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Jonathan Bell

Coulsdon,Surrey

Summary

I have two years experience working in an extremely busy DT department as the lead technician.

Helped plan & implement 4 new practical projects this year, using my product design and manufacture experience.

So far 27% under budget for current year due to efficient forward planning in summer term 2025 replacing old inefficient purchasing practices.

Involved in the planning and completion of over 80 GCSE & A-Level projects last term.

Regularly work 1:1 or with small groups teaching specialist skills (eg. Milling, Turning, Forging & Welding as well as CAD/CAM).

Taken on responsibility for annual machine servicing and maintenance saving the school over £3000 annually.

Completing specialist metal (milling, turning & welding) and woodworking (CNC routing) tasks for grounds and maintenance departments saving time and over £5000 since September.

DATA trained in the following areas: DT Technician essentials, Centre lathe (inc. CNC), Milling (inc. CNC), Aluminium casting, Forging & Heat Treatment, Table Saw, Thicknesser, Morticer, Mig & Tig Welding.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Lead DTE Technician

Whitgift School
Croydon
2024.08 - Current
  • Assist teachers with DTE practicals.
  • Support small groups/individual students within the classroom.
  • Work closely with GCSE & A-Level students.
  • Prepare equipment and materials for class use.
  • Arrange payment for orders.
  • Procure, sort and store materials and equipment for the department.
  • Ensure all equipment is maintained in good working order; arrange repair as necessary.
  • Ability to use all equipment in the department and give technical instruction on its safe use.
  • Repair and maintain tools and machines that are non specialist.
  • Knowledge and awareness of the latest Health and Safety regulations.
  • Ensure the maintenance of all machinery and equipment is kept to a high standard.
  • Write and maintain H&S logs, monitor and update risk assessments.
  • Assist other departments and the maintenance team as needed to use the department resources to help prepare and maintain the fabric of the school.

Weekend Sports Club Manager

Trinity School
Croydon
2024.04 - 2024.10
  • Opening and closing procedures including cashing up
  • Managing duty lifeguards/Leisure assistants
  • Making bookings for facilities

Evening Porter

Trinity School
Croydon
2023.11 - 2024.08
  • End of day lock up - ensuring all windows and fire doors are closed, electrical devices are powered down, lights are off and classroom/office doors locked. Paying close attention to site security at all times.
  • Monitoring and operation of CCTV system. Including reviewing recordings to support investigations of site security incidents.
  • Reporting any damage/faults to appropriate maintenance department for repair
  • Undertaking small maintenance jobs.
  • Car park planning for evening events and directing traffic as required.
  • Help setting up spaces for variety of events (setting up chairs/desks/moving equipment etc.).
  • Accepted deliveries of goods and conveyed to appropriate storage areas.

Company director

Noble Wheels LTD
Coulsdon, Surrey
2011.09 - 2023.11

I was responsible for all areas of the business. This includes:

  • Product design, development & launch; CAD/CAM design and manufacture; prototyping and testing of new tools/products.
  • Product manufacture; safe operation of CNC and manual machine tools including manual and CNC lathes, mills, saws and laser engraving equipment.
  • Web design and maintenance of my online store including photography, shipping and dispatch of orders & direct communication with customers
  • Marketing and management of social media accounts.

Store manager

Prologue Bikes/Giant Store Twickenham
Twickenham, Surrey
2008.02 - 2011.08
  • Monitored stock levels and wrote timely order supply requests to replenish merchandise.
  • Completed opening and closing procedures each day, including cashing up and banking.
  • Stocked and restocked inventory upon delivery receipt, maintaining accurate supply records.
  • Assisted in recruiting and hiring of new staff.
  • Oversaw daily store cleaning and general store maintenance to keep high company standards.
  • Training of staff, both sales and mechanics.

Sales/Mechanic

Evans Cycles
London (3 sites), London
2003.09 - 2008.01

Sales Role

  • Day to day sales interactions with customers.
  • Stock taking and product organisation.
  • General cleaning tasks.

Mechanic Role

  • Completed bicycle strip downs and rebuilds and replaced faulty or broken components.
  • Estimated costs of parts, bike and component repairs and replacements and issued invoices to customers.
  • Managed general repairs, maintenance and servicing of bikes.

Education

GCSEs -

Teddington High School
London
1999.09 - 2004.07

Skills

  • Complex problem solving
  • Multi-tasking ability
  • Very observant with eye for details
  • Excellent time management skills
  • People-oriented
  • Self-Motivated
  • Reliable & Trustworthy
  • Able to work autonomously and as part of team
  • Very good prioritisation

Additional Information

  • DATA Trained DT Technician
  • Emergency First Aid at Work
  • Enhanced DBS Certificate
  • Fire Extinguisher Training
  • Pool Plant Training

Hobbies

  • Keen hockey player.
  • Cooking - particularly enjoy anything from south east Asia.
  • Love DIY tasks - have successfully fitted our kitchens and bathrooms.
  • Long countryside walks with the family and our dog.
  • Mountainbiking.

Timeline

Lead DTE Technician

Whitgift School
2024.08 - Current

Weekend Sports Club Manager

Trinity School
2024.04 - 2024.10

Evening Porter

Trinity School
2023.11 - 2024.08

Company director

Noble Wheels LTD
2011.09 - 2023.11

Store manager

Prologue Bikes/Giant Store Twickenham
2008.02 - 2011.08

Sales/Mechanic

Evans Cycles
2003.09 - 2008.01

GCSEs -

Teddington High School
1999.09 - 2004.07
Jonathan Bell