Michael Davies is a professionally recognized mechanical and electrical engineer with 12 years of experience as a member of the British Army's Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He has experience managing teams and maintaining complex equipment. He is skilled in mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems and has proven leadership and communication abilities. His career includes roles as a production manager, vehicle inspections team leader, and assistant manager where he oversaw maintenance and ensured quality standards. He holds professional qualifications in engineering and management and seeks to complete an engineering degree and advance to a senior engineering role.

1. MICHAEL DAVIES EngTech MImechE, MCMI Mobile:
07534 103580 Home: 01939 260792 Email: michaeldavies1985@hotmail.co.uk
A professionally recognised, Apprenticeship Trained Mechanical and Electrical Engineer and Team Leader with
12 years’ experience. A serving member of the British Army’s Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers responsible
for the planned and preventative maintenance of various state of the art complex equipment, managing teams of
highly skilled professional tradesmen and implementation of engineering management systems. An approachable and
charismatic leader with clear communication skills and comfortable conversing with senior management and
customers. Organisational skills that have been tested and proven in a variety of challenging environments. Proven
engineering trade skills across multiple disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical and Hydraulic), utilised in difficult situations
in the UK and abroad on operations.
KEY SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
 Registered Professional Engineering Technician with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
Continuous technical development throughout a challenging career and achieving outstanding student on the
advanced level engineering apprenticeship has been formally recognised.
 Member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). 12 years military experience has developed a
strong and robust leadership skillset that is easily transferrable to the civilian sector.
 Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements. Fully conversant with all
aspects of H&S including COSHH, Risk Assessments, Engineering Hygiene and Personal Protective
Equipment.
 Understanding Mechanical and Electrical systems. A thorough knowledge of cooling, lubrication and fuel
systems in both petrol and diesel engines. In addition to this, a firm grasp of vehicle electrical systems
including single and three phase power (in generators) and sound fault finding skills in both disciplines.
 Work Package Planning (Formal and Social Events, charity fundraising and Allocation of Workshop Tasks)
Responsible for budget management and utilising various planning tools and resources to meet tight
deadlines with positive results. Allocating appropriate resources to suit requirements of the task.
 Passionate and Motivated Team Leader. Acknowledging team member’s individual skill sets and utilising
them to their full potential whilst treating them with respect and remaining approachable, yet maintaining a
professional boundary.
 Streamlining and Improving Processes. Refining and scrutinising vehicle inspections processes, ensuring
equipment meets strict MOD/DVSA inspection standards and concurrently generating in depth technical
reports that conform to regulatory legislation.
 Issue resolution using the 8D Problem Solving Framework. Utilising existing engineering management
systems and personal experience to identify the desired outcomes and overcoming unforeseen problems with
minimum deviation from the task. Determining root causes of problems, testing permanent corrections,
implementing corrective actions and modifying management systems to prevent recurrence of the original
problem.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
British Army (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) 12 years
Production Manager 2015-Present
Michael Davies

2. Responsible for prioritising production to best suit the needs of the customer, liaising with internal and external
agencies to achieve the desired outcome and remaining accountable throughout all stages of the repair process.
Maintaining quality control, inspecting materials for suitability and ensuring all staff members adhere to workshop
health and safety procedures.
 Communicating with external repair agencies for second line work.
 Developing Engineering Management Systems and cascading information down to staff members to ensure
continuity of equipment care and ensuring processes are adhered to.
 Understanding customer needs, prioritising tasks and at times resolving problems and complaints
professionally and with a customer first attitude.
 Implementing routine and immediate modifications to vehicle platforms as per the technical publications.
Recording all modification data in a chronological and easy to interpret format on Excel spreadsheets.
 Mentoring and generating training for junior engineers and recording all competency training in accordance
with workshop procedures.
 Delegating tasks and recording all maintenance and repair actions on Excel spreadsheets and inspecting
work to ensure a correct, safe and high quality result.
 Lead a repair team responsible for maintaining and repairing the British Army’s ‘Husky’ vehicle platform during
a three week exercise in a geographically remote area of the Spanish mountains and achieved a 100%
vehicle availability rate.
Vehicle Inspections Team Leader 2014-2016
Ensured a multimillion pound, state of the art modern vehicle fleet conformed to DVSA and MOD inspections
standards. Forecasted the events to ensure vehicles were inspected in a timely manner and all reports presented to
senior managers.
 Generated Inspections refresher training to junior inspectors including operation of rolling brake testers and
emissions testing on diesel engines
 Analysed trends within inspections reports and advised the customer and senior management on how best to
mitigate the problems further generating capability within the customers organisation.
 Achieved a 100% success rate in September 2015 on an intense vehicle rehabilitation period following a 7
week exercise in Bavaria by conducting 118 Mandatory Equipment Inspections in 18 days. Enabling vehicle
faults to be identified and repaired prior to imminent redeployment on the largest NATO exercise since 2002.
Assistant Manager 2011-2014
Duties included monitoring tradesmen and being the link between the Production Manager and the workshop floor.
The Subject matter expert on heavy and light armoured vehicles, out inspecting work carried out by the team ensuring
a high level of quality control.
 Used calibrated specialist tools and test equipment to ensure fault diagnosis and repairs were carried out as
per the technical publications and conformed with all workshop health and safety procedures
 Represented the production manager during his absence and attended equipment care conferences and
concisely briefed senior management on vehicle availability and engineering issues.
Team Leader and Tradesman 2006-2011
Incorporated sound engineering trade skills to complete tasks delegated by assistant and production managers.
Abided by all workshop health and safety procedures and completed job cards to document all evidence of work
completed.
Michael Davies

3.  Interpreted technical drawings and used these to assist in carrying out repairs on various equipment
platforms. Included multiple systems on heavy Armoured Fighting Vehicles such as cooling, fuel, lubrication,
electrical and suspension systems.
 Ordered spares via the correct process and understood quality control procedures saving the customer time
and money in the long term by minimizing clerical errors.
 Used COSHH products effectively and in accordance with their relevant safety data sheets.
QUALIFICATIONS
NVQ Level 3 Advanced level Apprenticeship in Engineering
Mobile Air Conditioning (MACM)
CMI Level 3 Diploma in Personnel Management
Professionally recognised Engineering Technician with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Full and clean driving licence including category C and C+E
9 GSCE graded A-C Including Maths, English and Double Science
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt ILM level 5 certificate in service improvement (8th
July 2016)
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND ASPIRATIONS
 Volunteering with a local charity teaching teenage school children at risk from exclusion basic engineering
skills. The Charity received an award in 2015 from the Mayoress of Shrewsbury for “Outstanding contribution
to the local community”.
 Seeking to become an ambassador of assisting women into STEM focused career streams.
 Ambitious and with the aspiration of completing an engineering degree and becoming a senior engineering
manager.
Michael Davies

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