CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME
: Cragie MARITAL STATUS : Married
FORENAMES
: William Dudley DRIVING LICENCE : Full / Clean
ADDRESS
: 3 Ashwood Gdns, D.O.B : 24/ 04/ 58
Low Fell,
Gateshead,
NE9 6PQ
TELEPHONE
: 0191 2226403 (Daytime)
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QUALIFICATIONS
C&G Data Communications & Network
Systems 1995
National
Examining Board In Supervisory Management ( NEBSM )
Introductory
Certificate
1994
C&G
Marine Engineering Technicians Advanced Certificate ( HNC ) 1978
C&G
Marine Engineering Technicians Certificate ( ONC ) 1976
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EDUCATION
GCE O’Level
Maths, Physics, History and Biology 1974
GCSE O’Level
Sociology 1990
GCSE O’Level
Law 1991
TRAINING
Completion of a recognized four year
engineering apprenticeship. This was a multi-skill apprenticeship gaining
knowledge, skill and qualification in power production, electrical and
electronic systems and machine shop skills including welding, turning, milling
and grinding.
Whilst employed by the University of
Newcastle upon Tyne I have received in house training in health and safety
legislation specialising in Manual Handling Techniques, writing reports with
recommendations for both the health and safety officer and the head of the
civil engineering department.
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CAREER SUMMARY
1994- Present Newcastle University Senior Technician
Supervising technical matters in two
heavy Structural Engineering laboratories.
Design and development of test
equipment including computer based data acquisition systems, safety systems, electronic
measuring systems ( load cells, strain bridge work, LVDT’s etc.) and servo-controlled hydraulic loading systems.
Design and development of test procedures
including safety assessments, test programs and research of relevant standards.
Design, implementation and maintenance of record systems for the structural engineering laboratories.
Supervising outside contract test
work, contacting and meeting with people from outside companies and agencies
and writing reports for these bodies after completion of structural engineering
testing.
Evaluating, pricing and ordering of
equipment and materials for use in the structural engineering laboratories and
outside field work projects.
Meeting and discussions with the
Laboratory academic manager, Dr. Wilkinson, dealing with laboratory strategy
and usage.
Supervision of trainee technicians,
post graduate and under graduate students whilst working in the structural
Engineering laboratories.
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1982-1994 Newcastle
University Technician
Building maintenance and repair of
test rigs for various marine and structural engineering projects using workshop
techniques including turning, milling, welding and drilling.
Building, maintenance and repair of
electronic systems associated with test work, i.e. data acquisition systems,
flow measuring equipment, thermal transducers, load cells, oscilloscopes,
multi-meters etc.
Operation, maintenance and repair of
a small 360 degree excavator used in the preparation of Structural Engineering
tests on experimental road surfaces and civil engineering projects.
1980-1981 Shell Tankers Junior Engineering Officer
Merchant Navy engineering officer,
responsible to a senior watch keeping officer for the maintenance and repair of
ship board systems including power development and electrical equipment. Record
keeping duties, logging various data and interpretation of this data as part of
a planed maintenance program. Supervision of semi-skilled engine room staff.
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1975- 1980 Dalgliesh
Shipping Engineering Officer Cadet
A four year apprenticeship
recognised by industry as being one of the best available at that time.
the apprenticeship was structured as
two years full time at South Shields Marine And Technical College, one year
shipboard training and the final year at the above college.
Upon completion of this training the
apprentice had gained both considerable practical skills and academic
qualifications.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
My hobbies include computer repairs and
upgrades, electronics and a limited amount of programming which have allowed
the structural engineering laboratories within the University of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne to have a self sufficiency in most aspects of I.T.