1. Personal Details:
NAME : DAVID WALKER BTech(hons) F.I.Diag.Eng MIHEEM. CBIFM
ADDRESS : 11 Limetree Grove, Dualla Rd. Cashel, Co. Tipperary. E25 Y935
TELEPHONE NO : 00353 62 63800 (H) 00353 86 823 7657 (M)
E-MAIL ADDRESS : adettedavid@yahoo.co.uk
Linkedin : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-walker/20/40a/a94
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CAREER HISTORY
Centre for the Modern Environment @ Portobello Institute Dublin
(In conjunction with the ILM/ IFMA/BIFM Facilities Management Diploma)
Position: TUTOR: Facilities Management: Higher Diploma Level BIFM5 (October2010-March 2016)
Achievements & Courses Taught
• Project Management
• Asset Management
• Property & Building contract management
• Heath & Safety
• Risk Management
• Managing people in Facilities Management
• Organisational and Facilities Management Strategy
• Facilities Management Development and Trends
• Energy Management
Internal Assessor and on-line Tutor Support for BIFM courses @ CME/Portobello
Headcount Solutions
(Engineering contracting company supplying engineers to companies in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Food &
Beverage, FMCG sectors throughout Ireland and Europe)
Position : Senior Project Engineer Cordis Cashel a J & J. Company. (August 2010)
Achievements.
• Validation of Clean Room process.
• Validate PPM, OEE, Systems using Maximo.
• Setting up of Reliability Engineering process as part of ME2 programme
• Setting up production of Drug Eluting Stent assembly.
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2. RESOURCE Ltd.
(RESOURCE employ’s over 10,000 people in UK, NI and ROI and is one of the leading Facilities Maintenance companies
in the UK & ROI)
Position : Area Manager Tipperary/Waterford. Boston Scientific Clonmel (April 09-July2010)
Achievements.
• Contracted to and based in Boston Scientific Clonmel responsible for all daily, weekly and
monthly deep clean procedures in Controlled Environment Areas (CEA 1&2) within this type
three medical device manufacturing plant, producing implantable defibrillator devices.
• Working within the facilities department reporting with weekly KPI and CEA records for FDA,
BSI, and EEO audit purposes.
• Responsible for all on site soft services and deep clean procedures.
• Liase with Facilities Electrical/Mechanical/Building departments for all maintenance tasks and
work orders.
• Managing staff on site of fifteen, developing work schedules by assessing priorities, workload
and available resources.
Campbell’s/ Premier / Erin Foods, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
(Plant opened 1962 employing 120/190 people packing soups, casseroles, curry). High speed automated packing lines.
Premier Foods (20,000 employees) Plant unionised TEEU, SIPTU, AMICUS)
Position : Engineering / Maintenance / Facilities Manager (Oct 05 – Aug. 2008)
Achievements.
• Introduced computerised fault reporting in maintenance dept. FMECA & RCM (MTTR,
MTBF) with full traceability to cost of spare parts used on each production line.
• Improved OEE from 68% to 76%,
• Consolidated lines to improve production efficiencies from 65% to 75%
• Increased Plant Production Conformance from 72% to 98%
• Delivered enablers saving $1.6m in last fiscal year
• Achieved EBIT of $1.5m in last fiscal year
• As PLT member liaise with SIPTU, TEEU, AMICUS on industrial relation matters.
• Stand in Plant Manager as required.
Maintenance & Engineering Achievements
• Manage & Co-ordinate all engineering & maintenance activities on site including buildings and
facilities.
• Liase with H&S to ensure policies and procedures were implemented and updated on an on
going basis.
• Use regular team meetings to drive H&S, Human Resources, Business Change Initiatives.
• Ensure Hazard control and risk assessments carried out on a regular and individual basis.
• Lead maintenance team in achieving efficiency gains by improving equipment reliability and
capability using Focus Improvement Teams and S.P.C.
• Deal with all maintenance industrial relations issues as required.
• Manage all preventive maintenance activities in consultation with production.
• Report weekly KPI results to include daily production meetings.
• Introduce SMED principals to site.
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3. • Introduce cross training for electricians to do mechanical tasks with full TEEU approval.
