Robert Thompson

PROFILE
With a great deal of experience and associated qualifications in mechanical engineering, I have established myself as a competent and pragmatic engineering manager. As a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, reliable and conscientious with a ‘can-do attitude', I can be depended upon to achieve any resourced task. As a tried-and-tested resource manager, I have clarity of purpose and the drive and determination to meet customer requirements and resource limitations whilst maintaining emphasis on quality. Holding excellent academic and vocational qualifications, and computer skills, I remain eager to acquire and develop new skills. I am self-disciplined, accomplished in communication, and equally at ease as a team-leader or a team player.

KEY SKILLS
· Managing and co-ordinating engineering activities of different trades
· Extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering systems: hydraulics; pneumatics; gases; computer-control systems; test equipment; engines; gearboxes, and; drive systems. Ability to conduct fault diagnosis of systems, including digital, to component and/or black-box level
· Experienced in managing multi-site operations and field service teams
· Adept in performance managing, motivating, counselling and leading teams
· Logical planning, decision-making and problem-solving
· Forward looking, flexible and responsive to organisational, customer, legislative and environmental needs

CAREER

May 2007 - Present
Customer Service Manager - lift & elevator industry
Remote-managed up to 12 lift engineers and 2 technicians, in multi-site operations

Aug 2005 to May 2007
Post-RAF sabbatical

1975-2005 Royal Air Force, aircraft engineer and supervisor

2002-2005 Subject Matter Expert (Mechanical)
Project Development Office advising global companies (Bombardier, Airbus, Lockheed-Martin, BAe) to ensure all maintenance training correct for nominated systems

1997-2002 Senior Engineering Maintenance Manager
Maintenance Controller and Mechanical Trade Manager, responsible for over 40 engineering personnel across 5 trades

1988 - 1997 Aircraft and Trade Management
Aircraft Controller and the Mechanical Trade Supervisor and Unit Mobility Officer on the RAF's Rapid Reaction Squadron, responsible for the serviceability of 15 aircraft and the deployment of over 400 personnel on various operations world-wide.

1975-1988 Supervisor and Producer
Apprenticeship in aircraft engineering, and on-job-training

QUALIFICATIONS

Currently studying for the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification

BSc (Engineering), accredited through RAF qualifications, experience and recognised courses
HNC Mechanical Engineering and Design
ONC Aeronautical Engineering
City & Guilds Aeronautical Engineering Technician Parts 2 & 3

Member of the Institute of Leadership & Management
Trained Facilitator in Total Quality Management
Manual Handling Instructor
H & SE First Aid at Work
H & SE Managing Safely 2

Driving: Full, clean licence to C+E category and fork-lift driver

INTERESTS

Fly-fishing; football; cooking

REFERENCES
Available on request

 

 

 

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