Engineering Pod with Alex & Dom

Episode 11, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Amber Oliphant. Amber is an Assistant Project Engineer at High Speed Rail Solutions. She discusses her professional journey and shares her perspective of working as a woman in the industry.

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 10, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Sam Bemment. Sam is a Technical and Innovation Manager at Railway Industry Association. He tells us about his experience and shares how he transitioned from aeronautical to railway systems engineering. 

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 9, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Giovanni Albanese. Giovanni is an Engineering Advocate and Presenter at MTDCNC. He tells us about his experience and raises thought-provoking points on how the engineering industry is perceived.

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 8, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Sir Julian Young, President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Julian tells us about his time in the RAF, as well as about his current role as President. He shares some great advice for those looking for a worthwhile and satisfying career in engineering. 

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 7, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Nick Brown. Nick is Deputy Team Leader for Bodywork and Crash Structures at McLaren Racing. He tells us about his many years in education as well as his favourite project at McLaren so far.

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 6, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Xianghao Zhan. Xianghao is currently researching for Stanford’s Bioengineering program. He was first introduced to Biomedical Engineering by his aunt and uncle who worked at Medtronic in Minnesota, USA. Since then, Xianghao has been committed to helping free people from pain and disease.  

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 5, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Cathy Davis. Cathy shares how she got to her current role, supporting BAE Systems move to net zero. Cathy's proudest achievement to date was seeing a type 45 destroyer in a drydock, which she described as awe-inspiring. 

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 4, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Paul Longe. Paul is currently a contractor for the Ministry of Defence. As well as his time at school and University, Paul tells us about his year in industry with Eaton, where he worked as a Quality engineer. This is where he picked up the Quality mindset - "Make no defect, accept no defect, Pass on no defect". 

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 3, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Mohanad Ismail. Mohanad is a goal-oriented individual who shares with us the list of 10 year goals he gave himself back in 2008. One of the final goals on this list was to become a Chartered Engineer. As well as being academically driven, Mohanad is also a keen basketball player. 

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.

Episode 2, hosts Alex and Nicoleta, welcome, Dan Floyd. Dan is a Principal Engineer at Cundall. Dan has worked really hard to get to where he is today, and shares an important message, that persistence is key to achieving your goals and getting through difficult times. Dan is a keen runner and uses his love for running to help take time away from work, focus on something else and reduce stress.

The purpose of this Podcast is to share the unique experiences of our guest, whose career has been in engineering. As such we hope these are of interest to young engineers at the beginning of their careers. The information, opinions, and any experience referred to in this Podcast are the guest’s own and should not be taken in any way as professional advice or recommendations.