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Part of the Innovations team of a company working within the Nicotine Replacement Therapy industry. Current role involves collaborating with partners and suppliers to develop products, organising internal and external testing work, and producing technical documents and test reports. Experience working on several projects as a Testing SME and have promoted improvements to product performance testing processes. Also act as Training Champion for the Mechanical Engineering team and a designated Fire Marshal.

Worked at a UKAS-accredited Materials Testing Laboratory specialising in Fracture Mechanics testing. The role predominantly involved specimen preparation, test execution and data analysis to various engineering standards (e.g. BS/DNV/ISO), with exposure to client meetings and project management. Was also responsible for the internal calibration of dimensional measuring equipment, performing annual accreditation testing, and acting as a buddy for new starters. Selected for internal development training program after two years, studying part-time and achieving a BEng degree.