Steven Ruddick

· 5001 Squadron specialising in hanger erection and maintenance

· Deployments to: Afghanistan/Kuwait/Iraq/Singapore/Brunei/Cyprus/Poland/Romania/Lithuania/Estonia/Mali

· Equipment worked on and with included: Elevated Work Platforms, Generators, Forklifts, Tactical Work Environments (TWE) PAAG & Aircraft arrestor systems

· Promoted to Corporal in February 2023, leading teams on deployments and in the UK

· Working to upper management level in the rank of Sergeant in the absence of Senior team leaders

· Handling multi-million Pound projects, working with RAF and private sector stakeholders.

· Key achievements include:

Specialist Management Training (SMT)

Junior Management Leadership Course

IMECH registration

Foundation Degree in Engineering

Self-Auditor

Hot and Cold climate training

Deputy Team Leader

Deployment Team Leader

Provided training to junior technicians, enhancing team productivity and skill levels.

· My first engineering role at Brize Norton specialising in plant and vehicle maintenance, fault finding and rectification

· Deployments to Falklands & France

· Equipment worked on and with included, Generator, vehicles (Light/Heavy) Radar components, Aircraft ground equipment

· Key achievements include completing level 3 Heavy Vehicle NVQ

· RAF Engineering school, mechanical engineering course

· Retraining from my RAF Regiment Gunner role to become an Engineer

· Completed modules in NVQ Level 3 General Engineering

· Qualified as a Mechanical

· 63 Squadron Queens Colour Squadron RAF Regiment Gunner

· Deployments to African nations (CAR/Chad/Nairobi)

· Ceremonial duties at Buckingham Palace, Westminster Castle, St James Palace, Tower of London

· Team Medic Qualified

· Fire Trained

· RAF Regiment Gunner basic training, 40-week course

· As a RAF Gunner I was trained to defend RAF bases and assets