PROFILE
An experienced and competent time served Mechanical Technician, capable of operating and maintaining a varied array of equipment to a high standard
COMPETENCIES
- Extensive knowledge and hands on ability with diesel, petrol and electrical generators
- All cable lay operations and maintenance of Carousel, Level winder, Tensioner
- Tower Technician and Shift Supervisor
- ROV repair / maintenance, mobilisation
- Qualified to install, operate and maintain offshore installation equipment within the offshore Wind Energy Industry relative to cable lay operations
- Capable of operating and maintaining Knuckle boom Cranes
- Capable of maintaining and operating a wide range of cranes, forklifts and engines:
- FORKLIFT TRUCKS (e.g. Fiat / Toyota / TCM / Hyster / Clarks / Jungheinrich GB Ltd / Crown / Numerous others)
- CRANES (e.g. Coles / Access Platforms / Genie / GLG / Haulet / Numerous others)
- ENGINES (e.g. Eveco / Perkins / Cummons / Ford / Generators / Numerous others)
- SHIPS ENGINES (e.g. Docksford / Sulzer / Steering Gear / Numerous others)
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
- City and Guilds Basic Engineering Cert I, II and III
- 10 Day basic welding course
- Jungheinrich In house training (Electrical and Maintenance)
- Fiat In house Control systems for Forklift Truck Training
- Forklift Truck and Reach truck driving licence holder
- Operator and Demonstrator Mobile elevated working platform licence
- Safety passport & H2S OPITO training course
- Confined space course
- Personnel basket and swing rope transfer course
- Permit to work performing authority course
- Rope access 2-day tower course
- Stage 1&2 Hyds NFPC National Fluid Power Centre
Career History
McDermott and Saipem UK
Senior Mechanical / Hydraulic Lay Technician / from 2012 to present
- All duties include operating and maintain Tensioner and Parkburn Carousel, and included deck duties as maintain tuggers and generator
- Mechanical and hydraulic maintenance and operation of VLS, A&R, RPLS, HOC, TLS, RDS, 440ton 4 track tensioner, etc…
- Rigid pipe, umbilical, flexi pipe lay, deployment in depths of up to 3000m
- Supervising all cable lay operations and operating and maintaining carousel and tensioner on the explorer AMT
- Operating and maintaining Hydraulic winches operating moon pool doors and other operations for tower
Various companies (e.g. Saipem UK, Offshore Marine Management (OMM), Global marine) Senior Tech / From 2009 to 2012
- Operating and maintaining two Cummings engines for the water jets and four and six and eight pair tensioners onboard the Nostag for NSW
- Operating and maintaining the carousel and tensioner on the Explorer
- Submarine Cable installation Windfarms
- Operating and maintaining the cable laying equipment, carousel, hydraulic power pack, and Caterpillar cable engine on-board the Cable lay vessel for installation of power cables between windmills 13km offshore
- Operating and maintaining the carrousel on the North Ocean 102
- Working on the PL3 and BPL3 Sub-sea trenching ploughs, duties involved commissioning and maintenance of Sub-sea equipment
Global Resourcing
Mechanical Fitter / 2007 - 2008
- Working on Alpha and Beta Oil Rigs fitting hydraulic motors, pumps and gearboxes
- Working on bow thrusters alongside Rolls Royce employees on various rigs
- Installing hydraulic motors, pumps and gearboxes on cable carousel units
- Working with winches, valves and hydraulics on Caledonian rig in Bergen – Norway. Foreman, replacing motor duct fans on Transocean leader oil rig and in charge of 13 men
- Maintenance of heavy forklifts throughout England and Scotland
- LOLER inspections on man-up equipment and the repair of hydraulic pumps, motors and jacks
Various companies (e.g. FLT Direct, A & P Tyne Ltd…)
Forklift Field Service Engineer / from 2002 to 2005
- Managing the In-house maintenance workshop for Forklift trucks.
- Ships main engines and ancillaries, generators, pumps, compressors deck winches and cranes
- Forklift Truck Field Service Engineer; Apprenticeship leading to Forklift Truck Engineer