Profile
Paul Dove
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About Me:
I live in Surrey but originally come from Leeds. I am a semi-retired Research & Development leader who now does a bit of consulting as a side hustle. I am a keen golfer, support a couple of charities and love cooking.
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My pronouns are:
he/him
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My Work:
I am a semi-retired developer of new products for consumers. I also worked in Quality Assurance before retiring.
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I have spent over 30 years in industry developing new products and packaging for consumers. I have been lucky in travelling the world to learn about how consumers use products and then develop new solutions that make their lives better.
I have been able to develop many new products such as:
- Bars of soap!
- Shower gels
- Skin creams
- Fine Fragrances (think Hugo Boss :))
- Drugs to make people not feel sick (Pepto Bismol)
- Drugs to help people with IBS (use of probiotics)
- New products made with oats
- Better orange juice (Tropicana)
- Better beer (Carling and Doom Bar)
- Better toilet paper (Andrex)
- Better facial tissues (Kleenex)
These are just some of the things I have worked on.
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My Typical Day:
My typical aday is very different now I have retired. I like to read the paper first thing and spend time planning some of my work for the day, I am helping a large Pharmaceutical company at the moment improve it’s processes. Then I like to plan what I am cooking for dinner!
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would buy chemistry text books to share with students
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Education:
I studied at St Thomas Aquinas Grammar School in Leeds before going to study Dentistry at Newcastle University. I changed degree when I realised I did not want to be a dentist and went on to studay Chemistry at Newcastle instead. I wanted to stay in Newcastle as I loved the place and joing Procter & Gamble based there.
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Qualifications:
10 O-levels
4 A-levels
BSc (Hons) Chemistry
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Work History:
Procter & Gamble – 20 years
Pepsico – 5 years
Molson Coors – 7 years
Kimberly-Clark – 7 years
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Current Job:
Director of my own company and a consultant working with a company called Skarbek
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Employer:
Myself
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
curious product developer
What did you want to be after you left school?
TV repair man
Were you ever in trouble at school?
No - I was a swot!
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Wine waiter
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Pink Floyd
What's your favourite food?
Indian
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Have a better golf handicap, be a better gardener and be a better cook
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