Simon Abbott - Electrical/Mechanical

Curriculum Vitae
Simon Lee Abbott
11 Ouse close
Wellingborough
Northants NN8 5ZF
Tel: 07920 053781
Date of Birth: 3rd March 1972
Email: simonabbott@sky.com

Education and Qualifications

Northampton College 2010

City and Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing

Tresham (Corby) Technical College 2008

I.E.E. BS 7671 Regulation 17th Edition

Wellingborough Technical College 1988-1991

City and Guilds Electrical Installation
236 Parts 1, 2 and Technician Part 3
I.E.E. Regulation 15th Edition

Sir Christopher Hatton School Wellingborough 1982-1988

8 GCSEs at C grade or above including Physics, Maths and English

Employment History

MCS Control Systems-Present

Electrical Installation Manager.

Managing the installations department and taking full responsibility for ensuring all installation
projects are delivered on budget, on time whilst meeting the customers’ expectations and
legislation.
Taking a lead role in the detailed design of electrical installations for all installations projects,
including but not limited to; cable calculations, containment design & layouts, final inspection,
testing and certification.
Managing a site installation through to success completion.
NICEIC Principal Duty Holder and Qualified Supervisor.

Simon Abbott Automation/Mechanical Services

Electrical/Mechanical automation installation, panel wiring and testing of control systems, current
clients include food industry, oil and gas, water treatment, dosing machinery.

Corby Borough Council 2018

Electrical Manager Duties including: Pricing for Contractors, organising works for teams of
electricians, supervising projects and liaising with tenants.

Total Facilities Limited 2010-2017

Electrical testing and installing of large installations, fault-finding and maintenance including
breakdown repairs in the food industry. Clients include Ikea, Weetabix, Barry Callebaut and Fine
Lady Bakeries. Project Management and Supervisory roles. Sales and generating new clients.

Barden Network Engineering Limited 2009-2010

Constructing British Telecom Network; constructing phone lines to new sites and maintaining the
BT infrastructure.

Orange Instruments Limited 2000-2009

Production Supervisor and Sales Team – managing a team, wiring of large control systems,
overseeing installations and maintaining control systems for the oil and gas industry including
ARAMCO, SPX, Bran and Luebbe and Actuated Valve Systems. Maintenance electro/mechanical
endoscope systems in hospitals, fault-finding and repair. Work undertaken for Orange Instruments
as self-employed technician.

Rapier Control Systems 1995-2000

Installation and Control Systems Supervisor – including wiring, building and installing ink
dispensing systems for PPG Chicago. Installing the systems in Chicago USA for 8 months.
Including maintenance cover for Weetabix in Barton Seagrave, tasks included maintaining plant
machinery and breakdowns.

Allen Bradley 1993-1995

Self Employed Electrical Installation Engineer – involved wiring, building and maintenance of
control systems.

Northampton Refrigeration Company 1988-1993

Electrical Installation Engineer Apprentice – tasks included control systems, wiring of refrigeration
units for Tesco, site installations of refrigeration units for the main Tesco stores, maintenance and
machinery experience.

Skills Profile

 Excellent self-organisation skills.

 Effective time management of work to be completed throughout the day.
 An ability to relate well and with ease to a diversity of people.
 Excellent customer relations and effective communication and skills to generate sales.
 Excellent communication skills strengthened through teaching experience as role of
supervisor.
 An ability to motivate people and advise them in a clear and confident manner.
 An ability to work well as a team member and with varying degrees of guidance.
 An ability to identify and report/rectify faults on jobs.
 A meticulous attention to detail when completing and checking jobs to the customer’s
requirements.

Personal Information
Interests include fitness and the gymnasium, travelling, golf, reading and studying.

References available upon request.

Simon Abbott - Electrical/Mechanical