion, corrosion and impact damage, to compressor and turbine blade rectification and repairs
• Inspection, remove/refit, replacement of components, couplings, flanges, bearings and shimming
• Experience with precision measuring and laser alignment tools
• Rotor blades, main rotor head, gearbox transmission, drive shafts and other rotating equipment, including tracking and balancing
• Testing of Gas turbine engines within test facility and monitoring of power, performance, leak checks
Health and Safety/Quality
• Well versed in toolbox talks, good handover/takeover of work and shift change
• Experience with lifting equipment and maintaining a safe to work environment with ability to recognise signs of potential hazards or problems and react appropriately to minimise or prevent major incidents
• Accurate written documentation of work carried out using logbooks and GOLD (advanced software for electronic asset management) based IT system
• Wrote various engineering standing orders for processes
• Discovered, suggested and implemented various cost effective methods to solve issues and improve design of components and aircraft
• Liaised with outside agencies, manufacturers and spares supply agencies
Management experience
Outline:
I have naturally progressed into management, whereby after 6 years in this capacity I have become responsible for leading teams remotely, in challenging environments and in critical situations. Justified through feedback and self-awareness I have developed into an effective leader both in a technical and people management capacity. While management has played a major role in my career, I also work as effectively autonomously and find it as rewarding.
Key Responsibilities and Competencies:
• Team leader responsible for maintenance bay and implementing best practices and ensuring a high standard of work
• Worked and supervised up to 15 technicians at any one time at various locations around the world
• Training junior technicians and providing written reports and verbal feedback on their progress and technical knowledge
• Training and mentoring UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) operators for competency and providing continual guidance and maintenance on the equipment while on operations
• Understanding objectives and delegation of tasks to meet desired targets
• Collaboration with coalition forces of all ranks and levels of leadership, to create good working relationships
Achievements
• Selected and seconded to be a subject matter expert for an occurrence safety investigation. Deployed with 24 hours notice to Afghanistan • Recognised on a number of occasions as a capable individual with the ability to make executive decisions above rank and responsibility
• I have considerably travelled the world and have developed a strong passion for culture and life • Delivered and acknowledged for various initiatives to improve team and process efficiency
Career summary
2011 – Present: Maintenance Technician/Team Leader, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), British Army
2010 – 2011: Maintenance Technician/Team Leader, Apache Attack Helicopter, British Army
2007 – 2010: Maintenance Technician/Supervisor, Apache Attack Helicopter, British Army
2003 – 2007: Junior Technician, Lynx, Gazelle, Apache Airframes, British Army
2001 – 2003: Army Apprentice
1999 – 2001: Production Operative, Agilent Technologies
Additional information
• Driving licence; full, clean
• ELC (Enhanced Learning Credits) Budget of £6000 available for use on courses to improve career or help employer offset costs
