Profile
Aislinn Coghlan
Curriculum Vitae
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Work History:
My first engineering job was in an oil refinery making fuel from crude oil. Then I worked as a chocolate engineer in one of the worlds largest chocolate factory. I have been in my current job since September
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Current Job:
Chemical Engineer in the Technology Department
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Employer:
MSD
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My Work: I am a chemical engineer in a big pharmaceutical company
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I am currently a chemical engineer in one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. We make lots of different drugs, including a new breakthrough cancer treatment that teaches your body to attack the cancer itself rather than filling it with nasty chemicals that make you very sick and kill healthy cells.
I am involved in lots of different projects. One project I am working on involves cutting down the time it takes to make a drug. This means we can make more of it faster, making sure all of our patients have enough to help them get better.
Another project I am working on is outsourcing the calibration work on our equipment. Usually it takes my colleagues in our labs days at a time to maintain and calibrate all the equipment. By giving this work to a specially trained person to control, they have more time to spend making sure our drugs are 100% perfect.
A big part of every engineers job is to make sure work is safe. I am constantly working on projects that make things safer for everyone .
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My Typical Day: Every day is different!
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What I'd do with the money: Help our local schools with the Young Scientist Award 2015
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The young scientist award is an excellent initiative that makes young people get involved with science outside of a classroom setting.
I would use use this prize to help local schools make the most of their projects, hopefully the extra support will give more students the opportunity to get involved.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Enthusiastic. Curious. Adventurous.
What's the best thing you've done in your career?
A project in the chocolate factory that saved a million pounds and made the chocolate taste even better!
What or who inspired you to follow your career?
An amazing maths teacher I had in secondary school
What did you want to be after you left school?
A fashion model
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I was an awful chatterbox!
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
A teacher
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Hozier
What's your favourite food?
Chocolate
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Trekking through the jungle in Indonesia
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
A puppy, to always be fulfilled in work and infinite happiness!
Tell us a joke.
What do you call a cheese that talks to itself in the mirror? Halloumi!
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