Anthony Smith Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

North West

• A national role that assists the Senior Product Support Manager in the development of new and existing asphalt products that are key to business strategy, from inception to successful long term profitable establishment.
• Identify and evaluate new materials and production development by liaising closely with suppliers and regions and carrying out plant trials and lab assessment.
• Supporting the operating regions with trials and the introduction of new and improved products by providing technical guidance and problem solving skills.
• Manage internal and external documentation such as Quality Plans, Contractor Guides, Case Studies and Brochures.
• Work closely with the marketing team to produce technical documentation and support literature for the proprietary asphalt range.
• Work with the BBA to gain accreditation of new products and maintain accreditation for existing range.

• Implemented new tests and equipment into the UKAS accredited laboratory.
• Responsible for calibrations of various test aggregate and asphalt test equipment.
• Trained technicians to a high UKAS standard. Technicians from other areas of the business were also trained in the laboratory on week long courses.
• Part of a team that held Open Days to external laboratories and councils demonstrating the wide range of testing carried out at the National Laboratory.
• Set the workload for technicians in four different sections within the asphalt laboratory and would assist with any issues faced.
• Involved in a wide range of Research and Development projects assisting the Technical Centre, working to tight deadlines.

• Previous Lab Technician experience at Test Houses, Tarmac during the summer months of 2004, 2005 and 2006 whilst studying at Cardiff University.
• Lab Technician experience at Test Houses, Tarmac from June 2008 upon graduating from Cardiff University until September 2009.
• September 2009 until March 2010 gap in work employment due to spending 7 months traveling in South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and USA.
• Responsible for aggregate, asphalt and concrete testing within a UKAS accredited laboratory
• Worked efficiently both as part of a team and individually
• Carried out a wide range of testing to British and European Standards being audited both internally and externally by UKAS.

Bsc, Geology/Earth Science, General

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