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Curriculum Vitae - Alistair Nicholas John Gower
Present Address:
8 Graylag Crescent
Walton Cardiff
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 7RR
Home: 07580 083179
Mobile: 07580 083179
Email: alistairnickgower@hotmail.co.uk
EDUCATION
Salendine Nook High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
Gen er al Ce rtificate of Se co nd ar y Edu ca ti on
1 990 -1 995
Kirklees Industrial Training Services
F ir st Yea r En gi nee ring Tr ai ni ng Sch oo l co mp le ted
1 995 -1 996
Huddersfield Technical College
C on ti nua l Eng in eer ing T ra in ing an d Edu ca ti on
In con ju ncti on w ith App re nticeship
1 995 -1 999
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
CITY & GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE - 2280
Basic Eng in eer ing C om pe ten ce s
Par t 1
Jul y 1 996
M echan ical Pr od ucti on
Par t 2
• Turning Ap ri l 1 997
• Measurement Jan uar y 19 98
• Materials Ju ly 19 98
• M/C Tool Systems Ju ly 19 98
• Grinding Ju ly 19 98
• Drilling and Reaming Sep te mb er 19 98
• Assembly and Dismantling Sep te mb er 19 98

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N C/CN C M achi ne Settin g an d Ope ra ti on – C om puter Ai de d
Eng in eer ing /D esign
Par t 2
• Safety Procedures Jul y 1 999
• Data Input and Preparation Ju ly 19 99
• Work and Tool Preparation Jul y 1 999
• CNC Machine Operation Ju ly 19 99
Par t 3
• Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies Jul y
1 999
N VQ - EM T A AW AR D S
L evel 2
• Horizontal and Vertical Milling Sep te mb er 19 99
• CNC Turning N ovem ber 19 99
L evel 3
• Engineering Machining M ar ch 19 99
FULL NVQ LEVEL 3 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CERTIFICATE
AWARDED
APPRENTICESHIP
David Brown Radicon Limited (Gearbox Manufacturers)
F ul l In de nture d (4 Yea r) App re nticeship in M echan ical En gi nee ring
COURSE CURRICULUM APPROVED BY:
ENGINEERING AND MARINE TRAINING AUTHORITY (EMTA)
CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE (C & GLI)
C om ple te d T ra in ing:
K.I.T.S. (Basic Training)
Gearbox Case Machining
Manual Turning and Boring
CNC Turning
CNC Milling
Gear cutting/Hobbing

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Gear Finishing/Grinding
CNC Hobbing
Computer Maintainence/Repair
MACHINE EXPERIENCE
L AT HES – MANU AL
• Colchester Student
• Dean Smith and Grace Centre Lathe
• Ward Capston
L AT HES – CN C
• Mazak Slant Turn 15
• Mazak Slant Turn 50
• Mazak Quick Turn 40
• Yamazaki Power Master
• Okuma LB 15 Precision Components
BOR IN G MACH IN ES
• Sharmann Solon
• Gidding and Lewis
• Asquith VNCT
M IL LING M AC HIN ES
• Shiess Kopp CNC
• Mazak Mazatech 630 Machining Centre
H OBBIN G MACH IN ES - C NC
• Pfauter P120 (Siemens Sinumerik)
• Pfauter PE250 (Siemens Sinumerik)
• Pfauter PE300 (Siemens Sinumerik)
H OBBIN G MACH IN ES – CN C Co ntin ued …
• Pfauter P150C (Bosch Control)
• Pfauter P250 (Bosch Control)
• Pfauter P300 (Bosch Control)
H OBBIN G MACH IN ES - M au nal
• Manual Sykes H160
• Pfauter P400
• Pfauter P180
• Churchill RH8
GEAR SH AVIN G M AC HIN ES
• Webster & Bennet 72”
• Churchill Red Ring 24”
GEAR SH APIN G M AC HIN ES

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• Schiess RS30
Machine experience continued ;
H OB GR IN D IN G MACH IN E
• Klingelnberg SNC 31
GEAR IN SPEC T ION MACH INES/C O- ORD IN AT E MEAU SUR EMENT M AC HIN ES
• Klingelnberg PEC 33
• Klingelnberg PNC 100
• David Brown DMM 2008
• Mitutoyo CMM
• Maag SP130 & SP200
GEAR PR OF ILE GR IN DIN G MACH IN ES
• Reishauer RZ-301S CNC
• Reishauer NZA Manual
• Reishauer NZB Manual
• Gleason Pfauter P2000G
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
David Brown Radicon Ltd.
App re ntice
1 995 -1 999
David Brown Radicon Ltd. (Huddersfield)
Pre cision Gea r Ma nu fa cture , in clud ing;
M achi ne Settin g
Pro gr am ming
Ope ra ti ng
Inspe ctio n
C om pu ter ma in te nan ce/rep air

