Tom Drayton

Experience

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  Costa Coffee

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2020

  Barista
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  GR Racing

  Aug 2020 - Aug 2020

  Race Mechanic

  In this role I was in charge of preparing race cars for race weekend in checking the cars over for any damage, then making note of this and reporting back to the manager. This also included loading the race trucks, cleaning the cars and truck and then organising the workshop to ensure that the tools and equipment we need were all available and ready for whenever we needed them.

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  73 Engineering

  Sept 2020 - Sept 2022

  Co-Founder
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  GR Racing

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2021

  Team Manager

  In this role I was responsible for the up keep on the drivers and mechanics, due to the nature of this role i was more involved in the paperwork for the team making sure a time sheet was kept of which driers were in and when. Also this involved me hacing to go to the stewards on a couple of occasions.

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  Beyond The PitLane

  Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  Social Media Coordinator

  Beyond the pitlane is a rising motorsport platform where we share all the news that’s happening in the motorsport world. They currently have a few social media platforms including Youtube and a podcast on spotify!

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  Nando's UK & IRE

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  Back of house
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  Toro Verde GT

  Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  Workshop Mechanic

  In this role I was in charge of preparing race cars for race weekend in checking the cars over for any damage, then making note of this and reporting back to the manager. This also included loading the race trucks, cleaning the cars and truck and then organising the workshop to ensure that the tools and equipment we need were all available and ready for whenever we needed them.

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  Costa Coffee

  Oct 2022 - Sept 2024

  Barista
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  NCME Racing

  Oct 2023 - May 2024

  Head of Marketing and Sponsorship Department
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  DN Colleges Group

  Jan 2025 - now

  Trainee Technician/Tutor