Paul Abbott

Experience

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  Nomansland Garage (Nomansland)

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1994

  YTS Mechanic MOT tester
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  Test Valley Borough Council (Romsey)

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Admin Assistant

  Worked in the planning department

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  Radio Odstock

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2004

  Radio Presenter

  Co-host and host a patients request show on a thursday night

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  Clockwork Yellow (Fordingbridge)

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Shop Manager

  Manager a busy town dry cleaners

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  BlueBand (Totton)

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Driver and warehouse supervisor

  Drive and deliver multi drop deliveries and then manage the running of the warehouse

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  Southampton International Airport Limited

  May 2002 - now

  SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS14 years’ experience in the fire service domain, retained and aviationCAA Fire Fighter and Crew Commander qualifiedBAA Plc Leading Ff Modules Intermediate cert from IFE March 2005Level 2 BTEC Driving Emergency Vehicles January 2006Water Rescue Level 2 (level 1 instructor) April 2009First aid at work qualified April 2009EMT Qualified April 2011NVQ L10/11 trainer qualified September 2011ERD Instructor & Assessor (ROSPA) August 2010PTTL’s Edexcel Btec Level 4 July 2011IOSH Risk Assessment March 2010Clait and IBT 2 qualified 2001-2002Website Construction December 2009Manual Handling Instructor August 2009Food Hygiene Instructor July 2009Team Leading NVQ Level 2 January 2013IFTC Crew Commander Reval May 2013Edexcel NVQ Level 3 in Management May 2014Incident Command Management Silver One February 2014ROSPA Diploma in ERD Instructor September 2014Graduate (GIFireE) November 2014PUWER Assessment April 2015Edexcel Level 3 Assessors May 2015BTEC Level 3 Education and Training March 2016Self-funded evening courses in English a’ level, Clait and IBT 2 to increase my effectiveness at work.Volunteered as a Radio presenter for both Odstock Hospital radio and Skyline community radio.Station rep and fundraiser for the Fire Fighters Charity winning the Blaze bear trophy for most money raised by a brigade in the 2007 three peaks challenge.Organising station’s three peaks entry for past 9yrsWork as a Crew Commander on a watch of 11, maintaining skills and actively seeking new challenges.Planning and coordination of our last 5 three peaks challengesAirport representative for BOIP implementationStrong interpersonal skills developed in customer service roles in retail and as a training provider for the airportAbility to build a strong rapport with people Strong presentation skills and confidence demonstrated by presentations in fire safety, manual handling, food hygiene, driving and first aid Show less

  • Airside Assurance Manager

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Airport Fire Service Watch Manager

    Jun 2017 - now

  • Watch Manager (Secondment 4 Months)

    Mar 2016 - Sept 2023

  • Crew commander

    Feb 2010 - Sept 2023

  • Crew Commander

    May 2002 - Sept 2023

  • Fire Fighter

    May 2002 - Sept 2009