Experience

Abellio London

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Driver Support Supervisor

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Bus Driver

  • Mar 2020 - Jan 2021



Victoria Court (Brentford) RTM Company Ltd

• Director

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  I helped set up a Right to Manage (RTM) company ltd to take over the management & maintenance of are apartment development.We have negotiated contracts for the maintenance of:Lift maintenance HVAC maintenance Garage Gate maintenance Fire Alarm & Suppression maintenance Electricity supply (received £5,000 refund due to over charging)General maintenance Gardening maintenanceWe also set the service charge fees which we have now been able to reduce through better contract negotiations.Since taking over I have changed the door entry & intercom system.Had fibre broadband installed throughout the development.Changed the external locks.Changed the public liability & building insurance carrier.Changed many of the internal lights to L.E.DSome up coming capital works projects are a new HVAC system. Upgrade or changing lift.



OmniServ Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Airside Bus Driver

  • Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  Driving buses airside at Heathrow airport. Driving buses airside at Heathrow airport.



RATP London United

• Professional Bus Driver

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2019

  Professional bus driver on route 391 (formerly route 10 before TFL cancelled the route in November 2018) & I also know all the routes in Stamford Brook from December 2013, these include 9, 10, 27, 211, 272, 391, 419 & E3. I often drive these on rest days or at very short notice from allocations when I am signing on for my stated duty.I have a category D license (valid until 9-1-2024)Advanced driving certificateCurrent up to-date CPC hoursDigital tachograph driver smart cardI have an excellent working knowledge of central London.Using ordinance survey maps & Photoshop I make the maps on my computer at home in my own time.I produced & printed 8' x 2' individual route maps for Stamford Brook Garage highlighting "Care & Caution" points, line of route, light running, curtailment points & common diversions for all the routes. I won a Gold Award at the 2017 National Bus awards for my route/risk maps.I then made A5 sized booklets using Microsoft publisher for each route so drivers could keep them in there day bags for easy referenceIn January 2019 I have been type training N9 drivers from Hounslow on the New Route Master buses as well as showing are existing night drivers the N9 route.My attendance record is 100%



RATP London United

• Relief Garage Driver Trainer (GDT)

  • Jul 2016 - Feb 2019

  In addition to my main role as a professional bus driver I was also a relief GDT, garage driver trainer, This role was training new drivers to Stamford Brook garage the routes we operate. Route learning also covered light running, curtailment points, & some often used diversions. To help myself as well as the trainees I produced route guides using Microsoft publisher. These booklets show the routes as a series of photographs along the route, maps, bus stops, curtailments. They also included important information such as contact phone numbers & space to write your own notes.I also reported to the Garage Risk Manager & handled CCTV downloading, accident data recording, requests for CCTV downloads as well as inputting accident & occurrences onto TFL's IRIS portal.I would also cover GSA (Garage Support Assistant) roles in the office due to holidays or illness as I am trained to use Hyperion & IRIS. The roles I would cover included customer complaints, lost property.



inkxperts

• United Kingdom
• Retail

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2003 - Nov 2013

  Experienced Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the retail industry. My retail shop was engaged with selling computer printers & consumables.As with all small owner businesses I did many roles from sales, marketing, eCommerce, bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, VAT returns, accounts, year end, creditors, etc, etc...With the decline of High street shopping (footfall), the uptake of eCommerce & the economic down turn in 2008, independent retailers saw declining revenues. After 12 years I closed my retail businessI had 3 members of staff



Silhouette furniture

• Managing Director

  • Jul 1999 - Jul 2002

  Initially a 2 year ex-pat contract.I was successful in securing numerous contracts supplying goods & services to Oil companies (Shell, Exxon, Elf), EKO Hotel, Hotel Presidential, Bayelsa state, National schools contract on behalf of the UN, Local, National & International companies.My factory was based in Port Harcourt but much of my work was in Lagos, Abuja & YenegoaI introduced a design department using AutoCAD, Peachtree & then Sage 100 accounting software, factory expansion & new machinery including CNC equipment, production systems.Training of staff.Staff level = 300Shop fitting & contract furniture manufacturer with an annual turnover of $25,000,000



Kronospan

• Liechtenstein
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• CNC Operator

  • Dec 1997 - Sep 1999

  Programming & operating CNC postforming production line.Staff level = 15Turnover = unknownTraining of new operators.Kronospan is an international company that manufactures & distributes wood based panel which include Chipboard, OSB, MDF, Laminate flooring, postformed worktops & Melamine faced panels.Kronospans Worldwide turnover is 4,000,000,000 euro per annum & has 40 production sites Worldwide Programming & operating CNC postforming production line.Staff level = 15Turnover = unknownTraining of new operators.Kronospan is an international company that manufactures & distributes wood based panel which include Chipboard, OSB, MDF, Laminate flooring, postformed worktops & Melamine faced panels.Kronospans Worldwide turnover is 4,000,000,000 euro per annum & has 40 production sites Worldwide



