Garry Catterall Email & Phone Number

Preston, England, United Kingdom

Employed in the safety critical role of a professional train driver at an InterCity TOC.Driving safely at high speed, over long routes, delivering customer satisfaction to the best of my ability. Maintaining a safe, professional and conscientious mentality, enabling route and traction training to be completed ahead of schedule.Characteristics of good concentration with the ability to multi-task, as well as being able to work well under pressure & having strong decision-making skills.Competent fault finding on technical equipment, having a systematic approach and great attention to detail, with the ability to carefully follow rules and procedures. Excellent communication skills whilst also being able to actively listen and understand safety critical information, enabling that info to be forwarded & dealt with as quickly as possible.

Blackburn, United Kingdom

Successfully qualified in the safety critical role of a professional train driver, after starting as a trainee.High scoring in both interviews & initial assessments as well as FCA, then passing out on & signing all routes and traction at depot well ahead of schedule.Characteristics of good concentration with the ability to multi-task, as well as being able to work well under pressure & having strong decision-making skills.Competent fault finding on technical equipment, having a systematic approach and great attention to detail, with the ability to carefully follow rules and procedures. Excellent communication skills whilst also being able to actively listen and understand safety critical information, enabling that info to be forwarded & dealt with as quickly as possible.

Clyde Platform - North Sea - Operated By Talisman Sinopec/Repsol

Offshore Electrical Maintenance Technician.Responding to safety critical and production related breakdowns, working to weekly plans/targets, fault finding and carrying out repairs as required.Duties included but not limited to:-Fault finding and interrogation of faults using Electrical and P&ID Technical Drawings.Maintenance and fault diagnosis on Gas Turbine and Auxiliary Diesel Generators.Carrying out Inspections, Testing and Preventative Maintenance.Repair or replacement of any non-conforming items, glanding and terminating of Ex Hazardous Area equipment, such as motors, Ex luminaires and lamps within.Also a Performing Authority (PA) and Electrical Isolating Authority (IAEL) ensuring all work tasks follow PTW/ISSOW system, creating WCC’s, Risk Assessments using COSHH, Isolating circuits, proving dead and locking off.

Preston, United Kingdom

Freelance Screen Technician (occasional alongside my main role at Lucite below). Responsible for taking large display screens of differing sizes (from 10m2 to 40m2) using various vehicles, to various large high profile events around the country, inc. horse racing (Royal Ascot, Grand National), X Factor auditions, Motor Racing (Moto GP, BRCC) and other wide and varied events. Once at the event, having liaised with site manager, would have to position and set-up screen, relaying anything from live broadcasts to DVD content. Having to set-up screen to conditions, deal with and overcome any set-up issues and repair any electrical/electronic faults that may occur before and during event with minimal disruption.Would also have to continually communicate with and satisfy the event managers/customers needs, as well as liaising with members of the public, keeping them informed and entertained.

Responsible for the effective and efficient running of a petro-chemical plant (on shifts, so solely responsible out of office hours). This included - but not limited to : – Carrying out isolations, inspections, testing, preventative maintenance and fault finding on various 3 phase power and 230/110/24v control circuits. Maintenance and repair or replacement of all non-conforming items, which may include, replacement of motors, glanding and terminating of CompEx equipment, replacement of EX fittings.Regular use and interrogation of electrical, schematic and P&ID drawings.Would also be required to utilise instrumentation and mechanical engineering skills as required.Including Pneumatic control/circuits, Hydraulics, Instrument Loops, Calibrations, and repairing any mechanical faults & equipment.

Samlesbury Brewery, Preston, Lancashire

One of the biggest brewers in the world, and was formerly Whitbread brewery. I was Shift Manager of a newly installed multi-million pound high speed technical bottling line which could produce in excess of a million bottles of beer in one 12hr shift.Responsible for the planning of work, performance, improvement and welfare of a team consisting of 12 operatives and engineers, regularly carrying out PDR’s/1:1 performance reviews, as well as achieving targets and meeting KPI’s whilst adhering to strict safety and quality guidelines and implementing improvement strategies.Alongside the shift manager role completed the NEBSM management course which incorporated NEBOSH & IOSH health & safety qualifications whilst also focusing on Behavioural Based Safety (BBS).Started at Inbev as a Multi-skilled Maintenance Electrician working shifts responsible for the effective and efficient running of all items of production machinery, including fault finding on Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC’s and the implementation of a planned maintenance system.

Blackburn, United Kingdom

Multi-skilled Maintenance Electrician working shifts responsible for the effective and efficient running of all items of production machinery, including fault finding on Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC’s and the implementation of a planned maintenance system.

Preston, United Kingdom

Multi-skilled Maintenance Electrician working shifts responsible for the effective and efficient running of all items of production machinery, including fault finding on Modicon and Allen Bradley PLC’s and the implementation of a planned maintenance system.

Salwick, Nr Preston, Lancashire

Maintenance Electrician responsible for new electrical installations and effective running of all plant and machinery including Allen-Bradley and Modicon PLC’s.In addition, completed numerous Multi-skilling, Teamworker and Safety modules (including HAZOP, Instrumentation, Hydraulics/Pneumatics, Manual Lifting and First Aid) taken at BNFL’s on site training centre and Blackpool and Fylde college. Also, as a Deputy Team Co-ordinator responsible to the plant controller for the issue, co-ordination and facilitation of PTW’s and general work to 20 production operatives.Started initially on days but worked shifts for the majority of service.

Successful completion of an electrical/electronic apprenticeship starting with a 9 month training course at Training 2000 covering a wide range of training including welding, fitting and sheet metal work as well as electrical/electronic training for apprenticeship.The apprenticeship training continued on-site at Scapa whilst carrying out maintenance electrician duties alongside experienced engineers.This training was complimented by day release college courses in Electrical/Electronic Engineering to ONC and HNC level.

Aircraft Pilot (Private)

Btec Onc/Hnc Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Education record

inc. O'Levels in Maths, English, Computer Studies