Paul Silverwood has over 40 years of experience in wood patternmaking and joinery estimation. He has worked as a wood patternmaker, patternshop manager, joiner, and estimator. His most recent role was as an estimator at HW Joinery Projects where he specialized in bespoke joinery estimates using Excel. Unfortunately, the company went into administration. He is now seeking new employment.

1. Curriculum Vitae for Paul Silverwood
Date of Birth - 5th March 1959
Marital Status – Married with 2 grown up children
Driving License – Full clean
Address – 109 Sheffield Rd, Penistone, Sheffield. S36 6HJ
Telephone No,s – Home 01226 764709 Mobile 07900 665563
Education - Penistone Grammar School
Subjects – English, Maths, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Creative Studies
Grades achieved – 6 CSE passes
Further education – Wood Patternmaking at Huddersfield Technical College
Grades achieved – City & Guilds parts 1 & 2 in Patternmaking and Foundry Crafts

2. Employment History
July 1975 to Nov 2002 Wood Patternmaker at David Brown Gear Industries
Producing wood patterns from Yellow Pine, MDF, Mahogany and Plywood
Also plastic patterns from fast cast resins and fibreglass
Working to engineering drawings
Working to tolerances of .5mm
Working in conjunction with methods department for all technical features
1992 – Nov 2002 Patternshop Manager at David Brown Gear Industries
All of the duties above plus
Working alongside the sales department to quote all patterns direct to customers
Quotes ranged from £200 to £150,000
Receiving and sending emails to customers with drawing attachments
Marking up drawings for production with all technical details
Distributing jobs to 15 patternmakers and also prioritising jobs to suit customers
delivery dates.
Subcontracting jobs to external sources when internal capacity was full
Travelling this country and abroad ( Italy & Switzerland ) to visit patternshops
producing equipment on our behalf
Ordering patternshop equipment ie. Timber, Sheet materials, Screws, Sandpaper etc
Using excel and word to log information
Also in charge of the Pattern Stores with a further 3 men and over 20,000 patterns
Dec 2002 – Nov 2003 Joiner at Kennedy Clayton Dewsbury
(Known now as KC Shopfit)
Nov 2003 – June 2012 Promoted to Estimator at Kennedy Clayton
Working on a range of products from a B&Q display roll out, Playing for success
Study Centres, Exhibition Stands at NEC & Excel, Keuco Displays with low voltage
lighting, Hotel joinery roll outs, Doors, Bars with timber or metal Worktops etc
The above was quoted using an Access Database program

3. The estimates involved in house workshop labour, materials and delivery costs.
Also subcontract items ie. Low Voltage Lighting / Electrics, Metalwork, Glass &
Graphics
When an order was relieved, producing route cards from the estimates which
followed the jobs through the workshop until dispatch
Ordering materials and sub contract works from the above route cards
Producing simple CAD drawings for in house CNC programming – self taught in
basic CAD
Visiting customers along with the designers to take a brief of their requirements.
After a change of Directors the estimating dept was cut to just one estimator and i
quickly found employment at HW Joinery Projects
July 2012 to Present - Estimator at HW Joinery Projects
Specialist bespoke joinery estimates from technical drawings consisting of
Shopfitting equipment, Hotel and Restaurant Bars, Waiter Stations, Tables, Display
Cases & Doors to name a few
All estimates being produced on an excel database spreadsheet and involving
workshop materials and labour including spray shop, warehousing and deliveries
Also site installation as and when required
Sending emails to suppliers to get costs for sub contract items, Metalwork, Glass,
Upholstery and a range of specialist items ie Corian, Rimex, Bamboo, Corten,
Laminates to name a few.
Unfortunately HW Joinery has gone into administration due to a customer holding
back a large sum of money. I don’t know all the details but the time is right to move
on and find employment elsewhere.
Current salary - £24K