Experience

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  Deg signal ltd

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Signal engineer

  I worked on a resignalling project where TPWS has to be installed at a major London location. We, as a consultancy, had to provide advice, guidance and expertise on how the rail sector is developing to a government sector entity, to make the best value for money on a long-term project that we are just a small piece of the jigsaw.

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  Mott macdonald

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Trainee signalling designer

  I learnt about RRI interlocking in a experience-based setting with signalling design using Bentley's PLANS software.I also gained a very wide experience about Network Rail's process of issuing and receiving of source documents, as well as multi-disciplinary areas that relate to the signalling sector: for example, track in the form of IBJs.My logical thinking is helping me gain a wide and vast grasp of engineering in the rail sector.

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  Network rail

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2024

  In this role, I'm analysing the current and new power demands on the traction power electrification networks across Great Britain, as a resonse to an increse or change in timetabling.I'm also collaborating with the DfT and other stakeholders to electrify more lines in Great Britain, including the extension of the Midland Main Line from Kettering and Corby to Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield, plus many areas in the Scottish Lowlands and areas to the north of Glasgow, including lines to Aberdeen and Inverness. Show less In this role, I was responsible for reviewing and signing off new and change of use signalling products that manufacturers want to supply to the rail industry. I acted as Lead Reviewer for such things as a change of use certificate for the Trackside Radio Control Units (TRCUs), which was for the RETB system in the Far North of Scotland route. This was to include the addition of powered points (S&C), when manoeuvring through a passing loop, increasing the line speed of the passsing loop and reducing the overall time taken to get from Inverness to Thurso/Wick and Kyle of Lochalsh.I also was tasked with updating the incident database to include such paramaters as severity and repeatability of types of faults/asset failures, to enable the Technical Authority to analyse common trends in asset failures and utilise the Design for Reliability (DfR) framework to reduce the amount of common failures of assets on the network, improving efficency, reliability and operational capabilities of the railway. Show less In this role, I in a rewarding career working on scheme development resignalling schemes and detailed design of location case wirings and interlockings. My prior experience of detailed design on Wessex has formed the underpinning knowledge of my profession and this is continually being developed to form a cohearant and detailed knowledge of the arcitecture and agreed methods of electrical wiring design within the signalling indutsry: these will include alterations to exsisting wiring, although we are not directly changing the electrical wiring of the part of the system (650V and above: that's E&P's domain).This is a role in which different thought process from different team members need to be combined together, thus leading to a collaborative team effort, in order to get the project finished on time, on track and within budget. Show less

  • Designer (Signalling)

    Mar 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Assistant Design Engineer [E&P] [TPM] (secondment)

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Assistant Designer (Signalling)

    May 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Assistant Engineer (secondment)

    Oct 2019 - May 2020

  • Assistant Designer (Signalling)

    Oct 2017 - Oct 2019
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  Network certification body (ncb)

  Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

  Assurance engineer

  As a collaborative team member, I was working as an Assurance Engineer on independent safety assessment of projects, mainly with CSM-RA.Experienced leadership qualities including emotional intelligence and EDI.Main responsibilities included independent assessment of:• hazard records• system definitions • EN50126 and EN50129• CCS NTSNs• PRM NTSNs• system safety plansAs part of the development of my career, I'm extending my abilities around CSM-REA and will include the ability to write Safety Assessment Reports and produce various types of documents that will enable proposers and project engineers to deliver enhancement projects on time, on budget and with added value through emerging technologies. Show less

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  Network rail

  Aug 2024 - now

  Designer (signalling)

  In the is role, I am developing my design skills within the following areas:• system safety / design logs• FAdC design• EN50126 and EN50129• Functionally Equivalent Design (FED)• version control• commercial awareness• Design for Reliability (DfR critical analysis and lifecycle analysis, including DoE [Design of Experiments])• bespoke signalling design from first principles (a dying art!)Main responsibilities include supporting teams in:• Life extension works• Signal head replacements• Trial Network-Rail-approved products• Point conversions• VaMoS level crossings• Bespoke and minor geographical interlocking upgrades• Junction aspect sequence changes• Non-compliant upgrade works (bring assets up to current and compliant standards)• Bespoke level crossing upgrades (mainly manned-gate crossings)• Track circuit renewals Show less