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Lorraine tell us, how did you come to work here?
Growing up locally in West Berkshire I remember being intrigued by the “silver donut” in the Oxfordshire countryside. It wasn’t until my undergraduate MSci Physics degree at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), that I discovered Diamond Light Source and the impressive synchrotron accelerator complex within.
Read more...What’s your professional background and how did you come to work at Diamond?
I graduated in 1990 with a computer aided engineering (CAE) degree from Staffordshire University. This course included two industrial placements – the first in an engineering design office, and the second in a production engineering and manufacturing environment. In my final year, I chose to follow the CAE route and study subjects like computer aided design (CAD), computer aided manufacture (CAM), robotics, and finite element analysis (FEA) packages.
Read more...What’s your professional background and how did you first become interested in this field?
I’ve always been fascinated by engineering because it requires problem solving skills and it provides a wide range of opportunities, which is what led me to opt for Automation and Control Engineering at the University of Havana. After completing my degree I started working as an Electrical Design Engineer, which gave me a good understanding of the field.
What’s your professional background and how did you first become interested in this field?
I left school at 16 and joined the AWE apprenticeship scheme. I spent four years doing an Advanced Apprenticeship in Mechanical Maintenance, going to Newbury College to gain a HND in Mechanical Engineering. I out-turned into site maintenance as a Fitter where I spent four years maintaining and fault finding a wide range of nuclear plant and equipment. In 2013 I was posted to an imbedded maintenance team working on a specialist high hazard nuclear facility and in 2014 was promoted to Maintenance Supervisor.
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