Paul Cunningham is a highly skilled mechanical trade technician and manager with 12 years of experience in the military aviation sector. He has worked safely on scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of Merlin helicopters both on land and at sea. He is skilled in diagnosing and repairing mechanical faults while meeting deadlines in hostile environments. Cunningham is a confident team leader able to oversee projects and ensure safety standards are met. He seeks new opportunities where he can apply his skills in mechanical maintenance, management, and safety compliance.

1. PAUL CUNNINGHAM
PAULC2985@YAHOO.COM
MOBILE +44 7825158947
SUMMARY.
A Professional, Highly Skilled Mechanical Trade Technician and Manager with 12 years’
experience working safely in a highly critical environment within the military aviation sector.
A methodical thinker with proactive problem solving skills. Able to test, diagnose and rectify
mechanical faults whilst working to stringent deadlines within ever changing, hostile
environments. A confident and highly motivated team leader with excellent communication
skills, able to lead both small and large teams to ensure projects are completed on time and to
the highest standards, without compromising safety.
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
 Highly trained and skilled supervisor
 COSHH Assessor
 Carry out all form of servicing on Helicopter under slung load lifting
equipment including bringing items into service.
 Stevedore Slinger
 Engine Borescope Trained
 NDT Trained. Penetrant Testing (military Certified).
 MERLIN MK1 and MK2 Helicopter Trained Supervisor
EXPERIENCE
Aircraft Engineer/Supervisor, Merlin MK1 and MK2.
ROYAL NAVY JUL 2010 to Current
 Scheduled and Unscheduled Maintenance on land and at sea. Including
removal, inspect, test, repair and re-fitment of all mechanical components of

2. Merlin Aircraft including Engines, Gearboxes, Hydraulic and Pneumatic
components.
 Carry out any paperwork and electronic certification associated with work
carried out on Aircraft and components in accordance with Military
Aviation Authority.
 Custodian of all Tooling including specialist and precision tools used on
Aircraft and components.
 Update and monitor database for periodicity of servicing of Ground
Equipment, Tooling requiring Calibration and Precision tooling.
 COSHH Assessor, carry out COSHH Assessment on any Petrol’s, Oils and
Lubricants used within the working environment.
Aircraft Engineering Technician, merlin MK1
ROYAL NAVY Feb 2005 to July 2010
 Carry out Servicing, Replenishments and removal and fitment of
components under supervision.
 Act as a Firefighter when Embarked on Military Platforms (SHIPS).
 Act as a member of a movements team during Aircraft moves.
 Carry out weapon loading on Aircraft and was a part of the force protection
team onboard ship.
Domestic Appliance Engineer.
Rapid Repairs (Family Business) Jan 1996 to Feb 2005
 To Inspect, Repair and Recondition Washing Machines, Cookers, Tumble
Dryers and Fridge Freezers
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Management and Leadership
 Scheduling and Supervising the maintenance of up to 6 Merlin helicopters
overseeing up to 20 engineers.
 Managed a team of engineers to enable the delivery of aircraft for
embarkation including all tooling and ground equipment.
 Overseeing the control, testing and servicing of all tooling, ground
equipment and calibration equipment for the Squadron.

3.  Flight Deck Supervisor Responsible for all flight deck activities and
associated man power requirements during planned flying periods, ensuring
the safety of all engineers whilst ensuring and achieving stringent deadlines
in extremely challenging and arduous conditions.
 Mentor for junior engineers including the progression of task books and on
completion was authorised to conduct their subsequent Competency Checks
before they were granted their own engineering authorisations.
Engineering and Mechanical Technician
 Carry out maintenance within trade boundaries including all associated
paperwork and electronic certification
 Carry out fault diagnosis on all mechanical systems including Hydraulic and
pneumatic components.
 Ensuring all aspects of technical electronic certification, including the
requirement for component sanctions.
 A nominated Squadron Independent Inspector responsible for carrying out
independent inspections of the installation, operation and functional testing
of aircraft flight critical components.
EDUCATION
Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) May 2016
Foundation Degree (Distinction)
COSHH Assessor March 2013
City and Guilds
Leading Air Engineer Technician (Mechanical) July 2010

4. Petty Officer Air Engineer Jan 2016
Technician (Mechanical)
Additional Information & Interests
Full UK Driving Licence
Playing Golf
Travelling
Reading
References Available on Request.