I went to school til 6th year working at Glasgow Airport weekends, went to Glasgow University to do a BEng Hons Manufacturing
Systems with Electronics while still working at the airport, finished that and then I started my first real job at William Patons in Johnstone
as an Industrial Engineer worked there for 2 and a half years and from there I moved to Boots Contract Manufacturing in Airdrie as an Industrial
Engineer got made redundant 4 and a half years later at which time I went to Paisley university to do a Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology. Check out my work page for more up to date details about my employment history.
Anyway on with the story. I have added in the work details onto a separate file for speed and efficiency. Use the menu below to navigate through
| Paisley University | Glasgow Caledonian University | Secondary Education | Work Experience |
After leaving Boots I studied for a Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology at Paisley University. I passed!!
Year 1 results.
| Subject | Grade | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Database Systems | B2 | 2001 |
| Systems Analysis | B1 | 2001 |
| Business Information Technology Systems | B1 | 2001 |
| Software Development | B1 | 2001 |
| - | - | - |
| Networking Principles and Strategy | B1 | 2002 |
| Web Development | B2 | 2002 |
| Software Design and Testing Principles | C1 | 2002 |
| Object Oriented Software Implementation | B2 | 2002 |
| Grade | Mark |
|---|---|
| A | 70-100 per cent |
| B1 | 60-69 per cent |
| B2 | 50-59 per cent |
| C1 | 40-49 per cent |
After leaving school I gained my BEng Hons Manufacturing Systems and Electronics at Glasgow Cali although I had applied and started Glasgow College. In second year it changed to Glasgow Polytechnic and by the time I came to graduate it was a university 2.2 Final Grade! Bonus result.
Year 1 results.
| Subject | Grade | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Mechanical | 8 | 1990 |
| Mech Electronic Systems | 4 | 1990 |
| Physical Science and Manufacturing | 5 | 1990 |
| Communication and Industrial Studies | 8 | 1990 |
| Computer Systems | 5 | 1990 |
| Mathematics | 6 | 1990 |
Year 2 results 1st Diet.
| Subject | Grade | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Electrical / Electronic Engineering | 10 (RW) | 1991 |
| Engineering Design and Analysis | 5 | 1991 |
| Instrumentation | 8 | 1991 |
| Manufacture and Materials Technology | 6 | 1991 |
| Engineering Design and Analysis | 5 | 1991 |
| Organisational Management | 8 | 1991 |
| Computer Systems | 10 (CW) | 1991 |
| Mathematics | 6 | 1991 |
Year 2 bad bad time. (RW) is a rework of the exam. Basically you get the exam home and redo ALL questions. Pass mark was around 75%. (CW) is resit coursework but I got through it.
Year 3 results.
| Subject | Grade | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Power Electronics | 6 | 1992 |
| Engineering Design and Analysis | 7 | 1992 |
| Control | 8 | 1992 |
| Manufacture and Materials Technology | 7 | 1992 |
| Business Operations | 7 | 1992 |
| Computer Systems | 4 | 1992 |
| Casework Studies | 4 | 1992 |
Year 4 - 4.5 results.
Year 4 started Oct 92 and finished Dec 93 with all 8 exams in May 92. Project was handed in Dec 93.
| Subject | Grade | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Business Operations II | 4 | 1993 |
| Software Engineering and Computing | 8 | 1993 |
| Operations Management | 6 | 1993 |
| Casework Studies | 6 | 1993 |
| Manufacturing Systems | 5 | 1993 |
| Control and Automation | 6 | 1993 |
| Process Systems and Materials | 6 | 1993 |
| Design For Manufacture | 6 | 1993 |
| - | - | - |
| Project | 6 | Dec 1993 |
| Grade | Mark |
|---|---|
| 1 | 75-100 per cent |
| 2 | 70-74 per cent |
| 3 | 65-69 per cent |
| 4 | 60-64 per cent |
| 5 | 55-59 per cent |
| 6 | 50-54 per cent |
| 7 | 45-49 per cent |
| 8 | 40-44 per cent |
| 9 | 35-39 per cent |
| 10 | 34 or less |
My first Secondary School was Braidfield High School in Clydebank and I was there for about a year and a half. My folks moved and took me with them so I then started at Boclair Academy in Bearsden where I studied through to sixth year. Below is listed my exam results and a couple of what can only be described as mis-cues.
| Subject | Grade | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic | Ordinary | 1 | 1987 |
| Chemistry | Ordinary | 2 | 1987 |
| English | Ordinary | 2 | 1987 |
| Geography | Ordinary | 1 | 1987 |
| Latin | Ordinary | 3 | 1987 |
| Mathematics | Ordinary | 1 | 1987 |
| Physics | Ordinary | 1 | 1987 |
| Technical Drawing | Ordinary | 4 | 1987 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Accounting | Ordinary | 1 | 1989 |
| Classical Studies | Ordinary | 2 | 1989 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chemistry | Higher | B | 1988 |
| English | Higher | D | 1988 |
| Mathematics | Higher | B | 1988 |
| Physics | Higher | B | 1988 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Mathematics | CSYS | B | 1989 |
| Grade | Mark |
|---|---|
| A | 70-100 per cent |
| B | 60-69 per cent |
| C | 50-59 per cent |
| D | 40-49 per cent |
| - | - |
| 1 | 77-100 per cent |
| 2 | 65-77 per cent |
| 3 | 50-64 per cent |
| 4 | 40-49 per cent |
| 5 | 30-39 per cent |