Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Timeline

Tim Mitchell

Lancing,West Sussex

Summary

Accomplished Planner & installer with experience maintaining contract programmes to achieve planning objectives. Recognised opportunities and risks and developed responsive management strategies. Coordinated communications between cross-functional teams for timely project delivery.

Overview

44
44
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Field Planner

Fibreworks ltd
Godstone, Surrey
07.2020 - 12.2023

Duties included Surveying Estates & Multi dwelling units for installation of High speed, Fibre optic broadband networks.

The sites were exclusively in London, so 2-3 days a week would be spent onsite, surveying buildings, Work from home, writing up extensive survey sheets which would include internal or external cabling to blocks, plans for civils digs from underground ducts to blocks (If necessary), Cable routing from Source to Blocks via BTs underground network, Positioning of hardware.

Technical support

Airwave Europe Ltd
Billingshurst, West Sussex
08.2018 - 07.2020

Technical Support to the Sales department. Including sourcing equipment & costing installations for Hotel & Hospital TV systems

TV & Satellite aerial Installer

FT Solutions Ltd
Yapton, West Sussex
04.2017 - 08.2018

Installation Of Aerial & Satellite systems to domestic & commercial sites, Including Royal properties such as Windsor castle, Clarence house & Frogmore cottage.

Installation manager

Airwave Europe Ltd
Billingshurst, West Sussex
09.2012 - 04.2017

After doing extensive work for Airwave Europe, I was offered a permanent position. Duties included Planning & installing TV systems for Major hotel groups across the entire UK & the channel Islands, also installing TV receiving equipment to Hotel rooms. When a contract was received from Sky TV to install full Sky TV direct to hotel rooms nationwide, I was promoted to Installation manager & made responsible for these installs as well as Sky Q installs to pubs.

This required logistics planning as well as liaising with contractors nationwide.

Self Employed TV aerial Systems Installer

Self employed
Worthing, West Sussex
07.2009 - 09.2012

Installation of TV Aerial & Satellite systems to Domestic & Commercial premises.

TV Aerial Systems Engineer

Cranleigh Systems Ltd.
Cranleigh, Surrey
03.2004 - 07.2009

Installing Aerial & Satellite systems to commercial premises including blocks of flats, Hospitals, etc.

Self employed Aerial Installer

Self Employed
Worthing, West Sussex
09.2001 - 03.2004

Installation of Aerials & Satellite systems to domestic & Commercial properties.

dealing with the general Public & businesses.

also keeping books for Tax purposes

TV Aerial Systems Engineer

Capital Aerials Ltd
Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames
09.1997 - 09.2001

Installing Aerial & Satellite systems to commercial premises including blocks of flats, Hospitals & Major Hotels in London & the South east.

Telephone System Installer

ABS
Southwater, West Sussex
08.1996 - 09.1997

Installation of Business Telephone Systems to offices across Southern England, To allow businesses to take advantage of least cost routing of long distance calls.

Aerial & Satellite TV Installation

Cranleigh Aerials Ltd
Cranleigh, Surrey
08.1989 - 08.1996

Installation & maintenance of TV receiving equipment to domestic households across all of Southern England.

The job entailed extensive driving and contact with the Public on a daily basis, building up good customer service skills.

Maintenance engineer

WC Youngman
Slinfold, West Sussex
02.1986 - 08.1989

Night shift Maintenance at Ladder factory, responsible for setting Presses and machines required for the manufacture of aluminium & wooden ladders.

Responding to breakdowns, in order to keep production lines running..

Pipe fitter and welder

AG Linfield ltd
Thakeham, West Sussex
07.1979 - 02.1986

Started as a trainee and developed into a part of a team looking after existing & Installing new water & steam pipe networks in an agricultural setting.

Education

All courses to CSE/Olevel standard -

Steyning Grammar School, Steyning
09.1976 - 06.1979

Basic engineering craft studies -

Worthing College, Worthing, West Sussex
09.1980 - 06.1982

Various

Many & various courses have been taken & passed, relevant to my occupation at the time, Including:

Courses required for installation of various telephone systems

Courses covering the many changes in the Aerial industry over the years including CAI accreditation.

Recent employers have sent regular online training courses to be completed.

Skills

  • Good communicator
  • Problem solving
  • Site planning
  • Excel literate

Timeline

Field Planner - Fibreworks ltd
07.2020 - 12.2023
Technical support - Airwave Europe Ltd
08.2018 - 07.2020
TV & Satellite aerial Installer - FT Solutions Ltd
04.2017 - 08.2018
Installation manager - Airwave Europe Ltd
09.2012 - 04.2017
Self Employed TV aerial Systems Installer - Self employed
07.2009 - 09.2012
TV Aerial Systems Engineer - Cranleigh Systems Ltd.
03.2004 - 07.2009
Self employed Aerial Installer - Self Employed
09.2001 - 03.2004
TV Aerial Systems Engineer - Capital Aerials Ltd
09.1997 - 09.2001
Telephone System Installer - ABS
08.1996 - 09.1997
Aerial & Satellite TV Installation - Cranleigh Aerials Ltd
08.1989 - 08.1996
Maintenance engineer - WC Youngman
02.1986 - 08.1989
Worthing College - Basic engineering craft studies,
09.1980 - 06.1982
Pipe fitter and welder - AG Linfield ltd
07.1979 - 02.1986
Steyning Grammar School - All courses to CSE/Olevel standard,
09.1976 - 06.1979
Various - ,
Tim Mitchell