1. Curriculum Vitae for
Stephen Roe
Born, 1961
66 Hillrow, Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 3TJ
Telephone: 01353 749549
E-mail steveinhaddenham@hotmail.com
Personal Profile and Key Skills
A hard working, conscientious and loyal team player with extensive operations and supervisory
experience in high technology manufacturing
Knowledge of clean room environment, high technology manufacturing equipment and production
methods
Capable of working to a very fine level of detail and accustomed to meeting complex specifications
and requirements
Employment History
Xaar Inkjet Technology Huntingdon 2009-2014
Production operator
Manufacturing high quality inkjet heads for the industrial market.
Responsible for the operation and running complex laser track cutting machines and 6 axis robots all to a very
high standard in a clean room environment
Philips Electronics/Plasmon Data Systems 1982-2008
Supervisor/Team Leader in 12” Optical Media Division 2003-2007
Promoted to Team Leader in 2003
Reported to the Operations Director on a weekly basis and the Production Manager daily
Supervised a team comprising a Process Engineer, a Maintenance Engineer and 7 operators
Responsible for meeting key performance indictors regarding machine utilisation, production
throughput and deliveries (maintaining deliveries of 300 media per week at a yield of 80%)
Provided detailed management reports on a daily and weekly basis
Responsible for all aspects of team management including staff appraisal, motivation and rostering
The 12" Optical media division came to its end of life in May 2007 and I was transferred to the UDO
division as a Machine Technician as no current supervisor positions were vacant. I ran and
maintained a Global hubbing and bonding machine until enforced redundancy on October 7th
2008
Mastering Technician in 12” Optical Media Division 1999 - 2003
The 12” Optical Media Division was sold to Plasmon Data Systems in 1999
Relocated to Melbourn, Cambridgeshire
Promoted to Mastering Technician
In addition to the tasks I performed as a Mastering operator in Blackburn I was also responsible for
mixing chemicals (photo resist) for the Resist Master Preparation machine, developer solution for the
Master developer, fine tuning the Laser beam recorder and I also picked up some basic knowledge of
the electro plating process of glass master to nickel stamper in the plating baths
Process Operator in 12” Optical Media Division 1990 - 1999
Responsible for …Running Replicators, Glue insert machines, Assembly bonding machines, Balzers
clusterline coating machines, and in depth testing of the product at each key stage of
manufacturing

2. Mastering Operator in Masters and Stamper Department 1987 - 1990
of the Compact Disc Division
Responsible for …Running a developer, Balzers coating machines, loading/unloading laser beam
recorders, testing at various stages in the manufacture of compact disc masters
Machine Operator in Delay Lines Division 1986 - 1987
Responsible for …Operating a reflow welding machine
Machine Operator in the Flat Foils Division 1982 - 1986
Responsible for … Operating welding machines and auto testers
Rosenda children’s clothes manufacturer 1979 - 1982
Worked as a driver and Warehouseman for this Lancashire clothing manufacturer
Reed Paper Mill 1977 - 1979
Worked as a Service Hand in the Paper Mill at Darwen, Lancashire
Qualifications and other skills
Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading
Institute of Leadership and Management at the North Hertfordshire College (2006)
1 “O” Level and 6 CSEs
Shadsworth High School, Blackburn, Lancashire (1977)
Full clean driving licence
Fully PC literate: word processing, internet research skills , etc.
I can provide character references on request
Interests
Outside work I maintain a keen interest in cinema and reading, with a particular interest in
history
I especially enjoy sport (more watching than playing these days) with football and cricket my
main interests, I’m also a keen active cyclis