Experience

Chrysalis Rail

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift leader

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Leading a team to complete a full refurbishment contract on 150 rail carriages to a very high standard. Duties include liaising with management. Prepping units and all duties through to topcoating units, including any spray repairs. Using hydro topcoat paint system. Worked on and sprayed the HydroFLEX project for Portabrook. The U k's 1st Hydrogen hybrid train 319. Spray repairs on several Hatachi Azuma trains. Which went from small blow in's to full side repaints after structural repairs had been carried out. Show less



Textron Aviation

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• AirCraft painter

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

  Full strip, Prep and repaint of a hawker 9000's and Citation X business jets using Sherwin Williams JetGlo express paint systems Full strip, Prep and repaint of a hawker 9000's and Citation X business jets using Sherwin Williams JetGlo express paint systems



McLaren Automotive Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Automotive
• 700 & Above Employee

• Car painter

  • Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

  Paint sprayer at McLaren automotive painting models such as the McLaren 570 S, Coup’e, spider, the McLaren 720 S coup’e and spider, the McLaren 650lt and the new McLaren GT amongst others using AkzoNobel base and clearcoats autobase system Paint sprayer at McLaren automotive painting models such as the McLaren 570 S, Coup’e, spider, the McLaren 720 S coup’e and spider, the McLaren 650lt and the new McLaren GT amongst others using AkzoNobel base and clearcoats autobase system



Textron Aviation

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• AirCraft painter

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

  Prep and paint 2 Citation city jets using Sherwin Williams JetGlo Express paint systems Prep and paint 2 Citation city jets using Sherwin Williams JetGlo Express paint systems



Hitachi Rail

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Paint sprayer

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Completing spray paint sprayer repairs interior and exterior on Hitachi trains using hydro topcoat Completing spray paint sprayer repairs interior and exterior on Hitachi trains using hydro topcoat



Loram UK Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paint sprayer/team leader

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Completed a Re-Ferb contract for GWR as shift team leader. Tasks included booking hours, materials, and consumables as well as completing all tasks for prepping and re-spraying GWR rail carriages in HMG coatings. Completed a Re-Ferb contract for GWR as shift team leader. Tasks included booking hours, materials, and consumables as well as completing all tasks for prepping and re-spraying GWR rail carriages in HMG coatings.



BOMBARDIER

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team leader/responsible for exterior & interior paint finishes & all decal application on crossrail

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2018

  Supervising and completing accidental damage spray paint spot repairs, the application of livery decals and mandatory marking to the interior and exterior on the new hi profile Crossrail trains for the new Elizabeeth line service to Heathrow airport Supervising and completing accidental damage spray paint spot repairs, the application of livery decals and mandatory marking to the interior and exterior on the new hi profile Crossrail trains for the new Elizabeeth line service to Heathrow airport



Cessna Aircraft Company

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aircraft painter

  • Sep 2016 - Jan 2017

  Integral part of a team of four painters to respray citation private/business jets Integral part of a team of four painters to respray citation private/business jets



Airborne Colours ltd

• East Midlands airport

• Aircraft painter

  • Apr 2016 - Sep 2016



JLR

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• PD I inspector

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Pre-delivery inspection of the Jaguar 4 x 4 prelaunch Inspection of all paint work for damage, paint flaws and defects Identify, log and report in each car history as part of the process implemented by JLR to reduce predetermined warranty claims Pre-delivery inspection of the Jaguar 4 x 4 prelaunch Inspection of all paint work for damage, paint flaws and defects Identify, log and report in each car history as part of the process implemented by JLR to reduce predetermined warranty claims



Skyways Technics

• Denmark
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead aircraft painter/ Supervisor

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

  leading a team of aircraft painters and peppers, tasks included Liaising and advising process manager and purchasing department. Making sure all paint and materials were in place before work commenced to ensure that the work could be carried out and completed in the pre-estimated time frame given. blanking out old livery on several ATR's Prepping priming topcoating aircrafts Applying all technical markings and decals before releasing. Painting numerous other flight controls, radomes Etc. for other aircraft Show less



Cessna Aircraft Company

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aircraft painter

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2015

  Spray repairs on numerous Citation/Hawker business jets. Using paints such as Sherwin Williams Acryglo, Jetglo, Jetglo express as well as many others Spray repairs on numerous Citation/Hawker business jets. Using paints such as Sherwin Williams Acryglo, Jetglo, Jetglo express as well as many others



Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

• Switzerland
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Lead Aircraft painter

