Richard Parker

Maintenance Engineer with 6 years of experience in planned and preventative maintenance. Looking for career building opportunities in the working environment. Employment history spanning 18 years in various roles involving engineering and communication and target orientated goals.

Currently I am working as a Technical Support and Trainer for a leak detection solutions company, where I have increased my experience in training and also dealing with customers face to face on large sustainable contracts and over the phone to resolve issues. I also lead the technical department in fixing replacing and producing/development of new products and upgrading existing products as well.

Technical Support/Technical Trainer at Aquilar Leak Detection Solutions Ltd (2024-02 – Present)

• 1st Line Tech support on over 30 different products
• Fault finding over the phone with electricians/project managers
• Dealing with faults and issues at headquarters in workshop
• Helping design new products for future
• Soldering skills and small electronics
• Working with old fire alarm systems now produced directly for leak detection
• Training third party installers on products and services
• Designing showroom products for in depth deep dive training sessions
• Quotations/sales experience
• Refrigerant experience on sensors for air conditioning
• Office and field based on site visits to construction sites
• Home working/flexible working two days at home 3 days in office

Maintenance Engineer at Siemens UK Mobility (2018-02 – 2024-02)

• CORMAP Proficient
• Preventative maintenance/upgrades and new installations
• Fault Finding general and advanced
• ZERO harm guidance and health and safety
• IOSHH
• First Aider/Mental health champion
• Supervisor Experience/Trainer experience
• IP Mapping
• Designated responsible person moving trains in and out of train depot

Field Technician at Glazing and Electronics (2016-11 – 2018-02)

• TMD Instructions and legislation to fitting standards
• Field Based Technician on customer sites and businesses/lone working
• IMI qualified glazing engineer
• Calibrations and sensor development

Plumbing Installer/Maintenance Tech at D and S Plumbing and Heating LTD (2014-11 – 2016-11)

• New boiler installations Gas Certified Worcester installer
• Pipe running
• General plumbing and maintenance

Physiotherapy Technical Instructor at Physiotherapy Technical Instructor (2008-09 – 2014-11)

• Facilitating discharge rates in A & E (Achieved project management role in hospital setting)
• Providing physio to patients in hospital settings
• Dealing with face to face interactions with patients family
• Facilitating with external care providers to help with discharge home/care homes

Maths, English, Science, Design Technology, Art – The Forest School (2000 – 2006)

A-Level in Business Studies, ICT – Collyers (2006 – 2007)

Diploma Level 2 in Plumbing – Crawley College (2013 – 2015)