CV

 

Ian Gregory Barker

C V - narrative

 

My career began with an apprenticeship in plumbing and heating lasting 5 years. During which I attended trade academic studies at the college to a level of city a guilds full technical certificate with credits.

My early working career followed a path with experiences in the building trade on houses, schools, and factories. Then after a short period I changed direction and gained experiences in the ship building industry C D Homes ship yard, then the construction industry initially with Fluor International at the Salt end oil refinery, Foster Wheeler at the Linsey oil refinery, Mathew Hall at Bristol and Capper Pass smelting works near Hull. 

My first experience of working overseas came when I was then asked by my former employer Fluor to work in Saudi Arabia as piping superintendant.

 Further experience now moved me into management positions with duties of contract negotiations, tender bids, material purchase, labour control, risk assessments, method statements, variation accounts and final accounts.

Overseas again as project manager at Eurodisney (fantasyland)

Country France, Client American, Management British, Company Italian, Work force multi-national over 250. After contract completion requested by the client Disney to remain with a crew to commission, punch list and alter as required up to completion and hand over.

With experiences now established in field installations, office management and the commercial side. I have held posts in all these disciplines. Field engineer, M&E quantity surveyor, and Cost engineer.

Bullet points are:-

1/ Extensive experience in the Industry as both the EPC and the client holding in some cases a very senior position.

2/ Projects in overseas countries working with a multinational work force and clients.

3/ Qualified and member of several Chartered Institutes, Safety, QA, and Professional, 

4/ Diversified in many fields of the Energy Industry and others, Power Generation CCGT-, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, LNG, Heavy Engineering, & Building services.

5/ Being engaged on projects at different stages from a status of concept and to being involved at the latter part to complete a project.

6/Acknowleged by professional institutes with their highest category status.

To back up my years of experience I have been in positions of responsibility for direct and sub contractors HSE and now hold a current Health and Safety card. 

Risk assessment and method statements have also played a big part in my career with experience of writing and auditing in line with CDM. I have experience of working with QA/QC systems and documentation requirements ensuring systems are complied with.

Further to this I have also had an active roll in pricing and costing’s control, I am also well versed in dealing with contractors with the ability to motivate a team and keep moral high.

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Ian G Barker. IEng. FCIPHE. AMIQA. FEANI. LCGI.

0044 7770365776.

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CURRICULUM  VITAE

 

SURNAME: BARKER

 

FORENAMES: IAN  GREGORY

 

ADDRESS: 294  PICKERING  ROAD

HULL

NTH  HUMBERSIDE 

HU4  7AD

 

TELEPHONE:07770  365776

 

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PASSPORT VALID UNTIL:28 APRIL 2022

 

 

ASSOCIATIONS

 

IPHE         MASTER PLUMBER CERTIFICATE

 

LCGI         LICENTIATESHIP CITY & GUILD INSTITUTE

 

FEANI       FEDERATION EUROPEENNE 

               d’ASSOCIATIONS NATIONALES d’INGENIEURS.

 

IEng        INCORPORATE ENGINEER OF THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL

 

FIOP        FELLOWSHIP OF THE INSTITUTE  OF PLUMBING

 

CSCS       HEALTH & SAFETY

 

SMSTS     SITE MANAGEMENT SAFETY TRAINING SCHEME

 

CORGIGAS REGISTERED INSTALLER

 

WATER REGULATIONS SELF CERTIFYING

 

 

 

HOBBIES & INTERESTS FLYING   P.P.L.  LICENCE

                                MOTOR SPORTS  & D.I.Y.

 

FIELD EXPERIENCES

 

 

A         Commercial control of contracts on behalf of the contractor or client. Assisted in the preparation of tender bid documentation. Participated in the review of bid submissions by contractors, attended tender analysis meetings with short listed contractors. Raised purchase orders, variation orders, payment certificates. Approved and prepared interim valuations through to final accounts. Enforced liquidated damages, refuted claims, raised insurance and counter claims.

