Profile
K-Jo O'Flynn
My CV
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Education:
I went to secondary school in the Cotswolds and went to primary school in Ireland.
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Qualifications:
I have 9 C’s to A’s in GCSE’s and a certificate for doing Oxford Young Ambassadors at Oxford University.
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Work History:
Through my GCSE’s, I worked on a Trout Farm showing tourists how to catch trout.
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Current Job:
I am a Maintenance, Assembly, Integration, Testing Technician at Oxford Space Systems.
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I am doing a four year apprenticeship ( in my second year now ) where I am training to become a precision engineer at college and at work I am a maintenance engineer. Through my apprenticeship, all my education is paid for and I get full on practical experience through the company and the different areas in the company ( Oxford Space Systems ). I get to make and test on a variety of space technologies that come from the idea of origami!
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My Typical Day:
My day to day work life would be inspecting and checking new materials and parts and then working in the clean room putting all the equipment together. I get to then see them through different test stages and finally coming together to then have a life in space!
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As I am an apprentice, I get to see a lot of different areas in my company, from electronics to designing to business to manufacturing of all the space technologies. My main area of work though is putting together the antennas and other space technologies and making sure they all go through their tests successfully. For example, we have to do vibration tests and environmental tests as we have to make sure they will survive in space! This whole world of space engineering is all still so new to me so my day to day life is an exciting life of learning and new experiences that I will hold forever!
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My Interview
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What don't you like about your current job?
There's nothing I don't like about my job! It's all good.
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