Andrew Walsh

Experience

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  UK Ministry of Defence

  Mar 2003 - Oct 2015

  Promoted to a training role across all Armed Services, instructing military personnel from around the world in best practice procedures and equipment. Instrumental in changing Search training capabilities and recognised by superiors for my services.• Trained and coached teams in IT and military communication procedures.• Redesigned and rewrote several theory and practical lessons to best meet the needs of students, including bespoke courses.• Delivered course content to students of up to 50 personnel per intake, evaluating progress and making final pass/fail decisions.• Mentored teams whilst conducting training exercises. Carried out recorded assessments and delivered constructive debriefs.• Conducted toolbox talks on a wide range of subjects to keep in line with equipment care policy.• Left in October 2015 to pursue a career outside the Army, undertaking the highly sought-after Military 2 Rail Graduate course. Show less Promoted to a role managing the resources required for communication and platform delivery systems, assisting Commanders and delivering essential communications training. Recognised in an external equipment care audit, which passed to the highest standard possible.• Installed, configured and maintained various military networks worldwide. • In charge of team of 8 people across different disciplines.• Oversaw the installation, testing and commissioning of different communications and vehicle platforms during various exercises across the globe.• Set up HF, VHF, UHF and data communications, and supervised the running of Operations Rooms in support of hundreds of Military personnel. Show less

  • Lead Training Instructor

    May 2013 - Oct 2015

  • Communications Systems Team Leader

    Sept 2009 - May 2013

  • Communications Systems Engineer

    Oct 2003 - Sept 2009

  • Combat Engineer

    May 2003 - Oct 2003

  • Military Training

    Mar 2003 - May 2003
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  Siemens

  Nov 2015 - now

  Invited to move to a new team, working on higher profile projects and further developing my skills to become a Lead Network Project Engineer. • Acting Lead Project Engineer and Work Package Manager for my discipline, working on the flagship King’s Cross Re-Control/Re-Modelling project.• Nominated regional representative for a multi-site, cross discipline team, providing subject matter expert advice, opinion and solutions. • Also working on Werrington grade separation project in parallel as Acting LPE.• Contributing to bids and tenders for multiple projects, commended for identifying cost saving opportunities in an already competitive market.• Working towards obtaining my Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers Licence in Engineering Manager Projects. • Installing and verifying data on various signalling systems whilst complying with company procedures & standards.• Carrying out testing on the full network architecture using network protocol testers and packet analysers.• Utilising a number of testing methodologies to solve network connectivity and network time protocol faults in a time constrained environment. • Working towards obtaining my Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers Licence as a Signalling Electronic Tester. Show less Responsible for delivering Packages of Work for projects on time and in full, in line with compliance, budget and HSE standards and expectations, reporting in to several senior managers across projects.Took on additional responsibilities to meet the growing needs of the business, such as becoming Contracts Responsible Engineer and Lead/Test Engineer.• Worked on multiple high profile projects in parallel, such as Weaver-Wavertree, Liverpool Lime Street and the North West Electrification Programme (phase 4 Bolton) projects.• Provided weekly project and monthly commercial status and forecast updates to key stakeholders, including change management and early warning flags.• Nominated department representative at all relevant inter-disciplinary checks and reviews, working with various teams to establish a positive working relationship.• Ran training workshops on hardware configuration in the Manchester Regional Operations Centre to bridge a gap in competence and reassure a client. • Led and mentored the Network Test Team, developing them to understanding a new railway technology and enhancing their already knowledgeable Testing procedures.• Oversaw several successful Commissioning’s and produced the resulting on-site test documentation and certification. • Provided support during performance and diversity testing and controlled/audited all testing documentation. • Sole responsibility for network troubleshooting and analysis of Syslog, using Packet Analyser software such as Wireshark. Show less

  • Senior Project Engineer

    May 2022 - now

  • Lead Project Engineer - Data Comms

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Project Engineer

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Project Engineer

    May 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Assistant Design Engineer

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  • Military 2 Rail Graduate

    Nov 2015 - Dec 2015