From: TMG <>
To: mnc.admin
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 12:51 AM
Subject: MRGC group 1975-1977, Radar Tech 1977-1978


Name: Tim Gooderson
Group:Marine Radio General Cert
Years:1975 (when college was new) - 1977
Later Group:Radar Technician
Years:1977-1978
Employment since 1978: I was employed with Muirheads in Beckenham since leaving college as I failed my morse code test so was unable to go to sea. As we had only been trained on hot valves & DTL/TTL circuitry it came as a bit of a surprise to encounter CMOS so it became a sharp learning curve all over again. I moved along within Muirheads for 13 years, working at supervisory levels in several differant departments before joining the service department and travelling worldwide. It came as a shock when after a short period of Muirheads being taken over by Crosfield Electronics I was made redundant.
I became self-employed for a while before answering an advert to work on engine diagnostic equipment for a company now owned by the Snap-On corporation called Sun Electric, where my interests at school in both mechanical and electronic engineering has been to my benefit.

Regards

Tim Gooderson