1. Paul Hickey
229 Abbey Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
England
LA14 5JY
Home # +44 (0) 1229 877725
Mobile # +44 (0) 7805 182322
paul.hickey.uk@outlook.com
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 25th March 1969
Nationality: British
Marital Status: Married
Full Driving License including HGV
References available on request
PERSONAL PROFILE
Hard working, trustworthy, confident individual who always wants to learn for personal development.
Personal strengths include determination, always willing to take advice, good personality and
attention to detail, never afraid to step in if anything is seen which could compromise the safety of
personnel and or product.
Professional Experience
Site manager installing STATCOM’s on projects in the UK and Africa.
Managed the mechanical and electrical works on four 132kV offshore sub stations.
SMSTS, CSCS, Competent Person under DONG Energy Electrical Safety Rules so able to generate
permits to work and accept documents to supervise teams.
Worked as part of an installation team installing LV and HV cables offshore on 33kV turbines and
132kV Substations.
Director of Optical Fibres UK LTD, installing fibre optic networks within Europe as well as providing
technical advice to the BBC, MOD and BAE systems.
Employment History
Rongxin Power Engineering Jan 2015 to present
Site Service Manager.
Managed a STATCOM install in Mozambique, currently managing two STATCOM’s here in the UK for
DONG Energy and have also travel to the production factory in Anshan, China to snag the
STATCOM’s prior to shipping.
Shanks LTD Aug 2014 to Nov 2014
Contractor Maintenance Engineer.
Maintenance of a recycling plant that runs 24 hour a day, involved in fault finding on a large assembly
line as well as carrying out any planned maintenance.
UK Power Solutions LTD Sept 2013 to Aug 2014
Fitter contracted to Schneider Electric LTD
Travelled globally retro fitting dis-connectors on Schneider’s Genie Evo range of switch gear.
Installed a number of 11KV transformers in Substations.
Freedom Agrilek LTD 2010-2013
Site Manager, SMSTS certified.
Installation manager on two offshore 132kV Sub Stations for Woodgroup PSN on Sheringham Shoal
wind farm.
Managed the offshore HV cable installation and terminations as well mechanical works for RWE on
two platforms at Gwynt Y Mor wind farm. Site Managed EON’s Boundary Lane onshore wind farm.
Authorized Person under Statoil rules as well as RWE & EON’s.

2. Optech Fibres LTD 2008-2010
Department manager.
Managed a department of fibre optic engineers. Used various electrical & optical test equipment.
Installed off shore HV cable installations.
Authorised Person under EON’s electrical safety rules and supervised the install of 33kV terminations
offshore on Robin Rigg wind farm.
Optical Fibres UK LTD 2003-2008
Director of Optical Fibres UK.
Working throughout the U.K & Europe supplying labour & equipment for installing fibre optic & data
networks to companies such as the BBC, MOD, BNFL, Heathrow Terminal 5 & Wembley Stadium.
Black Box LTD 2002-2003
Communications Engineer.
Working on Fibre Optic & Cat5/6 tasks.
Used a wide range of modern calibrated test equipment for testing fibres, data and voice cables.
.
Fibreline Communications LTD 2000-2002
Fibre Optic Engineer and manager.
Manager in charge of SWEB’s fibre optic project.
Worked on 132kV steel lattice towers in the South-West of England and South Wales for SWEB.
British Army Royal Engineers 1994-2000
Combat Engineer, Sapper.
Worked in various countries around the World as a Plant operator & Class 1 Driver and HAZMAT
trained.
Responsible for maintenance on items such as vehicle hydraulic systems, mechanical systems,
tracked vehicles, large earth moving machines, and fast response boat’s.
Work on various engineering task such as water supply, road building, demolition, mine warfare,
bridge building and civilian aid supply.
Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering LTD 1986-1993
Engineer in VSEL working on various sea going vessels.
During a four year apprenticeship I trained in all aspects of the shipbuilding skill sections working
within tolerances of 1000th of an inch on reactor bulkheads and hull penetrations, this was mainly on
nuclear & diesel electric submarines as well as some surface vessels.