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James Charnock
Curriculum Vitae
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Education:
Crompton House CE Secondary School and Sixth Form (Oldham), University College London
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Qualifications:
GCSEs – Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Music, Religious Studies, IT, French. GCE Maths, Biology, Physics, Psychology. MEng Civil Engineering.
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Work History:
Hospitality: Hungry Horse, University Bars, Fine Dining, Events in conference centres, festivals and hotels.
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Current Job:
Graduate Engineer
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Employer:
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About Me
A Civil Engineer in training working for the UK railway. Discovering all there is to know about how our railway works from operations to maintenance and improvement of the system infrastructure.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Adventurous, strong-minded, passionate.
What's the best thing you've done in your career?
Developed a system using mobile phone data to show how people move in large railway station environments.
What or who inspired you to follow your career?
Did lots of design an build activities as a child (K-NEX, Lego). Handy at fixing things around the home.
What was your favourite subject at school?
Maths
What did you want to be after you left school?
Civil Engineer
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Once for answering my phone during class.
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
French horn player on the West End.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
The East Pointers, Folk Music Group from Prince Edward Island, Canada
What's your favourite food?
Chips and curry sauce.
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Freestyle bungy jumping in Queenstown, New Zealand
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Know all there is to know about everything, reverse the effects of climate change, be able to speak a foreign language
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