Neil Lyon
Warrington,United Kingdom
Summary
Experienced professional with a robust skill set in performance goals, staff management, and complex problem-solving. Demonstrates expertise in underwater construction, rigging operations, and waterfront restoration, ensuring safety compliance and efficient team supervision. Proficient in inventory management and equipment maintenance, with a strong analytical approach to salvage coordination and non-destructive testing. Committed to maintaining clean work areas and effective communication within commercial projects. Career goals include advancing expertise in dive planning and underwater structure inspection while enhancing critical thinking skills for ship repair and emergency procedures.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Storeman
Hughes Subsea - Dogger Bank Windfarm
02.2023 - 08.2025
- Oversee day-to-day store operations to foster efficient and profitable operations.
- Tracked store inventory and ordered new products to prevent shortages.
- Schedule maintenance and repairs on company equipment to streamline workflow and prevent malfunctions.
- Stock and organized products in storage spaces on board vessel.
- Correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.
- Record shipment data for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping.
- Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory.
- Rig and Supervise lifting operations of plant and vital works equipment.
Commercial Diver
Clyde Commercial - Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Recovered objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines and operating winches, derricks, and cranes to raise objects.
- Checked and maintained diving helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, and gauges.
- Inspected condition of underwater steel and wood structures.
Rigger
Hughes Subsea - Blyth
Blyth
08.2022 - 09.2022
- Leveraged rigging hardware to fasten heavy loads to transportation equipment.
- Broke down rigging equipment to conduct post-rigging inspections.
- Signaled directions or warnings to coworkers to maximize safety.
- Lifted, hoisted and positioned heavy loads for transport.
- Dismantled and stored rigging equipment after use.
- Used shackles, turnbuckles, hooks, and other devices for installation and removal of mechanical components.
Commercial Diver
Hughes Subsea - Lowestoft
Lowestoft
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Installed, inspected, clean, and repair piping and valves.
- Performed as found and as left survey on Cable protection during installation process.
- Subsea cable laying and placement.
Commercial Diver
Hughes Subsea - Bahrain
Bahrain
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Performed UXO searches using approved techniques using specialist equipment.
- Night Diving operations
- Plant machinery / Dive equipment maintenance
- Tool Box talks
- Hazards and job specific briefings
- Removed rubbish and pollution from sea.
- Operated underwater video, sonar, recording, and related equipment to investigate underwater structures.
- Obtained information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
- Communicated with workers on surface while underwater, used signal lines, and telephones.
- Performed activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, and cleanup operations.
- Facilitated rigging operations under challenging offshore conditions.
- Collaborated effectively with other divers and support crew for mission success.
- Inspected diving equipment, identifying wear and tear affecting functionality and requesting replacements.
Commercial Diver
Hughes Subsea - Hinkley
Hinkley
11.2020 - 04.2021
- Performed UXO search operation in line with appropriate techniques and guidelines.
- Provided commentary on seabed state and any targets found
- Removed rubbish and pollution from sea.
- Recovered objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines and operating winches, derricks, and cranes to raise objects.
- Obtained information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
- Salvaged wrecked ships and cargo, used pneumatic power velocity and hydraulic tools and explosive charges, when necessary.
- Performed activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, and cleanup operations.
- Operated underwater video, sonar, recording, and related equipment to investigate underwater targets.
Commercial Diver
Hughes Subsea - Bramley Moore Dock
Liverpool
07.2020 - 08.2020
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine - Swire Seabed
North Sea
09.2019 - 10.2019
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine
Arish Mell, Dorset
08.2019 - 09.2019
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine
Sizewell
06.2019 - 07.2019
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine
Northwich, Cheshire
01.2019 - 05.2019
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine
Arish Mell, Dorset
08.2018 - 09.2018
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine / United Utilities
Middleton, Lancaster
05.2018 - 07.2018
Commercial Diver (OSI - Douglas)
James Fisher Marine
11.2017 - 12.2017
Skipper
Commercial Boat Services
Widnes, Cheshire
03.2016 - 10.2017
Commercial Diver
N-sea
Aberdeen
04.2014 - 01.2016
Education
Liverpool College
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St Helens College
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Bankfield High School
Skills
- Performance Goals
- Staff Management
- Goals and Performance
- Inventory Management
- Emergency Procedures
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Rigging Operations
- Underwater Construction
- Hull Cleaning
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Commercial Projects
- Team Operations
- Waterfront Restoration
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Analytical Approach
- Salvage Coordination
- Pipe Rigging
- Ship Repair
- Dive Planning
- Diving Safety Protocols
- Underwater Structure Inspection
- Non-Destructive Testing
- Equipment Breakdown
- Inventory management
- Equipment maintenance
- Rigging operations
- Underwater inspections
- Safety compliance
- Team supervision
- Problem solving
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Crane operation
- Data recording
- Inventory software usage
- Purchasing and procurement knowledge
- Efficient record-keeping
- Manual lifting technique
Certification
- HSE Commercial Diving Surface Supplied
- HSE Commercial Diving Surface Supplied (top up)
- HSE Scuba
- OPITO Rigger (Initial)
- OPITO Banksman (Initial)
- RYA Powerboat Level 2 (commercially endorsed)
- First Aid at Work (exp 2025)
Timeline
Storeman
Hughes Subsea - Dogger Bank Windfarm
02.2023 - 08.2025
Commercial Diver
Clyde Commercial - Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
11.2022 - 02.2023
Rigger
Hughes Subsea - Blyth
08.2022 - 09.2022
Commercial Diver
Hughes Subsea - Lowestoft
04.2022 - 06.2022
Commercial Diver
Hughes Subsea - Bahrain
08.2021 - 11.2021
Commercial Diver
Hughes Subsea - Hinkley
11.2020 - 04.2021
Commercial Diver
Hughes Subsea - Bramley Moore Dock
07.2020 - 08.2020
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine - Swire Seabed
09.2019 - 10.2019
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine
08.2019 - 09.2019
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine
06.2019 - 07.2019
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine
01.2019 - 05.2019
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine
08.2018 - 09.2018
Commercial Diver
James Fisher Marine / United Utilities
05.2018 - 07.2018
Commercial Diver (OSI - Douglas)
James Fisher Marine
11.2017 - 12.2017
Skipper
Commercial Boat Services
03.2016 - 10.2017
Commercial Diver
N-sea
04.2014 - 01.2016
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St Helens College
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Bankfield High School
Liverpool College
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