DRAUGHTSMAN

(LIAISON ENGINEER).

QUALIFICATIONS. T.E.C. I, II, III ELECTRICAL ENG

CITY & GUILDS AutoCAD RELEASE 12

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: -

An eye for detail and design, artistically and mathematically minded, able to adapt my talents well, ability to work on various packages i.e. AutoCAD 12,13,14 Windows LT98 & XP,Intergraph, AutoCAD 2000 & 2005, 2006, Enhancement, EN10 (3-D Design Packages), Mechanical Desktop, Medusa, Microstation, Word, Excel, Sage etc.

RECENT EMPLOYER

BANRO PROJECTS (SEPT 2006 - PRESENT)

Position :- DESIGN DRAUGHTSMAN

My role with Banro involves Layouts, GA's, Elevations. I design
Infill steel & setting out, on Education projects, Hospitals,
Large Multi-Storey Buildings.

SPECIALIST CLADDING SYSTEMS (JUNE 2005- AUGUST 2006)

Position: - DESIGN DRAUGHTSMAN

SCS specialise in roofing & cladding systems working on a varied amount of projects, and my duties were to calculate and set out designs specified by architects on these projects. Also I will be in contact with architects, customers, suppliers and contractors on and off site in the erection of the proposed project which I would be working on at that stage. I will also have to do the ordering for all relevant panels fixings etc. I did start with SCS on a contract basis, but after four weeks they offered me a full time roll that I accepted and which I am in at this present day.

(CONTRACT) (FEB 2005-MAY 2005)

Position: - DESIGN DRAUGHTSMAN

Duties involved working on the Design & Detailing Cladding Structural Steelwork Concrete Pile & Drainage Pipe Layouts on a varied range of large projects the company were working on. I was here for Four months on a contract Basis.

CIMAC INTERNATIONAL (JUNE 2004-FEB 2005)

Position: - DESIGN ENGINEER

My role with Cimac was based at Land Rover where I was designing a new Paint Shop Layout with Robotic Automation. This entailed Robots carrying out various paint spraying operations on car bodies as they were conveyed around on an overhead conveyor from the production line, and then onto the assembly line. I also carried out various duties i.e. attending meetings with the client and detailing various components and then sending them away for manufacture and also site managers role, unfortunately this came to an end in February do to the company Cimac going into liquidation through financial difficulties.

ULTRASEAL INTERNATIONAL. (DEC 2003-APRIL 2004)

Position: - DESIGN ENGINEER

My position as Design Engineer involved not only the design of new products (Special Purpose Machines) but also investigating various components finding all relevant technical data, speaking to suppliers and ordering all required components in the design. I would have meetings with clients and engineers to go through a design from concept to manufacture, and a complete a record of all design drawings. Proprietary parts lists, and also a list of all purchased items involved to manufacture and complete the working project, and also compile a manual and report on manufactured machines. Customers included Bae Systems, Jaguar, Triumph, Harley Davidson and European car manufacturers. I was made redundant in April after Five months.

KINGSPAN INSULATIONS Ltd. (March 2003-Sept 2003)

Position: - Architectural Design Engineer

As an Architectural Design Engineer my role was as follows, I would have the provisional architectural drawings of a project i.e.: - It could be either a residential

House or school or cabins and then would start to detail the individual panel sections

For the walls and roof and also detail joists, flooring and any other relevant structured requirement for the project. The actual products were made of a new product called OSB Board, which is a Kingspan product, and once the contractor or customer signed off the concept drawings then they would go away for manufacture, which was in East Germany. I would also have to supply drawings and parts list of everything required on site for the construction of the building, the actual panels etc where shipped across from Germany on large trailers straight to site for assembly.

B.J.CONSTRUCTION (Midlands) Ltd. (CONTRACT) (May-December 2003)

Position: - Draughtsman/Estimator

My duties for B.J.Construction who specialise in Roofing & Cladding, involved estimating and designing Roof and Wall Cladding, curtain walling & Aluminium and Steelwork required in any one project and layouts. This would start from an inquiry which would vary from a range of different building projects i.e.: Superstores, Schools & College Facilities, Warehouses, Hotels etc, and construct a job bill of items required, to the Architects requirements. This would then be turned into a Proposal Quotation and a Presentation pack. If once we were successful in winning the tender, then I would have to detail all the Structural Steel work, curtain walling and framework onto AutoCAD and then detail all the required Roof and Cladding profiles for the build up i.e., Roofing Internal & External Panels, all the Vertical Internal & External Cladding Panels & Details, Rainwater Products, Gutters & Drain piping.

As specified in the Proposal. From here it would then go for approval and then once accepted by the client I would then have to order all products from suppliers down to all the fixings & rivets & sealant, and arrange delivery to site for construction.

