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Drew Mackenzie

Drew Mackenzie

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Electronic Technician

  • Education

    • Balwearie High School

      1992 - 1999
      High School GCSE's and SCE Higher Grade Examinations 9 GCSE's 3 SCE Highers

    • University of Portsmouth

      2002 - 2005
      FDEng Electronic Engineering

      Run in consort with the Royal Naval School of Weapon Engineering (HMS Collingwood, Fareham). Course required a minimum 70% pass mark and was closely tied in with practical and theoretical instruction in Communications, Sensors and Command and Control Systems.

  • Experience

    • Royal Navy

      Apr 2005 - Mar 2012

      Responsible for diagnostic & planned maintenance on communications systems and sensorsLiaised with external authorities, OEMs and project authoritiesAnalysis of fault root causesConducted fault finding and repairs to systems Production of technical reports on equipment defects, rectification and preventionEnsured high availability during numerous high tempo operationsResponsible for- Maritime satellite communications and data solutions- Paradigm/INMARSATHF/VHF/UHF CommunicationsInternal Communications systemsGPS systems and GMDSS Equipment Show less Provided IT support to 500+ users and investigated security breaches on secure Ministry Of Defence networksImplemented base wide upgrade of IT equipment (400 workstations and over 200 laptops) and networking capability (Windows NT based systems)High levels of coordination required to ensure service and business continuityAchieved roll out within the specified timescaleManaged and maintained personnel employment rosters for 40+ individualsSupported manpower control office and recovery cell responsible for the management of 250+ personnel in the southwest region Show less Requested by on board engineering management team to support vessel during assessed sea trials and training scenariosOversaw and conducted full maintenance assessment/update, following gapped maintainer period of 6 months, to enable immediate commencement of intensive sea trainingProduced reports on shortcomings and deficiencies to ensure maximum benefit from training scenarios and ensure successful trialsResponsible for- RADAR/SONAR/Communications/Weapons command and control functions Navigation Plotter ECDISGPS SystemsFlight Deck CCTV Show less

      • COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE MAINTAINER (CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (WEAPONS ENGINEER))

        Feb 2009 - Mar 2012

      • EXECUTIVE SUPPORT CELL- SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (PETTY OFFICER (WEAPONS ENGINEER))

        Jul 2008 - Jan 2009

      • COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS MAINTAINER (PETTY OFFICER (WEAPONS ENGINEER))

        Apr 2008 - Jul 2008

      • TECHNICAL SUPPORT FLAG OFFICER SEA TRAINING (LEADING WEAPONS ENGINEERING ARTIFICER)

        Oct 2006 - Mar 2008

      • COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM MAINTAINER (LEADING WEAPONS ENGINEERING ARTIFICER)

        Apr 2005 - Oct 2006

    • UTC Aerospace Systems

      Apr 2012 - Dec 2013
      Systems Engineer

      Assembly, installation and commissioning of networked imagery systems for military and civilian application. Independently deployed to support UK and foreign military customers for extended periods. Consistently delivering high levels of service and availability in both maritime and land based environments. Technical reporting on system performance and engineering work. Documented all activities during deployment to ensure smooth transition for incoming engineers. Contributed to continuous improvement of processes through submission of reports on the production/management/engineering practices. Managed deployment and training plans for a team of six engineers. Show less

    • Dolphin Drilling Ltd

      Jan 2014 - Jul 2016
      Electronic Technician

      Responsible for implementing planned maintenance regimes as well as reactive and proactive maintenance across a range of systems and equipment on a 5th generation Semi-Sub.Fire and Gas Detection SystemSiemens PLCs and Rig Control SystemsBallast ControlRadar SystemsInternal and External Communications SystemsNOV Cyber Base Drilling SystemsAxon MUXNOV CranesNOV Winches

    • SRL Traffic Systems

      Aug 2016 - Sept 2016
      Depot Manager

      Responsibility for the day to day running of the depot including customer support, fleet management and maintenance, logistics and personnel management.

    • Highland Council

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Project Support Officer

      Recruited to supplement a small team of communications engineers tasked with maintaining the telephone and network systems within The Highland Council and its ancillary services.Provided administrative and technical support including triaging and prioritising faults as they were identified. Liaised with third party contractors and ensured work assigned to external parties was completed on schedule with all end users appraised of progression.Conducted sites surveys, installs and fault finding on telephony and networking equipment. Show less

    • UK Ministry of Defence

      Dec 2016 - now
      Electronic Technician

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • COMPEX

      UKAS Personnel certification