Experience

Southern Scientific Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager/Test and Repair Engineer

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Management and supervision of production and warehouse teams.Test and repair of radiation detection equipment and scientific/medical devices to component level.Support to customers and staff on the company's range of products.Documentation of procedures, work instructions, test reports and records in line with the companies quality systems.

• Test and Repair Engineer

  • Dec 2018 - Mar 2020

  Test and repair of radiation detection equipment and scientific/medical devices to component level.Support to customers and staff on the company's range of products.Documentation of procedures, technical notes and repairs, adhering to the companies quality assurance systems.



Care Wise Medical Products

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

• Production Manager/Test and Repair Engineer

  • Dec 2018 - Present



Feba UK

• Partner Relationship Manager/Engineer

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2018

  Managing and co-ordinating relationships with radio partners in North East Africa, Zimbabwe, Nepal and Congo.Engineering support to all partners in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.Reporting on projects supported by Feba to enable governance of funds, aid fundraising and to provide up-to-date news to supporters and funders.Ensuring decision making amongst partners/managers takes into account context and aims of projects.Travelling an average of 6 weeks per year to visit radio partners.Field and off-field technical expertise including installation, repair and construction of studios, transmission equipment, related technology, and training.

• Team Specialist - Project Engineer

  • Jan 2013 - Nov 2015

  Selected as the Specialist Engineer, I had sole responsibility for managing the following: Delivering technical training, advice and support to global radio partners in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, enabling them to operate with maximum capability throughout the year. Maintaining regular communication with partners and responding to all issues as quickly as possible. Visiting radio partners on location to update, repair and improve their studio facilities and deliver training. Design and specification of room acoustics, sound isolation, inter-room wiring, equipment.

• Technician > Project Engineer

  • Mar 1997 - Jan 2013

  Initially fulfilled the role of Technician, progressing to Project Engineer on completion of my HNC. Responsibilities and achievements during this time include:Worked as part of a team which built and repaired studios and broadcast equipment for radio partners across the globe and installed them onsite.Installing studios involved travel to India, Pakistan, Cyprus, and various locations in Africa, gaining a strong understanding of how to work effectively in remote, challenging environments and find solutions to issues presented on site.Support and Development of in-house studios and systems included electronic design, board layout and construction. I also provided general engineering and practical support including electrical and PAT testing.Support to in house radio production teams.Audio editing, both content and processing for broadcast.Checking of programmes for broadcast for technical quality, rectifying any issues. As technology progressed within broadcasting, we adapted to embrace innovation and worked on designing and creating a ‘Suitcase Studio’. This involved building an entire studio that could be fitted inside a suitcase and transported easily to global destinations for immediate use; the creation and production of which involved:-Systems design, building the suitcase studio from the ground up. -Board design and layout for in house designed and built mixer, speakers and power management - I had prime responsibility for the power supply, and interconnections. -Mechanical engineering to ensure it fitted in the suitcase, and met key ergonomic, weight and functionality goals.-Evaluation and testing of the product ensuring the studio could withstand the perils inherent with global travel and delivery, weight restrictions and extreme weather conditions Overall, approximately 30 suitcase studios were constructed and successfully delivered to remote global locations for FM radio transmission and emergency response radio.