technical support engineer

I’m a reliable, organised person with a sociable positive personality. I enjoy working as a team member, ready and enthusiastic for learning new things. Keen to use initiative when given a challenge or responsibility

Current Employment
Honeywell Global Tech Support Engineer

I’ve worked in engineering since leaving school in 1976, and now currently working as a member of the Honeywell Global Tech Support team. I’m based at Honeywell Enraf UK Ltd in Fareham. My primary role is customer support, providing technical solutions to any enquiries regarding the Additive & Blending equipment that we manufacture in Fareham.
I also provide technical advice to the engineering, manufacturing, sales, service and quality departments.
Due to the nature of the business I have a good understand of the requirement that have to be meet when providing hazardous area products to the petrochemical industry. Including ATEX, IECEx and PED, and Machinery directive.
Core business at the moment is providing solutions for detergent injection, Ethanol & Biodiesel blending into fuel, for the major petroleum companies. I work on both electrical and mechanical design from simple single units to extensive PLC controlled systems.

Career History
I have worked for the same company under different ownership, previously Lubrizol and before that Hyrolec, since 1992. Eight years as a service engineer before moving into the engineering dept as a project engineer.
Prior to 1992 I spent twelve years in the Royal Navy serving in both surface ship and nuclear submarines. Achieving the rate of Chief Petty Office, CPOMEA(EL). 1990 to 1992 was spent as an instructor at HMS Sultan, Royal Naval Marine Engineering School.

Kidderminster college City & Guilds 1976 - 1979
1980 to 1992 Various Royal Naval qualifications required for promotion up CPOMEA

B/TEC
July 1987 National Diploma in Engineering

City & Guilds
June 1992 240 Design, Erection and Verification of Electrical Installation
March 1992 IEE wiring regulations for electrical installations 16th edition Up-date
March 1992 15th Edition of the IEE wiring regulations for electrical installations
June 1979 City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering Technician’s Part Two
Dec 1977 City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering Technician’s Part One

Single parent to two teenage children