Experience

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  Royal navy

  Feb 2007 - Jul 2012

  Responsible for a team of three engineersSupervising the installation and commissioning of generators and gas turbines Overseeing the maintenance of critical plant machinery ensuring all maintenance and services are carried out in accordance with the relevant service schedules whilst at sea and in port.Providing technical assistance to engineers with the maintenance of switchboards, distribution centres control panels, circuit breakers, surveillance systems, alarms and shutdown trips on ships engines and generators.Engineer of the watch qualified responsible for the correct running of the ships plant whilst at sea.Responsible for ensuring the propulsion plant machinery is running at optimum performance achieved by managing a team of watch keepers. Reacting swiftly to any issues with critical machinery that may arise.In charge of safely shutting down the propulsion plant for essential maintenance.Auditor of the lock out and permit to work systems ensuring any maintenance undertaken on the plant Show less Mechanical engineer part of the Gas Turbine propulsion section servicing and maintaining Rolls Royce Olympus turbines, Spey gas turbines, Tyne turbines, Rolls Royce WR 21 IEP engines and Wärtsilä 12V200 engines.Inspecting and maintaining ships gearboxes, including changing lube oil pipework, lube oil pumps servo pumps and regular inspection of the double helical gear teeth. Carrying out routine engine washes in order to prolong engine life and prevent blade wear. Working in a team to carry out full turbine changes. When completed carrying out commissioning and performance trials.Carrying out servicing and maintenance of air compressors, compressed air pipework and air start motors.Carrying out full engine overhauls and inspections at sea and in port.Testing of magnetic chips to check for deterioration of wear to the engine.Carrying out replacement oil filter changes whilst adhering to strict anti contamination proceduresFitting replacement centrifugal fuel pumps, fuel spray nozzles and all associated components regarding the fuel system and fluid transfer system.Carrying out vibration analysis and NDT of the engines. Show less

  • Senior Engineering Technician Marine Engineer Electrical & Mechanical

    Apr 2008 - Jul 2012

  • Junior Engineering Technician Marine Engineer

    Feb 2007 - Apr 2008
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  Royal navy

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2016

  Supervising a small team acting as call out electrical engineer for Mine countermeasure vessels working on a variety of electrical systems including, Rolls Royce CV8 generators, Volvo Penta generators, Electrical Switchboards and Switchgear.Installing and commissioning new generators in the event of catastrophic failures and completing the relevant paperwork for the malfunctioned generator to be refurbished.Carrying out load trials on the commissioning phase.Carrying out fault diagnostics on all electrical equipment and carrying out the repairs necessary to ensure equipment downtime is kept to a minimum.Completing Point of Work Checks and risk assessments adhering to strict Health and Safety guidelines. Show less Section head of Power Generation and Distribution Section at sea. And onshore. Acting as the call out engineer for Rolls Royce CV8 250KW generators on Mine countermeasure vessels, carried out all aspects of mechanical and electrical maintenance such as 1200 hourly services. Experience in maintaining HV electrical propulsion plants as deputy section head whilst at sea and onshore. Maintaining uninterrupted power supplies, HV and LV electrical switchboards, PMS systems and electrical distribution centers, working with a range of voltages from 115v to 4160v.Management of maintenance schedules for a variety of equipment, to ensure equipment’s efficiency is maintained and ensuring the correspondence is up to date, in both electronic and hand format.Produced supervised work packages for organisations and negotiated with contractors and supervised their work during maintenance periods. Show less

  • Electrical and Mechanical Comissioning engineer

    Sept 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Leading Marine Engineering Technician

    Sept 2012 - Sept 2014
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  Alstom

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2018

  Link between the engineering teams and the Production Manager by managing the engineering section of production. Stepping up as production manager when required.Conduct auditing of engineering personnel to ensure that work is being carried out safely and to a high standard as per Alstom and their customers’ expectationsAs required, raise technical query reports and suggest solutions to engineering problems. Then ensure the implementation of any resultsManagement of teams’ holidays, daily clocking and personal needs as required by the Production ManagerOrganised depot train movements and materials required according to planned activities to meet customer requirements Show less Contract electrical and mechanical engineer working on 390 Pendolino Virgin Trains and the Caledonian Sleeper Project answering to a production manager/ leaderResponsible for conducting daily examinations which include the general condition of the train and also ensuring the drivers cab checks are completeCarrying out electrical and mechanical fault finding and investigate intermittent faults and repair as necessaryCarrying out testing & Re-Commissioning activities on vehicles.Conducting final safety checks before handing the train back to the driver. Show less

  • Production Lead (Caledonian sleeper project)

    Jan 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Electrical & Mechanical Technician

    Jul 2016 - Jan 2017
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  Ge

  Aug 2018 - Jan 2021

  Field services engineer

  Global Field based role as a mechanical turbine technician working on steam turbines, gas turbines and generators.Involved with full strip down and re-build of turbines and generators during forced and planned outages. Involved with all aspects of pipe fitting, flange bolting, hytorc bolting, valve strip downs, blade clearance measurements, bearing strip downs, essential bearing calculations, and rotor alignments. also involved in boroscope inspections and reactive repair.Experience with Alstom Gt26, Gt13, GE frame 9 turbines, frame 6 turbines, Alstom generator and GE generator sets. Show less

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  Alstom

  Jan 2021 - now

  Project manager for the new CL80X mobilisation activities and TSSA contract for Avanti West Coast Project and Contract manager for the CL92 Maintenance contract with GBRf Production lead as part of Class 390, 397 and 802 projects.

  • Project Manager - Evero CL80X

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Project Manager - CL92 Locomotives

    Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Production Lead ( CL390 397 & 802 Projects)

    Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
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  British army

  Feb 2023 - Nov 2024

  Vm reservist

  Part time reservist in the REME