I have more than 30 years of wide-ranging and hands-on experience in all areas of the commercial vehicle industry including maintenance, specification and legislation.I understand the challenges faced by operators and work with customers to help ensure their precise requirements are met.A significant part of the Indelease fleet is highly specialist and I’m qualified to ensure every vehicle is both the best possible fit for the purpose required and fully compliant.I’m also responsible for our repair and maintenance budget, appointing suppliers and ensuring supplier partners work to our established Service Level Agreements.

I had oversight of 14 workshops nationwide with overall responsibility for vehicle maintenance budgets, technical support, health and safety policy and training.I worked closely with manufacturers, suppliers and customers in support of a fleet of around 10,000 LCVs and 2,500 HGVs and ancillaries.Responsibilities included:• Setting maintenance budgets for all vehicles, from cars to highly specialised HGVs with multiple ancillary fitments, for up to 10 years’ service• Working with manufacturers, suppliers and customers to devise solutions, overcome issues and negotiate costs• Overseeing 14 workshops nationwide and setting up new ones alongside a refurbishment programme of existing facilities• Managing a team of around 100 static and mobile engineers in support of key contract hire accounts• Setting and maintaining health and safety policy and establishing an engineer apprentice programme to provide training and progression• Providing advice to sales and purchase departments, as well as direct to customers, on vehicle and body builder specification

After joining as a technician assisting lecturers and maintaining college equipment and machinery, I was promoted to write lesson plans and deliver lectures myself.I later developed Level 2 and 3 NVQ courses in Agricultural Engineering for the College.

A part-time role in which I was responsible for the maintenance of a wide-ranging fleet of cars, vans and HGVs.