Summary
Samuel Smith is an Apprentice Rolling Stock Technician with eight years of hands-on technical experience, combining a solid foundation in electrical and electronics engineering with practical depot-level work at South Western Railway. He has developed strengths in fault diagnostics, system inspections, and mid-life overhauls while earning Merit-level rail engineering qualifications and contributing to fleet management and scheduling. Prior experience as a Junior Technical Engineer at Chillblast sharpened his system-building, hardware troubleshooting, and Windows deployment skills, which he continues to apply through independent web, server, and network hosting projects. Passionate about continuous learning, he’s begun integrating AI tools to create performance-driven solutions for operational railway environments. Adaptable and creative, Samuel also brings practical experience from theatrical tech and photography, underscoring an ability to solve problems across technical and creative domains.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
EAL Level 3 Diploma, Rail Engineering Technician Knowledge (Traction and Rolling Stock), Merit, EAL Level 3 Diploma, Rail Engineering Technician Knowledge (Traction and Rolling Stock), Merit at Fareham College
Level 3 BTEC, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Merit, Level 3 BTEC, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Merit at Bournemouth and Poole College