• Use hands on approach to solve mechanical/electrical on production floor.
• Introduce continuous improvement activities within the maintenance dept (Toolbox Talks and
The Seven Pillars of TPM using 5S)
Project Engineering/Facility/ H&S /QA.
• Manage key projects on site using up seven contract engineers (Prochem, Kilkenny).
Capital projects in last two years total $2.8m.
• As member of Plant Leadership Team head up H&S & Plant ERT Team.
• Co-ordinate EFSIS Audits with QA
March 2004-September 2005
Cashel Heritage & Tourist Development Ltd.
• Web design for Cashel Town & Heritage Cent www.cashel.ie
March 2003-December 2003 C.E.0
Tipperary Integrated Resources Development /Chamber of Commerce.
• Setting up of office in Technology Park Tipperary to coordinate all business of TIRD/Chamber
of Commerce in Tipperary Town and its Environs.
FAIR OAK FOODS, Bagenalstown and Clonmel sites
Position : Group Engineering Manager (Oct 01 – March 02)
Achievements
• Responsible to Managing Director for setting up and implementation of PPM schedule for
engineering departments to cover both plants.
• Cut plant down time from 28% to 6.5% PA.
• Day to day management of engineering department including installation of new key plant and
equipment approximate cost of 2.5 million pounds.
• Set up and implement all H&S activities on sites.
• Deal with all Employee / Industrial relations in fully unionised plant.
• Cross training introduced for electricians to carry out mechanical repairs with full TEEU
approval
• Ensure all test equipment is within prescribed calibration time scales
Courses Attended:
1) HACCP 2) Health & Safety 3) Safety Representative
Project Manager Maintenance - Nov 00 – April 01
Philipp Holzman :Holzmann Support Group, Abu Dhabi UAE
Achievements.
• Responsible for Contract Maintenance of 83 Medical Facilities throughout the UAE.
• Permanent staff of 281, maintaining HVAC, electromechanical, plant, buildings & grounds and
medical equipment. Using Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) MAXIMO.
• Utilising 23 managers, supervising sub-contractors in Renovation & Construction, and Installation
& Upgrading of medical equipment.
• Using European & UK HSE & HTM 2022 Standards. Hands-on & on the job training programmes
instigated & achieved.
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4. • Total P.A. budgets of $ 63 million, reporting to HSG Board, Frankfurt via Managing Director,
Abu Dhabi.
Manager Bio-Medical Engineering Department Aug 99 – Sep 00
Shaikh Khalifa Medical Centre Abu Dhabi U.A.E.
Achievements.
• One of the original commissioning team responsible for opening the facility
• Establish Bio-Medical department in new Hospital (54,000 square meters) and Outpatient
Speciality Clinics (13,000 square meters).
• Recruited 10 staff and equip department using ECRI Hospital Equipment Control system.
• Established asset management system for medical equipment and planned preventative maintenance
programme.
• Commissioned the Medical Gas system for the facility
Chief Bio-Medical Engineer - May 94 – June 99
American Mission Hospital, Bahrain
Achievements..
• Established and managed the Bio-Medical Engineering Department, utilising the ECRI Hospital
Equipment Control System.
• Training and instructing multi-national staff in electronics, optical-mechanical, and physical plant
(HVAC) and power generation.
• A member of the capital equipment committee responsible for the purchase, commissioning and
installation of yearly budgeted new facility equipment.
• Co-ordinates relevant staff training courses.
• Established a management strategy for Y2K compliance for the facility, that has been independently
verified as meeting required standards of independent auditors, (Lloyds, KPMG).
• Initiated the process for achieving ISO9000 certification.
Consultant Bio-Medical Engineer Dec 93 – May 94
King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Locum contract to advise a local company in Bio-Medical laboratory equipment programme
management.
Consultant Bio-Medical Engineer Dec 92 – May 93
Al Jabor Medical Equipment Company, Doha, Qatar.
• Locum Contract to H.E. Sheikh Salman Bin Jabor Al-Thani, to establish a medical equipment
company, with agencies for G.E., and Cobe.
Chief Bio-Medical Engineer June 91 - Jan 92
Al Fanateer Hospital, Al Jubail , Saudi Arabia.
