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About Me
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As you have probably gathered
from the Home page, I am Robert Burke and I live in Tamworth,
Staffordshire England.
I have created this site to log my hobbies and things I have done
throughout my fairly varied career. I thought it would be
good to
share the experience's I have gained (and I am still learning) to help
and encourage others who have similar interests and ideas. |
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Interests
I suppose the thing that has always interested me the most, is making
things. The satisfaction gained from having a tangible object or
drawing that you have created, that’s then appreciated by
others
is immense. The opportunities for anyone to be creative are boundless,
whether it is simply whittling a simple wooden ornament, sketching
something that interests you or designing and building a complex
machine. The limitations are only down to how much effort you want to
expend, learning how to do what's needed for you to achieve your goal.
It’s having the belief that with time and persistence you
will
reach a satisfactory conclusion.
Making things has now spilled over into the virtual world of 3D design,
with the creation of models and components without the grease, swarfe
and sawdust. Making tangible solid components now only needs committing
to after the model is proven on the computer. Though experienced in
several drawing packages, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Paint Shop Pro and Gimp
to name a few, my main interest is in Blender, which once you get to
know its capabilities offers phenomenally more possibilities to be
creative than any other program I have used.
Career In Brief
My working career started with an engineering
apprenticeship with Cincinnati
Milacron,
learning a broad range of engineering disciplines and qualifying as a
Machine Tool Fitter. Since completing the apprenticeship I have worked
as a maintenance fitter for the local water authority, managed the
maintenance team of a large aluminium foundry and had several roles
within a leading Building Products Manufacturer.
As Technical Manager I have developed my design skills and been
responsible for the development of chimney and cladding systems.
Learning AutoCAD and Solidworks has helped with design, but having a
good engineering grounding with Cincinnati was invaluable. A more
recent change has been the development of graphic skills vital to the
completion of Technical Manuals and literature. This area of work has
snowballed as I have become more conversant with Blender, the Open
Source creative suite. Technical writing and graphics is an area where
I intend to further develop my skills. Maybe one day I will be able to
make a living from Technical Graphics?
For the UK Chimney Industry I am President of the BFCMA
and represent the UK on a number of European Standards "Chimney working
groups". Other than my companies Technical Literature I have written
various Industry Guides and numerous articles for the trade press.
If you are interested in anything I can do, or have
done in the past, or have any comments or improvements you can suggest
for this site, please contact me via the link at the bottom
of
this page. |
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All Content © 2007 - 2013 Robert Burke, unless otherwise stated.
Please contact me if you would like to use any of this content.
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