Luthier, Musical Instrument Technician; Specialist Medical Electro-mechanical Engineering Tech; Maintenance Assistant; Multi-media Journalist
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Careful and conscientious worker; with a proven record of transferable manual and academic skills. Knowledgeable of Health and Safety issues. Keen to learn, happy to work in a team or as an individual and able to take responsibility in a supervisory capacity as required. Extensive experience of work within the charitable and voluntary sector.
Production manufacture and repair to coppersmith and cabinet making standards; general maintenance and Electro-mechanical experience; IT skills with both PC and Apple Macintosh systems;multi-media and desk-top publishing; research and writing for publication; typesetting; graphic design and page layout; film and digital photography; digital video pre and post production
09/25 - Present Nursing, and Care Home Maintenance Assistant (Part-time) Barchester Healthcare, Fordmill Home. Montrose.
03/14 - 08/20 Medical Equipment Technician (Retired) N.H.S. Grampian, Aberdeen.
Profiling Beds, Air Mattresses Systems, Patient's Hoists (LOLER)
05/86 - Present Musical Instrument Repairman. (Retired) Freelance.
06/11 - 07/11 Part Time Seasonal Leisure Attendant. Angus Council, Arbroath.
10/08 -07/10 Volunteer Member of the Board of Directors. Augment (Scotland) Ltd., Arbroath.
-Publications, Graphic Design, and General
Maintenance at a local mental health charity.
09/05 -03/06 Gardening and Estate Maintenance (Training). Hospitalfield House, Arbroath.
07/04 -01/05 Graphic Designer/Gardener (Training). University of Dundee Botanic Gardens.
08/01 -03/05 Volunteer/Trainee Journalism and Media Skills. CSV Dundee Media Action.
-Client video and publication projects. (Now known as springboardScotland)
10/97 -08/00 Volunteer shop assistant. Barnardos, Arbroath.
05/98 -05/99 Wildlife Habitat Surveying (Training). Scottish Wildlife Trust, Dundee.
11/97 -11/98 Gardening and Estate Maintenance (Training). M.I. Technologies, Arbroath.
09/95 -02/96 Volunteer Museum Attendant/Relief Ship-Keeper. Frigate Unicorn, Dundee.
02/88 -01/92 Customer Repairman (Brass). Boosey and Hawkes, London.
Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. (No longer active)
Member of the Institute of Musical Instrument Technology. (No longer active)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. (No longer active)
2018 Maintenance & Technical Services (NHS Grampian).
LOLER Competent Person Certificate.
2018 Maintenance & Technical Services (NHS Grampian).
Certificate of Competency Quattro Plus Air Mattresses and Pumps Maintenance.
2018 Maintenance & Technical Services (NHS Grampian).
Certificate of Competency SIDHIL Medical Bed Maintenance.
2016 Evolve Training, Aberdeen.
PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) Certificate.
2014 ARJO HUNTLEIGH, Getinge Group.
Certificate of Competency ARJO HUNTLEIGH Medical Bed Maintenance.
2014 Evolve Training, Aberdeen.
PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers & Manufacturers Association).
Operators Code of Practice 2000, BS 1139 part 3 (HD 1004).
2014 Evolve Training, Aberdeen.
PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) Certificate.
2010 Metropolitian/British Red Cross Society, Arbroath.
HSE First Aid at Work Certificate.
2008 British Red Cross Society, Arbroath.
Emergency Life Saving.
2006 AngusCollege, Arbroath.
SQA Higher English Modules.
2005 CSV Dundee Media Action.
SQA Higher National Unit 1 Desk-Top Publishing.
SQA Higher National Unit 1 Publishing on the Internet.
SQA Higher National Unit 2 Video Production.
SQA Higher National Unit 1 (Merit) Video Production.
2002 St Andrew’s Ambulance Society, Dundee.
HSE First Aid at Work Certificate.
2002 Angus Council Training Services.
European Computer Driving Licence NVQ 1.
1999 Scottish Wildlife Trust, Dundee.
SQA HNC Wildlife Habitat Surveying for Nature Conservation.
1998 M. I. Technologies, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath.
C & G Horticulture and Estate Maintenance NVQ’s 1& 2.
1996 Additional Skills Co. Dundee.
RSA German Language NVQ 1.
1995 Angus College, Arbroath.
SCOTVEC modules: Analysis 1 & 2 Algebra 1 & 2 Calculus 1.
1994 Angus Itec, Arbroath.
C & G Information Technology: Digital/Analogue Electronics NVQ’s 1, 2 &3.
1987 Stevenson College, Edinburgh.
SCOTVEC HNC Musical Instrument Technology: Orchestral Strings(grade 2);
Orchestral Brass (grade 2); Music (grade 2); Physics (grade 2);Communications (grade 1).
1983 Dundee College of Commerce.
NCC/THRESHOLD (Equiv.NC) Certificate in Data Processing (COBOL).
1980 Arbroath High School.
SCE O Grades: Physics (grade A), Chemistry (grade B), Arithmetic (grade B),
English (grade B), Geography (grade B).
