I am an experienced professional consultant with 18 years experience in a variety of tramway and light rail disciplines. I have particular experience in operations ,training, expansion & projects & safety roles and have worked in, and on a variety of roles and projects in these areas including front line roles such as driving and control room including training roles, as well as Senior management roles dealing with all aspects of operations as well as more unusual projects such as large scale… Show more I am an experienced professional consultant with 18 years experience in a variety of tramway and light rail disciplines. I have particular experience in operations ,training, expansion & projects & safety roles and have worked in, and on a variety of roles and projects in these areas including front line roles such as driving and control room including training roles, as well as Senior management roles dealing with all aspects of operations as well as more unusual projects such as large scale network expansion projects carrying out CDM responsibilities ,Risk Assessment & all aspects of testing and readying for operation. I have also worked on projects such as introduction of new vehicles and rewriting and delivery of new training plans. I also have knowledge and experience of heavy rail disciplines and am familiar with different rolling stock types, signalling and control systems. I have several formal training and safety qualifications and am actively involved with UK Tram as Vice Chairman of the light rail operators committee and am also a member of the institution of railway operators. I am familiar with all relevant guidance on tramways such as ROGS/RSP2/TPG and related documents such as HSWA,TSRGD etc.I am available for consultancy work through Ian Rowe Associates Ltd (IRAL) for any relevant projects and availability & C.V is available on request. I am also working on driver and control room simulation products for AVANSIM Ltd which are used by many operators successfully to revolutionise and improve driver & controller training. More details about our unique and innovative simulation and engagement tools can be found found at www.AVANSIM.com Show less

Managing all aspects of network expansion and project management. From design/operations reviews,signal sighting,speed signage and safety reviews to risk assessment, driver/controller training and briefing dynamic testing, implementation and handover in to operations. As Well as dealing with incidents,issues and investigations retrospectively on the tramway. Nebosh qualified and RAIB accredited agent trained and familiar with many engineering and operations roles and requirements. Also… Show more Managing all aspects of network expansion and project management. From design/operations reviews,signal sighting,speed signage and safety reviews to risk assessment, driver/controller training and briefing dynamic testing, implementation and handover in to operations. As Well as dealing with incidents,issues and investigations retrospectively on the tramway. Nebosh qualified and RAIB accredited agent trained and familiar with many engineering and operations roles and requirements. Also working as part of the tram-pro simulator team with Ian Rowe Associates working to develop bespoke simulator software training packages for driver/controller route learning. And proud to be working with UK Tram as vice chair of the light rail operators committee (LROC) Show less

Managing all aspects of network expansion and project management. From design/operations reviews,signal sighting,speed signage and safety reviews to risk assessment, driver/controller training and briefing dynamic testing, implementation and handover in to operations. As Well as dealing with incidents,issues and investigations retrospectively on the tramway. Nebosh qualified and RAIB accredited agent trained and familiar with many engineering and operations roles and requirements. Also… Show more Managing all aspects of network expansion and project management. From design/operations reviews,signal sighting,speed signage and safety reviews to risk assessment, driver/controller training and briefing dynamic testing, implementation and handover in to operations. As Well as dealing with incidents,issues and investigations retrospectively on the tramway. Nebosh qualified and RAIB accredited agent trained and familiar with many engineering and operations roles and requirements. Also working as part of the tram-pro simulator team with Ian Rowe Associates working to develop bespoke simulator software training packages for driver/controller route learning. Show less

Responsible for developing and delivering All aspects of safety critical training and development in light rail. Driving and operations competence. Engineering and safety competence and record keeping. Acting training manager. A1 assessor and nebosh safety qualified.

Safe and timely operation of light rail vehicles ( trams ) in passenger service. This involved many different aspects of customer service safety critical communications and operation. Also aspects of fault finding and dealing with emergency situations. I also held minder driver competence for conducting in the job training snd assessment of newly qualified driving staff

All aspects of industrial and domestic door engineering including fitting servicing diagnostic and repair of shutters garage doors gates barriers and rapid roll systems