Profile
Parwinder Hothi
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About Me:
I live with my family just outside of London. I am a systems engineer and proud mum of two children. I love to read, sing, dance and eat delicious food.
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My pronouns are:
she/her
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My Work:
I am a systems engineer at Johnson Matthey. My role involves working with lots of different people, between Design stage and large scale manufacture of the catalysts.
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My Typical Day:
After dropping my children off to school, I log in for work at 9am. Most of my morning involves speaking with different teams about projects to support new catalyst designs moving into our Plants (factories). I would then stop for lunch and may go for a walk. After lunch, I spend my time working on improving systems and processes. This can include running workshops with colleagues from different teams, creating process maps (diagrams) to show how a process moves from one step to another and some time to plan tasks for the next day. My working day finishes at 4pm.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would love to donate the money to a local school so that they can improve their onsite STEM facilities.
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Education:
I went to a local primary and secondary school in East London. After school I stayed on to complete A levels at the Sixth Form.
Following that, I went on to study for a degree at UCL (University College London)
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Qualifications:
9 A-C grade GCSEs
3 A-levels in Maths, Chemistry and Biology
MSCi Chemistry 2.1
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Work History:
While studying, I worked part-time in a department store café and in Woolworths (Entertainment department).
I have been working for my current employer for over 18 years but have changed roles many times. I have worked in Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics (Warehousing and Shipping), Data Analysts roles and now in Engineering.
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Current Job:
Senior Transfer Engineer (Systems)
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Employer:
Johnson Matthey
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
A teacher
Were you ever in trouble at school?
No
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
I would be teaching
Who is your favourite singer or band?
I like lots of different types of music, so difficult to choose
What's your favourite food?
Thai food
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To read more. To spend more time outdoors. To be more adventurous.
Tell us a joke.
Why can't you trust atoms? They make everything up!
 
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