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Ross Warden

Avon

Summary

A highly motivated and skilled professional with over 13 years experience and a core background based in control and instrumentation with an association to nuclear technologies. I have spent time within the nuclear power generation, air separation and nuclear pharmaceutical industries honing my skills in heavily regulated environments. I have experience working in preventative and corrective maintenance environments, troubleshooting and fault-finding environments, site licensing and health physics as well as supervisory and leadership roles both of on-site teams and contractors.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Maintenance & Calibration Technician

Novartis
06.2023 - Current
  • Maintenance and Calibration technician directly involved in the installation, commissioning and operation of plant and instrumentation both directly and non-directly impacting pharmaceutical grade products.
  • Performed a wide range of maintenance repair activities on production equipment, central utilities systems, lab equipment and building management systems.
  • Assisted in troubleshooting and repair of utility systems such as HVAC, Cold/Warm Rooms, control systems, compressed gases, plant steam/condensate, filling line, under little to no supervision.
  • Interpreted P&IDs, equipment/system layouts, wiring diagrams, and specifications in planning and performing maintenance and repairs.
  • Supported 24x7 site-based operations to ensure KPI's and business goals are met.
  • Wrote/revised accurate operational procedures, training documents and maintenance procedures for various production and utility systems.
  • Provided radiation safety program support, responsible for calibration and functionality of all radiation detection equipment.
  • Provided responsive customer support with emphasis on customer satisfaction.
  • Performed startup and commissioning activities as required.
  • Supported and performed investigations / deviations from an engineering/maintenance perspective and help with data for timely closure of deviations and CAPAs.
  • Performed preventative and corrective maintenance on manufacturing process related equipment within a cleanroom environment.
  • Completed and provided accurate documentation, as required in cGMP operations.
  • Oversee work and provide training of less experienced maintenance technicians and/or new technicians.

Technical Advice Engineer

EDF Energy
07.2018 - 10.2019
  • Lead cross functional team in complex and routine troubleshooting activities.
  • Created, managed and executed complex scopes of work with focus on on time execution and budget control.
  • Interacted on all levels with stakeholders on technical fault finding and troubleshooting investigations for complex/ emergent equipment reliability issues.
  • Provided technical support and assistance to Operations department to support safe and reliable generation.
  • Lead technicians in maintenance and fault finding activities.
  • Act as a field supervisor for contract partners during the execution of work packages.
  • Specify and execute high quality work packages and quality plans for emergent and investigative activities.
  • Support asset ownership, departmental and site excellence and station business plans.
  • Leading and driving plant modifications to address equipment reliability and obsolescence.
  • Conduct and participate in plant walk downs and performance monitoring.
  • Actively participate in cross departmental/functional technical delivery teams.
  • Flexibility to support emergent issues out with normal working hours.
  • Wrote, reviewed and edited technical document in accordance with template requirements.

Instrument Operations Technician

Messer Americas
02.2022 - 06.2023
  • Instrument Operations Technician responsible for maintenance, breakdown repair and the safe and reliable operation of an ASU plant under FDA medical licensing.
  • Experienced on equipment including but not limited to; cryogenic distillation, molsieve beds, Nitrogen liquification units, expansion turbines, cooling towers and pumps, chemical dosing and cryogenic storage and loading.
  • Responsible for the continued safe operation of an industrial air separation plant to include preventative and corrective maintenance.
  • Completed routine activities in an FDA regulated environment including instrument calibrations, analyzer calibrations and general periodic plant inspections.
  • Identified, investigated and repaired mechanical, electrical, instrument, PLC and process issues in a timely manner to help achieve business goals.
  • Carried out field supervisor duties for contract partners including specifying work, analyzing bid packages and supervising work in the field.

Control & Instrumentation Maintenance Tech

EDF
08.2012 - 02.2021
  • Maintenance technician involved in the routine and breakdown maintenance of systems associated with nuclear power, power generation, transmission, feed and condensate and safety circuits.
  • Qualified in troubleshooting and technical fault finding whilst also carrying out preventative maintenance tasks within a diverse team.
  • Lead technician involved in the maintenance of control and instrumentation equipment on both turbine and reactor systems to a high standard in support of equipment reliability (including chemical analysis equipment).
  • To support flexible working arrangements during plant outages (shifts & weekend working).
  • Troubleshooting, fault finding and rectification of emergent defects and on plant systems associated with a nuclear power plant.
  • Liaising with TAG, Engineering system owners & Outage/Work Management in order to deliver effective maintenance plans on time.
  • Leading and driving EC and Plant upgrade tasks in accordance with approved industry standards in conjunction with System Owners.
  • Proficient in the use of work management systems for control of work including currently completing my Work Specifier mentor guide.
  • Responsible for ensuring safety (nuclear, industrial and environmental) is the priority.
  • Completing walk downs of work order tasks in order to achieve desired work task outcomes.
  • Working within multi-disciplined teams in order to achieve station maintenance and business plans.
  • Technical engagement with relevant persons (Engineering) in order to resolve plant defects.
  • Aiding DART in the rectification of emergent defects when required.
  • Mentoring of apprentices and in-experienced tradesmen on MSR systems.
  • Fulfillment of an on call designated emergency scheme role which includes search and rescue qualifications (e.g. Recognized BA training, Confined space training etc.)

Education

Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

The Open University
01-2026

HNC - Measurement & Control

Forth Valley College
06.2016

Skills

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Supervisory Skills
  • Project Management
  • Equipment repairs
  • Quality control procedures
  • Calculating tolerances
  • Maintenance logs
  • Root-cause analysis
  • ISO standards
  • Calibration

Certification

  • Measurement and Control NFPA
  • 70E Qualified Electrical Worker
  • CCST Level I
  • PLC Fundamentals

Timeline

Maintenance & Calibration Technician

Novartis
06.2023 - Current

Instrument Operations Technician

Messer Americas
02.2022 - 06.2023

Technical Advice Engineer

EDF Energy
07.2018 - 10.2019

Control & Instrumentation Maintenance Tech

EDF
08.2012 - 02.2021

Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

The Open University

HNC - Measurement & Control

Forth Valley College

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