Profile
Tom Bullock
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About Me:
Hi, I’m Tom! I’m from Loughborough and live with my wife Emma and son Charlie who is 3. I’m a Process Engineer working in Research & Development for a food company and do a lot of outdoor activities at the weekends with my friends and family.
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My passion if for mountain sports like climbing, skiing, biking and running (depending on the season and weather of course!). With a young son now, I spend my weekends playing with him or taking him into the outdoors walking and cycling. I also love cooking, particularly baking and making bread.
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My pronouns are:
he/him
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My Work:
I’m a Process Engineer working in Research & Development for a food company.
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My job is all about working out how to make healthy and tasty snack foods that don’t impact the environment when we make them in a big factory. I develop the process and design the equipment used to make the food and test it to make sure its safe to use the machines, and eat the food.
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My Typical Day:
I can honestly say there is no normal typical day as the activities can change weekly based on what projects I’m doing. I could be designing equipment, doing calculations, reading research papers, writing a project plan, analyzing results, giving a presentation, visiting a factory…the list goes on. Here’s an example….
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6am woken up by toddler!
8am get to work (2-3 dats at week at home, the rest at the office/factory)
8:30 work time – i’ll either be at my laptop or in the pilot plant doing experiments
12:00 go for a run and have lunch (usually a sandwich or left over dinner)
1pm work time – mainly meetings with people in America over Zoom/Skype
5pm collect son from nursery and play time with diggers
7pm cook and eat dinner (chicken stew today)
11pm sleep time!
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I would use the money to make Careers Profiles which showcase the range of STEM based roles available in the Food Industry. It would feature people in different jobs and from different background who have a variety of career paths. For example Agronomist, Sensory Scientist, Flavor Scientist, Product Developer, Quality Technician, Food Safety Specialist, Process Engineer, Food Scientist etc. The money would fund design costs and cost to host the profiles on a website or have them printed to share with schools.
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Education:
Alsager High School
The University of Birmingham
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Qualifications:
GCSEs: 9 including Sciences, History, Business Studies, Graphic Design
A Levels: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Higher Education: Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering, MEng
Professional: Chartered Engineer, CEng; Member of IChemE
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Work History:
Alton Towers – Call Center Advisor
Drivers GB – Driving School Advisor
United Biscuits R&D – Ingredients Development Technologist
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Current Job:
Senior Process Development Engineer, Compression Popping Products
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Employer:
PepsiCo Foods R&D, Leicester
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
food engineer | outdoor enthusiast
What did you want to be after you left school?
An Engineer, but I did know what type
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes, but that would be telling
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
I'd like to be a paramedic
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Matt Bellamy from MUSE
What's your favourite food?
Cakes!
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
To be fitter, to live in the mountains, to be an awsome dad
Tell us a joke.
Bread puns happen when you yeast expect them!
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