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2015

• Aircraft Painter

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  Spraying brand new private Pilatus PC6's, PC7s, PC21s, PC12s and now the PC 24 Proto type using A variety of aerospace coatings such as Akzo Nobel high solids, clear over base Alumigrip aerospace coatings, Aerodur UVR C21/100, Aviox amongst many others. I have also just returned to Switzerland from spraying a Pilatus Aircrafts in Hyderabad, India, doing a painting inspection on the entire fleet of aircraft's for Pilatus. November last year I also lead a team to go to Chonqing, China to paint two Pilatus Aircrafts. Show less



Sabena technics

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervisor/ Lead Aircraft Painter

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  Supervised a team of painters to strip and repaint various Aircrafts, from Bombarbier CRJ's to Airbus A340's Supervised a team of painters to strip and repaint various Aircrafts, from Bombarbier CRJ's to Airbus A340's



Zodiac Aerospace

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• senior Aircraft Painter/supervisor

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

  Painting luxury aircraft interiors, for first class enclosures on Airbus A380s 787 dream liners and 767s for numerous customers, finished to fire smoke toxity (fst) standards Applying Mankiewicz: Nextel suede, Alexit fst soft coatings, leather effect, Alexit Micro ice, Silver sparkle and many others to achieve a high quality bespoke finish. During the last eight months of this contract I supervise the nightshift making sure all set targets were achieved to correct standards Painting luxury aircraft interiors, for first class enclosures on Airbus A380s 787 dream liners and 767s for numerous customers, finished to fire smoke toxity (fst) standards Applying Mankiewicz: Nextel suede, Alexit fst soft coatings, leather effect, Alexit Micro ice, Silver sparkle and many others to achieve a high quality bespoke finish. During the last eight months of this contract I supervise the nightshift making sure all set targets were achieved to correct standards



BOMBARDIER

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead painter

  • Jun 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Carrying out all customer correction paint snags and defects, internal and external. Using Dupont Hydrotopcoat to a very high standard on London midland turbo star trains and SSL London Underground coaches. • Carrying out all customer correction paint snags and defects, internal and external. Using Dupont Hydrotopcoat to a very high standard on London midland turbo star trains and SSL London Underground coaches.



KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

• Netherlands
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aircraft Painter

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2011

  Aircraft Painter: Chevron Technical Services Limited/ Qualitair, Manchester Airport & KLM, Schipol Airport, using electrostatic spray equipment Jobs Included: - Mar + Jun 2011 – KLM, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam • Strip, prep and repaint 3 Boeing 747 in Air Israel and World Cargo livery • Using Eclipse and Aviox high solids Aerospace coatings • Completed all extensive paint snags during a C check on a MD11 Feb 2011 – KLM, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam • Strip, prep and repaint a Boeing 747 in KLM livery • Using Mankiewicz base and lacquer Aerospace coatings • Completed all extensive paint snags during a C check on a MD11 June 2010 - KLM, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam • Strip, prep, and repaint a Boeing 747 in TNT Logistics livery • Using Akzonobel Aerospace Coatings May 2010 – Airbus, Hamburg, Germany • Prep, prime, base and lacquer the wings of an Airbus A380 Super Jumbo. • Using Akzonobel Aerospace Coatings March 2010 – KLM, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam • Strip and paint a Boeing 737 / 400 white tail end of lease. • Using Aviox High Solid paint system. January 2010 – KLM, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam • Strip and paint an Air France KLM Boeing 747. • Using Mankiewicz base and lacquer October 2009 – Thomas Cook Hanger, Manchester Airport • Blanking out the livery decals on a Thomas Cook A330 and applying Garuda Indonesia decals to both fuselard and fin, for short term lease. Show less



ATC Aviation Services AG

• Germany
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aircraft Painter

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

  • Repairs on paint work, interior & exterior on DHL 757s,Norwegian Air 737s Jet2 737s & many others • Repairs on paint work, interior & exterior on DHL 757s,Norwegian Air 737s Jet2 737s & many others



AirLivery

• East Midlands / Bristol

• Aircraft Painter

  • Feb 2008 - Apr 2011

  • Prep, strip and spray Boeing 737 / 200s – 800s, Air Bus A320s, A321s, A330s, Dash 8s, DC10s, MC11s and Fokker 60 & 70s, amongst others. • Using electrostatic to spray fuselards, fin and wings using paints such as UVR, PPG Desothane, Aviox high solids, and Mica base coat with Eclipse Lacquer. Mankiewicz base and lacquer amongst others, airless to strip the fuse, also apply decals and completed checks. • Prep, strip and spray Boeing 737 / 200s – 800s, Air Bus A320s, A321s, A330s, Dash 8s, DC10s, MC11s and Fokker 60 & 70s, amongst others. • Using electrostatic to spray fuselards, fin and wings using paints such as UVR, PPG Desothane, Aviox high solids, and Mica base coat with Eclipse Lacquer. Mankiewicz base and lacquer amongst others, airless to strip the fuse, also apply decals and completed checks.



