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Edinburgh, Gb

Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

A 10 week placement, spent in the Edinburgh & Borders district prior to beginning my role as a Graduate Trainee.• Liaised with Project Managers to track Road Opening Notices (RONs) for cable jointing work in the Edinburgh and Borders district. I undertook analysis of the issues resulting in RON overruns and extensions, with results presented daily to senior management. • Managed the return of HV Plant data to the data management team at SPEN, which involved interfacing with both internal staff and contractors. This allowed the business’s Utility Map Viewer to be updated with accurate schematics and for plant volumes to be claimed in fulfilment of SPEN’s regulatory obligations to OFGEM.• Established an Excel-based dashboard capturing key metrics relating to ED2 investment work for use by engineers and senior management to collate and track ongoing projects. The dashboard interfaced with SAP to pull actual and forecast spend against both discrete and generic projects.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

A 10 week placement, spent in the Edinburgh & Borders district as part of my IET Power Academy scholarship.•Analysed the E&B (Edinburgh & Borders) electrical distribution network to collate circuit data and establish performance metrics to inform investment work in ED2 (Electricity Distribution 2, the price control period lasting from 2023-2028), including: o Cable/overhead line lengths o Customer numbers o CI/CML (Customer Interruptions/Customer Minutes Lost) IIS (Interruption Incentive Scheme) penalties o Reportable/non-reportable fault counts o Existing and planned NCPs (Network Controllable Points) o Power cable faults in the last five years•Investigated secondary transformer loadings in E&B district to identify >80% MDI (Maximum Demand Indicator) transformers for priority reinforcement during ED2.•Assisted in the project management required for the uplift of two power regulator assets: o Coordinated crane operator contractor o Obtained relevant landowner contact details o Liaised with relevant highway agency to initiate the application process for a road opening notice to close the nearby bypass o Gathered costs of relevant services and materials for internal financial application•Performed emergency network analysis following a cable fault in central Edinburgh during the Fringe festival to determine possible low voltage power back-feeds to affected secondary substations.•Conducted customer service calls following pre-arranged outages to gather post-outage feedback, enabling the identification of necessary staff behavioural adjustments and the improvement of district performance against key customer service KPIs.•Liaised with craftsmen team leaders to validate submitted data for maintenance and fault repair work.•Evaluated depot waste segregation efficacy in pursuit of a business-wide 95% landfill aversion target to be achieved by 2023.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

A 10 week placement, spent with the Automation team in Smart Grid Operations as part of my IET Power Academy scholarship.• Independently built understanding of SAP (enterprise software) and ran asset reports to provide the Automation team with asset age, location and model profiles. Determined telecontrol status of relevant network assets – Switches, Gas Circuit Breakers, Pole-Mounted Switches, Pole-Mounted Auto Reclosers. This allowed for the creation of an asset replacement policy for use in future price controls, RIIO-ED2/ED3 (RIIO: Revenue = Incentives + Innovation + Outputs, ED = Electricity Distribution).• Wrote clear, concise and comprehensive user documentation on how to use SAP and delivered this to the Automation team. • Built a report compiling the telecontrol status of primary/secondary substations and pole-mounted switchgear for a senior manager to present to international Iberdrola partners as part of the INET30 Digital Strategy. Provided an accompanying summary to detail the strategies used to compile the data.• Collaborated with another summer placement student to produce an econometric analysis of Operational IT & Telecoms requested expenditure (CV11) from Ofgem (energy regulator for GB) submitted by the 14 DNOs (DNO = Distribution Network Operator) and 6 DNO groups operating on the UK mainland. Presented summary slides to the Distribution Network Manager, who is a key responsible party in preparing SPD’s (SP Distribution's) ED2 submission.• Used PowerOn Advantage, an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), in conjunction with a SAP asset enquiry to identify and categorise sites with their respective operating voltages as substations, switching stations or points of connection (POCs) in advance of future earthing studies.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) Society - a society formed for HWU students to take part in the Solar Decathlon competition, where teams compete to build a sustainable, innovative solar-powered house in Dubai.Participation in the society involves extensive interdisciplinary collaboration with teams responsible for areas such as structural design, renewables implementation and industry sponsorship.I was a content editor on the Social Media and Marketing sub-team of Team ESTEEM, where my role was to compose summaries of exciting and eco-friendly engineering developments. This involved distilling complex technical details into an accessible and concise format for a broad audience. I was later responsible for editing written work from other team-members and composing polished and high quality copy for the society website.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

