Ryan Sweeney Email & Phone Number

Neath, Wales, United Kingdom

As Director of Elite Blasting Solutions, providing a wide range of UHP blasting and water treatment solutions, my role includes securing new business, most recently securing a major contract with an industry-leading utilities organisation. I also ensured all VAT and insurances were in place whilst collecting water treatment samples to detail contamination and safety for disposal certification. Whilst overseeing all the back-of-house operations, I lead the delivery of all services in collaboration with a team of 10 specialist operatives. These services include:____________________► Surface Preparation► Hydro Demolition► Robotic UHP & Vacuum System► Heat Exchanger/Tube Bundle Cleaning► Internal Tank & Vessel Cleaning► External Storage Tank Preparation► Wastewater Treatment

Bathgate, Scotland, United Kingdom

I supported the growth of this company from a self-employed, sole proprietor to a medium-sized company by building high-performance teams and guiding them to meet key performance indicators and targets. I oversaw nationally-based projects simultaneously and acted as the key point of contact to clients and contractors. ____________________► Through excellent reputation and work completed, I expanded the company’s client base and increased annual turnover► I expanded the company’s capabilities, increasing their equipment inventory from a single jetting unit to circa £750k worth of equipment► I led a project for a global drilling company, based in Dundee, to blast and repaint the entire deck of a jack-up vessel► In 2022, I led the surface preparation for a large painting contractor, based in Dublin, involving the removal of 22k sqm of old coating. This included treating the lead paint on site in order to dispose the water within the harbour

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

I acted as a multi-site team leader to complete a series of concrete-cutting projects throughout the UK. This involved overseeing 2-3 member teams whilst acting as the first point of contact to clients and contractors on site.

Netherlands

I joined Europe’s leading specialist in Ultra High Pressure (UHP) surface preparation through hydro blasting, water jetting, hydro jetting, and water blasting. ____________________► As a Team Leader, I managed a team of +20 operatives to prepare the surface of new F35 fighter jets for TMS coating. This involved removing the old coating through hydro blasting and then grit blasting in preparation for the new coating► Additionally led the blasting of ships in dry docks and concrete blasting/surface preparation of the Netherlands-based Arnhem bridge