Joining what was then a small company and contributing my skills to enable the company to grow and diversify.Key skills;Extensive knowledge of flues and regulationsQuote preparationOrder inputPurchase orderingPicking ordersDesigning new flue productsSizing calculations for fluesFlue designsFan designsProviding advice & training for colleaguesFirst Aid trainer - delivering First Aid at Work course, Emergency First Aid at Work, AED courses, Paediatric First Aid courses & update sessionsParticular areas of interest;Designing the National Chimney Academy, and obtaining HETAS training facility approvalAssisting HETAS to write H006 training module Writing editorials for trade pressPresentation to over 200 home owners on flue safetyWorking with Suffolk Fire & Rescue service regarding flue safety

Delivering on-going staff training to lifeguard staff, as well as training public to become lifeguards or First Aid at Work qualificationsKey SkillsConstant assessment of staff to meet industry guideline levels of competenceEnsuring staff remain qualified by arranging external assessments of NPLQAttending other pools to assess lifeguard competencyTraining members of the public to become lifeguards

Joining as a trainee, I worked up to becoming a Contracts Engineer.Key Skills;Quote preparationTechnical drawings of flues and boiler-roomsOrdering of equipment to work into contract scheduleChasing quotationsDirect contact with specifiers of contractsSite measuringSite meetings

Plumbing & Heating Engineer.Joining from school, and gaining a City & Guilds qualification.Key skills;Installation of domestic heating systemsInstallation of bathroomsInstallation of kitchen sinks, washing machines, outside taps, etc.Lead working - connection of new pipework onto existing lead pipesLead flashings - manufacture of step flashings and welding pipe flashingsInstallation of gas firesInstallation of boiler and fire fluesGeneral trade skills - carpentry, plastering, painting & decoration, building, roofing & electrical work