Ian Kidd
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Andrew Dann
Ian Kidd is a cut above your average contract CAD Technician. Hard-working, honest & reliable, he also has a sound technical knowledge of multi-disciplined environments & a skillset that enables him to "hit the ground running" on CAD projects. He has a great range of experience across many major projects & I would not hesitate to employ him again if the opportunity arises.
David Burns
Ian is very proficient microstation CAD technician and also has a good understanding of the underlying structural engineering issues which alows him to make a positive contribution to the structural detailing process .
Andrew Dann
Ian Kidd is a cut above your average contract CAD Technician. Hard-working, honest & reliable, he also has a sound technical knowledge of multi-disciplined environments & a skillset that enables him to "hit the ground running" on CAD projects. He has a great range of experience across many major projects & I would not hesitate to employ him again if the opportunity arises.
David Burns
Ian is very proficient microstation CAD technician and also has a good understanding of the underlying structural engineering issues which alows him to make a positive contribution to the structural detailing process .
Andrew Dann
Ian Kidd is a cut above your average contract CAD Technician. Hard-working, honest & reliable, he also has a sound technical knowledge of multi-disciplined environments & a skillset that enables him to "hit the ground running" on CAD projects. He has a great range of experience across many major projects & I would not hesitate to employ him again if the opportunity arises.
David Burns
Ian is very proficient microstation CAD technician and also has a good understanding of the underlying structural engineering issues which alows him to make a positive contribution to the structural detailing process .
Andrew Dann
Ian Kidd is a cut above your average contract CAD Technician. Hard-working, honest & reliable, he also has a sound technical knowledge of multi-disciplined environments & a skillset that enables him to "hit the ground running" on CAD projects. He has a great range of experience across many major projects & I would not hesitate to employ him again if the opportunity arises.
David Burns
Ian is very proficient microstation CAD technician and also has a good understanding of the underlying structural engineering issues which alows him to make a positive contribution to the structural detailing process .
Experience
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Retired
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Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Retired
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Feb 2022 - Present
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AECOM
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior CAD/BIM Technician
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Oct 2019 - Feb 2022
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Jacobs
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Netherlands
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Retail Office Equipment
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1 - 100 Employee
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CAD Engineer
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Jul 2019 - Oct 2019
Great Western Electrification Programme. Production of Overhead Line Electrification As Built Drawings on Thames Valley and West of England Areas. Great Western Electrification Programme. Production of Overhead Line Electrification As Built Drawings on Thames Valley and West of England Areas.
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Network Rail
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United Kingdom
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Rail Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Engineer (CAD) - Line of Route
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Jun 2015 - Jul 2019
Great Western Route Modernisation, West of England Area Engineering Data Management Team (Swindon to Bath, Bristol temple Meads, Bristol Parkway and also Metro West)New contract relocated to Bristol focusing on Engineering Data Management for West of England area of GWRM project. Use of 2D & 3D Bentley Microstation V8i SS3 and Bentley Descartes SS5 for general drawing production, plus extracting data from point cloud and other survey data of the track and local environment for use in visualisations, signal sighting, 4D model and general coordination.Creation and Maintenance of Route wide CAD data for use by Suppliers.Meeting with suppliers and CAD QA checking their incoming data against GWRM CAD standards. Attendance at weekly IDC/IDR meetings to run CAD models. Show less
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CAD Specialist
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Dec 2012 - Jun 2015
Great Western Electrification Programme, Paddington to Swansea. Use of 2D & 3D Bentley Microstation V8i SS3 and Bentley Descartes SS4 for general drawing production, plus extracting data from point cloud and other survey data of the track and local environment for use in visualisations, signal sighting, 4D model and general coordination.Creation and Maintenance of Route wide CAD data for use by Suppliers.Collating and importing Ecological and Environmental data from GIS into CAD for complete GWEP route.Meeting with suppliers and CAD QA checking their incoming data against GWEP CAD standards. Attendance at weekly IDC/IDR meetings to run CAD models. Show less
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URS Corporation
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior CAD Technician
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Mar 2011 - Dec 2012
Crossrail - Pudding Mill Lane Gantries General Arrangement, Steelwork and RC Foundation details of Overhead Rail Gantries adjacent to the 2012 Olympic Site. East London Line. CAD compliance and QA checking on all design files on the project and rectification to comply with Transport for London CAD Standards. Crossrail - Pudding Mill Lane Gantries General Arrangement, Steelwork and RC Foundation details of Overhead Rail Gantries adjacent to the 2012 Olympic Site. East London Line. CAD compliance and QA checking on all design files on the project and rectification to comply with Transport for London CAD Standards.
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Microstation CAD Technician
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Oct 2010 - Mar 2011
Thameslink Programme, Farringdon Station. Structural Steelwork and Reinforced Concrete layouts and details of new build and refurbished areas of station. Thameslink Programme, Farringdon Station. Structural Steelwork and Reinforced Concrete layouts and details of new build and refurbished areas of station.
