I am currently considering relocating to work in the UAE and I noticed your job advertisement for which I am extremely interested.
I am UK based looking to relocate. I have over 20 years experience in the industry. Having worked predominantly in building services (MEP) but also with substantial experience in telecoms & running drawing offices & working in heavy plant for one of the world's biggest high security paper printers, De La Rue.
I am currently working on a contract basis for a busy consulting engineers, Hilson Moran as electrical & mechanical Draughtsman.
Prior to that I was employed by De La Rue - Currency. I completed courses in Revit MEP, Inventor and instigated DLR using laser scanning software and completed a variety or courses relating to this.
I worked as the sole Draughtsman, looking after the Drawing Office, for De La Rue Currency at Overton Mill, Basingstoke. This was a particularly diverse environment which revolves around a huge industrial process consisting of heavy plant and very niche, bespoke equipment involved in the continuous production of high security paper (predominantly bank notes). We were essentially designing the engineering process for a 24/7, continual manufacturing operation. This draughting role encompassed component engineering drawing work, layout & the more familiar M&E, Architectural, Civil and Construction work, Schematic and Controls Systems and P&ID diagrams (using AutoCAD), 3D point clouds and laser scanning, reactive drawing work for Mill maintenance amongst the array of mechanical surveying and drawing work.
During my time at De La Rue, I helped set-up and improve the network management and document control while setting up an improved and robust structure for the Drawing Office. Implementing a series of new CAD standards and protocols, organising training for our design team and myself, developing new scanning and 3D surveying techniques combined with new software and modelling solutions following a series of internal and external software courses. The systems which I set-up aids employees utilising the drawing systems and network facilities greatly. Due to having a large staff base with no drawing support, it was necessary to ensure all employees (irrespective of skill set) were able to understand and adopt these new standards in order to become more self-sufficient and coordinate both mechanical and electrical services.
I am confident the software solutions now in place put the business on the front foot for emerging 3D technologies and future development within the Engineering sector, as was the wish of the Director prior to my appointment. De La Rue was, without doubt, the most demanding yet rewarding role in which I have worked.
I have recently returned from Abu Dhabi and I am keen to further my skills in a different environment, such as yours, offering new challenges.
