Christopher Howes

Experience

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  Eurofins Agroscience Services

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2015

  Harvest/Engineering Assistant

  4 Years summer work completed (Missing 2014) tasks have included:- Performing scientific analysis on harvest products - Leading a team of 5 employees - Soil coring - Setup of scientific trials- Long distance driving- Machinery maintenance- Utilising Good Laboratory Practice- Harvesting crops- Collecting samples of crops

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  Rokbak

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Student Design Engineer

  1 Years work placement as part of the current product development team, working with both articulated and rigid dump trucks ranging from 25 - 100 tonne payloads.Primary role was to evaluate issues raised during production and by customers, then engineer a solution. All CAD completed on Pro-Engineer, using SAP, CADCapture & TeamCentre to log and record any document changes. Key focus areas;- Engineering Drawing changes- Substantial CAD experience (ProEngineer)- Product legislation conformance- Hydraulics- Structural- Decals Show less

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  Bradleys Contracts

  Nov 2016 - Feb 2018

  Design Engineer

  Primary design engineer for a steel fabrication company taking customer and company ideas from concept to completion, focusing on bespoke design. Worked closely alongside workshop staff to ensure all designs were viable and drawings contained all required information. Extensive use of Solidworks to produce models and engineering drawings. Daily use of Microsoft office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel). Some limited use of Autocad, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator. Projects that have been designed and manufactured have included;- Agricultural trailers (Low loaders, tipping grain trailers, dolly's etc) - Agricultural equipment (Buckets, refurbishment parts, tooling, adaptations etc)- Prison doors & vehicle gates; Improving existing designs and creating CAD models from paper drawings. - Stair cases; 2 Staircases designed for a large football club - Fencing and railings; Both commercial and private clients, bespoke designs-Design of a large (4 metre diameter) helical staircase for a high end hotel.-Bespoke in-office company advertismentAdditional responsibilities have included; -Identifying and rectifying health and safety issues on-site-Compiling all relevant paperwork for a large construction project, including the completion of the Construction Phase Plan. -Responsible for company media; Project progress photos, sale item photos, drone footage-Programming CNC plasma cutter Show less

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  Des Gosling Mobility Limited

  May 2018 - now

  Engineer