Riyadh Furniture Industries

• Production Manager

  • Jul 1995 - Sep 1997

  2 year ex-pat contract with the Al-Arabia furniture divisionShop fitting & contract furniture manufacturer with National schools contracts, Saudi Arabian Government contracts, Saudi Aramco contracts plus retail sales.I designed & introduced management systems, AutoCAD & CNC training plus CADCam training. I also introduced ISO9000Staff level = 150 employeesAnnual turnover = unknown but estimated at $20,000,000 2 year ex-pat contract with the Al-Arabia furniture divisionShop fitting & contract furniture manufacturer with National schools contracts, Saudi Arabian Government contracts, Saudi Aramco contracts plus retail sales.I designed & introduced management systems, AutoCAD & CNC training plus CADCam training. I also introduced ISO9000Staff level = 150 employeesAnnual turnover = unknown but estimated at $20,000,000



Thomas Justice & Sons

• Production & Project Manager

  • Apr 1994 - Jul 1995

  Production manager with 2 roles which covered Machine shop manager & Project management. Thomas Justice & Sons are a shop fitting & contract furniture manufacturer. 2 projects I was heavily involved with were student accommodation furniture at the university of East Anglia & The Alton Towers Hotel contract furniture.Staff level = 60Turnover = £2,000,000 per annum Production manager with 2 roles which covered Machine shop manager & Project management. Thomas Justice & Sons are a shop fitting & contract furniture manufacturer. 2 projects I was heavily involved with were student accommodation furniture at the university of East Anglia & The Alton Towers Hotel contract furniture.Staff level = 60Turnover = £2,000,000 per annum



Pro-Plan Contract furniture

• Factory Manager

  • Jan 1991 - Jan 1994

  Pro-Plan furniture was a shop fitting & contract furniture manufacturer involved in shop fitting projects throughout South Africa, Southern & Central Africa. Some of our clients were Nedbank, Southern Sun Hotels, Sun International Hotels & Casino's (Sun City & Lost City), Ascot Diamonds, De Beers.Initially I was the factory manager but this also encompassed project management, tendering & sales, Pro-Plan furniture was a shop fitting & contract furniture manufacturer involved in shop fitting projects throughout South Africa, Southern & Central Africa. Some of our clients were Nedbank, Southern Sun Hotels, Sun International Hotels & Casino's (Sun City & Lost City), Ascot Diamonds, De Beers.Initially I was the factory manager but this also encompassed project management, tendering & sales,



Laminate Industries

• Production Manager

  • Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Laminate Industries manufactured Formica in South Africa. I was the production manager for post formed worktops & Office furniture components.I was responsible for staff training, the introduction of computer systems, production systems & the introduction of ISO9000Staff level = 80Turnover = R48,000,000 Laminate Industries manufactured Formica in South Africa. I was the production manager for post formed worktops & Office furniture components.I was responsible for staff training, the introduction of computer systems, production systems & the introduction of ISO9000Staff level = 80Turnover = R48,000,000



AFCOL (Associated Furniture Companies Limited)

• Production Manager

  • Sep 1984 - Jan 1989

  Initially I was a trainee manager for 2 years on a program that took me to 4 centres, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban & Port Elizabeth before being appointed the production manager at Frystark Furniture in Port Elizabeth. From 1986 to 1989 I increased production from R6,000,000 to R36,000,000 per annum through lean manufacturing systems, just-in-time methods, staff training & improved management systems.Capital expenditure on new machinery was zero so I implemented a thorough maintenance schedule, continually trained staff & introduced a night shift in the machining department. I remember the wood waste from the extractors was used to fire a large boiler that feed the veneer presses & curing tunnels in the finishing department, when it failed I was able to use a railway siding in the factory & hired an old steam locomotive from South African railways to which we attached a steam line into the factory.Staff levels = 300Turnover = R36,000,000 per annum



G Plan

• United Kingdom
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cabinetmaker

  • Jun 1979 - Sep 1984

  I started at G Plan (E.Gomme Ltd) straight after college as an apprentice cabinet maker in there new Wrexham, case goods factory. I qualified as a cabinetmaker in 1981. During my time at G-Plan they tripled the size of the factory Wrexham.Staff level = 60 I started at G Plan (E.Gomme Ltd) straight after college as an apprentice cabinet maker in there new Wrexham, case goods factory. I qualified as a cabinetmaker in 1981. During my time at G-Plan they tripled the size of the factory Wrexham.Staff level = 60