I am an Adult Warrant Officer in the Air Training Corps. I have been a member since 1991 rising from the rank of cadet up to my current position. I have been at a number of squadrons over the years, across the country and have led cadet drill teams to national level competitions. Through this role, I have become qualified as a Drill Instructor, a Rifle Drill Instructor, a Range Conducting Officer, which means I am qualified to teach the rifle to teenagers, carry live ammunition, and conduct… Show more I am an Adult Warrant Officer in the Air Training Corps. I have been a member since 1991 rising from the rank of cadet up to my current position. I have been at a number of squadrons over the years, across the country and have led cadet drill teams to national level competitions. Through this role, I have become qualified as a Drill Instructor, a Rifle Drill Instructor, a Range Conducting Officer, which means I am qualified to teach the rifle to teenagers, carry live ammunition, and conduct live firing ranges and a Basic Expedition Leader, which enables me to supervise cadets out on expedition training for their Duke of Edinburgh Awards. I am also First Aid qualified. Show less

I secured £6M of site capital investment for a major internal investment programme for a new product and then followed this project through to product qualification before moving up to the role of Site Capital Projects manager – working within the Infrastructure and Investment team.Successfully managed a team of internal and external engineers to prosecute the installation of major X-Ray inspection system to time and budget, with minimal disruption to production. Contributed to the… Show more I secured £6M of site capital investment for a major internal investment programme for a new product and then followed this project through to product qualification before moving up to the role of Site Capital Projects manager – working within the Infrastructure and Investment team.Successfully managed a team of internal and external engineers to prosecute the installation of major X-Ray inspection system to time and budget, with minimal disruption to production. Contributed to the business case for building improvements for product manufacture. Currently taking that product through re-qualification following obsolescence issues and Customer led changes that have resulted in a full product re-design with minimal impact to the programme.Running an important life extension programme, across multiple sites, with third party involvement, for a MOD Customer product that has exceeded its shelf life. I have overcome significant resource problems to successfully contract amend and deliver the project. As a result, I subsequently secured follow on work. I have managed projects with a number of national and international Customers and suppliers and negotiated technically difficult programmes onto contract, and prosecuted programmes, with stretch timescales. Show less

Responsible for maintenance and care of livestock and machinery as well as other farming jobs as required. Setup and ran the accounting system used to manage the farm finances, as well as promoting the business through advertising. Initiated a stock control database to manage animal transactions record keeping.

Project Manager Jan 2003 – Jan 2007 Worked on a number of key projects, across a variety of disciplines including, Automotive, IT Infrastructure and Engineering – including a £60m project covering development, test, manufacture and supply of multi axis sensors to the automotive market. Quality and Safety management as an integral part of all projects with experience of automotive standard processes of APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans and Production Part Approval Process and 8D… Show more Project Manager Jan 2003 – Jan 2007 Worked on a number of key projects, across a variety of disciplines including, Automotive, IT Infrastructure and Engineering – including a £60m project covering development, test, manufacture and supply of multi axis sensors to the automotive market. Quality and Safety management as an integral part of all projects with experience of automotive standard processes of APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans and Production Part Approval Process and 8D reporting. ISO 9001:2000, TS16949, ISO17025 including audits from both Customer and internal sources.Graduate Engineer Oct 2001 – Jan 2003 Graduate Development Framework; progressed through a number of placements to develop engineering knowledge as a foundation for progression to a project management role. Roles included software and product development and data analysis. Show less

Leading the setting up the site and liaising with customers and contacts to become involved with the site. Managing the web and graphics designers to ensure that all work was completed on time. Advertising at Trade Exhibitions. This job involved a lot of working from home so self discipline and motivation were priorities