Simon Straker

Experience

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  Pumfrey Heating

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

  Junior

  Joined Pumfreys after leaving school, duties included tracing building plans for the design drawings, office administration and stores person

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  Lincs Mechanical Services Ltd

  Jun 1992 - Nov 1998

  Trainee Engineer

  I joined LMS as an office junior to assist the manager and contracts manager in the day to day duties including estimating, scheduling, procurement and general ofice administration.This is where I started my journey to becoming a building services engineer attending Basford Hall college at Nottingham where I completed the ONC.As my technical knowledge and experience increased, I was able to undertake the full design of mechanical services without assistance and eventually running projects.The company invested in Hevacomp and Autocad software which became my responsibility to provide all the design calculations and drawings for all the design works carried out by LMS. Show less

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  IES & Online Ltd

  Dec 1998 - Jun 2010

  Mechanical Projects Engineer

  I joined Online Mechanical Services which became IES & Online in 2005 as a design engineer. As we were a small company, I had to deal with all aspects of office work, from tendering to final accounts on contracts, office administration, scheduling labour and materials etc.I instigated the office IT system with the use of networking, CAD, drawing plotting and copying systems.We continued to build up a reputable company with the largest contract undertaken in 2009 being a £4.2m (M&E) design and build contract which I tendered, designed and managed to completion. Show less

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  Integrated Group (M&E) Ltd

  Jun 2010 - Feb 2011

  Mechanical Division Manager

  I was promoted to the position after the existing manager left the company.

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  Feb 2011 - now

  Freelance Building Services Engineer

  Integrated Group (M&E) Ltd went into administration in February 2011. I started out as a freelance engineer, using my previous experience and qualifications to offer contractors and consultants a service equal to that of a consultant without the need to undertake a permanent position.