Tony Cortes

I have been working in customer-facing roles for the last 30 years as a Courier and Black Taxi driver and more recently in the medical and healthcare sector as a installation technician.

During

Covid, I worked as a Fire Marshal for two organisations when the need for black taxis diminished. Along with my fire marshal duties, I was required to support residents by providing basic maintenance and support. I am looking to change my career, but maintain and transfer the skills I have gleaned over this time which include technical, organisational and strong practical skills.

I am a strong communicator with both colleagues and clients and pride myself on my team approach to ensuring a project reaches a successful end. I have fundamental skills in both plumbing and electrical trades and am keen to learn more in these areas as well as having the opportunity to learn new skills. I am a quick learner and find it rewarding to learn and apply new skills and to use these skills in troubleshooting situation.

In my last role with M.C.S I completed the SMSTS Course as I was starting to spend more time on site.

Fire safety estimator - Enbossa Ltd

(2026-04)

My core responsibilities included

• Fire safety estimator (fire doors, compartmentation, cladding etc
• Liaising with clients and contractors
• Ensuring all fire(fra’s) and construction works were completed by deadlines
• Working through WIP’s for multiple clients
• Running projects and sites (SMSTS)

Fire safety estimator - M.C.S. McIntyre Compliance Services

(2025-04 - 2026-03)

My core responsibilities included

• Fire safety estimator (fire doors, compartmentation, cladding etc)
• Liaising with clients and contractors
• Ensuring all works (Fra’s) were completed by deadlines
• Working through WIP’s for multiple clients

Installation technician - Wealden Rehab – Care spaces - Chatham

(2024-07 - 2025-04)

My core responsibilities included

• Installation of hoist systems for disabled children/adults
• Carryout servicing of hoist systems
• Submission of digital reports using Tablets
• Plumbing installations of toilets and baths at client properties

Health care technician - MedeQuip - London

(2023-01 - 2024-07)

My core responsibilities included: Whilst carry out the above tasks at the client’s’ home or care home, I was in constant communication with the client ensuring they understood the work I was carrying out, providing them with the opportunity to ask questions so they felt at ease and comfortable whist I carried out my duties.

• Receive and execute work using a Hand-Held terminal
• Scan and load my vehicle with stock assigned to the assigned work
• Install/assemble care beds as well are collections
• Carry out PAT tests for care equipment in client homes/care homes
• Produce PAT test documentation for certification using Hand-Held terminals
• Troubleshoot configuration/set up issues for care beds, for example, hoists, cranes, mattresses, hand-held remote devices, and so on
• Process exchanges when the issue could not be addressed through an onsite repair
• From January 2024, my responsibilities changed to installing all versions of panic alarms including pendant/wrist alarms, Fall detectors, GPS alarms and Home-based systems.

Black Taxi Driver - London

(2022-09 - 2022-12)

Fire Marshal/Team leader - J7 Security - Thamesmead

(2022-04 - 2022-09)

My core responsibilities included

• Monitor the premises to assess for fire hazards/risks
• Ensure Fire doors, Fire alarms, exits and signage were in working order
• Provide facilities support, for example, erecting smoke alarms, carrying out general DIY tasks such as fixing key boxes and hanging doors for residents
• Teaching junior fire marshals the fire drill procedures
• PAT testing for electrical devices
• Completing fire safety logbooks and paperwork, and
• Ensure SHE (Safety Health and Environment) guidelines were followed.

Fire Marshal - Event Fire Solutions (EFS) - Bethnal Green

(2021-09 - 2022-04)

My core responsibilities included

• Monitor the premises to assess for fire hazards/risks
• Ensure Fire doors, Fire alarms, exits and signage were in working order
• Provide facilities support, for example, erecting smoke alarms, carrying out general DIY tasks for older residents
• Completing fire safety logbooks and paperwork.
• Ensure SHE (Safety Health and Environment) guidelines were followed.

Black Taxi Driver - London

(2017-10 - 2021-09)

Courier driver - Federal express

(2017-09)

Until Sept 2017 (in post for ca. 20 years) My core responsibilities:

• Developing a rapport with the regular customers I delivered to
• Working to a rigid timeline to ensure deliveries were made on or before a specific time
• Responsible for the afternoon collections run for my area (Victoria in London)
• Completing Customs paperwork, Declarations and Air Waybills

Educated to GCSE level - Bacons, Delaford road, London Se16 3BS