STARTRITE DESIGNS Ltd. (February 2000 - April 2002)

(Liaison Engineer/ Estimator)

My position was a Liaison Engineer and was based at TRW Lucas Aerospace, which acted as a satellite base for Startrite, and my duties involved circulating around T.R.W. seeing relevant engineers and collecting various projects from them. This was a varied range of projects from getting a small punch manufactured to jigs & fixtures being designed and manufactured, which were either Aeronautical or Defence assemblies and components. Once I had collected either the drawings or an order and

All other relevant information, I would then be required to process the order placed and then despatch them off to either head office or to our B'ham office, by either e-mail or by courier, or even sub-contract out to alternative suppliers. This role also involved quite a lot of liaison with the engineers as to design various jigs & fixtures to the requirements for various operations, and also liase with head office by telephone or e-mail to keep a tight control on any relevant information or to chase progress of

Existing jobs. My role with the company carried a lot of responsibility and pressure due to the various projects being worked on and had a general turn over of around £1 million per annum in orders, and design work for jigs & fixtures.

MAVITTA Ltd. (CONTRACT) (Oct 1999- December 1999)

Cad/Draughtsman (Support Project Engineer)

Took a short-term contract at a company called Narrow Aisle Ltd, who specialise in Special Purpose Fork Lift Trucks to customers requirements in factories and warehouses. My role was working on a new concept of Forklift Truck, which would hopefully be better than their competitors. I started from an artists impression of the type of truck the company was trying to achieve, and then start on the design from scratch; setting it out on AutoCAD and working to the minimum of the parameters the company wanted and confer with the Project Manager. Once I had the basic features of the truck-taking shape I would then start to design the rest to the requirements set out as requested by the customer. Once the concept was approved I would then start the detail of the individual components making sure they all located with one another and there overall clearance met the required information. The actual outer profile of the truck would be cast for stability and the rest fabricated, everything was cross checked to make sure nothing interfered with the hydraulics of the forks, and so this project was completed and passed within 10 weeks and all to ISO 9001 standards.

PhDs CONTRACTS Ltd. (CONTRACT) (July 1999- September 1999)

Cad/Design Engineer

Short-term contract to a company called PP Designs working on Jigs & Fixtures for the construction of Rover Cars. Working on AutoCAD 14 and Mechanical Desktop on various projects of new vehicles i.e. Rover 75 and Mini R50. This was detailing Jig & Tool Fixtures to carry out various operations for the required makes of models from press operations to the welding of several individual components and the tooling for the construction of them.

NEWMAN TECHNICAL CONTRACTS. (CONT'D) (Sept 1998-July 1999)

Design Engineer

I was placed with a company called Microbial Developments Ltd. (March 1999-July 1999) where I was the sole Designer, and had the duty of detailing the plant layout and documentation for them to apply to the American Authorities for FDA Approval of there product. There main product which they made and are the only company to do so was called Aviguard, which is used to stop chickens obtaining Salmonella.

I was able to complete my design on AutoCAD 14 of the General Layout showing all relevant amenities. I.e. Process, Water, Air & Nitrogen piping Installations and also Fermenters where the actual product is produced. Also I have shown on the Layouts where all the relevant valves, filters, non-return valves etc, are all situated in the piping runs.

(CONTRACT)

Design Engineer

Contract with a company called G.P.M. Ltd. (November 1998-Feburary 1999), which were involved in the design of Jig & Tool and various other fixtures (Stuff-Ups) for Rover Cars. My main involvement was in the design and detailing of various tools required for the Mini R50, which was Jig & Tooling for components and also the Stuff-up, which carries out various tasks in various operations. These would involve the positioning of the engine and chassis into position on sub frames and also the rear axle and all the other individual components. Would also be involved in going to site on the actual assembly line to make sure all relevant facilities were in the right assembly operation order and also make any minor alterations if required, and working to tolerances for couplings where required.

(CONTRACT)

AutoCAD Draughtsman

Contract with a company called Baulke Duerr Ltd. (Kenilworth), where I was helping in the design of Cooling Towers. These would range in various shapes and sizes and were constructed in Wood & Concrete depending on the type of environment of work & which part of the world they were to be built. My duties involved getting a package together to the customer's request, liasing with Senior and Structural Engineer's in the initial layout, and then I would start doing the General Layout to all the information collected. Was also able to assist in a design for a project in Australia and also a Project for British Steel in Rotherham while I was there.

INBIS DESIGN & RESOURCE (March 1998-Sept 1998)

AutoCAD Designer

Involved in the production of new & also upgrading of components on Rolls Royce Engines & Turbines, and also GKN Defence working to both companies own standards. My duties at Inbis were generally on AutoCAD Release 14 & Windows LT97, involved with the design of new modifications to be carried out by Rolls Royce Engines, and also sometimes doing other design work in building services layouts and curtain walling with various frameworks extruded in Aluminium. I was working on the RB211-535 800, which was required to be more economical, and 20% cleaner on exhaust emissions, as required by all Airline Companies for the year 2000. I would also liaise with Senior Engineers who were in direct contact with Rolls Royce for all requirements, but there were also new ones, which had to be fully detailed to Rolls Royce standards. The actual drawings I was working on would eventually be introduced into their workshop manuals, for worldwide manufacturers ground support teams, to carry out any replacement or maintenance. I was in the prowess of being trained on various other systems within the drawing office i.e. (CADDS 5, UNIGRAPHICS & PRO-ENGINEER) but due to an unforeseen lapse in orders with Rolls Royce I was made redundant.

