Michael Kingdon

Experience

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  Wilde Consulting Engineers

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2010

  Trainee Engineer, CAD technician

  Inspecting the structural integrity of Highway Retaining Structures.Drawing and design work for schemes ranging from road network plans to reconstruction of retaining walls and highway bridges.Designing and preparing temporary traffic management schemes.Supervising and logging of boreholes and trial pits.Producing design drawings based on borehole and trial pit data.Issuing tenders and liaising with contractors.Managing the adjudication of contractor tenders.

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  Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

  Sept 2007 - Jan 2010

  Traffic Engineer

  Design and implementation of safety improvements to pedestrian school crossings.Consult with public, design and implement schemes ranging from resident parking to traffic calming.Dealt with correspondence, general enquires and concerns from members of the public.

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  Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

  Feb 2009 - Sept 2009

  Traffic Engineer

  Design of cycle routes throughout a major part of Manchester. Update and maintenance of computer based traffic regulation cartography systems

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  Stockport Council

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2013

  GIS Technician

  Update and maintenance of GIS based system.Production of GIS based maps for private and public clients.

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  TfGM

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2015

  Senior CAD and GIS Technician

  • Produce documentation and maps for £250 Million highways maintenance budget bidding process• Technical and highways drawing QA, training and issue resolving• Design, procure data and produce geographically based dataset for all CCTV cameras within Greater Manchester

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  Wilde Consulting Engineers

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  Senior Technician

  Produce highways design drawings for schemes as part of an £80 million town centre access improvement project• Responsible for all drawing work relating to a £12 million highway project comprising of a new link road and retaining wall. Including horizontal and vertical alignment drawings, proposed designs, GA and design freezes, design checks to current government highways design standards, acquiring cost estimates from utility companies regarding service diversions, issuing drawings and upkeep of drawing folder and issue register.• Produce maps and datasets for a large report regarding the condition and operating capacity of the key routes within the South Manchester area including the busiest bus corridor in Europe• Delegating drawing work to junior technicians• Member of the Social Committee, responsible for organising and promoting social activities within the company Show less

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  Airey Consultants

  Jun 2018 - now

  Civil engineering draftsman

  Civil 3D expert and lead CAD technician and draftsperson for a wide array of projects from small subdivision to large housing and infrastructure projects.