I spent a year in the Licence Programmes department of SP Energy Networks, an electrical utility including the Distribution Network Operator (DNO) responsible for operating the electrical network in south Scotland. Responsibilities and skills developed include:• Technical competence – I received information pertaining to asset installation from a range of personnel, including workmen and district delivery managers, that I was able to distil and convey to senior management. This required an understanding of Power Engineering principles, enabling me to convey critical information between relevant parties.• Timekeeping – I commissioned multiple reports with strict deadlines on a daily and weekly basis. These included the departmental Prime Costs report and a set of summary slides providing senior management an overview of work achieved towards improving the network Quality of Supply.• Teamwork – From formatting holiday spreadsheets for the management team, to helping engineers resolve complex funding and volume confirmation issues with newly commissioned overhead switchgear, I helped colleagues with problems or outstanding tasks in a constructive and timely fashion.• IT proficiency – I frequently employed advanced features of Microsoft Excel (and other Microsoft Office tools) such as pivot tables to commission reports and present weekly summaries of asset installation and district expenditure.• Collaboration with external service partners – I co-ordinated with several contractors providing LiDAR data and IT solutions to implement a new software package, allowing for the use of satellite and 3D imagery in overhead line inspections throughout the Energy Networks business.• Communication – I commissioned and presented a data analysis report each week tracking district expenditure and commissioned assets. I was also responsible for making weekly calls to workmen, team leaders and engineers to receive updates on progress pertaining to Quality of Supply improvements.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Serving the needs of customers in a high traffic environment.• Liaising with team members and supervisors to ensure duties are carried out effectively.• Maintaining bakery equipment and monitoring stock.Working at Sainsbury's allowed me to develop my interpersonal skills in a fast-paced hands-on environment, where flexibility, customer service skills and a positive attitude were key to success.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Managing service users' financial affairs and conducting regular audits.• Working and communicating effectively within a staff team.• Drafting and maintaining documentation in my role as a key worker.I was responsible for managing the case files of two service users. This required concise written and verbal communication, as well as collaboration with colleagues and supervisory staff to ensure effective strategies were in place to maintain the wellbeing of service users.

Europe

I spent six months backpacking around western/central Europe, principally hiking and camping.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Coordinating practical duties and household tasks within a large and varied staff team.• Communicating with outside organisations and related personnel.• Writing and maintaining a child's case file, ensuring information was pertinent and up-to-date.I was responsible for a child's working file, which involved collaborating with several internal and external partners including a clinical psychologist, social work, the child's school, parents and organisational stakeholders. I was also often allocated the role of shift co-ordinator, which required demonstrating leadership skills and making decisions that affected all children and staff residing and working in the Gilmerton unit.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Teaching finance management and practical organisation skills.• Working and sharing information within a large staff team.• Managing a student's case file as keyworker.As part of a large team working with a variety of students every day, I was responsible for managing a student's working file and collaborating with colleagues to deliver a high quality of vocational education to the autistic and learning disabled adults we worked with.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsibilities: • Maintaining health and safety of childrens’ environment.• Interacting with parents and external organisations to discuss and co-ordinate child welfare.• Working in a team to provide a variety of engaging activities and fulfil a duty of care to children.As a Play Worker, I was responsible for working within a team to ensure children were provided a warm, safe and hospitable environment every day after school. This involved mediating disputes, organising activities and practising good hygiene in the preparation of snacks and drinks.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Working with team members and communicating with customers in a high traffic environment.• Ensuring stock was consistent, in date and in correct locations.• Keeping workplace and premises clean, tidy and professionally presented.Working in a fast-paced gastropub required tracking multiple orders, providing excellent customer service and maintaining a clean and inviting environment for a successful hospitality enterprise.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Mechanical Engineering And Energy Engineering, Distinction (1St)

Activities and Societies: Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) Society Dual-accredited by the IMechE and EI. 5th year: Renewable Energy.

Hnd, Mechanical Engineering, A

A highly applied engineering programme that encouraged self-directed learning, particularly in conducting my 2nd year Graded Unit project..

Hnc, Mechanical Engineering, A

Modules completed: Mechanical Engineering: Graded Unit 1 Applications of Programmable Logic Controllers Communication: Practical Skills.

Scots Law Llb

Education record

Advanced Highers (ABD): English (A) History (B) Physics (D) Highers (AAABB): English (A) Maths (A) Physics (A) Chemistry (B) History (B).