Knaresborough, England, United Kingdom
A lifelong engineer who began with the family business in 1978, including print industry engineering apprenticeship (and later, time out at university). Until recently, an employee of Liberty Steel Group, Speciality Steels division 2019-2025, followed by a brief tenure with Severfield PLC, and a slightly less-brief period at AMRC, now seeking a return to industry, steel, manufacturing or FMCG. My experience comprises engineering and IT skills gained in printing, automotive, manufacturing, process, FMCG, heavy engineering and utilities industries. With transferable and extremely wide competencies in engineering, IT and research (in-house and through a network of highly competent associates within industry and academia), I have provided clients with first-class, relevant, innovative and cost-effective solutions when working freelance. Not only, but also.... Mardin Properties: letting of high-quality residential property portfolio, once numbering 4, now down to one in Knaresborough, as of August 2023 (having sold the two Leeds houses and one of the Knaresborough portfolio); these were (one still is) let exclusively through Martin & Co. Specialities: Analysis; utilities (power) - document/drawings auditing, analysis, filing and management; condition assessment modelling; condition based maintenance (CBM); materials modelling (inc. macro authorship) Cerius2; design and simulations (3D using the now long-defunct SDRC I-DEAS); IT (including specification, layout, repairs, maintenance, disaster avoidance and data recovery); engineering and subcontract; process; automation; prototyping; technical and commercial searches, and some PLC ladder logic. Recently completed C&G 2391-52 and the Pilz C&G Machine Safety and PUWER course. Held BESC and National Grid NGP to August 2016. BESC no. 67889. I now limit my own business activities to very few retained clients and property rentals interests (now one, having sold three of the portfolio of four). Having returned to industry from 2016 within FMCG and three great years at Wm. Morrison at Flaxby, and my (nearly) six years with Liberty Steel Group from June 2019 to March 2025 in the Greater Sheffield area. A couple of short-term positions since.
Property rentals, maintenance and repairs management. Owner (BTL) of a portfolio once numbering four quality lets - exclusively through Martin & Co., Harrogate (2010-present) and Leeds City, (until the last of the Leeds portfolio was sold in 2021, and one of the Knaresborough houses sold in 2023). One rental house is retained, going forward.
Notice period on garden leave. Taking a break and using my time wisely.
Short term appointment within the Severfield Maintenance Engineering Team from 24th March to 14th August 2025, leaving them on good terms. Contributed to the Line 7 demolition and repurposing project for a major offshore project, which comprised a significant electrical infrastructure installation. Additional minor electrical upgrade work regarding Line 5 and Condition Monitoring of the mains distribution network regarding power factor and harmonics issues affecting the site. Carried-out UPS upgrade working with IT department, involving a company-wide planned outage. Majority of day-to-day tasks involved electrical fault-finding and occasionally dealing with ‘fire-fighting’ emergency breakdowns.
Asset Integrity Engineer from June 2019 - March 2025. Engineering and management position working within Liberty Steel Group's RSB Electrical Services (Electrical, Process Control and Weighfitting) within Engineering Services' senior team, operating across two Liberty Steel sites - Rotherham RSB and Stocksbridge Speciality Steels. Selected as Functional Testing 'Person In Charge' (Practitioner) training course delivery champion (with local content changes) for CES and HV personnel from December 2019, with my course notes and presentation adopted by the Company as Standard Training Module (STM) 044 from June 2022. Appointed manager for delivery of Liberty Engineering Standard (LV module) ES007 from May 2022; designed and delivered Arc Flash Awareness training to engineering and production personnel from December 2022, (initially on a 'need-to-know' competency-basis), rationalised to become STM 055 and STM 056 respectively. Upgrade project engineering specialist of specific machinery (design, retrofit, installation, debugging and commissioning) comprising safety and control system performance improvements on large-scale turning and grinding equipment to incorporate latest machine safety and operational requirements. In addition to the above, I had responsibility for the workshop infrastructure (equipment and machinery) at Liberty's Apprentice Engineering Training Centre at LSG's Stocksbridge facility. Completed sponsored IOSH Managing Safely, IOSH Avoiding Danger from Underground Services, Asbestos NLW, ES005, IES7 (ES007), C&G 2382 18th Ed. Cert. Update, C&G Practical Arc Flash Risk Assessment Training Programme, Confined Spaces (Medium Risk) Working, CompEx Hazard Awareness (Manager), and completed C&G-accredited Machinery Safety and PUWER by Pilz UK qualifications with my Employer - and proud to have been part of Liberty's Sheffield (Rotherham/Brinsworth/Stocksbridge) team.
Engineering solutions (as AMSkA) utilising Microsoft and other leading technologies - either directly to end users or via lead contractor. Activities include CAD (SEE Electrical and planned addition of AutoCAD), condition assessment including inspection and testing C&G 2391-52, BPEC and Electrical Energy Storage Systems; asset life models for utilities (Excel/VBA-based); design support/audits and technical authorship. Made a significant contribution and development to TCS (towers) and underground cable asset life modelling programmes for a lead NG and utilities contractor. AMSkA became a low-key background operation limited to working with very few retained clients since recommencing full-time PAYE careers from February 2015; dormant company from 2018 to January 2023 (rebooted). Enrolled upon and working towards (expected completion March 2025) C&G L3 6502 Adult Education Training course at UCR, Rotherham College, (which is also relevant to my Liberty Steel job).