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Joe Matthews

My CV

  • Education:

    Whitton School (Twickenham)
    Brooklands College (Weybridge)
    Oxford Brookes University

  • Qualifications:

    GCSE’s
    BTEC National Diploma Motorsport Engineering
    BEng (hons) Motorsport Engineering

  • Work History:

    After leaving university I worked for Crystal Ski Holidays during the winter season.
    I have worked for Sycamore Process Engineering since then, starting as a CAD Engineer and working up to my current Senior Design Engineer position

  • Current Job:

    Senior Design Engineer

  • About Me:

    I studied Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes University and now enjoy designing equipment that makes people’s favourite foods!
    I love skiing and try to go as often as I can each winter.

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    I grew up in Feltham in Greater London but now live out in the Somerset countryside.

    I enjoy food so being able to design equipment that creates a wide variety of foods is fantastic!

    After university I lived in Austria for 6-months where my day job was to act as a ski guide for tourists visiting the area.

    I am an Advanced Open Water qualified scuba diver and enjoy diving when I can.

    I am a fan of video games and can regularly be found playing Fortnite with friends.

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    I am a Senior Design Engineer within the Dairy, Food and Beverage industry. This means that I develop designs for the processes and equipment used to manufacture a wide variety of food and drinks such as cheddar cheese, chocolate, digestive biscuits, milk, soups, soft drinks and many more.

    The best bit about my job is that no two products are the same and customers are always looking for ways to improve their processes. This means no two days are the same for me and I get a huge variety of projects which allow me to seek out innovation within the design solutions.

    I’m currently working on a CIP (clean-in-place) system for a large cheese manufacturer. A CIP system is used to ensure all the food manufacturing equipment is cleaned at the end of the day and ready to make new product s tomorrow. In completing the design we have to ensure food safety standards will be adhered to and look for ways to maximise the energy efficiency of the plant to minimise it’s carbon footprint.

  • My Typical Day:

    As a manager of a team my day typically involves starting with a team meeting to check in with my team on progress and any issues they may have.
    I then assist with development of solutions to our customers requirements, this can involve completing calculations, generating conceptual drawings and generating 3D models.
    In the evening, to unwind you’ll usually find me playing on my Xbox.

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Enthusiastic, Fun, Driven

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      Motorsport/Race Engineer

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Only for talking too much in class

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Foo Fighters

      What's your favourite food?

      Pizza

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      Become a Chartered Engineer, see more of the world and get better at Skiing,

      Tell us a joke.

      I'm not lazy. I'm storing potential energy!

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