Alistair Berry
Newcastle upon Tyne,Tyne & Wear
Summary
Accomplished Hydraulic Engineer with extensive experience in designing, installing, and maintaining hydraulic systems. Proficient in Autocad Design Software and skilled in producing complex hydraulic circuit drawings. Expertise includes inspection and repair of hydraulic components, tube bending, general pipe fitting, and Parker Autoclave pipework installation. Strong understanding of proportional hydraulics and competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications. Adept at employee mentoring, delegation, and conducting pre-shift briefings. Career goal: to leverage technical skills and leadership abilities to drive innovation in hydraulic engineering projects.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Shift Leader Deck
Allseas
2024.11 - Current
- Managing the Deck Mechanic Team
- Lease with other departments
- Complete all required documentation
Deck Mechanic
Allseas
2019.05 - 2024.11
- Carry out maintenance on cranes and pipe lay equipment
- Fault finding on cranes and pipe lay equipment
- Working as a member of a team and lease with other departments
Hydraulic Engineer
Blue Hydraulics
Team Valley
2018.02 - 2019.04
- Visiting customers to ascertain their requirements, then gathering prices on parts required, preparing quotes and drawings.
- Manufacture of hydraulic units and systems including installation, pipework, hoses, flushing and pressure testing and commissioning
- Maintenance and service work, including fault finding on complex systems and equipment
- Supervision of other members of the team
Senior Hydraulic Engineer
Pryme Group
Righton
2017.08 - 2018.01
- Installation of hydraulic equipment including flushing, pressure testing and commissioning
- Maintenance and service work, including fault finding on complex equipment
Senior Service Engineer
Quick Hydraulics
North Shields
2015.01 - 2017.01
- Designing, manufacture, installation and commissioning of hydraulic systems, power units and control panels.
- Fault finding and repair of complex hydraulic systems
- Running jobs in the workshop and on site, including liaising with management and the client
- Writing risk assessments and method statements for site work
Project Engineer
Quick Hydraulics
North Shields
2011.01 - 2015.01
- Designing, costing and developing proposals for clients for hydraulic power units and systems at pressures of up to 4000 Bar.
- Carry out commissioning and factory acceptance tests with clients and obtaining third party certification, for both the UK and International Market.
- I was responsible for overseeing production of the equipment in the workshop, testing procedures and ensuring that equipment is working correctly.
Service Engineer
Quick Hydraulics
North Shields
1997.01 - 2011.01
- Building hydraulic units, testing and commissioning.
- The installation process involved pipefitting and hydraulic hose assembly, flushing and pressure testing and then commissioning.
- Routine maintenance and service work. Diagnosis and repair of faults on complex hydraulic systems.
Education
BTEC HNC - Engineering
NVQ level 3 - Engineering Maintenance
NVQ level 2 - Engineering Manufacture
Skills
- Skilled Designer of Hydraulic Systems and an extremely competent user of Autocad Design Software I am capable of producing complex Hydraulic circuit drawings
- Skilled Hydraulic Engineer capable of installing, commissioning, diagnosing and repairing faults
- Inspection and repair of hydraulic components including pumps, motors and valves
- Strong understanding of Proportional Hydraulics
- Tube bending from 6mm to 50mm for instrumentation and process
- General pipe fitting up to Ø 100mm
- Parker Autoclave pipework installation and commissioning
- Use of Parker EO2 and F37 pipework and fittings
- Stretch testing, repair and pre-charging of hydraulic accumulators
- MMA welding
- Hose manufacture and testing
- Flushing and pressure testing
- Competent user of Microsoft Office Applications: Outlook, Word and Excel
- Delegation proficiency
- Technical equipment use
- Employee mentoring
- Pre-shift briefings
Certification
- Quick Hydraulics Level 1 Basic Hydraulics
- Quick Hydraulics Level 2 Intermediate Hydraulics
- Quick Hydraulics Level 3 Advanced Hydraulics
- Parker Autoclave training
- Counterbalance fork lift truck training
- IPAF training
- Full Clean UK Driving Licence
Affiliations
- Cycling
- Archery
- Music
REFEREES
Referees are available upon request.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
In my spare time I enjoy running, cycling and snowboarding as well as watching sports, I also enjoy watching films, listening to music and socialising with friends.
PROJECTS I HAVE WORKED ON
BAKER HUGHES: Design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of high pressure test panels, IHC: Pipework fabrication, flushing, installation and pressure testing of stainless steel tubing, Parker EO2 and F37 flare fittings on a Tow winch for Deep Ocean., ICHTHYS: Design and manufacture of a twin 125Kw HPU for the mooring and reeling system on the Ichthys FPSO for Techflow Marine, IGGESUND PAPERBOARD: Carryout annual hydraulic service on various hydraulic power units, carryout fault finding and repair when issues arise on the units., PEARSON ENGINEERING: Assembly test and fault finding on various manifolds for use on military vehicles, GATESHEAD COUNCIL: Maintenance of the Gateshead Millenium Bridge
Timeline
Shift Leader Deck
Allseas
2024.11 - Current
Deck Mechanic
Allseas
2019.05 - 2024.11
Hydraulic Engineer
Blue Hydraulics
2018.02 - 2019.04
Senior Hydraulic Engineer
Pryme Group
2017.08 - 2018.01
Senior Service Engineer
Quick Hydraulics
2015.01 - 2017.01
Project Engineer
Quick Hydraulics
2011.01 - 2015.01
Service Engineer
Quick Hydraulics
1997.01 - 2011.01