Rigger

rope access works. I have all current offshore certification as well
as rope access and climbing certs in date.
I have recently gained experience working in various oil fields
offshore in Saudi Arabia, and I’m keen to pursue all opportunities
in this industry, my willingness to learn and drive to succeed in
everything I do is reflected in my work ethic and I take great
pride in what I do.

CERTIFICATES & QUALIFICATIONS

• OPITO offshore riggers stage 3
• OPITO offshore mist
• OPITO offshore Bosiet
• OPITO offshore oil and gas medical
• Full GWO
• Chester step medical
• Emergency first aid at height
• Rf/emf worker
• Manual handling
• Advanced climber
• Tower rescue
• CSCS
Professional Experience

EDS Deutsch Bucht

Nov 20th – 28th 2019

Position: HV/MATE Rigger

• Linking 2 new turbines to an existing string.
• Completing hang offs
• Routing 240mm cables
• Routing earth cables
• Use of specialist rigging equipment to assist with routing & finalisation of cables.
• Measuring and cutting cables
• Assisting jointer with terminations & prepping cables using termination tools.
• Rigging up cable cut offs.
• Lowering and stropping lifting bags, tools & Equipment.
• Using Radio for Tetra & Team Comms.
• Completing DPR for the team.

MGL

Oct 30th – Nov 13th 2019

EA1 Wind Farm Rigger

• Assisting Fibre optics testers
• Use of tower crane to lift gear onto tower
• Lifting and lowering of gear on tower.

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EDS HV Group

May 2019 – 7th October 2019

Position: HV/MATE Rigger

• Completing hang offs
• Routing 500 & 150
• Routing earth cables
• Use of specialist rigging equipment to assist with routing & finalisation of cables.
• Measuring and cutting cables
• Assisting jointer with terminations & prepping cables using termination tools.
• Rigging up cable cut offs.
• Lowering and stropping lifting bags, tools & Equipment.
• Using Radio for Tetra & Team Comms.
• Completing DPR for the team.

Subtech Group

Location: Saudi Arabia / Various oil fields

Dec 2018 – Mar 2019

Position: Rope Access / Rigger

• Umbilical installation and pull in.
• Flexible pipeline installation.
• Power cable installation.
• Complex rigging on board platform.
• Banksman and slinging on deck.
• Winch operations.
• ICCP anode installation.
• Platform work completed with Rope Access Techniques.

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IC Solutions

2017 – Dec 2018

Second man/rigger.

• TEF & VF builds across Nokia South East project both beacon and beacon 2.
• Some London working including 6 sector and L23.
• General second man duties I.e running feeder, terminations, swapping antenna ect.
• New builds including tower and monopole erection.

Technical rigging services

Location: New Zealand

2016 – 2017

height technician

• Installing microwave dishes
• Running comms feeder
• Securing and terminating comms feeder
• Installing safety systems
• Installing access ladders and walk ways
• Assisting north power with running electric cables and securing brackets
• Rope access painting
• Rope access industrial cleaning of silo’s
• Many other rope access jobs, assisting with other companies with general
maintenance
• Telecommunications rigging, running feeder, installing antennas
• Tower and mast builds
• Tower and mast maintenance
• Tower and mast annual inspections

T&I Solutions Limited 2013 (4 month contract)

Rope Access Operative

• • Responsibility 1: Installation/inspection using rope access techniques.
• • Responsibility 2: Commitment to following risk assessments and method
statements.
• • Responsibility 3: Timekeeping and management of my team.
• • Responsibility 4: Liaising and working with the public and site operatives.

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NG Rigging 2011 – 2012 & 2013 – 2016

Rigging Engineer

• Telecommunications rigger 2nd man.
• Installing 3g equipment
• Abseiling work on structure for maintenance.
• Changing bracings
• Painting towers
• Building towers and reinforcing the structure
• Swapping out antennas and running feeder cables
• Re-terminating various connectors.
• fault finding and remedial works.

2013 – 2016

• Upgrading telecoms mast/towers and rooftops for 4g.
• Running feeder, re-terminating and re-routing existing feeder, swapping out legacy
antennas.
• Termination of various feeder types and connectors.
• Aligning antennas setting them on correct bearings.
• Fitting MRC’s and combiners and tails at integration date.
• Strengthening towers, replacing bracings, fitting access ladder, replacing flange bolts,
removing tower sections.
• Tower and monopole erection.
• Mip sites including tower build and rig for CTIL/MBNL.
• Builds for both TEF & Vodafone.

British Army, Household Cavalry 2004 – 2006

Reconnaissance Tank Driver

• I passed out of phase one training with exemplary grades in all military conduct.
• I gained my driving licence basic signals
and reconnaissance tank licence in phase two.
• my duties as a soldier was to work within a close team and also take a
leadership role, keep my kit up to standard, and learn all aspects of
becoming a soldier.

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Last Resume Update May 3, 2020
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Spanish Speaking? No
Willing to Relocate? Yes
Years Experience 8

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