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Lerwick, Shetland

Garage based H.G.V mechanic for a freight and shipping company serving the Highlands and Islands, encompassing H.G.V ( Articulated and Rigid) L.G.V and fleet vehicles, Skip Wagon's and Busses. Duties include Fault Finding, Inspection, Fabrication are Electrical and Mechanical repair.

Ravelrig Quarry Edinburgh

Based at Ravelrig Quarry on the outsirts of Edinburgh my duties include fabrication, fitting and maintenance of crushing equipment and systems, deisel vehicles including track, heavy wheeled and articulated, pumping equipment and electrical motors, large conveying equipmein and structures, dust suppression systems both aquatic and pneumatic and fleet.

Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Garage based Sole Mechanic for privately owned Agricultural Contracting Company. Responsible for ongoing service and repair (including Fabrication and Mig and Arc Welding) of: Weidemann Diggers, Shubora Tractors, Commando Pumping Equipment, Yanmar Pumping Equipment, Dirty Water Pumps, Foggers and Fleet Vehicles.

Cleland, Scotland

Field maintenance of mainly tracked vehicles such as: Boart Longyear, Casagrande, Dando 2000 & 3000 (Percussion and Hydraulic rigs used in ground stabalisation). My responsibilities include electrical and mechanical repair, hydraulics, welding, fabrication, fault finding, and servicing of all vehicles on site.

Connexion Busses, G.V.U. Utrecht, Netherlands

Inspection and repair of midi, articulated, and double articulated buses for the Utrecht region of Holland. This role encompassed Diesel Euro 4 and Gas Euro 5 engines. My responsibilities included diagnosis, repair and fabrication, welding, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical.

I, T.T. Industries, Camp Arifjan Kuwait

Mechanic and vehicle inspector of light, heavy and tracked military vehicles. Duties included fault diagnosis, repair of diesel, gas turbine, and Mogas powered vehicles and operating systems (hydraulic, pneumatic, fire suppression and electrical systems).

Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar

Driver/mechanic, sole responsibility for the daily improvised roadside repair of a Scania M93 truck.

Equipment Techno Services, Schipol Airport, Netherlands

Service and repair of Airport ground support equipment, predominantly Deutz powered and hydraulically driven. Vehicles also included the larger twin Detroit engine powered Aircraft tugs.

(Jan De Nul) Porto De Carrara, Toscana, Italy

Working offshore sole responsibility for maintaining dredging equipment, hydraulic equipment and generators required to operate a self sustaining floating platform.

Gomes Mercedes, Purmerend, Zaandvoort Holland

Working as a Heavy Goods Vehicle mechanic for a main dealership, with responsibilities including servicing, light repair, and breakdown/recovery.

Aston Martin Lagonda, Gaydon, Royal Leamington Spa, England

Dealing with the rework of the breaking system, engine, drive train and interior of the 6 litre DBS.

Shipton US Military Base, Bayern, Germany

Shop Technician for a service and repair program on light and heavy wheel, lifting equipment, trailers and hydraulically operated fuelers.

I.T.T. Camp Holland, Forward Operating Base Ripley, Taring Kot, Afghanistan

Required to work under combat conditions upgrading a fleet of 113s with new reactive armour, suspension upgrades and an engine retarding system.

Baumholder U.S. Army Base (Germany)

109A6 Howitzer tracked mobile gun, performing inspections and repair of engines, hull and gun including bore evacuation and hydraulic recoil systems, also responsible for Cat support vehicles and fire suppression systems.

Hyvalift, Groeningen, Noord Holland, Netherlands

Design, fabrication and fitting for multipurpose trucks, fabrication of the hydraulic systems for a tail lift and Hiab with PLS removable flatbed, modifying the chassis and components to allow the vehicle to operate within set parameters.

Wiesbaden U.S. Army Air Base (Germany)

A servicing and repair of light and heavy wheel vehicles, including CTIS systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and Cummins and Detroit engines.

I.T.T. Industries, C.E.B. Luxembourg

A rebuild program for Bradley A2 hulls and engines, track replacement and overhaul of hydraulic and electrical systems, again Detroit powered.

I.T.T Industries, C.E.B. Luxembourg

A rebuild program for 5ton trucks, initially as lead mechanic then progressing to Quality Control performing Pre-inspection,In progress and final inspection for a full rebuild program. Fabricating new cabs, chassis work and overhaul of the Cummins engine and full operating systems both hydraulic and pneumatic.

I.T.T.Industries/I.W.S. Reichweiler, Germany March 2005 - May 2005

Technician for a HEMMT fueler rebuild program with hydraulic centrifugal pumping systems and Detroit powered engines, we were also requested to fit the most recent vehicle upgrades and modifications to the pumping, fuel and hydraulic systems.

I.T.T. Industries, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

M1A1 rebuild program for hulls and turbine engines encompassing hydraulic, electrical, fuel systems, NBC filtration systems, fire suppression, drivetrain, track replacement and engine overhaul (Pratt and Whitney gas turbine).

I.T.T. Industries, Southern Germany

As Field Maintenance Technician based mainly at Schweinfurt’s operational readiness float unit my duties were to perform inspection and repair on the full range of wheeled and tracked military vehicles, also as direct technical advisor to the third shop military mechanics in the region.

I.T.T. Industries/I.W.S. Reichweiler, Germany

A Deuce and a Half rebuild program encompassing hydraulic, pneumatic, CTIS, and engine overhaulof the caterpillar power plant and drivetrain.

I.T.T. Industries, Mannheim, Germany

Fuel Maintenance Technician for the Mannheim area providing technical support and assistance with the full range of tracked and wheeled vehicles to the military located within the catchment area.

N.L.POMS, Holland

Lead mechanic for a HMMWV rebuild program including engine and electrical overhaul, armour upgrades and modifications on the full range of HMMWV.

Gieblestadt U.S. Army Air Base, Germany

Service and repair program of light and heavy wheel vehicles, trailers and fuelers, hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic repair, light damage repair and routine maintenance, Cummins, Caterpillar and Detroit powered.

Katterbach U.S. Army Air Base, Germany

Preparation for deployment of 300 pieces of light and heavy wheel equipment through I.S.A. operations in a 3 month period. Service, repair and overhaul of Cummins, Caterpillar and Detroit, pneumatic, electrical and hydraulic systems.

Graffenwohr U.S. Army Base, Germany

M.R.X. exercise with 24 hour per day 7 days per week coverage of light and heavy wheel vehicles, on the spot field repair of fuel, hydraulic, pneumatic, engine and drivetrain, braking systems on the full range of vehicles used, again, Detroit, Cummins and Caterpillar powered.

Hohenfels U.S. Army Base, Germany

Working on the M.R.X. Exercises (pre-deployment training) providing on site repair of all vehicles and systems.

Noord Holland, Netherlands

Providing service and repair of public utility vehicles including midi, articulated and double articulated busses. Carrying out vehicle modifications and upgrades, accident repair, electrical and pneumatic repair.

Noord Holland, Netherlands

Manufactured and assembled brake testing machines for use in the automotive industry.

Scotvec, Agriculture, General

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