Steven Cheeseman
Scarva,Down
Summary
Experienced Engineer specialising in HVAC systems, scientific equipment, and medical devices across pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and defence sectors. Expertise in ISO 17025 calibrations, equipment installation, and GMP compliance. Demonstrates strong skills in fault diagnosis, technical support, and process optimisation to minimise downtime and enhance operational efficiency.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Service Engineer
Mason Technology
08.2015 - 09.2026
- Performed preventative maintenance and repairs on various laboratory and scientific equipment across pharmaceutical, educational, hospital, environmental, government, and food/drink sectors.
- Equipment installation and IQOQ/RQ documentation ensuring adherence to GMP standards and customer policies.
- Training new engineers on Shimadzu and BioTek equipment functionality, PC controlled software, fault diagnosis and preventative maintenance in-house or on customer sites.
- Delivered comprehensive training on instrument and software usage to customers, enhancing their operational skills.
- Provided remote assistance for equipment breakdowns via email and telephone, resolving technical issues promptly.
- ISO 17025 temperature, weighing and speed calibrations.
- Collaborated with coordinator to schedule maintenance work and equipment testing based on location and engineer availability.
- Creating work instructions, PM documents and IQOQ/RQ documents.
- Specialised in the following general lab scientific equipment: Eppendorf, Memmert, Priorclave, Steelco and Lauda. Büchi vacuum pumps, chromatography, distillation and evaporation instruments. BioTek plate readers and washers. Shimadzu HPLC, GC, AA, TOC, UV, GCMS and LCMS instrumentation.
Medical Device Engineer
Royal Air Force
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Executed 24-hour call outs for 2-week periods as part of Critical Care Air Transport Team, maintained intensive care equipment during emergency medical air evacuations with an anaesthetist, ITU nurses, and a medic.
- Supervised and collaborated with team of engineers across UK to maintain and repair medical and dental equipment, including patient monitoring devices, ventilators, autoclaves, x-ray and dental chairs, while ensuring accurate documentation of all validation and service records.
- Coordinated personal transport, flights and accommodation globally for PM and repairs, packing all necessary tools, breakdown parts, documentation, and test equipment within calibration expiry dates.
Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Royal Air Force
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Conducting preventative and reactive maintenance on all specialist equipment required for maintaining aircraft. Including motors, generators, vehicle electrics, aircraft arresting gear, dehumidifiers and frequency converters.
- Investigating, diagnosing and repairing electrical faults, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Trained and junior engineers to enhance team capabilities.
- Maintained and updated service reports, ordered spare parts, and ensured timely fitting of received parts.
Education
NVQ Level 3 - Electrical Engineering
The City and Guilds of London Institute
St. Athen01-2007
GCSEs - Secondary Education
Portadown College
Portadown01-2003
Skills
- Equipment preventive maintenance
- Fault diagnosis and repair
- Instrument installation
- Testing and calibration
- Technical support
- Documentation
- Adhering to regulations
- Process optimization
Timeline
Field Service Engineer
Mason Technology
08.2015 - 09.2026
Medical Device Engineer
Royal Air Force
01.2012 - 01.2015
Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Royal Air Force
01.2006 - 01.2012
NVQ Level 3 - Electrical Engineering
The City and Guilds of London Institute
GCSEs - Secondary Education
Portadown College