I started when I was 16 as an apprentice, doing a modern engineering technician apprenticeship with WMG. During which I went on to 3-month placements in various different areas and it was during one of these that I got to know Geoff West. At that time Geoff had the only two technical specialists within WMG and I was really interested in what they were doing – working with electron microscopes. I then got the opportunity to work with Geoff on one of the infrastructure projects and through that became involved in the microscopy group. During this time I managed to get the opportunity to undertake my degree and from there slowly transitioned from a generalist core role within the facility to become a specialist in this area.

Promotion Success: Tom Moore (warwick.ac.uk)