It took a few months to get used to my new job role as the Vice President of Engineering in the Seattle office. My role took a shift to technical support for sales and business development for events. It was great to be able to talk to potential clients about what problems they were trying to solve and how we could help them. It was a remarkable experience that I wouldn’t have gotten without the support of CC.
Each day has taken me down a new avenue of learning at CC. I have had the chance to help out across three projects which has enabled me to build on personal skills like time management.
I decided to challenge myself and sign up to do the Marathon Des Sables. It was a six day self supported marathon in the Sahara desert. Cambridge Consultants sponsored me for this event and the charity donations I raised were for Hope for Children. The funds raised were doubled by CC at the end and this made it clear to me how much of a people centred place CC is to work at.
The interdisciplinary work that is done at Cambridge Consultants enabled me to get my foot in the door with multiple project teams when starting as a graduate. I have been involved in a wide range of projects since my return to CC. From modelling a bioreactor to setting up new 3D printers or designing mechanical rigs, my potential as an engineer unlocks more each day.
University for me is a proactive way for filling in my gaps of knowledge, and working has provided me with the skills to put my learning into practice. CC provides you with a good opportunity to explore different sectors of the business which is perfect for someone who doesn’t know what they want to get into. I have been able to figure out what I want to do here and have been supported throughout the process.
By doing a gap year in industry it allowed me to discover what I liked, but also find out what I didn’t enjoy about engineering in general. As a tech scholar I was able to get involved with a variety of projects and this allowed me to learn how to use my initiative to my advantage in a work setting.