Career prospects UAE

Hello everyone

I am living in the UK , my career has been focused around the automotive industry for the past 20 years. I have been working in dealerships, manufacturing plants and many other places related to automotive. I have a heavy background in automotive electrics and mechanical.

I am trying to reach out to potential recruiters to find a job that is suitable for me. But unfortunately I am having no luck. I have applied for jobs in the middle east and I'm not sure why I am having no luck. Is there any advice how to go about finding a job in the UAE. Any tips or hints that I could benefit from.

Below I have put my CV to show what experience and credentials I have.


An Industrious, articulated, talented individual with strong experience in Automotive Operations Management. With proven track record in liaising directly with stakeholders in all levels and disciplines. Face-to-face customer service, serving as a prime source of contact.

Thriving in effectively keeping a balance in a high demanding pressurised environment. Ability in meeting strict timescales and insuring quality standards are adhered to, maintain regular consistency in a smooth transition throughout a business. Self-adapting making changes towards business needs with high demands, objective to maximise sales through products - services to achieve improved quality, productivity, profits, and growth. Goal setting and forecasting contributing to strategic business plan while delivering improvements in processes, productivity, and costs.

Career Highlights:

PROTECH VEHICLE FLEET SERVICING LTD (JAN 2019 – Jan 2021)
Operations Fleet Manager
    Accountable for managing the day-to-day operations of a vehicle fleet service business in which assessing customer needs and motivating staff to achieve sales, goals in a professional manner.
    Specialised in ensuring excellent customer experience to boost brand awareness and increase revenue. Develop, implement, and deliver innovative new business development strategies.
    Quality leadership with prime responsibility to ensure compliance with quality standards is at the fore front of the business that adheres to customer requirements.
     Ensure aftersales department is up to date with industry regulations and standards, provide additional support to aftersales to insure long term stability and growth.
    Organize programs for aftersales to enhance the skills and performance of individuals to reduce the risk of downtime.
    Improve commercial performance of major clients by enhanced operational efficiency techniques.
     Analysing financial information from revenues, expenditures, and cash management to ensure all operations are within budget.

BENTLEY MOTORS (JAN 2018 - DEC 2018)                                               
Manufacturing Electrical Engineer
    Reviewing the verification criteria of all existing and future Diagnostic Standards to identify the brand requirements for verification tests.
    Work with the internal and external users of Diagnostic software to implement a continual improvement feedback mechanism to find errors or gaps within the current (TCL) Test Case Library.
    Developing the test cases, including the delivery of specific projects to improve the capability of the Diagnostic Authoring and Verification tooling to improve the automation capability of the current Test Case Library.
    The assembly and testing of prototype components along with identification and reporting of electrical/electronic faults.

Successfully completed vehicle launches include:

Bentley Continental GT - Bentley Flying Spur – Bentley Bentayga – Bentley Mulsanne

MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE (JAN 2015 - DEC 2017)                                     
Manufacturing Electrical Engineer
    Electrical engineer managing issues that affect production and line side.
    Assign and evaluate ‘NML’ (New Model Launch) issues using ‘AIMs’ (Automated Issue Management System) tools.
    Provide rapid concern analysis with full root cause analysis.
    Application of ‘WERS’ (Worldwide Engineering Release System) tools to ensure complete BOM alignment for vehicle build phase requirements.
    Work within house engineers (Vehicle Configuration and Test Systems) to ensure and manage complete ‘EOL’ (End of Line) acceptance testing to establish reliability and robustness conformance for full vehicle sign off.
    Establish and develop successful working relationships with a network of local and international suppliers, test rig interfaces together with LIN/CAN Comms programming capability to a level enough to enable programming various sub type control modules and problem-solving activities.
    Maintain compliance to current worldwide PPAP and PSW legislations through negotiation with ‘STA’ (Supplier Technical Assistance) authority.
    Complete knowledge of McLaren ‘PCDS’ (Product Creation Delivery System).

