Christopher John Lowe
Littleborough,Greater Manchester
Summary
Thank you for your time in reviewing this CV and cover letter. I can confidently say that I would be a credible, versatile and competent asset to a workplace. As already mentioned, I am open to positions based overseas for a myriad of reasons such as cultural enrichment, broadening horizons and embracing a new challenge. I hold an atypical and beneficial perspective in the area of working at height training in that I have had an insight into the industry at all levels from employee status, self employed status, freelance to running my own training centre. To this end, I have an excellent capacity to comprehend the intricate workings of the industry.
It is very difficult, on paper, to communicate the personal attributes that I feel would make me highly apt for a position with your company, sense of humour, optimism, excellent inter-personal skills and a commitment to upskilling in the industry that I have already forged such a successful career. Therefore, I would gratefully welcome the opportunity to discuss any positions you think may be fitting to my situation.
Thank you again,
Christopher John Lowe.
Overview
1
1
Certification
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Training Instructor
Self-Employed
National, Various
06.2023 - Current
- IPAF and PASMA Training Instructor delivering high‑quality Working at Height training across diverse, multi‑national teams.
- I successfully opened an accredited PASMA and IPAF training centre, delivering high‑quality MEWP, harness, and tower‑scaffold training to a wide range of clients across construction, manufacturing, and facilities management.
- Delivering structured, compliant training programmes, conducting competency assessments, and maintaining rigorous safety standards.
- Adapting training for large construction projects, fast-paced environments, and varied skill levels while ensuring full documentation, certification accuracy, and exceptional trainee performance.
- Assessed training needs of individuals and organisations, setting up tailored programmes to address specific requirements.
- Tailored course delivery to meet the unique needs of each trainee, ensuring relevance and engagement. and delivery based on trainee feedback and site-specific requirements, maintaining consistently high satisfaction rates.
- Coordinating training schedules, venues, equipment and participant communication to ensure seamless delivery across multiple locations.
- Maintained secure and compliant training documentation, ensuring accuracy of attendance, assessments, and certification records.
- Preparing instructional materials including handbooks, visual aids and demonstration models to support practical learning.
- Delivering training in a personal, approachable and engaging manner and ensuring the very highest outcomes for all stakeholders.
- Built strong relationships with employers, achieving consistently high pass rates and upholding rigorous safety standards during practical and theory assessments, combining operational leadership with hands-on training expertise to deliver industry-approved instruction aligned with current legislation and best practice.
- Developing excellent rapport and productive working relationships with a myriad of diverse and comprehensive clients.
- Worked closely with Colleges of further education and Employment Centres with the aim of upskilling young people and enhancing their life chances through transfer of knowledge and high-quality training.
- Facilitated open communication channels to enhance collaboration among team members. and management of varied schedules, establishing positive working relationships with a variety of different companies.
- Maintaining an excellent reputational profile exemplified through ongoing contracts with several premium, multi-national training centres.
- This included full responsibility for centre compliance, audit readiness, centre profit and loss, course scheduling, candidate registration, and certification through IPAF and PASMA portals.
Training Instructor
Nationwide Platforms
National, Various
11.2008 - 05.2023
- Cultivated excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including, but not limited to, prolific global companies such as British Aerospace (BAE), Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke and Network Rail.
- Maintained strict health and safety compliance keeping keen knowledge of safety procedures when working from heights, harness training, basket to basket evacuation training, etc.
- Coordinated training logistics across multiple locations, ensuring smooth scheduling, equipment readiness and clear communication with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Adapted training delivery to varied environments, workforce skill levels and project demands, consistently achieving strong learner outcomes and supporting safe site operations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of IPAF, PASMA and Working at Height governing body standards, ensuring all training delivery, assessments and documentation remain fully compliant with current regulations and ISO standards such as ISO 18878.
- Proactively completed Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, records updates, and integrated new industry guidance into training programmes to uphold best practice and support safe, legally compliant MEWP operations.
