Gateio Io

Inverness, UK

+ 44 - 1463 - 230051

+ 44 - 7743 - 165730

An experienced engineering manager and design engineer with a strong product engineering background. A skilled specifier with a sound grasp of design control, configuration management and intellectual property protection. Always ready to take a leading role in raising engineering standards.

Experienced in managing complex and multi-functional supply chains. Sound experience of manufacturing and production processes in settings that include mass manufacture in the UK and overseas, small workshops and large constructions sites.

Incorporated Engineer (cf:Council Directive 89/48/EEC) - A national professional registration.

Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology - The world-leading professional institution for multidisciplinary engineers.

BSc (Open University) (como mandar dinheiro para gate.io & Mathematics) - Design using Programmable Logic Devices.

HND Engineering (Mechanical & Production) - A top manufacturing qualification. "The knowledge required to run an engineering business."

ONC Electrical Engineering - A thorough grounding in electrical engineering.

CATENARY TESTING LTD and ANGUS JAMIESON CONSULTING LTD - 2013
SURVEY ENGINEER, MOORINGS / DESIGN ENGINEER

Mooring system calibration on drilling rigs

Visiting drilling rigs for mooring system audit and calibration

Analysis of data and reporting system status

Design and development of survey methods, systems and tools

NOTE: By 2018, all moored systems in the EU require calibration for the safety case to be compliant with the Offshore Directive

SURVEY ENGINEER, MAGNETIC

In-Field Referencing (IFR) of local magnetic effects of the Earth's crustal field

DESIGN ENGINEER

Marine magnetic survey systems for Arctic waters

Systems using gyroscopic forces and rotational dynamics

Safe systems of work in a research and development environment

Scottish Mountain Rescue & Royal Air Force

NHS HIGHLAND - 2013
SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER (Temporary. Hays.)

Ensuring compliance with European, UK legislation and NHS procedures

Public Contract Scotland online procurement processes for plant, works and services

Organising contracts for calibration services and replacement plant

Building services specification and investigations: heating, ventilating, calibration

TECH21 ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD - 2011
PROJECT ENGINEER (Temporary. Global.)

Enclosure design, procurement and assembly of a marine (and aero) magnetic survey system for In Field Referencing

Electronics procurement

Electronic system assembly

Electronic and fibre optic testing and fault finding

HIGHLAND COUNCIL - 2011
CONTRACT SUPERVISOR (Temporary. Global.)

Inspection of contractor's work

Investigation of client complaints

Co-ordination of specifying and reporting across districts

Proposals for improved contract administration and supervision

VOITH HYDRO WAVEGEN LTD - 2007
ENGINEER

Wave power machinery systems and detail design for commercial projects (online Mutriku video) and prototypes

Introduced geometric tolerancing, engineering adhesives, measurement systems analysis, design control records

Material selection and corrosion control

Cable protection and EMC

Product Data Management (Dassault-Enovia-MatrixOne)

Procurement and Inspection data

Wave resource studies

Bid Preparation

AMEC - 2006
PROJECT ENGINEER

Supply chain follow-up work for the Britannia Satellite pipework done at Isleburn for Conoco-Phillips. BritSats

ISLEBURN MACKAY & MACLEOD LTD - 2006
PROJECT ENGINEER

Supervision of engineering projects: material take-off, procurement, planning & coordination, method statements, risk assessments, recording project milestones and costs, ISO9000 quality management

Assembly of the world's largest offshore wind turbines for Talisman Energy and SSE. Photo Link.

Britannia Satellite pipework and instrumentation for gate io apk. BritSats

ECORIDER LTD - 2004 (Article.) (No longer trading.)
ENGINEERING MANAGER

Design for fabricated tubular parts, automotive gearbox, plastics
Technical liaison with suppliers in the UK, Slovakia, India and China
Engineering draughting 2D and 3D with AutoCAD
Technical authorship for owners manual and parts book
Proposed quality systems for design control

SELF EMPLOYED & CONTRACT - 2003/2004/2006

Civil engineering draughting with AutoCAD
Structural engineering (steel and timber) draughting with AutoCAD
Mechanical engineering design and draughting

DEFENCE HOUSING EXECUTIVE - 2003
MAINTENANCE SURVEYOR (Temporary, Hays-Montrose.)

Inspection of works at Service Family Accomodation (SFA)
Management of M&E Planned Preventative Maintenance at SFA
Approval of infrastructure utility billing
Specifying minor new works tasks and remedial reactive maintenance tasks

INVERNESS MEDICAL LIMITED - 2000 1:JNJ 2:LFS(Now part of J&J and trading as Lifescan Scotland)
OEM PLANNER (This task is now done at a J&J office in Switzerland.)

Co-ordinating production of electronic products & product kitting
Allocating & scheduling production of product kitting 3:BGT 4:CDIL
Co-ordinating material & document provision
Forecasting production rates for electronic products up to 12 months ahead
Recording & reporting meter & kit production
Expediting critical materials & resolving supply & production bottlenecks
Collaborating with suppliers & customers across North America, Europe & Asia

HIGHLAND COUNCIL - 1999
BUILDING SERVICES INSPECTOR (Engineering) (Temporary)

Investigation of building services maintenance problems
Development of procedures for cyclical planned maintenance of building services plant
Surveys of building services control systems to ensure millenium compliance

ESL HIRE (Eriks UK) - 1998 (Hire no longer operates at Inverness.)
DEPOT MANAGER

Responsible for departmental management and administration
Hire of diesel and electrical plant across the highlands and islands
Sales of diesel generators and power management equipment
Management of service and repair of diesel and electrical plant
Performing configuration, service and repair tasks on diesel generators
Deployed technicians to support ESL contracts across the UK and in Kazakhstan

