Experience

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  Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)

  • Greater Bristol Area

  • Senior EM Engineer

    • Jul 2019 - Present
    • Greater Bristol Area

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  Specialist Communications

  • Worcester, United Kingdom

  • Sole Proprietor

    • Feb 2005 - Present
    • Worcester, United Kingdom

    RYA VHF Short Range Certificate Training Centre (Instructor)RYA Power Boat level 2 InstructorRYA Safety Boat InstructorVHF Instructor/Assessor for British Waterways/Canal and Rivers trust since 2008RF/Radio Engineer supporting Worcestershire County Council Emergency Planning LARC communicationsRadio Communications Officer/Westminster Control at Devises-Westminster Canoe Race 2011, 2012, 2013OFCOM Licenced Business Radio Supplier/Temporary Radios

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  RMPA Worcester

  • Worcester, United Kingdom

  • Sole Proprietor

    • Aug 1977 - Present
    • Worcester, United Kingdom

    Providers of Public Address systems for the Festival, Entertainments and Corporate Industry.Provider of the Galstonbury Acoustic Stage(now the John Peel stage) Sound System for 11 festivals over 13 years.Provider of the Upton Blues Festival Sound system for 10 years to 2014.Joint providers of the Upton Festival Sound System 3 years.BS 7671 and BS7909 Temporary Power Systems qualfied with 40 years experience providing Festival and Event Power Systems. (Glastonbury Acoustic, Worcester Victorian Fayre) OFCOM Licenced Business Radio Supplier/Temporary Radios

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  West Mercia Local Resillience Forum CVEC

  • Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

  • Chair

    • Nov 2021 - Jan 2024
    • Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Chair of the County Voluntary Emergency Committe(CVEC) representing all of the Charities who are members, including British Red Cross, St John, RAYNET, SARA, WMSAR, Water Rescue UK, South Worcestershire Life Guards etc, at the West Mercia Police Tactical Coordination Group.

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  Rheinmetall Defence

  • Germany
  • Defense and Space Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • EMC Systems Engineer

    • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Security Controller

    • Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

    DISA trained

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  Force Protection Europe. GDLSUK.

  • Leamington Spa

  • Electrical Project Engineer

    • Mar 2015 - Jul 2017
    • Leamington Spa

    Lead Engineer AJAX CatD CPD'sLead Engineer (temporary) Mission Batteries LiFePoElectrical/RF/EMC/Automotive Engineer on Foxhound/Mastiff/AJAX Military Tactical VehiclesCAN Bus J1939/NEMA2000, CAN Bus. Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) 6 Qualified Maintainer and DriverMillbrook Track Licenced(all categories)

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  Dytecna Ltd

  • Senior Engineer

    • Mar 2006 - Feb 2015

    EMC Engineer and Technical (Power) Lead/Design Authority FALCON Communications system.Design Authority 15 PsyOps DDTIOC. Lead Electrical Engineer : Aircraft Trainers Airbus A400, C130J Super Herculese. Systems Integration Lead

  • Senior Engineer, Electrical Lead

    • Mar 2006 - Feb 2015

    Lead Electrical Engineer: A400M Part Task Trainers. The First being commissioned and in service with UK MOD.Hercules C130J Trainer - delivered, Installed and Integrated in the USA for US DoD.FALCON Periodic Tester testing a number of the 100+ containersApprentice Mentor- looking after two Advanced Apprentices.BS7671, Audio and PLC, Electro-Mechanical design and manufacturing experience.

  • Lead Project Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical),

    • Mar 2006 - Feb 2015

    Lead Project Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical), for Military Containers. Costing, Design and Integration of Commercial Containers for the Military customers.BS7909 Temporary Electrical Power Systems qualified.

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  WMSAR

  • Worcester, United Kingdom

  • Communications Coordinator, Ops Manager

    • 2007 - 2013
    • Worcester, United Kingdom

    Responsible for the day to day Operational Management and Communications for a Local and National Statutory Agency recognised and approved Civil Contingency team.Team Leader running Water and Land Search and Rescue Operations.

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  QinetiQ

  • Malvern

  • Senior Engineer QinetiQ/Principle/Senior Scientist MoD (PE)

    • Aug 1978 - Jul 2005
    • Malvern

    Scientist in Defense Communications, Speech Intelligibility and Acoustics, and Communications Systems Vulnerabilities. Co-Author of UK Defence Mics and Tels Specification(DefStan 00-25)Team member of the Ptarmigan Technical Authority.