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Michael Charles Addicott
Responsibilities and Experience in Employment:
Rotary Precision Instruments UK LTD Aug 2013 to Present
During my time at RPI I have taken on the role of Project and Production Engineer. This
role sees me assisting the Production Manager in general daytoday operations and also taking on
various projects which I work on with relative autonomy. This includes:
− Ordering production and consumable materials
− Goods inwards receipt and inspection
− Stores management
− Manufacture process reviews with drawing office, fitters and machinists
− Liaising with Subcontractors and suppliers
− Production flow management
− Assisting in assembly of products
− Production Scheduling
− Arranging shipping for finished product
− Assisting with PLC programming and fault finding in controllers
Dixons Retail Plc – Oct 2010 to Aug 2013
I have worked in a number of different departments while at Dixons but the majority of my
time there was spent in the customer services and computer repair centre. This role required I work
very closely with a small team of coworkers in what was often a very high pressure environment. It
required strong time management and communication between colleagues and an ability to stay
calm and positive at all times. I had a wide and mixed list of responsibilities, including:
− Dealing with customer issues both in store and over the phone
− Demonstrating products to customers
− Fault finding and diagnostics of equipment, mainly computers but often other items
− Updating the customer repairs database
− General sales, refunds and exchanges
− Initial setup and software installation for computers
− Hardware upgrades
− Colleague training
Fosse and Mendip News – Jan 2012 to Feb 2013
In this role I wrote a number of local news articles for the periodic publication and
occasionally assist the editor with management of contributors and advertisers. This included:
− Researching news items, including facts, figures, quotes and images.
− Liaising with local council's, schools and companies to obtain research data.
− Collating research into articles and submit to editor by the editorial deadline.
PSP Technical Services – Jan 2012 to Jan 2013
I mainly worked in the lab creating, testing and cataloguing UV curable and water based ink
and coatings products. This involved a great deal of personal time management and I spend long
hours working on projects alone. I also update a number of computerised catalogues and registers
and provide computer training to all members of the company. My responsibilities and tasks
include:
− Cataloguing all samples and updating catalogues as appropriate with usage
− Mixing test samples and suggesting improvements to formulations
− Performing quality tests on sample products and test formulations
− Mixing production runs of products for customers
− Performing quality control of production runs
− Tech support for fellow colleagues
− Writing reports and analysis of tests and materials
Manuplas Ltd. Feb 2008 to Aug 2010
Working as a design engineer I was required to create job cards for the shopfloor and make
design modifications where required to meet the individual clients needs. I also spent time
converting some of the older instruction sets into more formalised instruction sets as well as
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Michael Charles Addicott
analysing various production processes with a view to making them more efficient and easier to
complete. My role required that I:
− Create work instructions for the shop floor including all CAD related material and
diagrams
− Liaise with the shopfloor to ensure instructions were fully understood and acted upon
− Analyse production methods with the aim of improving efficiency and reducing waste
− Design job specific and generic tooling and equipment
− Allocate materials for jobs and ensure adequate supply is on hand
− Organise packaging and shipping instructions for products
Shadow Robot Company Aug 2005 to Aug 2006
I spent time with the Shadow Robot Company as part of a placement year for my degree
course, initially to work on my own research project but I ended up taking on a number of extra
responsibilities as the year went by. By the end of the year my tasks included:
− Programming CAD/CAM files for robotic hand parts production
− Production of parts utilizing CNC machines and other equipment common to light
engineering workshops
− Dealing with enquires both over the phone and via email
− Preparing orders for shipping all over the world
− Assisting with fellow colleagues research and development projects
− Electronic assembly and testing
− Management of my own research and development project into haptic interface devices
Further employment history available on request.
Qualifications and educational experience:
University of Plymouth – 2003 to 2007
BEng (Hons) Robotics & Automated Systems – 2:2
Whilst studying for my degree, aside from my final year project involving creating a
dataglove, I covered a wide range of topics, including:
− Analogue and Digital Electronics
− Mechanics
− Programming in lowlevel Assembly and highlevel C
− Business principles
Norton Hill School – 2001 to 2003
A Level Physics – C
A Level Mathematics – D
A Level ICT – D
AS Level Music Technology – D
ECDL Computer Driving License
Further details available on request.
Interests & Activities:
For a number of years I have been involved in Musical Theatre Groups, originally as
a band member, but in more recent years I have filled the role of Sound Engineer, an interest I was
given the chance to learn more about at AS Level. I was a member of the University’s Musical
Theatre Group, which has performed ‘South Pacific’ and ‘The Hired Man’ during my time with
them.
I enjoy reading articles on and around my subject area as well as other scientific journals
and have always had a love for science and fantasy fiction, Asimov and Pratchett being two of my
favourite authors.
I have also starting playing squash recently and occasionally my opponents let me win.
