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Writing your own Engineering CV or Resume requires a different approach from the way that many engineers go about preparing their CVs. Technical careers, although having many similarities to commercial careers, demand a different way of thinking and a better way of presenting your technical skills and experience.
I've prepared a simple rule of thumb for writing engineering CVs at Technical Engineer CV Writing where you can see some examples.
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Chief Engineer CV Example
Charles Doolan
16 Glenn Close, Old Newton, Welshton, WT5 6SDTel: 01645 4445707 Mobile: 07977 1605360E-mail: cd@cdoolan.freeserve.co.uk
Chartered Professional Engineer, with strategic and operational achievement in Engineering, Production and Quality management roles. Excellent track record in blue chip international organization and in FMCG, Food and Manufacturing environments
KEY STRENGTHS
- Increased efficiencies, reduced waste and downtime, leading to £750k savings p.a.
- Hands-on, results orientated, proactive team leader
- Focused on customer and business needs, rather than functional needs
- Worked across all departments to resolve issues and identify practical solutions
- Initiated and managed strategic change through to successful local level implementation
- Specialist skills in continuous improvement and world class manufacturing
- Implementing effective quality improvement programs
- Effective communication skills at all levels both internally and externally
- Project management skills to deliver and commission projects on time & on budget
CAREER HISTORY
CHARLTONS READY MEALS/ FREEMANS FOODS 1997 – present
Freemans is largest independent manufacturer of ready meals products in the UK and holds the Charltons franchise, with annual turnover of £35M and up to 250 employees (seasonal business).
Chief Engineer
Joint acting Operations Director, with joint responsibility for all production and associated operations. Sole responsibility for all on-site engineering work: managing department of 18 engineers; with an annual budget of £1.1M; and capital project responsibility for >£5M over the last 4 years.
- Key member of management team which launched £25M per annum Charltons ready meals business within 3 years, introducing 5 new product ranges
- Changed factory to quality culture from volume culture, by prioritising quality and waste reduction over output, focusing on introducing easily understood, workable systems
- Changed focus of engineering personnel and practices to best suit customer/business needs
- Raised line efficiency across production unit by 30%, by re-engineering the processes and focusing on key problem areas
- 50%+ reduction unplanned downtime across the factory, and 15% reduction of line manningInstallation and smooth commissioning of 2 new major production lines within budget
- Managed quality department for 10 months - pushing quality down to shop floor personnel rather than the quality department personnel, through cultural change, SPC disciplines and training
SETTOY LIMITED 1996 – 1997
Settoy is the market leader for kettle controls; turnover of £60-70M
Automation Manager
Full responsibility for managing introduction of £10M high-speed flexible automation program.
- Managed the introduction of £2.5M of flexible automation lines into Settoy to replace existing labour intensive manual assembly lines
- Managed production on each line, from commissioning through to handover to local management once target output and ppm defect levels achieved, includes set-up of QA systems and training
- Integrated the new equipment into the different sites, and set up the systems and cultural changes needed to maximise machine utilisation from day 1
- Liaison with internal suppliers to ensure that component quality and design was improved for automatic assembly
- Implemented a structured methodology for automation across the group, including TPM, planned maintenance and product design: aiming for world class manufacturing performance standard
PENDLEBURY MICROELECTRONICS 1991 – 1996
Production Manager 1994 – 1996
- Full manufacturing responsibility for the Displays business, comprising 95 staff on a 4 set continuous batch operation, with sales of £10M in 1995/6
- Empowerment of all staff, by full shift involvement on process development and Total Productive
- Maintenance (TPM) initiatives: leading to improved quality
- Achieved shift in cultural from functional needs to focus on quality and customer satisfaction, by changing people’s attitude to work and each other, using internal customers and individual responsibility for work as the motivator
- Output doubled over 15 mths, with yields improved 15% and customer complaints reduced 50%
Works Engineer 1991 – 1993
- Full responsibility for all on site engineering, with £750K maintenance budget and department of 8 engineers/technicians
- The initiation and implementation of a planned preventive maintenance system for the whole factory, leading to 75%+ reduction in unplanned breakdowns
- The integration of engineering into production, focusing on production needs and aims, resulting in improved effectiveness and plant availability
PENDLEBURY PLC 1987 – 1991
Various engineering/development roles within group.
EDUCATION
University of East Anglia 1983 – 1987
B. Eng. (Hon.), 2i in Mechanical Engineeringwhilst sponsored by Europower Hydraulics)
Cottisham High School 1976 – 1983
5 A Levels, 13 O Levels
TRAINING
Wigan College of Technology 1988 – 1989
HNC Electrical/Electronic Modules
Sheffield Business School 1991 – 1992
Postgraduate Certificate in Management
Open University 1996 – 1997
Quality Management and Methods modules
I Mech. E 1991
Chartered Engineer (C. Eng.)
PERSONAL
- Date of Birth: 12 November 1962
- Status: Married with three children
- Full clean driving licence
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