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Wareham Associates
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Microstation CAD Technician
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Sep 2010 - Oct 2010
Structural detailing and GA's in all materials on various healthcare projects Structural detailing and GA's in all materials on various healthcare projects
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Arup
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Mauritius
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior CAD Technician
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Aug 2010 - Sep 2010
General Arrangements and RC detailing of Concrete Road Bridges and Pedstrian Underpasses on King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia General Arrangements and RC detailing of Concrete Road Bridges and Pedstrian Underpasses on King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia
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CAD Technician
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Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
Assisting with CAD workload on Three Quays, London and Oxford Brookes University Assisting with CAD workload on Three Quays, London and Oxford Brookes University
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GM Rail Services Limited
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Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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CAD Technician
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Apr 2010 - Jul 2010
As existing survey drawings of Equipment Rooms for 32 Escalators in 18 different London Underground Stations. As existing survey drawings of Equipment Rooms for 32 Escalators in 18 different London Underground Stations.
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Morgan Professional Services Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Truck Transportation
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Senior CAD Technician
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Nov 2009 - Mar 2010
London Underground, Victoria line, Cooling The Tube. Structural Steelwork and Reinforced Concrete layouts and details of mechanical equipment and Fan support structures London Underground, Victoria line, Cooling The Tube. Structural Steelwork and Reinforced Concrete layouts and details of mechanical equipment and Fan support structures
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CAD Technician
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Jul 2009 - Nov 2009
Thameslink Programme, Farringdon Station. Structural Steelwork and Reinforced Concrete layouts and details of new build and refurbished areas of station. Thameslink Programme, Farringdon Station. Structural Steelwork and Reinforced Concrete layouts and details of new build and refurbished areas of station.
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Senior CAD Technician
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May 2009 - Jul 2009
East London Line - Crystal Palace Station Layout and detail drawings of Structural M&E, Public Health and Comms. General CAD coordination and checking CAD files to ELLP standards. East London Line - Crystal Palace Station Layout and detail drawings of Structural M&E, Public Health and Comms. General CAD coordination and checking CAD files to ELLP standards.
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Senior CAD Technician
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Feb 2009 - Mar 2009
A43 Northampton Bypass General arrangement and R.C Details of 3 Multiple span Prestressed beam Highway Bridges. A43 Northampton Bypass General arrangement and R.C Details of 3 Multiple span Prestressed beam Highway Bridges.
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Senior CAD Technician
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Oct 2008 - Feb 2009
East London Line Communications systems layouts and details. Site surveys to verify drawn data. East London Line Communications systems layouts and details. Site surveys to verify drawn data.
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Senior CAD Technician
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May 2008 - Sep 2008
Dubai Metro - Steelwork GA's and details of exposed steel Station Entrance Pod Structures, including 3D setting out Dubai Metro - Steelwork GA's and details of exposed steel Station Entrance Pod Structures, including 3D setting out
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Acting CAD Manager
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Apr 2007 - May 2008
Medway Bridge, Tottenham Court Road underground station - GAs and detail drawings of post-tensioned balanced cantilever bridges, steel bridge details, underground station refurbishment, pedestrian underpass, general CAD management and coordination. Medway Bridge, Tottenham Court Road underground station - GAs and detail drawings of post-tensioned balanced cantilever bridges, steel bridge details, underground station refurbishment, pedestrian underpass, general CAD management and coordination.
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Scott Wilson Rail
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United Kingdom
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Senior CAD Technician
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Oct 2006 - Apr 2007
Rugby Station Refurbishment - Civil and Structural G.A. and detailed drawings of Bridge refurbishment, platform and station modifications. Rugby Station Refurbishment - Civil and Structural G.A. and detailed drawings of Bridge refurbishment, platform and station modifications.
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Atkins Rail
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United Kingdom
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior CAD Technician
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Feb 2006 - Oct 2006
Earl's Court Underground Station Modernisation Architectural Elevations and Plans of Station fixtures and fittings, showing refurbished and new items to conform to scope of works schedule. Site surveys to verify drawn data. General CAD coordination with other disciplines. Earl's Court Underground Station Modernisation Architectural Elevations and Plans of Station fixtures and fittings, showing refurbished and new items to conform to scope of works schedule. Site surveys to verify drawn data. General CAD coordination with other disciplines.
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CAD Team Leader
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Mar 2004 - Feb 2006
Rugby Station Mk2 Refurbishment Collating digital survey information of Electrified Overhead Line Structures, manipulating and collating data into 3D model of complete project. General CAD management and drawing production. Production of 3D models for overhead line structure component parts for inclusion in cell libraries. Overseeing and coordinating work for three other CAD Technicians. Rugby Station Mk2 Refurbishment Collating digital survey information of Electrified Overhead Line Structures, manipulating and collating data into 3D model of complete project. General CAD management and drawing production. Production of 3D models for overhead line structure component parts for inclusion in cell libraries. Overseeing and coordinating work for three other CAD Technicians.