 

B          Managed site projects in excess of 250 multi national labour force, prepared method statements, risk              assessments, bar charts, program’s including labour loadings, safety procedures, snagging/punch listing and closing    out.  Hand over.

 

C         Assisted in the creditation and worked to the Client’s compliance and 

            implementation of BS 5750, 5882, ISO 9000, AQAP NS5801 inspections and  

            compilation of documentation.

 

D          Supervisory positions on UK and overseas projects with multi-national workforce on design and build, fast           track or              conventional contracts etc.

 

E          Inspection testing and pre-commissioning of site plant equipment plus

             compilation of all necessary documentation for hand-over and turn-key.

 

F           Supervisory control of the construction activities on most types of piping 

              And HVAC equipment plus fabrication in the Petro/Gas/Chemical

              and Building services contracts in various levels of responsibility.

 

G          Over 40 years experience gained working within the industry from an

             apprenticeship through to management whilst building on experiences due to 

             academic updating via academic, technical training courses and day to day 

             learning.

 

H          Designed, estimated, procured materials for many modular buildings from one

            off site cabin units to multi storey buildings for sport complexes, hotels, special

            schools, etc and supervised there site erection, commission and hand over,

            finalising and agreeing the financial final account.

 

CAREER DETAILS

 

JAN 2013 - April 2015

 

POSITION: MANAGER

 

COMPANY: MAJOR MECHANICAL SERVICES

 

PROJECT: To establish a Plumbing, Heating & Mechanical Service Dept. to work with the existing long established Electrical division creating a complete M & E company. Duties include a full set up of contacts, client introductions, tenders, installation, accounts, valuations, variations & final accounts. 

 

 

AUGUST 2010 - 2013 LOCATION: ENGLAND

 

COMPANY: HALL CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD  

 

PROJECT:  BUILDING SERVICES.

               DESIGN, ESTIMATIONS, COSTINGS

               AS PRINCIPLE &  SUB CONTRACTOR WORKS TO ITS OWN & OTHER COMPANIES.

 

POSITION: MANAGER

 

The companies previous manager had retired and I was approached and asked if I would take over as General Manager of the company and be responsible for the complete running of this department of a larger group of companies. The department employs over 20 tradesmen and specialized in contract works through-out Britain.  

 

 

APRIL 2009 - July 2010

LOCATION:ENGLAND

 

COMPANY:   PICKERING ROAD (HULL) PLUMBING LTD  

 

PROJECT:   BUILDING SERVICES.

                 DESIGN, ESTIMATIONS, COSTINGS

                 AS SUB CONTRACTOR & SERVICES TO OTHER COMPANIES.

 

POSITION: M D   &  OWNER

 

Returned to own company details as before

 

 

OCTOBER 2008 - LOCATION: ENGLAND

MARCH 2009

COMPANY:TAKUMA CO LTD 

 

PROJECT:Efw LAKESIDE

 

POSITION:PIPING FIELD SUPERINTENDENT

 

Supervising the main EPC contractor for the installation of the piping systems to ensure completion of piping system to meet the schedule, daily meetings with the contractor to direct resources on to the critical path and agree strategy and to monitor performance against planned completions.

Advising on engineering changes and TQ,s raised and investigating CVI when appropriate, coordination with other contractors for priority access and changes.

Attending in house coordination meetings to advice the Takuma team on the daily and weekly actions being followed by all trades.

 

 

 

APRIL 1995-

OCTOBER 2008 LOCATION:ENGLAND

 

        COMPANY:PICKERING ROAD (HULL) PLUMBING LTD  

 

         PROJECT:BUILDING SERVICES.

                DESIGN, ESTIMATIONS, COSTINGS

                                                AS SUB CONTRACTOR & SERVICES TO OTHER COMPANIES.

 

       POSITION:M D   &  OWNER

 

Covering all the aspects of a relatively small business as the owner. Tendering quotations from design and build, variable and fixed price contracts from drawings or bills of quantities. Material and labour control through out the contract period. Interim valuations to final account submission and settlement. Training the workforce, with correct schooling and manufactures training courses, making payments to suppliers and wages plus taxes and NI payments.