Aviation Recruitment Services

• East Midlands

• Aircraft Painter

  • Oct 2010 - Mar 2011

  • Making livery logos for Transaero 474s. • Making livery logos for Transaero 474s.



BOMBARDIER

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Railcoach Painter

  • Oct 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Prepping, spray filling, priming and top coating vehicles for One 315 East Anglia rail coaches and Great North Western mark III rail coaches. • Working on LUL London Underground Coaches. • Painting interior and exterior of all vercals paints using EP300 primer, Hydro Topcoat, synthetic and DuPont compactlac (ext). Mankiewicz and HydroTopCoat (int). • Prepping, spray filling, priming and top coating vehicles for One 315 East Anglia rail coaches and Great North Western mark III rail coaches. • Working on LUL London Underground Coaches. • Painting interior and exterior of all vercals paints using EP300 primer, Hydro Topcoat, synthetic and DuPont compactlac (ext). Mankiewicz and HydroTopCoat (int).



Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Car Painter

  • Oct 2004 - May 2005

  • Worked within a base coat booth, applying all metallic and solid colour base coats to DB9s and Vanquishes V8. • Polishing Aston Martin DB9’s and Vanquish V8’s (baby Aston) • Dry flatting and wet-flatting then polishing back up to a prestige standard. • Worked within a base coat booth, applying all metallic and solid colour base coats to DB9s and Vanquishes V8. • Polishing Aston Martin DB9’s and Vanquish V8’s (baby Aston) • Dry flatting and wet-flatting then polishing back up to a prestige standard.



JLR

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interior Fitter

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2004

  • Fitting final trim to interiors of Jaguar S Type car.• Fitting all seats and side panels, dash etc.

• Car Painter

  • Nov 1998 - Jul 2004

  • Spraying of all types of Jaguar cars including ‘S’ Type and XKR’s. • Repair work including prepping, blow-ins on marked panels and polishing.



Adtranz TEK Personnel

• East Midlands

• Railcoach Painter / Body Shop

  • Sep 1998 - Nov 1998

  • Re-spraying body shells for virgin and Midland Mainline Mark III coaches. • Prepping, spray puttying, priming, top-coating and applying decals. • Re-spraying body shells for virgin and Midland Mainline Mark III coaches. • Prepping, spray puttying, priming, top-coating and applying decals.



Adtranz

• Ilford, United Kingdom

• Railcoach Painter

  • Apr 1998 - Sep 1998

  • Prepping and repainting exteriors of Network Southeast and Silverlink Metro liveries, intricate markings of livery lines. • Spraying of interiors and toilets using water-based Copon. • Prepping and repainting exteriors of Network Southeast and Silverlink Metro liveries, intricate markings of livery lines. • Spraying of interiors and toilets using water-based Copon.



Komplete Group

• United Kingdom
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fitter/Vehicle Builder

  • Jan 1998 - Apr 1998

  • Refurbishing, Stage 3 cut and welds, Stage 4 fitting frames and body lights and Stage 5 fitting luggage racks, table, chairs and final trims into HST Flying Scotsman rail carriages. • Refurbishing, Stage 3 cut and welds, Stage 4 fitting frames and body lights and Stage 5 fitting luggage racks, table, chairs and final trims into HST Flying Scotsman rail carriages.



Adtranz

• Derby, United Kingdom

• Railcoach Painter

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  • Spraying Body shells on Midland Mainline and Virgin rail carriages. • Applying decals and attending to any snag work. • Using Standox High solids compactlack. • Spraying Body shells on Midland Mainline and Virgin rail carriages. • Applying decals and attending to any snag work. • Using Standox High solids compactlack.



Prelabi

• Wackersdorff, Germany

• Paint Sprayer

  • Mar 1995 - Nov 1996

  Spraying Caterpillar accessories and Excavators (enamel paints). Painting parts for Mercedes trucks Spraying Caterpillar accessories and Excavators (enamel paints). Painting parts for Mercedes trucks



Various Short Term Contracts

• Various

• Spray Painter

  • Jun 1994 - Feb 1995

  Various Paint Spraying Contracts Various Paint Spraying Contracts



Vickers Shipbuilders & Engineering Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness

• Barrow in Furness

• Painter

  • Sep 1989 - Jun 1994

  • Served an apprenticeship in paint spraying. • Spraying interiors & exteriors on AS90 mobile field guns, (heavy armoured veichals) • Served an apprenticeship in paint spraying. • Spraying interiors & exteriors on AS90 mobile field guns, (heavy armoured veichals)