Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson

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  • About me

    Offsite HV, LV, Gas, Water & Fibre Design Engineer at GTC

  • Education

    • Thurston Community College 6th Form

      2012 - 2014
      General Certificate of Education Advanced Level English Language
    • Thurston Community College

      2009 - 2012
      General Certificate of Secondary Education
    • Anglia Ruskin University

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience

    • Snoozebox

      Jun 2012 - Aug 2013
      Labourer
    • Tesco PLC

      Jun 2014 - Sept 2014
      Sales Associate
    • Longleat Enterprises Ltd

      May 2015 - Sept 2015
      Sales Assistant
    • Anglia Ruskin University

      Sept 2015 - Mar 2016
      Student Ambassador

      Assisting the university with public events.

    • Tesco

      Nov 2016 - Oct 2017
      Sales Associate

      Assisting customers and helping with the general function of the store

    • Oil and Gas Measurement Limited (OGM)

      Oct 2017 - Jun 2021

      Designed and developed helical turbine meters to a European and International standard along with supporting documents such as BOMs, hydrotest procedures and calculations. Selected for promotion in 2020 and maintained high standards with added responsibilities whilst at the same time taking on extra responsibility due to senior colleague retirements.Playing an important role in ensuring a project is delivered on time with strict timelines and winning the EIC Innovation Award 2020 for adapting and overcoming engineering difficulties in order to pursue key contracts and establish the company amongst the best. Show less • Creating drawings of Flow Meters (Helical Turbine and Ultrasonic) for manufacture.• Playing an important role in ensuring a project is delivered on time by building BOMs using SAGE, as well as hydrotest and paint procedures and providing them on time to the project manager. (Promotion 2020)• Actively seeking to better understand existing products through disassembly and reassembly, as hands-on knowledge is pivotal.• Provided presentations to senior members of the company in a promotion plan, showcasing a deeper knowledge of company products and the confidence to do so with an expert audience.• Introductory training in the compliance of the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). Show less

      • Project Design Engineer

        Nov 2020 - Jun 2021
      • Junior Design Engineer

        Oct 2017 - Nov 2020
    • Celestion

      Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
      Draughtsman
    • BUUK Infrastructure

      Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
      • Planning Engineer

        Nov 2022 - Mar 2024
      • Computer Aided Design Technician

        Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
    • GTC

      Mar 2024 - now
      • Nominated Design Engineer (Midlands)

        Nov 2024 - now
      • Contestable Design Engineer

        Mar 2024 - Nov 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • EFSET 68 Advanced (CEFR C1)

      EF Education First
      View certificate certificate
    • MIET

      Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
      Jun 2023
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fundraising Volunteer

      Issued by Cancer Research Foundation on Jul 2009
      Cancer Research FoundationAssociated with Alex Thomson