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1 995 -2 003
XTRAC Ltd. (Newbury)
Pre cision Gea r Ma nu fa cture , in clud ing;
M achi ne Settin g
Pro gr am ming
Ope ra ti ng
Inspe ctio n
2 003 -2 003
Renold Gears Ltd. (Milnrow)
Pre cision Gea r Ma nu fa cture , in clud ing;
M achi ne Settin g
Pro gr am ming
Ope ra ti ng
Inspe ctio n
2 003 -2 010
Allen Gearing Solutions LTD
Pre cision Gea r Ma nu fa cture , in clud ing;
M achi ne Settin g
Pro gr am ming
Ope ra ti ng
Qua li ty In sp ecti on (L ead qu al ified NVQ 2 )
2 010 -2 015
Dowty Propellers
Pro pe ll er Ove rh au l & R ep air
Jig Bor ni ng
T ur ni ng
Inspe ctio n
Ju ne
2 015 - Pre se nt

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ADD ITION AL QU ALIF IC AT ION S
Certified in First Aid, AED & Oxygen admin.
HSE APPROVAL NUMBER 17/82 CERT NO 10901
Expires: 19/09/2013 Sep t 2 00 7 - Pre se nt
Castleford Transport Training
Overhead Crane Operation and Slinging (SWL 10 Ton) Octo be r 20 00 - Pre se nt
Full UK driving license held Aug ust 1 997 _ Pre se nt
Full UK passport Held
LEAD - EAL NVQ Level 2 in business improvement Techniques Au gu st 20 12 -
Pre se nt
PER SON AL ST AT EMENT
I started my career in gear manufacture as an apprentice engineer at David Brown Radicon in
Huddersfield in 1995. My apprenticeship included four years of working in various departments in gear
manufacturing and day release to Huddersfield Technical College, where I attained an NVQ level 3
qualification. After completing my training I stayed at David Brown for a further four years until I was 24. I
then left to pursue a venture in the south of England at the Xtrac Company in Newbury, making gearboxes
for racing cars.
After 9 months at Xtrac I was made redundant and returned back home to the north of England, where I
worked for a number of firms involved in CNC machine manufacturing, working through agencies whilst still
looking for permanent employment. This continued for about a year until I went to work for Renold Gears
where i stayed for 7 years.
Whilst working as a ‘temp’ through agencies I worked with a wide range of products in different industries
really, such as manufacturing couplings for fire engine hoses, programming CNC routing machines for the
manufacture of various wood products such as fire places and office furniture, I even did some work for a
Johnson and Johnson pharmaceutical company in Leeds making replacement bones out of surgical grade
stainless steel.
My current employment is with the Dowty Propellers division of GE Aviation, Staverton, in the Repair &
Overhaul shop, overhauling various parts from propeller systems. I Transferred there from Allen Gears
where i had spent 5 years (also a GE company) as work was quiet and i wanted to work days rather than
shifts. 9 months in we are having a very odd shift forced upon us which i'm not able to do, I've not been
happy with the way GE operate and am now looking elsewhere for work and to further my career with a
fresh company and a new challenge.

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ADD ITION AL QU ALIF IC AT ION S
Certified in First Aid, AED & Oxygen admin.
HSE APPROVAL NUMBER 17/82 CERT NO 10901
Expires: 19/09/2013 Sep t 2 00 7 - Pre se nt
Castleford Transport Training
Overhead Crane Operation and Slinging (SWL 10 Ton) Octo be r 20 00 - Pre se nt
Full UK driving license held Aug ust 1 997 _ Pre se nt
Full UK passport Held
LEAD - EAL NVQ Level 2 in business improvement Techniques Au gu st 20 12 -
Pre se nt
PER SON AL ST AT EMENT
I started my career in gear manufacture as an apprentice engineer at David Brown Radicon in
Huddersfield in 1995. My apprenticeship included four years of working in various departments in gear
manufacturing and day release to Huddersfield Technical College, where I attained an NVQ level 3
qualification. After completing my training I stayed at David Brown for a further four years until I was 24. I
then left to pursue a venture in the south of England at the Xtrac Company in Newbury, making gearboxes
for racing cars.
After 9 months at Xtrac I was made redundant and returned back home to the north of England, where I
worked for a number of firms involved in CNC machine manufacturing, working through agencies whilst still
looking for permanent employment. This continued for about a year until I went to work for Renold Gears
where i stayed for 7 years.
Whilst working as a ‘temp’ through agencies I worked with a wide range of products in different industries
really, such as manufacturing couplings for fire engine hoses, programming CNC routing machines for the
manufacture of various wood products such as fire places and office furniture, I even did some work for a
Johnson and Johnson pharmaceutical company in Leeds making replacement bones out of surgical grade
stainless steel.
My current employment is with the Dowty Propellers division of GE Aviation, Staverton, in the Repair &
Overhaul shop, overhauling various parts from propeller systems. I Transferred there from Allen Gears
where i had spent 5 years (also a GE company) as work was quiet and i wanted to work days rather than
shifts. 9 months in we are having a very odd shift forced upon us which i'm not able to do, I've not been
happy with the way GE operate and am now looking elsewhere for work and to further my career with a
fresh company and a new challenge.