Dean Nicholls has over 30 years of experience in welding, fabrication, maintenance, and logistics roles. He has worked at nuclear power plants and held various roles including welder, forklift driver, courier owner, and hall porter. Nicholls has extensive skills in welding techniques like MIG and TIG as well as certifications in safety, first aid, forklift operation, and more. Currently he works as an assistant technician at a nuclear power plant assisting with repairs and maintenance.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
DEAN NICHOLLS
1A Castle Hill, Beccles , Suffolk. NR34 7BQ
07551596022 & 01502349474
Bikepower@hotmail.co.uk
PROFILE
I consider myself as an experienced person who is creative and flexible with limitless initiative, energy
and drive. I have excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively handle multiple
responsibilities. I am willing to undertake new challenges with an intelligent and experienced approach.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Effective communicator
• Work effectively under pressure
• Strong organisational skills
• Team player, but can work equally well using own initiative
SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENT
• MIG and TIG apprenticeship (British Aerospace Australia)
• Manual Handling course
• First aid course
• Highways agency motorway pass
• Highways agency safety pass
• SIA Door supervisor Level 2
• Forklift licence (B1 counter balanced)
• High school diploma (HSE)
• CPC driver qualified 7.5tonne
• Foreign material exclusion (FME) (Sizewell B) (Hinckley point B)
• Radiation controlled areas (RCA) (Sizewell B) (Hinckley point B)

2. • Entry controlled areas and dress-out(ECA) (Sizewell B) (Hinckley point B)
• Hot work Fire watcher (Sizewell B) (Hinckley point B)
• RO HU Training (Sizewell B) (Hinckley point B)
• Confined space guardian (Sizewell B) (Hinckley point B)
• 2014 Nuclear clearance (Sizewell B) ( Hinckley point B)
• EDF Energy (Safety Harness Trained ) (Sizewell B)
• CCNSG ECITB SAFETY PASSPORT
• CTC (Counter Terrorism Checked) 2015
CAREER SYNOPSIS
ASSISTANT TECHNICIAN - FITTERS MATE – RIGGERS MATE
EDF Energy, Dungeness B , Kent
April 19th
– Present day
Currently working as Assistant Tech to mechanical engineering, assisting in replacing new parts on
gas circulators at Dungeness B nuclear power station,And General maintenance to machinery.Also
assisting riggers in breakdown and installation of key nuclear mechanical machinery.
EDF Energy,Hinckley point , somerset
Feb 10th
– April 8th
2015
Currently working for EDF Energy at Hinckley point B Nuclear Power Station. Tasks are Hot Works
also confined space guardian.firewatcher /FME (Foreign material exclusion guardian) working in RCA
HOT WORKS FIREWATCHER - FOREIGN MATERIAL EXCLUSION - CONFINED
SPACE GUARDIAN
EDF Energy, Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station, Leiston
Oct. 2014 – 23rd
Nov.2014
Worked for EDF Energy at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station. Tasks are Hot Works firewatcher/FME
(Foreign material exclusion guardian) working in radiation controlled areas (RCA), also confined space
guardian.
DRIVER 7.5 TONNE DRIVER - LABOURER
E T Webster – Preservation in Action, Blythburgh, Suffolk
May 2014 – OCT 2014
Currently working for a local builder, building and restoring ancient barns throughout the UK ,
Driving counter balanced forklifts B1 and 7.5 tonne lorry delivering and collecting building materials
also clearing building sites that we are working on.

3. MIG WELDER
Loddon Engineering, Loddon, Norfolk
June 2013 – April 2014
Worked at loddon Engineering as a MIG Welder, manufacturing from detailed drawings to produce
high class horse stables for the rich and famous. I also do onsite fitting when needed.
HALL PORTER
Adnams Plc, Swan Hotel, Southwold
July 2012 – June 2013
I worked at the swan hotel Southwold as a hall porter/maintenance person, dealing with the general
public who stay at the hotel, any maintenance works needed around the hotel i attend to promptly.
INCIDENT SUPPORT UNIT (ISU)
Balfour Beatty Mott Macdonald, Battle, East Sussex
Sept 2009 to June 1st
2012
Travelling to accidents and emergencies to help police and emergency services, to clear accident sites
and repair barriers and street furniture with MIG and TIG welding, also loading our vehicle with plant
in depot with counter balanced forklifts.
RAILWAY WORKER - MIG TIG WELDER – LIGHTING ENGINEER
Torrent Trackside, Aylesford, Kent
March 2006 - June 2009
Delivering hired plant and working on rail of a night setting up lighting for jobs, also MIG and TIG
welding on machinery, also loading Lorries with hired plant on counter balanced forklifts.
COURIER OWNER - DRIVER
Cranbrook, Kent
Feb 2004-Mar 2006
Managing my own business
Securing contracts for the growth of the business, working within UK and Europe.
CENTRE LATHE OPERATIVE
Cranden Diamond Products, Benenden, Kent
Oct 2002-Feb 2004
Trained on CNC Lathes, mass producing diamond coated products, loading vehicles with forklift
(counter balanced) ready for European dispatch.
DRAYMAN
Scottish Courage, Maidstone, Kent
Sept 2000-Oct 2002
Delivering beer and spirits throughout the South East, loading lorries on counter balanced forklifts

4. DRAYMAN
Greene King, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
June 1997-Sept 2000
Trained as a drayman delivering beer and spirits to landlords throughout the South East, also worked
in the warehouse booking out and loading vehicles for dispatch, counter balanced fork lift driver also.
HEAD WELDER
Weller Wheels, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Aug 1990-June 1997
Welder in MIG and TIG manufacturing racing wheels for Van Demon racing cars amongst other
projects with the MOD. forklift driver(counter balance)
STEEL FABRICATOR
JCC engineering, Crowborough, East Suffolk
Welder/Fabricator MIG and TIG - Steel Erector – Site forklift driver
Steel fabricator-Welder MIG-TIG
General Motors, Elizabeth, South Australia
June 1987-Sept 1988
Working on the production line building door frames for the Holdens commodore welding hinges
into centre pillars and front panels, also manufacturing aluminium brackets for the same vehicle as
well as working on other products which require MIG and TIG welding, Forklift driver South Australia
EDUCATION
Paralowie High School
Adelaide
South Australia
English - PASS Maths - PASS Physical Education - PASS
Science - PASS Geography - PASS Photography - PASS