Dene Walsh

Highly motivated mechanical engineering technician with four year’s experience working on F-35B stealth fighter jets. Based at RAF Marham I enabled the smooth operation and maintenance of the UK’s F35B fleet aircraft. 

2019 - 2024
Air Engineering Technician • Royal Navy
207 Squadron - Conducted mechanical maintence duties such as flight inspections (before and after flight inspections), scheduled maintence, routine maintence and marshalling aircraft.

Wheel and Tyre Bay – Conducted maintenance on aircraft wheel hubs such as remove and replace wheel assembly components including inflation valves, safety valves, O-ring seals, heat shields and high temperature indicating plugs.
Performed visual inspections on aircraft wheel hubs to ensure no defects. If defects are within damage limitations repair were preformed such as blending impact damage, cleaning, tape marking before applying primer and topcoat paint. Both primer and topcoat paint were carcinogenic, so forced air masks and PPE were used). Performed inflation and pressure checks on refurbished aircraft wheels.

Sept 2018 – Oct 2018
Fitters mate • Weir Group
Assisted mechanical fitters at Dungeness B nuclear power station in various tasks including carrying tools, materials, serviceable/unserviceable components and supporting the installation of serviceable components in a prompt and safe manner.

2009 - 2019
Café assistant/Supervisor • West Lothian leisure
My roles as a café assistant were to serve customers at the tills, perform cleaning duties such as washing plates, kitchen surfaces, cooking appliances and food court tables and floor. As a supervisor the responsibilities were to handle the end of shift finance to be double checked by the facility manager.

B.Eng Energy and Environmental Engineering