Timothy Hatchard

Experience

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  Rogers of Crowthorne

  May 2013 - Sept 2016

  Retail Assistant

  Assisted with sales and stocking

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  Forestmot

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  Assistant

  Learned the health and safety aspects of operating the ramps and other machinery used for servicing cars. Gained experience in removing and refitting car parts, changing fluids, assisting with MOT tests, and usage of diagnostic equipment.

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  TeamSport Indoor Go Karting

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Track Marshal

  Responsibilities included monitoring the race track and assisting with any crashes, making sure any injuries were dealt with properly, and fuelling and cleaning the go-karts.

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  Hotbox Studios

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Assistant

  Assisting managerial staff with preparation for festival sites and administration. Responsible for selling old and unused items to make room for expansion while reducing overall costs.

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  WMG, University of Warwick

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  AR/VR Developer Intern

  Lead designer and content creator for a research group inside WMG as part of a PhD project. Researching virtual and augmented reality in the classroom. Created multiple applications for virtual and augmented reality devices using Unity. Due to my focus and hardworking attitude the team requested I extend my internship from 8 weeks to 15, in which I further developed the application and assisted with running the trials, as a result I will be a co-author of the manuscript.

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  WMG, University of Warwick

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

  Worked in a team of 4 interns to ideate and create outreach activities for primary and secondary school students. I developed two activities in which students would design a CAD model in Autodesk TinkerCAD to be imported into a game. One of which was used in the WMG Science Gala 2019, the other is currently being tested in the Warwick Arts centre for potential use in the Coventry 2021 city of culture activities. PowerPoint and video tutorials were also created to walk students and teachers through using my applications. Show less

  • Virtual Learning Developer Intern

    Aug 2018 - Sept 2018

  • Digital Creators Intern

    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
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  University of South Wales

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

  Presenter, British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR)

  Poster presentation of my research: Investigating the Use of Virtual Reality in Engineering Education

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  Hotbox Events

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

  Office Manager - Leeds Festival

  Responsible for the successful deployment of several hundred campsite assistant personnel volunteering at the festival, which developed my leadership and management skills. Required to record their identification numbers as well as any equipment taken. Stored this data in a database for the festival management team to track throughout the event. Served as a point of contact for volunteers, supervisors, and other staff members; including in extreme circumstances such as heat stroke or drug use. All information had to be relayed quickly and effectively, which greatly improved my communication skills. Show less

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  3P innovation Limited

  Sept 2020 - Mar 2022

  Controls Engineer
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  MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre

  Mar 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Advanced Research Engineer

    Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Research Engineer

    Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
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  SIGMATEK Automation

  Nov 2023 - now

  Application Engineer