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Halcrow Group Limited
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United Kingdom
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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CAD Team Leader
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Jul 2001 - Mar 2004
CTRL - Section 2 Contract 103, DLRE City Airport Extension GA's, Post tensioning layouts, Segment detail drawings, 3D models of bridges & viaducts. Structural details & setting out of Aggregate Transfer Facility, Retaining walls & viaducts. Coordination with other disciplines CAD data (Permanent way, Roads, Tunnelling, Mapping etc) Use of "Documentum & Projectwise" drawing management and database systems. CTRL - Section 2 Contract 103, DLRE City Airport Extension GA's, Post tensioning layouts, Segment detail drawings, 3D models of bridges & viaducts. Structural details & setting out of Aggregate Transfer Facility, Retaining walls & viaducts. Coordination with other disciplines CAD data (Permanent way, Roads, Tunnelling, Mapping etc) Use of "Documentum & Projectwise" drawing management and database systems.
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W.S. Atkins
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United Kingdom
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Retail Office Equipment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior CAD Technician
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May 2001 - Jul 2001
Cheltenham Racecourse Entrance Canopy, Wantage School Reunification Production of steelwork, fabric and drainage detail drawings, general structural detailing in timber, steel & concrete Cheltenham Racecourse Entrance Canopy, Wantage School Reunification Production of steelwork, fabric and drainage detail drawings, general structural detailing in timber, steel & concrete
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Senior CAD Technician
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Mar 2001 - May 2001
West Anglian Route Modernisation -Signal Base setting out to OS coordinates, GA's and RC detailing. Rugby Station Refurbishment - Scheme drawings, setting out of new curved canopy to WCML coordinates. West Anglian Route Modernisation -Signal Base setting out to OS coordinates, GA's and RC detailing. Rugby Station Refurbishment - Scheme drawings, setting out of new curved canopy to WCML coordinates.
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Senior CAD Technician
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Sep 1999 - Mar 2001
RSPCA HQ building, Horsham - Architectural Link Bridge and Balustrade detailing. Basingstoke Town Centre Ciniplex Canopy - 3D modelling of initial visualisations for client presentation and supplying data to specialist form-finders (Tensys Ltd) Chipping Norton Dual Leisure Centre - Foundations, Steel frame, Glulam and masonry detailing. Design team meetings. RSPCA HQ building, Horsham - Architectural Link Bridge and Balustrade detailing. Basingstoke Town Centre Ciniplex Canopy - 3D modelling of initial visualisations for client presentation and supplying data to specialist form-finders (Tensys Ltd) Chipping Norton Dual Leisure Centre - Foundations, Steel frame, Glulam and masonry detailing. Design team meetings.
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Senior CAD Technician
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May 1998 - Sep 1999
Wimbledon Members Enclosures Canopy 3D setting out of geometrically complex tubular steel & fabric canopy. Design team meetings. Production of steelwork, fabric and drainage detail drawings. Temple Quay Footbridge Setting out to O.S coordinates, steelwork detailing, transferring 3D electronic data for use by steel fabricator. 3D perspective views for planning application. Wapping Hydraulic Pumping Station Refurbishment Building refurbishment, demolition, dilapidation schedules, Architectually exposed steel staircase detailing. Meeting and liaising with Architects and Service Engineers. Mechanical and Public Health detail drawings. Ewelme Primary School G.A and detail drawings for oak glulam, steel, masonry and R.C. Show less
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Draftsman / CAD Technician
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Sep 1982 - May 1998
Manual (Drawing Board) production of General Arrangement and detail drawings in Reinforced Concrete , Steel , Timber , Masonry , Glass and Tensile materials. Programming and coordinating works within the drawing office. Started training in the use of CAD (Microstation Version 3) November 1988. CAD General Arrangements in Steelwork , R.C. , Masonry , Timber , & Glass structures. Reinforced concrete detailing (including bending schedules) Extensive CAD steelwork connection detailing , particularly exposed architectural details. CAD 3D tensile membrane structures. CAD 3D modeling (Wire frame and solid) including geometrically complicated structures. CAD Ground profile modeling using "Inroads" software. Major Projects:- EBBW VALE GARDEN FESTIVAL. CELNETT H.Q. BUILDING , SLOUGH. WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL. BRISTOL AIRPORT NEW TERMINAL BUILDING. PROCTOR AND GAMBLE H.Q. BUILDING , BROOKLANDS , SURREY. Show less
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Trainee technician
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Sep 1977 - Sep 1982
Obtaining basic draughting skills and a firm grounding through an "in-house" training scheme in the detailing of Reinforced Concrete , Structural Steelwork and Prestressed Beam Motorway bridges. Extensive use of "Gipsys" CAD software. Major Projects:- EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK , LUXEMBOURG. LILONGWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT A.T.E. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE , BRACKNELL M180 BRIGG TO GRIMSBY. LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL FOUR. Obtaining basic draughting skills and a firm grounding through an "in-house" training scheme in the detailing of Reinforced Concrete , Structural Steelwork and Prestressed Beam Motorway bridges. Extensive use of "Gipsys" CAD software. Major Projects:- EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK , LUXEMBOURG. LILONGWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT A.T.E. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE , BRACKNELL M180 BRIGG TO GRIMSBY. LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL FOUR.
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Education
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Reading College of Technology
ONC; HNC, Civil Engineering -
Robert May's , Odiham, Hants
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Kings school Gutersloh