CV, Experienced Engineering Team Leader Seeking Work In Oslo, Norway

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Skills keywords: design for manufacture, engineering design, physical security, project management, team leader

Short Bio:

I am an experienced mechanical design engineer with a Masters degree in Engineering Science. I currently lead the engineering department of a security company with a £15,000,000 turnover and am now looking for the next challenge. I have experience in product specification, design, test and manufacture. I frequently lead multi disciplinary teams and have overall responsibility for delivery of major projects. I am accustomed to liaising with both clients and suppliers.

Current location:  United Kingdom - View on map

Nationality: British

Preferred Sector of Employment:  , General Management, Manufacturing and Operations

Spoken languages: english, french

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Qualifications & Education

2001 – 2005
Lincoln College, University of Oxford

MEng Engineering Science (2:2)

1996 – 2000
Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent

A Levels: Biology (A), Chemistry (A), Physics (A), Mathematics (A)
GCSEs: 7 A’s, 3A*’s

Career Summary

Safetell Ltd., Dartford, Kent
January 2006 – June 2006:

Production Control Assistant  (Assisting the Head of Manufacturing with running production)

June 2006 – June 2007:
Promoted to Production Controller

Controlling manufacturing whilst a new HoM was recruited; training the new HoM

July 2007 – March 2008:
Promoted to Design Engineer

Responsible for design of new products, updating and amending existing products and product training

March 2008 to date:
Promoted to Senior Design Engineer

Control over all engineering processes and decisions

Work Experience

Summer 1999:
Coca-Cola and Schweppes Beverages Ltd., Sidcup.

Working in Engineering Stores and with Asset Care

Other Skills

·Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

·Proficient with Autodesk Product Design Suite (including Autodesk Inventor and Vault)

·Experience of working with British and European Standards

·Experience of working within ISO 9001 quality system

·Competent with MATLAB Simulink

·Competent conversational and written French

·Basic Spanish and German

Addendum:

Full UK driving licence

Extensive travel in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America

Senior Design Engineer, Safetell
Responsibilities include:

-leading a team of three Design Engineers

-taking responsibility for engineering design decisions

-reviewing engineering jobs and allocating work

-reviewing and approving engineering design work

-maintaining product documentation

-ensuring compliance with quality systems (including ISO 9001)

-liaising with suppliers to ensure quality and value for money

-liaising with customers in order to fulfill design briefs

-specification and design of new products

-improvements to existing products

Recent projects include:

Development and trial of secure cash-in-transit box

Leading a multi-disciplinary team in the design, development, testing and manufacture of a box that destroyed its contents in the event of theft or forced entry. Running the trial and being the first point of contact for the customer.

Development of anti-physical attack glazing system

Design of a cost effective and unobtrusive attack resistant glazing system to protect the customer’s staff from spontaneous aggression whilst allowing them to serve their customers.

Considerations included specification of level of attack resistance, defining the test program and design for mass production.

Specification of control system for fast rising security screen

Preparation of detailed specification document for an all new control system for Safetell’s bullet resistant rising screen. Putting job out to tender and selecting the best supplier based on quality and cost. Ensuring supplier’s development program remains on time and on budget.