simon clarke

electrical technician

About

Proficient in a wide range of activities including commercial, industrial and domestic environments. Experience includes electrical design and installations, fault finding, problem solving, repair and maintenance of industrial electrical machinery. Committed to any job undertaken and ensuring it is completed to a very high professional standard in a safe and timely manner while complying at all times to Health & Safety requirements. Have the ability to work within an existing team and the confidence to work on my own, respecting colleagues and supervision as well as being adaptable enough to manage my own daily work load. Excellent communication skills and a good team player. Viewing every challenge as an opportunity to learn and increase my experience. Looking for the opportunity to expand my knowledge having taken relevant training to enable me to progress in this field and willing to undertake any further training in order to achieve my goal.

Country

united kingdom

City

durham

Industry

construction

Skill

electricians, electricity, commissioning, electrical engineering, switchgear, generators, wiring, maintenance and repair, factory, inspection, electrical safety, hvac

Experience

senior electrical engineer

electrak

1998-4 - 2003-6 · 5 yrs 3 mos

* As Senior Electrical Engineer reporting directly to the manufacturing director, responsible for electrical installations of the product and production facilities. These responsibilities included: * Installation and commissioning Electrak products throughout UK and overseas utilising Permit to Work systems * UPS system installations, including battery and UPS unit testing * Cable glanding, termination and testing * Dealing with customer queries and problems * Site visits to diagnose and rectify product problems * Installation and maintenance of the electrical installation within the factory. * Preventive and reactive maintenance, machine breakdown and fault finding * PAT testing and test equipment calibration * Creating electrical safety documentation for the company

electrical engineer

sunderland city building services

1996-6 - 1998-4 · 1 yr 11 mos

* Working closely with the senior electrical engineer and contracts manager on preparation and completion of electrical tenders. Once successful tenders commenced I would oversee the project from initial documentation preparation through to customer sign off. Duties and responsibilities included: * Pre and post tender site surveys * Electrical designs based on electrical specifications * Creating estimates/tenders * CDM documentation preparation * Preparation of specifications, drawings and material procurement * FA and Emergency lighting installations

electrical engineer

welwyn components

1994-8 - 1996-6 · 1 yr 11 mos

* As an engineer in the maintenance and facilities department I designed and installed electrical installations in the production facility site including switchgear, generators, and production machinery supplies. I also worked with production to ensure manufacturing was running at full capacity. * Onsite electrical installations including SWA cable glanding and termination, MICC, conduit, tray, ladder, earthing * Switchgear repair and maintenance * FA and emergency lighting inspection and testing * Lockout/tagout and Permit to Work systems * Installation and commissioning production machinery and plant including motors , compressors, HVAC * Routine inspection, maintenance and testing of electrical installation, plant and production equipment * Machine breakdown and fault finding * Portable Appliance Testing and Calibration

electrical technician

2003-6 - Present · 23 yrs 4 mos

* Arke Electrical Services provides industrial, commercial and domestic installation and testing services, responsibilities include: * Design, installation and testing of electrical installations including fault diagnosis, rectification and maintenance * Ability to read and interpret supplied design drawings and schematics * Servicing, fault diagnosis and repair of industrial equipment including motors and controllers, PLC controlled electrical systems, pumps and compressors. * Cable installation, SWA glanding and terminating including Hawk glands, tray and ladder, conduit and trunking * Familiar with EX concepts and knowledge of installation, selection and inspection of EX components and intrinsic safety circuits * Routine inspection and testing of electrical installations preparing EICR’s * Adhering to company site rules, safety procedures, lockout/tagout and Permit to Work systems in operation * Preparation and maintenance of company Health & Safety documentation, responsibility for Risk Assessments, Method statements and safe working practises