Profile
Sarah Beasley
My CV
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Education:
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College – 2001-2006, Worcester Sixth Form College 2006-2008, University of Bath 2009-2012
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Qualifications:
A/AS-Levels: Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, French. Degree: BSc (Hons) Physics
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Work History:
QinetiQ Malvern, Bristol, Boscombe Down.
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Current Job:
Avionics and Mission Systems Engineer: Sensors
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I work as an Avionics Engineer on military aircraft. At the moment I’m working on the Merlin helicopter to ensure it is able to defend itself from enemy attack during combat. At my company we test aircraft which have been modified to make sure they’re safe to fly and won’t suddenly fall out of the sky. We make recommendations to the Ministry of Defence to let them know about the major risks and how we could go about solving any problems to prevent accidents happening.
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My Typical Day:
My days are a little variable to have a typical day…
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My role includes going from being on board a military helicopter to being at my desk writing about it. I can get involved with any point along the process depending on when I join the project, so we could be in the ideas stage, deciding how we can solve the customer’s problem, or we could be in the exciting bit, which is actually flying and testing the aircraft; it’s pretty variable.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would spend it on materials to run events at any schools that will have me.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Joker, logical, ambitious.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes, but we could usually bribe our way out of detentions using Mars bars (don’t tell your teachers I said that).
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I have guilty pleasures such as Taylor Swift, ranging through to icelandic bands like Sigur Ros.
What's your favourite food?
Macaroni cheese!
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
I wish I’d tried harder at university. I wish I could win loads of money so I could: a) have loads of dogs and keep them in my awesome house with their own rooms, b) fund people to come and teach me new stuff about Physics in an interesting way, c) go and see more of the world. Third wish…That I could have some sort of amazing super power like flying.
Tell us a joke.
There were two sausages in a pan. One said to the other, “Jeez, it’s hot in here.” The other replied, “Oh my gosh, a talking sausage!”
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