Rory Tanton

Engineer with ten years spanning the Royal Navy Submarine Service, field service, and engineering inspection, with recent roles spent face-to-face with clients on their sites. Over the last three years, everything I have built has required me to sell: acquiring my own personal training clients, running paid acquisition campaigns achieving 27% CTR at £0.03 per conversion, and pitching website builds door-to-door on the high street, where I realised the part I enjoy most is the conversations, the relationships, and winning new business. Contacts regularly asked me to help them find engineers, which led me to launch Ironfield Recruitment.

Within two weeks, I had sourced five candidates and taken on my first client vacancy, screening, interviewing, and shortlisting three adjacent-trade candidates using transferable skills my engineering background allowed me to identify. The process reinforced that my engineering background gives me a different perspective when assessing technical candidates and confirmed that I want to build my long-term career in recruitment within an established team.

Full Stack Developer & Product Owner - Independent

(2024-05)

• Conceived, designed, and launched four live mobile applications to Google Play (Sakina, Piece of Mind, Kablox and Nail Wardrobe), owning the full product lifecycle from market research through deployment.
• Ran Google Ads campaigns achieving 18–27% CTR and over 2,200 conversions from less than £80 total spend, demonstrating strong commercial awareness and data-driven decision making.
• Achieved over 2,600 combined installs and monetised applications through AdMob from launch day with eCPMs of up to £3.15.
• Delivered freelance web development projects by pitching directly to local businesses, identifying opportunities, securing clients, and managing projects through to completion.

Personal Trainer - Self-Employed

(2025-01)

• Built and managed my own client base through direct sales, networking, and referrals, taking responsibility for marketing, scheduling, and client retention.
• Developed recurring revenue by converting consultations into long-term clients through relationship building and consistent results.

Engineering Surveyor - Inspection Network Ltd

(2023-05 - 2024-05)

• Conducted engineering inspections on client sites, presenting technical findings clearly to site managers and stakeholders.
• Produced detailed inspection reports, translating complex engineering information into clear client-facing documentation.
• Led the creation of a comprehensive training task book and authored three Scopes of Examination covering escalators, piling rigs, and power presses.

Field Service Engineer - Heald Ltd

(2023-01 - 2023-05)

• Delivered on-site fault diagnosis and technical support while managing customer expectations and building strong client relationships.
• Explained technical issues and solutions clearly, helping customers make informed decisions.
• Produced Standard Operating Procedures and Corrective Maintenance Procedures to improve operational efficiency and safety.

Weapons Engineer, Strategic Weapons Systems - Royal Navy Submarine Service

(2014-03 - 2020-11)

• Promoted to Leading Engineering Technician within three months. Held Developed Vetting clearance while maintaining safety-critical strategic weapons systems.
• Led daily engineering briefings, coordinated maintenance activities, and managed work under significant operational pressure.
• Mentored junior engineers and supported the transfer of critical operational knowledge across engineering teams.

Full Stack Developer Level 4 Bootcamp - Full Stack Development - Tech Educators (2026-02)

CertHE / Level 4 - Electronic Engineering - University of York

Level 3 Extended Diploma - Engineering Maintenance (Engineered Systems) - MWS Collingwood

Level 3 Diploma - Nuclear Submarine Engineering Systems - MWS Collingwood

7 GCSEs - Maths, English and Science - Driffield School