(CONTRACT)

ABRASIVE DEVELOPMENTS Ltd. (February 1998-March 1998)

Short-term contract to develop shipping brackets for machinery to be shipped to Denmark i.e. an Abrasive machine constructed for Rank Xerox.

(CONTRACT)

TUDOR PROCESS ENGINEERING Ltd. (August 1997-Feburary 1998)

AutoCAD Designer (Piping Installations)

Contract to the above company through INBIS Design & Resource Ltd. Design and updating weld log drawings on AutoCAD 14 for the use in the production of Pharmaceutical projects in the study of equine interests, all to ISO 9001 Standards. Also design in building services showing-piping runs, valves, and filters, fermenters that are all used in the system and parts lists.

(CONTRACT)

TRUFLO AIR MOVEMENT. (April 1997-July 1997)

Design Engineer

Designing reversible Impellers (FANS) of various diameters ranging from 600mm up to 1800mm, which are fitted to earth moving equipment i.e. (Caterpillar USA). All general assemblies produced were sent to the customer for approval. All designs were constructed on as system called Fastcad, and also used other Programs such as Lotus123, Medusa to work out the curvature of the rotor blades for the best results and performance. PC Tools and Camellian were also different packages used on the system. I was responsible for drafting the main components i.e. Hubs, Blades, Blade Roots (which are castings and then machined), and Blade stiffeners (both are made from sheet steel), create parts lists and sub-assemblies for construction on the shop floor. This had to coincide with Caterpillars own Specifications and ISO 9000.

THE HYDRAULIC CENTRE Ltd. (September 1995-Feburary 1997)

Design Engineer/Quality System Manager

Was involved in the design and layouts of Hydraulic Systems, design reservoir oil tanks and also the general assemblies of items used on the systems and parts lists, and would also attend to the purchasing of required items for the systems. Liase with the workshop in the construction and make sure all required items were available to complete the system. For the last 6Months I was at the Hydraulic centre I was promoted to Quality Systems Manager where I was trying to achieve getting the company ISO 9000, and also the additional job of C.E.Certification. Main Satisfaction while at the company was designing and assembling a test rig for Dunlop Aviation and a Stretch Test Rig for the company for testing Accumulators.

NEWMAN RECRUITMENT (1993-1995)

Draughtsman

Returned back to the Midlands (Coventry) and was on contract in designing conveyor systems for production lines, some which had a lift conveyor system for return feeds, sheet metal fabrication, control panels and units. Designing new conveyor systems for various environments of production with the customer package making sure they would be able to work to there maximum requirements, and also making sure that they would coincide with any other part of machinery or piping installations where the new layout was to be installed. If required I would redesign or reroute certain pipe or ducting to enable maximum clearance of new installation.

A.V.SEAWORK.Ltd. (1990-1993)

Design/Detail Draughtsman

Moved down to Gosport in Connection with a contract offer, involving the design work for Ministry of Defence. This involved the design of control units, degaussing equipment, general assemblies, sheet metal fabrications and parts lists to BS 5750.

SHEET METAL DESIGNS Ltd. (1988-1990)

Design/Detail Draughtsman

Designing Special Purpose Machines, Foaming Ovens, Boiler Shells, Conveyors, Spray Booths, Ducting for Heating & Ventilation, Control Units in Metal, parts lists & Tenders for components constructed out to contractors. Doing detailed Drawings of proposed new layouts of conveyor's & spray booths to be installed in various areas of production, to work to their maximum capabilities & requirements for that particular company.

THORN (EMI) Ltd. (1987-1988)

Design/Detail Draughtsman

Designing control systems, degaussing equipment, generators, general assemblies, fabrication details, parts lists to BS5750, using Intergraph system for draughting components and systems required for the Manufacture of Type 42 Destroyers.

A.E.RADNALLS Ltd. (1981-1986)

Detail Draughtsman/Operator

Designing components and tools for various operations on presses, components for British Rail and Car Companies, Roof Racks, also helping out on press operations and shot blasting.

PRESSED STEEL FISHER Ltd. (1979-1980)

Press Operator

Working on Single & Double action Presses, forming various car body components and panels for B.L.Cars.

SEVERAL COMPANIES (1974-1979)

Junior Draughtsman/Trainee Lighting Engineer

Working for several companies, i.e. mainly doing detail work on products ranging from lighting schematics and layouts and design, gas and electric fires and cookers, packaging and designing fire extinguishing and burglar alarm systems.