Stepan Baraniak

Technician with 12 years of experience in calibration, testing and maintenance of mechanical equipment. Worked as a metrology engineer, then as a ventilation systems engineer, and since 2025 as a field service engineer for weighing systems in the UK. Used to working to written procedures and permit to work, keeping accurate records and following site safety rules, including on restricted-access sites.

Careful and patient, with good attention to detail. Has an ISO 9001 internal auditing certificate, a CSCS card and a forklift certificate. Happy to work shifts, including nights.

Field Service Engineer - D Brash & Sons Limited - Slough, England

(2025-07)

Install, repair, test and calibrate weighing systems at customer sites.

• Test, calibrate and analyse weighing systems to make sure they work properly, safely and reliably.
• Install and repair weighing systems as part of regular work.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and fix them.
• Manage jobs from the first concept through to completion, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Do quality checks and keep accurate records.
• Work with technicians, customers and other engineers.

Engineer - HK Invent Prana Recuperators - Lviv, Ukraine

(2018-12 - 2024-03)

Installed and maintained ventilation and heat-recovery systems, including final testing and commissioning.

• Installed ventilation systems to improve indoor air quality.
• Inspected and maintained the systems to make them work more efficiently.
• Calibrated and maintained the control systems of mechanical equipment.
• Monitored the final testing and commissioning of mechanical systems to check they were accurate.
• Trained junior staff and worked closely with other engineers.
• Helped develop a ventilation heat-recovery system with supply and exhaust running at the same time.
• Developed features to protect the ventilation system from strong wind.

Engineer of Metrology - SE Lviv Centre of Standardisation, Metrology and Certification - Lviv, Ukraine

(2012-08 - 2018-12)

• Calibrated and aligned precision measuring instruments and used high-precision measuring equipment.
• Wrote calibration procedures that made measurements more consistent.
• Investigated differences in data and corrected the errors.
• Managed calibration schedules so instruments were serviced on time.
• Brought in quality assurance measures that cut measurement errors.
• Developed metrology training programmes for staff.
• Looked after the storage and handling of sensitive equipment.

MSc - Geochemistry and Mineralogy (Geology) - Lviv National University named after Ivan Franko, Ukraine (2007-09 - 2012-06)

Calibration of Standards and Measuring Equipment - Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (2017-12)

L1 Award in Health & Safety in a Construction Environment - Barnet and Southgate College, London (2024-09)