Experience

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  A-one+ ( Joint Venture of Colas, Costain and Ha...

  • M1. Junction 27

  • Senior Bridge Engineer.

    • Jul 2009 - Present
    • M1. Junction 27

    I designed a remedial propping scheme for the M6/M1 interchange bridge. My solution involved founding props upon asphalt carriageways. I developed the concept and supervised the testing to prove it worked.

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  AMScott (Now part of URS-(formerly Scottwilson)

  • Mansfield. Nottinghamshire

  • Project engineer

    • Sep 2002 - Jul 2009
    • Mansfield. Nottinghamshire

    Working for the Bridge Manager I ran the bridge assessment program writing QA procedures and prioritising bridge assessments. I justified the work, produced estimates, assessed the structures and handled tons of paperwork. I helped develop the HA's Steady State Assessment Review report which ...

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  Scottwilson Consulting Engineers ( Now URS.)

  • Chesterfield

  • Senior Project Engineer

    • Apr 2001 - Sep 2002
    • Chesterfield

    Carried out the bid design of a 217metre span, post-tensioned concrete box girder bridge under the A1 trunk road in Scotland. After winning the contract I designed the substructures and carried out an internal check on the superstructure.

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  Derbyshire Consulting Engineers

  • Matlock Derbyshire

  • Project Engineer

    • Dec 1993 - May 2001
    • Matlock Derbyshire

    I managed the Railtrack “Bridgeguard 3” bridge assessment program raising engineering issues in contract documents. Later, I wrote a master Bridge Inspection Defect Guide, and standard risk assessments, method statements and bridge inspection reports. I assessed or checked about 60 Railtrack brid...

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  Allott and Lomax

  • Nottingham

  • Structures,Highways & Bridge Engineer

    • Sep 1989 - Dec 1993
    • Nottingham

    I designed the "Glulam" beams for a new library at Cambridge University and designed minor buildings elsewhere.I designed 3 alternative alignments for the 15 km long, A6 Loughborough by-pass producing sections of the TAR report (Costings, bridge details and environmental audits.) I also...

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  John Burrow & Partners ( Now Waterman Aspen)

  • Derbyshire

  • Project engineer

    • Apr 1988 - Sep 1989
    • Derbyshire

    I designed steel framed buildings for Daloon Foods; Lincoln and others and the hinged raft-foundation slab, masonry walls and steel framed roof of Kings Mill Hospice, Mansfield. I also Cat 2 checked all the bridges on the A6 Quorn-Mountsorrel bypass. I was seconded to an American Aid agency to in...

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  British Railways

  • London, United Kingdom

  • British Railways - Various Positions (Design & Site)

    • Oct 1978 - Apr 1988
    • London, United Kingdom

    I spent 7 years designing railway bridges.The largest of these was a 120 metre span, steel, warren truss over the Manchester ring motorway. I spent 18 months on site as (a) an Engineer’s Representative supervising Works at St Pancras Station; and (b) running a Direct Labour Organisation site dur...

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  Witherslack Hall School, Cumbria.

  • Cumbria.

  • Teacher and Houseparent

    • Sep 1977 - Aug 1978
    • Cumbria.

    Taught Maths and Technical Drawing to O level and English, Music and basic Science to small classes of 11-16 year old boys in a residential school for children in care. Provided evening and overnight supervision and emotional support.