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     Date Submitted:21-08-2008
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     Current job:vsat lead engineer
     Employment Term:Temp/Contract
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     Date available:immediately
     Industry:Satellite Manufacturers and Subcontractors
     Keywordsvsat / satellite
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    CURRICULUM VITAE


    EMPLOYMENT HISTORY


    JANUARY 2008 - PRESENT


    LEAD VSAT ENGINEER


    Working for Thales on behalf of Camelot replacing their existing ISDN Lottery system with a Hughes based VSAT system, Thales hope to have the system operational by November 2008 which involves converting some 3000 sites nationwide. The main responsibilities of my role are as follows


    * Site survey

    * Supervise members of staff on site

    * Carry out risk assessments on each site visited

    * Complete a schedule of works certificate

    * Assess what is required for the installation

    * Assign tasks to my junior engineer

    * Install and test VSAT antenna, cable & receiver unit

    * Download new parameters into receiver unit

    * Carry out ping tests with hub

    * Sign off on completed task and download worksheets to central office


    Courses attended during this employment


    Hughes VSAT installation course ( 2008 )

    Camelot system installation and debugging course ( 2008 )

    Sage height safety and awareness course ( 2008 )



    August 2006 - January 2008


    Aerial & Satellite Engineer


    This was mainly a customer facing role, working mainly on domestic and commercial sites throughout Cornwall installing digital reception equipment ready for the switchover from analogue to digital reception. My main responsibilities were as follows.


    * Installation of digital reception equipment

    * Installation of multi reception equipment

    * Assess the client’s needs

    * Give the client your opinion of what they require based on test findings

    * Agree the type of service to be provided and install equipment

    * Instruct client on use of equipment

    * Training of new Engineers


    Course attended during this employment


    CSS work safe height safety and awareness course ( 2006 - 2007 )

    CAI Registration course ( 2007 )

    Digital reception testing course ( 2006 - 2007 )



    February 2004 - August 2006


    Satellite Engineer


    Working throughout England I was responsible for the installation and maintenance of commercial and domestic satellite receiving systems. My duties included.


    * Site risk assessments

    * Supervision of equipment installation

    * Training and assessment of new members of staff

    * Installation inspection and testing

    * Implementing overtime working rota

    * Quality control of installations


    April 2003 - February 2004


    VSAT / SATELLITE ENGINEER


    Working throughout England and Europe mainly on VSAT installations for large corporations such as Banks, and Vehicles sales parts ordering systems installing and maintaining VSAT equipment mainly Hughes and Global receivers also some commercial multi reception installations, Vsat conferencing and outside broadcasting. My main duties were.


    * Site risk assessments

    * Installation of VSAT equipment

    * Fault finding on equipment

    * Supervising and training new Engineers

    * Installing multi reception systems ( FM, UHF, & SATELLITE. )

    * Quality control of installations done by Engineers under my supervision

    * Vsat conferencing


    January 1998 - April 2003


    Senior Engineer / supervisor


    I was responsible for the supervision and training of existing and new Engineers within the domestic and commercial satellite industry. My main duties were.

    * Supervising and assessing Engineers

    * Risk assessment of sites

    * Health and Safety assessments

    * Site surveying

    * Installation of satellite and terrestrial reception equipment

    * Mast and Tower installations


    Courses attended while in this employment


    * B SKY B accreditation certification Analogue ( 1998 )

    * B SKY B accreditation certification Digital ( 1998 )

    * Spanset Mast and Tower height safety certification (2001 )

    * Spanset Mast and Tower Rescue certification ( 2001 )

    * VSAT installation and theory certification ( 2001 )



    December 1993 - January 1998


    Contracting Engineer


    Electrical Engineer working on industrial sites throughout the UK , Europe, & America working mainly on CNC and PLC controlled machinery, Injection molding machines, catering equipment. My main duties were.


    * Electrical Installation, Maintenance, & Repair

    * Machine Installation

    * implementing Planned Maintenance Schedules

    * Hydraulic & Pneumatic equipment

    * CNC and PLC equipment

    * Supervising of staff


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