Overview
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Kevin Thomson

Kevin Thomson

Swindon,Wiltshire

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work history

Hearse driver and pall bearer

Cowleys funeral directors
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
10.2023 - Current
  • Prepared and fitted caskets
  • Carried out vehicle checks, reporting defects to General manager for timely resolution and repair.
  • Utilised meticulous attention to detail and to carefully drive service vehicles, mitigating personal safety risks through careful driving and use of required PPE
  • Responded to client and guest and requests with empathy and understanding to maintain outstanding customer care.

Carer

N/A
Swindon , Wiltshire
08.2019 - 07.2023

full time care for my wife who has dementia but is now in full time residential care

Approved driving instructor

Self employed
Swindon, Wilts
08.2010 - 08.2019
  • Employed interpersonal skills and non-judgemental teaching approach to quickly establish positive rapport with students aged 17 to 65.
  • Equipped students with necessary knowledge and understanding to pass current UK theory and driving tests.
  • Educated students of National Standard for Drivers in line with national syllabus.
  • Employed compassionate coaching skills and confidence building to nourish students' driving ability.

General associate

Honda
Swindon , Wiltshire
03.2000 - 03.2010

During my time at Honda UK manufacturing I was responsible for running the emissions laboratory checking that vehicles leaving the factory were within specifications for exhaust emissions, Nox, CO2 etc , I had to plan my tests to fit with the factory production plan and complete tests to a schedule to ensure vehicles selected for testing were were not unduly delayed reaching the end customer

Industrial sprayer

Auto prime
Swindon, Wilts
11.1997 - 12.1999

Responsible for applying primer , base coat and laquer to plastic automotive parts (bumpers) at a rate of 1 every 90 seconds

HGV Class 1 Driver

Various
Swindon, Wilts
Oct1994 - 12.1997

European delivery of cow hides to Italy for shoe manufacturing, parcel delivery to hubs in Birmingham and Del monte banana delivery to various hubs in U.K.

  • Estimated time and labour costs to provide competitive customer quotes.

Guardsman to Colour Sergeant

British Army Grenadier Guards
Various , Various
1977 - 10.1994

Starting as a private soldier performed many Royal guards and duties around the world , progressed to Lance corporal in 1980 and Lance sergeant in 1982 , 1983 promoted to Sergeant and a1990 promoted to Colour Sergeant I held many posts during my service ranging from Anti Tank detachment commander to Company quartermaster Sergeant before leaving the service in 1994

Timeline

Hearse driver and pall bearer

Cowleys funeral directors
10.2023 - Current

Carer

N/A
08.2019 - 07.2023

Approved driving instructor

Self employed
08.2010 - 08.2019

General associate

Honda
03.2000 - 03.2010

Industrial sprayer

Auto prime
11.1997 - 12.1999

HGV Class 1 Driver

Various
Oct1994 - 12.1997

Guardsman to Colour Sergeant

British Army Grenadier Guards
1977 - 10.1994
Kevin Thomson