• Management of the Bio-Medical Engineering Department, in a 200 bedded general hospital, with a
staff of 10 technicians and ancillary staff.
Senior Engineer – May 89 – Nov 90:
Coulter Electronics, Dubai, U.A.E...
• Covering twenty-three countries in the Middle East and Asia. Installing and training clients in
Haematology and Chemistry Analyzers.
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5. Chief Bio-Medical Engineer - Aug 87 – Jan 89
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, U.A.E..
• Management of the Bio-Medical Engineering Department, in a 120 bedded tertiary referral hospital,
with a staff of four engineers and six technicians.
Senior Bio-Medical Engineer – Nov 85 – Nov 86
Ministry of Defence Engineering Division, Sultanate of Oman.
• Commissioning of Armed Forces Hospital, Seeb. Overseeing the installation and acceptance of
equipment in three hospitals with a total bed capacity of 1800.
1982-1984 - Senior Bio-Medical Engineer: Northrop Support Services Inc. Dhahran Saudi Arabia.
1975-1982 - Bio-Medical Engineer: National Health Service UK Self Employed.
1968-1975 - Laboratory supervisor: Chadburns Ltd. Glasgow Scotland.
1963-1968 - Apprentice Electro / Optical Engineer: Afocal Optical Glasgow Scotland.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Hons)
Electronic Engineering Brunel University. UK
• Fellow of the Institute of Diagnostic Engineers. UK (F.I.Diag.Eng.)
• Member of the Institute of Healthcare Engineers and Estate Managers. UK (MIHEEM)
• Certified member of British Institute of Facilities Managers (CBIFM)
• H.N.C. in Business Administration. UK
• Member of Medical Gas Association. UK
• Member of MENSA
EDUCATION: S.C.E. ‘A’ Level: English, Mathematics
Geography, Physics.
Technical Competence/Systems Experience
Allen Bradley PLC Ventilation & Air-conditioning
Siemens PLC H&S
S.P.C. Medical Gas
BMS Building Audits
HACCAP Pneumatics
EFSIS Gallup
Food Safety Validation
Decision Tree Heat Transfer
Project Engineering Hazard Analysis
RCM MAXIMO HV/LV Distribution
References and Qualifications supplied upon request.
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6. Chief Bio-Medical Engineer - Aug 87 – Jan 89
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, U.A.E..
• Management of the Bio-Medical Engineering Department, in a 120 bedded tertiary referral hospital,
with a staff of four engineers and six technicians.
Senior Bio-Medical Engineer – Nov 85 – Nov 86
Ministry of Defence Engineering Division, Sultanate of Oman.
• Commissioning of Armed Forces Hospital, Seeb. Overseeing the installation and acceptance of
equipment in three hospitals with a total bed capacity of 1800.
1982-1984 - Senior Bio-Medical Engineer: Northrop Support Services Inc. Dhahran Saudi Arabia.
1975-1982 - Bio-Medical Engineer: National Health Service UK Self Employed.
1968-1975 - Laboratory supervisor: Chadburns Ltd. Glasgow Scotland.
1963-1968 - Apprentice Electro / Optical Engineer: Afocal Optical Glasgow Scotland.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Hons)
Electronic Engineering Brunel University. UK
• Fellow of the Institute of Diagnostic Engineers. UK (F.I.Diag.Eng.)
• Member of the Institute of Healthcare Engineers and Estate Managers. UK (MIHEEM)
• Certified member of British Institute of Facilities Managers (CBIFM)
• H.N.C. in Business Administration. UK
• Member of Medical Gas Association. UK
• Member of MENSA
EDUCATION: S.C.E. ‘A’ Level: English, Mathematics
Geography, Physics.
Technical Competence/Systems Experience
Allen Bradley PLC Ventilation & Air-conditioning
Siemens PLC H&S
S.P.C. Medical Gas
BMS Building Audits
HACCAP Pneumatics
EFSIS Gallup
Food Safety Validation
Decision Tree Heat Transfer
Project Engineering Hazard Analysis
RCM MAXIMO HV/LV Distribution
References and Qualifications supplied upon request.
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