ANDREW WALLS                       Glendoo,
                                                                        Killakee,
                                                                        Rathfarnham,
                                                                        Dublin 16,
                                                                        Ireland.

                                                                        Phone: (01) 4931875
                                                                        Mobile: 086 8430143
                                                                        E-mail: andrew_walls_3@hotmail.com

EDUCATION

2004 – 2005 Postgraduate

Taking a part time after working hours postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering in Trinity college Dublin in the coming academic year. The course aim’s to give a basic grounding in the main Environmental subjects of water and waste water treatment, Air quality, noise, solid and toxic waste management, monitoring and control and impact studies and risk analysis.    

1998 – 2002 Third Level

                        Mechanical Engineering Degree.

                        University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4.                                               

                        BE Degree in Mechanical Engineering, “2^nd class honours, grade 2”

The main subjects are as follows.
o     Dynamics and Mechanics of materials.
o     Thermodynamics and fluids.
o     Electrical and Electronic engineering.
o     Production engineering and metallurgy.
o     Computer aided engineering and control systems.
o     Basic physics, chemistry and computer science.
o     Accounting, economics and basic law.
o     Ongoing practical work.
o     Final year aerodynamic project.
 

09/ 2002 GRE

                        (Graduate Record Exam)

                        Score = 1810.

            1992 – 1998 Secondary

                        Terenure College, Dublin 6W.

                        Leaving Cert 1998

                        Nine subjects sat, 585 points. 

EMPLOYMENT

            17/09/2003 – 02/05/2004

                        Volunteer aid work, Lusaka, Zambia, Southern Africa.

                        Donor: Power of Love Foundation, 11626 Alderidge Lane, San Diego,

                                    CA 92131, USA.

I spent a total of 8 months in Zambia working with two orphan projects part funded by the above donor. My work for both the orphan projects was to oversee the design of buildings need for the daily running of the projects.

            Reference available.

09/12/2002 – 21/03/2003

            Customer Service Representative Position.
            Tourism Holding Limited.
            36 Richard Pearse Drive, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand.

            Reference available. 

2000 – 2002

            College summer employment.
            Irish Ferries Ltd.
            PO Box 19, Ferryport, Alexandra Road, Dublin 1.
 

            Reference available.

02/06/1999 – 10/09/1999

            Summer Employment.
            Concrete Pipes Limited (Part of the Readymix Group)
            Maudins, Naas, Co. Killdare.

My time at concrete pipes was spent working with semi automatic pipe making machines in the production of small to very large sewerage pipes and manhole shafts. Part of my job was to quality check rejected pipes and to use forklift equipment to load and unload trucks. The factory in Naas is one of the biggest in the country and supplied many of the building projects both around Dublin and also the rest of Ireland including Northern Ireland. 

            Reference available.

QUALIFICATIONS/ACHIEVEMENTS

• Full clean driver’s licence.
• Keyboard skills course 1998.
• Sea survival, crowd control, basic first aid, basic fire fighting Cert.’s.
• Worked and travelled in New Zealand for 7 months and held a New Zealandworking visa.
• Worked in Zambia for 8 months and held a Zambian work visa.
• Achieved top of my college class in first year engineering and won a scholarship for my second year.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

            Athletics           Competed in both track and field events.
                                    Competed in many all Ireland competitions.

Sailing              A Member of Bray Sailing Club.
                        Sail and race both dinghies and cruisers.

 Mountaineering

                        A member of UCD Mountaineering Club.
A member of MCI, the main mountaineering organisation in
Ireland.A committee member of UCD mountaineering Club, Treasurer.
My Role as a committee member was to organise the finances of the club to pay for the clubs trips and to allow for the purchase of the necessary climbing equipment, all of which had to be done on a limited budget. Other roles included organising and leading weekends away hikes and climbing trips.

Cycling            I have cycled extensively throughout Ireland and Zambia.

Photography            I have taken up amateur photography, which combines very well with my hobbies and my interest. Working abroad gives me the opportunity to photograph varying landscapes and cultures.  

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