- Project coordinator on the Olympics site for the London 2012 Olympic Games, responsible for site surveys, MEWP demonstrations and general logistics ensuring a smooth, compliant and efficient operation.
Rehire Controller
HSS Hire
Manchester, Greater Manchester
08.2005 - 05.2008
- Oversaw daily rehire operations, matching customer needs with available fleet and coordinating cross‑hire equipment from partner suppliers.
- Monitored asset movements, updated hire records and ensured accurate tracking of equipment across multiple geographic locations.
- Built effective working relationships with internal teams and external suppliers to maintain service continuity, reduce delays and uphold high standards of safety and equipment readiness.
- Built a successful track record and excellent reputational profile enabling upward mobility in career journey with Nationwide Platforms (an afforementioned supplier).
Passenger Profiler
International Consultants for Targeted Security
Manchester Airport (MAN), Greater Manchester
09.2000 - 08.2005
- Performed behavioural profiling and targeted security questioning to support threat detection and safe passenger flow.
- Worked collaboratively with airport security units to escalate concerns, apply regulatory standards and maintain a secure operational environment.
- Demonstrated strong situational awareness, analytical decision‑making and calm communication when managing sensitive interactions.
- Exhibited strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively navigate sensitive interactions in a potentially fractious environment.
- Provided clear, customer‑focused guidance to passengers while ensuring compliance with aviation security protocols and maintaining detailed documentation of interactions.
- Liaised with a varity of security officials such the airport police, FAA Air Marshalls and US immigration.
- Liaised with a varirty of security officials such the airport police, FAA Air Marshalls and US immigration.
Apprentice Engineering Assistant
Sydney England LTD
Manchester, Greater Manchester
09.1997 - 09.2000
- Used observation and active listening to gain thorough understanding of processes and practices.
- Shadowed supervisor and senior staff to learn a wide range of simple and complex techniques.
- Employed strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills to complete assigned tasks on time and to quality specifications.
- Followed health and safety procedures in performing assigned tasks, minimising accidents.
- Learned theoretical and practical skills by attending classes and workshops on specific job aspects.
- Followed moving and handling procedures to minimise risk of injury.
- Contributed to company safety standards by maintaining clean and tidy working area.
Education
GCSEs - General
St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester01-1997
IPAF
N/ASkills
- Safety compliance
- Training delivery
- Competency assessment
- Instructional techniques
- Stakeholder engagement
- Logistics coordination
- Performance evaluation
- Continuous improvement
- Adaptive training
- Engaging presentations
- Customer Service
- Positive attitude
- Risk assessment
- Creative thinking
- Active listening
- Team Leadership
- Confident communicator
- Time-management
- Decision making
- Communication excellence
- Technical troubleshooting
- Product knowledge
- Computer literacy
- Safety training
- Health and Safety regulations
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Evaluation and assessment
- First Aid certification
- Presentations and demonstrations
- Coaching and mentoring
- Stress tolerance
- Public speaking
- Self-motivation
- Training and Development
- Strategic planning
- Critical-thinking
- Motivational
- Workplace safety understanding
- Classroom experience
- Cultural awareness
- Financial reporting
- Adaptable
- Learning styles understanding
- Training needs analysis
- Quality Assurance
- Data analysis
- Microsoft office suite proficiency
- Employee onboarding
- Quality and training audits
Certification
- Qualification
- Work at Height
Timeline
Freelance Training Instructor
Self-Employed
06.2023 - Current
Training Instructor
Nationwide Platforms
11.2008 - 05.2023
Rehire Controller
HSS Hire
08.2005 - 05.2008
Passenger Profiler
International Consultants for Targeted Security
09.2000 - 08.2005
Apprentice Engineering Assistant
Sydney England LTD
09.1997 - 09.2000
GCSEs - General
St Patrick's RC High School
IPAF