1. Curriculum Vitae
John Morrell Wadsworth
Aircraft Avionics/Electrical Fitter
UK Contact Address:
10 Vale Grove
Gosport
Hampshire
P012 4PS
Mobile: 07722320476
E-mail: johnwadsworth52@yahoo.com
Nationality : British
Education : Morrison Boys Grammar School, Rose Lane, Liverpool
References : Fabian Shingleton, Boeing, RAF Odiham 07803800803
Mick Alderson, Vector Aerospace, Gosport 07828653530
Employment to date:
Boeing, RAF Odiham, Hampshire March 2015 to present
Chinook Mk 4 & 6
Enhancement Project
Rewiring to bring the fleet up to latest mod status
Vector Aerospace, Gosport. August 2013 to March 2015
Chinook Mk 4. Complete rewire of aircraft after severe crash causing the cockpit and tail to be
replaced. All harnesses manufactured on site with the use of formboards and then installed and
terminated in the aircraft. Reinstallation of all equipment and final test.
British Airways Maintenance Cardiff, March 2012 to present.
Boeing 777. Installation of Thales entertainment system and upgrade of !st class ambient lighting system.
Disturbed system testing and fault rectification.
Raytheon Systems Limited. Broughton, Chester. March 2011 to February 2012
Hawker Beechcraft Kingair. R&R Shadow Project for MoD. Installation of all systems related to the
aircraft. Production of all wiring harnesses and build of associated racks and installation. Final Test and fault
rectification.
Hybrid Air Vehicle. Production of wiring harnesses and control panels.
British Airways Maintenance Cardiff, August 2010 to March 2011
Boeing 747 and 777. Installation of Thales entertainment system and upgrade of 1st class ambient lighting
system. Disturbed system testing and fault rectification.
RAF Benson. August 2009 to June 2010
Merlin Mk. 3. TES team. Installation of LAIRCOM chaff and flare anti missile system and DNVG night
vision system.
Airbus UK. Broughton, Chester. March 2009 to August 2009
A340. Installation of wing wiring harnesses.
Raytheon Systems Limited. Broughton, Chester. July 2004 to March 2009
Bombardier Global Express. Astor Project for the MoD. Production of wiring harnesses and system racks and
installation in the aircraft. Final test and fault rectification.
Hawker Beechcraft Kingair. R&R Shadow Project for the MoD.
Nighshift supervisor. Responsible for supervision of both avionics and mechanical fitters. Security of the
hangar, bonded stores and tool
control. Reporting to the senior management any problems encountered.
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2. Curriculum Vitae
John Morrell Wadsworth
Airbus UK. Filton. February 2004 to July 2004
A380. Production of all wiring and system build of the test rig for the MLG. A complete mock up of the aircraft
system to allow swinging of the landing gear before prototype cold test fly.
RAF Odiham .Hampshire. August 2003 to February 2004
Chinook DNVG Installation and fleet standardisation Mods. For the Mod.
PAL Aerospace, Redruth, Cornwall. May 2003 to August 2003
Chinook Production of air separators for the Chinook engines due to desert environment.
RAF Odiham. Hampshire. December 2002 to April 2003
Chinook Production of wiring harnesses for installation on modification programme.
Aeronavali. Venice. March 2002 to November 2002
DC 10 Conversion of DC 10 to MD10. Complete removal of all aircraft wiring and installation of all wiring in a
production environment to complete the aircraft.
Marshalls of Cambridge. June 2001 to March 2002
Bombardier Global Express Installation of Baker cabin avionics system. Production and installation of all
wiring harnesses, installation of all cabin equipment to an executive level.
Testing and rectification for final release.
Monarch, Manchester. November 1999 to May 2001
Boeing 757, 767. Airbus A320.
'C checks. EGPWS and TCAS modification programme. Installation of Sony Entertainment System
British Airways, Heathrow/Gatwick. September 1998 to November 1999
Boeing 747/777 Field support engineer for Rockwell Collins Total Entertainment System. Providing technical
support and liaison to BA Engineering and Marketing.
Air UK/KLM, Norwich. May 1998 to August 1998
BAE 146 TCAS modification programme
TEAM Aer Lingus. Dublin January 1998 to May 1998
Boeing 737/757 'C and 'D' checks. Thrust reverser sync lock modification programme
Shannon Aerospace. Ireland July 1997 to December 1997
Boeing 737 and 757 Sync lock modification programme
American Trans Air Manchester, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. 1994 1997
Lockheed L1011 Line Maintenance
American Trans Air Jakarta, Indonesia, Indianapolis, USA and Heathrow 1991 to 1993
Lockheed L1011 line maintenance.
FFV Aerotech, Manchester 1989 to 1990
Boeing 737 and 747 C checks
Saudi Arabian Airlines Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 1981 to 1989
Boeing 707/737/747/747SP, Lockheed L1011, Airbus A300
Hangar and line maintenance
Royal Air Force. 1975 to 1981
Radio/Radar.
Junior Technician,
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