Successfully completed vehicle launches include:

McLaren 570GT - McLaren 570S - McLaren 570S Spider - McLaren 600LT - McLaren 600LT Spider
McLaren 720S - McLaren 720s Spider

Arriva London (JAN 2013 – DEC 2014)   
                                                   
Irtec licensed Bus/Coach Engineer

    Perform vehicle fault diagnosis and ensuring reliability and maintenance is kept to Arriva Standards, in compliance to Vosa standards.
    Responsible for fleet of 200 public buses ensuring regular inspections and preventive maintenance is carried out to ensure long term service, reduce time and cost.
    Performed scheduled servicing and maintenance, primarily working on diesel engines, transmission, drivelines, pneumatic suspension systems, hydraulic service systems, body, and chassis.
    Assisted in the analysis of preventive maintenance, inspection findings and causes of failure offering suggestions for correction and FTT (first time through).

Jaguar & Land Rover (JAN 2012 – 2013)     

Auto Electrician 

    Undertake electrical repairs on various vehicles across production.
    Repair all electrical top trending issues.
    Maintain and repair various sub type assemblies, across chassis, engine, drivelines, interior and exterior.
    Liaise with suppliers and manufacturers on problems to achieve an efficient repair.
    Complete all documentation and receipts, including inspection sheets, and apply signoff as appropriate.
    Identify repairs required via unfair, lineside issues, and advice the service of appropriate repair.
    Ensure the early identification of weak points and introduce all necessary corrective & cohesive measures.
    Provide rapid concern analysis with full root cause analysis.

S Macneillie & Son (JAN 2010 – 2012)                                                      

Armoured Vehicle Technician
    Perform specialist upgrades for Military armoured vehicles, upkeep maintenance pre checks and adjustments on fully functional MOD vehicles.
    Knowledge of principles and processes involved in supporting contract responsibilities at an overseas facility.
    Ensure all client requirements are fulfilled for distribution of combat vehicles.
    Assist with complete combat vehicle overhaul, insure precise and accurate data allocated to each vehicle assigned for diplomat, commonwealth, UN, and other first response services.
    Provide technical advice and spot consultation on product selection for customer specific applications.

Common Skills:

•    Spot consultation skills able to drive, motivate, develop, integrate, and enhance existing methodologies.
•    Improve commercial performance of major clients by enhanced operational efficiency techniques.
•    Develop, implement, and deliver innovative new business development strategies.
•    Implementing change culture and procedures, effectively overcoming resistance to change.
•    Maintain LEAN methodologies to ensure successful project control, objectives, and deliverables.
•    Identifying re-engineered opportunities, implementing new processes and business plans.
•    Defining the strategy from top down with full responsibility for ensuring effective delivery.
•    Developing & implementing successful strategies managing staff, suppliers, equipment & budgets.
•    Conducting strategic review of processes to identify improvement opportunities.
•    Deliver strategy and vision to business groups and engineering teams to maintain collective alignment.


Professional Qualifications:

    Waltham Forest college 2006 – HNC Advance Automotive Engineering Level 5
    Waltham Forest college 2004 – IMI NVQ Automotive Light Vehicle Repair Level 3
    Waltham Forest college 2003 – IMI NVQ Automotive Light Vehicle Repair Level 2
    Gates Head College 2015 – Irtec licensed Bus & Coach Engineer Level 2
    Gates Head College 2016 - F-Gas Certification 2017

Further Information / References:

•    Full, Clean Driving Licence.
•    Complete understanding of both industrial & commercial electronics from system architecture proposals though to modular and component level engineering.
•    Passion for engineering – Keen audiophile and a freelance installer for professional theatrical and home audio entertainment solutions for both analogue and digital domains.
•    Cohesive understanding of advanced home automation solutions, i.e., Z-Wave and Zigbee for independent boiler zoning, interfacing with smart devices for example Google Home / ‘Alexa’ and the design of voice-controlled grade 5 smart alarm systems including security camera and automated lighting integration lighting integration.
•    Recognised and qualified automotive engineer with over 18 years of cross disciplined experience (design and manufacturing).
•    Home Economics, Cooking, watching films, Listening to music, DIY, Landscape Gardening.
•    Excellent references available on request.



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