Employer: Doncasters Bramah

Course of Study: BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering Design

Current: Lead Engineer manufacturing prototype exhaust casings for the Joint Strike Fighter Liftsystem. Hobbies include cycling, climbing, historic wargaming, brewing, song writing and a 1972 VW campervan.

Apprenticeship: Prototype Sheet Metal Worker at Park Sheet Metal Co Ltd, Coventry.

Employer: Weir Strachan & Henshaw

Course of Study: MEng Mechanical Engineering - University of Leeds

Current: Establishing and developing a new regional design office in West Cumbria to contract within the Nuclear Decommissioning Market. Married to Rachel, with a young son, Jude. Enjoy swimming on a regular basis, training with Cockermouth Swimming Club and continue to compete at County level. An active committee member of the British Nuclear Energy Society, Cumbria Branch.

Apprenticeship: Mechanical Technician with Davy McKee (now Aker Kvaerner), Stockton-on-Tees.

Employer: Sony Semiconductor

Course of Study: B.Eng (Hons) Electronic Engineering

Post Graduate Studies: OU Technology Management - Operation Management (MBA Module)

Current: Leading an IC design team (hardware and software) located at several sites around the world. Application area is mobile TV. Married to Alyson. Hobbies include digital landscape photography, hill and coast walking, cycling and a keen interest in the history of technology, particularly domestic valve-based radio receivers.

Apprenticeship: Electronics Technician with Rediffusion Flight Simulation, Crawley.

Employer: Ioko365 Ltd - An IT Consultancy

Course of Study: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Post Graduate Studies: OU Professional Diploma in Management Studies

Current: Busy with family life, two young children and a lovely wife. Hobbies include photography, travel and historic war novels.

Apprenticeship: GEC Avionics. Following this I moved to NatWest Bank and spent 10 years in IT culminating as a Programme Manager. Since then I have worked in Project and Programme Management for a number of consultancy companies.

Employer: e2v technologies

Course of Study: BEng in Physical Electronic Engineering

Post Graduate Studies: PhD (Total Technology) University of Aston, Birmingham
MIEE, C.Eng
MInstP, C.Phys
MIEEE

Current: Presently responsible for the management of strategic projects and major contracts at e2v technologies, Lincoln. Projects encompass microwave module components for Eurofighter Typhoon, the qualification and production start-up of an electronic safety arming and initiation device (ESAID) for a missile application, along with the development of high-energy electro-optical components and high-power RF sub-systems. Honorary Treasurer and Trustee of the Whitworth Society, 1997 to present. Married to Gwyneth presently bringing up a son, Samuel.

Apprenticeship: Electrical technician apprenticeship with English Electric Valve Co. (EEV), Lincoln & Chelmsford, UK.