CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Noel Robert Owens

ADDRESS: 49 Burnquarter RoadBALLYMONEYCo AntrimBT53 7DW

TELEPHONE NO: 02827664959 Mobile: 07436113772/noel49@live.co.uk

DATE OF BIRTH: 25 December 1966

MARITAL STATUS: Married

NATIONALITY: British

EDUCATION: 1979-1982 Ardnaveigh High School, Antrim1982-1984 Antrim Technical College1984-1987 Belfast College of Technology (Day Release)

QUALIFICATIONS:

GCE ‘O’ Level Maths A Engineering Drawing AEWTP A Physics BEngineering Science C Chemistry C

CITY AND GUILDS Motor Vehicle Craft Studies CreditElectrical & Electronic Servicing Distinction

ONC Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Time served Apprenticeship with Short Bros, Belfast

Covering note:

I have worked within the water ind. for many years and feel my strengths are in fault finding, problem solving, teamwork, supervising and commissioning.

When working to the water service I commissioned our own sites i.e. Water/waste pumping stations and reservoirs. Then working for the water service I liaised with Purac/En-pure and Bi-water on large Profibus wastewater plants during their pre-commission and snagging stage thru to the main commissioning where I had to cross check all io’s and alarms from source thru plc. Scada to telemetry.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Laing o Rourke Feb 2016-Present.

Position held: Commissioning Engineer

Duties: Recommission a sludge processing T.H.P and C.H.P.s at Crossness Thames

Water removing frigs links setting up pids replacing faulty instruments setting

Up existing equipment implementing software changes to make it work and

finally updating the documentation.

Costain Feb 2015-Sept 16.

Position held: Commissioning Engineer

Duties: Commissioning new sludge digesting CHP’s and thickening plant Wanlip STW

C.d.e. import screens sas and primary G.B.T’s, APD and six GPD digester’s

Through to four centrifuge de watering plants.

Certificate of appointment skilled person issued 5/2/15

First Aid Requalification Course 17/9/15

EUSR card valid until 09/01/18

Nomenca N.M.C. Aug 2013-Dec 2014

Position held: Commissioning Engineer

Duties: Commissioning a water treatment and waste product de-watering plant forMars Pet Care consisting of ultra-filtration, reverse osmosis and chemicaldosing. Working with Allen Bradley plc and drives, setting up and calibratingSiemens and endress hauser instruments, flow meters, temperature, pressurelevel transmitters, dp cells and festo pneumatics. I was asked by my projectmanager to assist the team here as they were behind and had a lot of problemsgetting the project going. As to date we have turned the project around andshould be up and running by Christmas.

Nomenca April 2012-Aug 2013

Position held: Commissioning Engineer

Duties: Commissioning as part of a team, the inlet works of a large sewage treatment works in Tottenham for Thames Water. Setting up profibus and divicenet networks, Allen Bradley soft starts and vsd’s operating nine 360kw pumps, screening and de-gritting plants controlled by A.B. plc and siemens ultrasonics. In the next phase I was charged with de-commissioning the old inlet works while maintaining instrumentation and networks until the new kit was commissioned and brought on line, which was completed on time to allow civils to move in. Phase B involved integrating 8 existing pumps including 4 off 3.3kv to a new Mcc and another set of 9 pumps with existing mcc to plc control.

Water Service NIW July 1999-Nov 2011

Position held: Instrument Technician

Duties: As a Water Service Technician I was in charge of commissioning and testing of new installations both in clean and dirty water applications this involved working to a schedule setting up semicodes, VSD’s, flow meters, level transmitters, D.P. cells and various analytical instruments. It also included I/O testing on profibus networks to the plc and digital/analogue remote I/O

signals. Once a month I would be working to a maintenance schedule calibrating and servicing our instruments and keeping records for validation. I would also have to carry out maintenance and fault finding on breakdowns from replacing motors, pumps, blowers and valves etc. to monitoring and modifying PLC programs via direct connection or Ethernet. This also included 24 hour breakdown and confined spaces duties.All installation work would be carried out to the 16/17th edition electrical regs. and Water Service specs. SS200E, SS232.EUSR card.

CS Power Automation (CS Electrical under new management) Sept 1995-July 1999

Position held: Workshop and site manager

Duties: As site manager I was in charge of the men, overseeing the drawings, building and wiring the panels then on to site installation and commissioning. Reason for leaving – Offered job with Water Service.

Byrne Drilling Co, United Arab Emirates Nov 1993-Sept 1995

Position held: Generator and Plant hire

Duties: Maintaining servicing and supply of generators, welding machines, compressors, water drilling rigs, and mobile camps within the United Arab Emirates.I also had to supply shore power to USA, British, Russian and French navies in Bahrain. This involved manually synchronising 2-6 generators depending on the size of the ship and its demand.

Reason for leaving – work finished.

CS Electrical Aug 1992-Nov 1993

Position held: Panel manufacturer

Duties: Building and wiring panels to serve mainly water service sites both in water and sewage. The job also involved site surveys, wiring, installation, and commissioning to 16th edition electrical standards and water service specs. Reason for leaving – offered Middle East post

Tinsley Strain Measurements Feb 1991-July 1992

Position held: Electronic Assembler

Duties: Making up looms and circuit boards for electronic equipment. Inspection testing and fault finding.Reason for leaving – company folded

TAS, Bangor Northern Ireland (Installation of TV Satellite Dishes) Sept 1989-June 1990

Position held: Installation Engineer

Farm Fed Chickens Aug 1988-Sept 1989

Position held: Maintenance Electrician

Duties: Maintenance of processing equipment.

Short Bros, Belfast (Aircraft Builders for MOD Applications) Sept 1984-April 1988

Position held: Electrical/electronic Technician

Duties: Commenced as Electrical/Electronic Apprentice and attended college on day release to obtain ONC qualifications.

I spent 4 months in each Engineering Dept starting in the Machine shop area working on lathes, mills, sheet metal work, welding and fitting leading to airframes and missile section.

Hobbies and Interests: Sailing in a motor cruiser on rivers and sea. Refurbishing cruiser boats and home DIY, building control panels for various apps.