WM REID ENGINEERING - 1997 (Wm Reid Engineering ceased trading in 1998.)
CAD DESIGNER

Structural steel draughting for industrial and public buildings
Tanks, structures and machinery for new (Allanfearn) and refurbished waste water plant

SCOT-TRACK LTD - 1997 (Previously in Nairn, now in new ownership and located at Strathallan Airfield.)
DRAWING OFFICE MANAGER

Mechanical engineering design (CAD/CAM systems) for eight-wheel-drive off-road vehicles (Video: one, two, three.)
Created a part numbering and bill of material system for vehicle design and production
Developed an ISO9001 management system for design and drawing control

EAST ANGLIAN ELECTRONICS LTD - 1995 (Now part of RigNet)
TECHNICAL AUTHOR (Temporary) (Twice)

Wrote operation & maintenance manuals for Ku & C-Band satellite earth stations
Helped develop the world's first C-band stabilised satellite earth station

ATLANTIS TECHNICAL SERVICES - 1990 (No longer trading.)
PROJECT MANAGER Previously Technical Author

Responsible for marine technical publishing projects from pricing to delivery
Controlled costs to achieve budgeted profit & laid foundations for an ISO9000 quality management system
Wrote operating procedures for marine plant and control systems
Collaborated with Classification Societies (Certification Authorities), government departments and international authorities to ensure regulatory compliance: Lloyds Register of Shipping, American Bureau of Shipping, US Coastguard, International Maritime Organisation, International Telecommunications Union
Collaborated with ship owners and shipyards in Brazil (IHI), Japan (IHI, Kawasaki), Korea (Samsung), Indonesia (Amoseas, IHI, Modec), USA (Conoco, Conoco: MT Guardian, Chevron, Texaco, Chevron: MV J Dennis Bonney, now Starway), Italy, Norway (First Olsen, NTSS) and Northern Ireland (Harland and Wolff: Knock Allan )
Verification visits to shipyards and ships at sea

SERCO OPERATIONS LTD - 1986
QUALITY MANAGER Previously Quality Engineer

Quality management for an AQAP-1 defence contract
Managed the upgrading of the contract QA from AQAP-4 to AQAP-1
Development of an extensive computerised maintenance management system
Wrote procedures for quality, safety, operations and maintenance
Operational & maintenance management for electronic, hydraulics, subsea cables, and ROV (175 to 316m)
Calibration management

RGC OFFSHORE PLC - 1985 (No longer trading. Site of Fife Energy Park.)
INSTALLATION ENGINEER (Temporary)

Led team of technicians installing Multiflex (Oceaneering) products on Alwyn NAA platform jacket
Installation of flooding & grouting hose bundles
Installation of flood control instruments

MULTIFLEX UK INC - 1984 (Now part of Oceaneering International Inc.)
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER (Temporary)

Designed new standard product range (up to 10 000 psi working pressure)
Design of hose bundles, electro-hydraulic umbilicals and armoured cables
Designed buoy, subsea and platform terminations
Design and development of high pressure swaged hose fittings
Designed installation machinery & wrote procedures for jobs in North Sea & Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan coast)
Electrical and hydraulic testing
Wrote computer programmes for armour torque-balance, cable armour design & reel capacity
Supervised manufacturing contractors

LEYLAND VEHICLES LTD - 1979 (Now part of Paccar Inc.)
SENIOR DESIGNER Previously Designer

Design engineering for diesel engines
Redesigned gear drives on 98 Series diesel, reducing noise and assembly problems
Member of project team for improvement of gear manufacturing
Wrote a design procedure for gear specifications
Apprentice training and supervision
Responsible for implementing design aspects of cost reduction programme
Member of product planning team for a new engine (the highly successful Cummins B-series now developed into the Cummins QSB and the Cummins ISB)

ASHDOWN DESIGN SERVICES - 1979 (No longer trading.)
MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Design work (Leyland, Uniroyal (laterly Continental), Philips, Nairn Floors, Hughes)

TRUNK TRAILER CO LTD - 1978 (No longer trading.)
TRAINEE DESIGN ENGINEER

Engineering traineeship
Design for heavy vehicles for oilfield use mainly in Saudi Arabia (Fahd, Zahid)
Design for UK road haulage vehicles (Charles Alexander, Highland Haulage, IMI)

ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS (V) (formerly Royal Corps of Transport) - 1978 to 1994 (part-time)

Driver General Transport, driving vehicles up to 30tonne 8x4 in UK and Germany

RAF REGIMENT (Royal Auxiliary Air Force) - 2003 on (part-time)

Infantry soldier: scout (navigation specialist) in the world's oldest and greatest air force protection corps
Specialist in navigation and observation
CBRN Cell operator
Trained in a range of small arms

SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN RESCUE - 1988 on

Communications Officer (and webmaster) of Kintail MRT - 2008 on
gate io paypal Radio Review Group 2009
SMR General Committee work (national level) including funding plan
Search And Rescue Helicopter Service contracts
- Following and analysing:
- Attending:
- Providing information to the SMR executive and the Kintail MRT committee

OTHER INFORMATION:

Experienced & proficient computer user with business applications & CAD (AutoCAD, OrCAD, MathCAD)

Experienced in managing or performing engineering tasks at remote sites

Current UK driving licence including LGV and digital tachograph card

Full UK resident passport

Experienced business traveller

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