Profile
Nicholas Shipley
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About Me:
Hello, I’m Nick. I was born in Hull but now live in York with my family. I’m an Aircraft Engineer in the Royal Air Force.
I enjoy lots of different sports, especially Football and Rugby League.
I keep myself fit by doing lots of running and love taking my dog out for a walk.
I have 3 children so enjoy playing games and building Lego.
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I watch lots of different films. I have an 8 year old son so we watch lots of animation films..our favourite films are The Cars films and both SING 1 and SING 2.
My son plays both football and rugby so i enjoy watching him play.
As a family, we run parkrun each week to keep fit and met new friends.
I support Liverpool football club and in Rugby I support Hull FC and the York Women’s Team ..York Valkyrie.
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My pronouns are:
He/him
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My Work:
Chief Technician in the Royal Air Force as an Aircraft Engineer. I also enjoy supporting students at different events as a STEM Ambassador.
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As a Chief Technician, I’m a manager of the Electronic Warfare for different platforms.
This means producing information for different Aircraft, Helicopters and Ships, so that they have the right information displayed in the cockpit/or on computers, to make the right decisions to avoid danger at the right times.
As a STEM ambassador I’ve been involved in building rocket cars, Flying aircraft which drop parachutes with eggs in and exploring Space Capsule Materials, where I got to see the SOYUZ module spacecraft that brought Tim Peake back from Space at the National Railway Museum in York.
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My Typical Day:
I wake up around 06.30 am and have my breakfast, normally Weetabix and a drink of water and a cup of tea or coffee.
I walk to work, as I live on the Royal Air Force Station during the week, and arrive at 07:30 am. I will have a meeting to discuss what work is required, then I will speak to everyone in my different teams before having lunch.
In the afternoon, I will see how the work is progressing, if anything needs checking and progressing to the next stage, before going home at 4:30pm.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would give students the opportunity (in different groups) to visit various STEM attractions to explore what each one has to offer.
I would then get them to complete a Project, to design, build and test their favourite STEM activity from the attraction they visited and present it to their fellow students.
This would involve explaining (like a dragons den style) what their activity does and what subjects they have used in their project (i.e. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths not forgetting Art) to make it as unusual and stand out from the other teams.
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Education:
I attended Malet Lambert Secondary School in Hull.
A attended an Engineering training centre to build up my Engineering knowledge and skills along with Hull College to develop my learning and gaining engineering qualifications.
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Qualifications:
GCSE’s including Science, Design and Technology, Maths, English, Art and PE.
Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship whilst also studying and completing a National Certificate qualification.
City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 Aeronautical Aircraft Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering HND Level 5.
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Work History:
I started working at Morrisons supermarket – i worked there for extra money and develop social and personnel skills.
After building up my knowledge and skills at College i worked for British Aerospace/BAe Systems – as an aircraft electrician.
I enjoyed working on aircraft and wanted to travel the world so I joined the Royal Air Force.
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Current Job:
Nearly 21 Years in the Royal Air Force as an Aircraft Avionics Engineer working on different aircraft during my time but now working in Electronic Warfare.
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Employer:
Royal Air Force
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Happy Sporting Engineer
What did you want to be after you left school?
Electrician and also I wanted to fix TV's (They were a lot bigger when i was younger than they are now).
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Not really
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
I wasn't really sure but i like counting money so i guess an Accountant.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Oasis
What's your favourite food?
Chicken Curry and chips although eating Fish and Chips on a Friday is a must!!
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
1.To keep Learning/Developing, 2.Belief in yourself (Try new things outside my comfort zone) 3.Inspire Others
Tell us a joke.
Why did the mobile phone go to school?.........Because it was the perfect “APP-tunity” to unlock its potential!
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