Mike Bull

Experience

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  Atkins

  Jun 2001 - May 2021

  Railway Telecoms Strategy & Design, Concept to Implementation.

  • Principal Engineer

    Sept 2019 - May 2021

  • Senior Engineer, Rail

    Jun 2001 - Aug 2019
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  University of Birmingham

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2014

  Head Coach & Athletics Development Manager
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  Self-employed

  Jun 2021 - Sept 2021

  Triathlete
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  Arup

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Principal Engineer

    Apr 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Senior Engineer

    Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
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  Freelance

  Sept 2022 - Oct 2023

  Lifestyle & Personal Development Practitioner

  Supporting the development of individuals in their sporting, business and personal lives.With a wealth of life experience as a national level athlete, international coach and Chartered Engineer, including a lot of the ups and downs in between, my aim is to work with individuals to set and achieve their goals.

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  University of Birmingham

  Sept 2022 - now

  Managing the sprints, jumps and throws programmes within the University of Birmingham Athletics Club. Assisting in the development of a high performance culture for University of Birmingham Sport, optimising performance at BUCS and other relevant competitions, raising the profile of the University of Birmingham as a performance sport university. Supporting a small but dedicated group of developing throwers across all four events of shot, discus, javelin & hammer. Volunteer role primarily with Athletics Team Scholars

  • Acting Track and Field Manager

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Throws Coach

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Performance Lifestyle Practitioner

    Sept 2022 - Sept 2023
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  Oxford Brookes University

  Sept 2023 - now

  Performance Lifestyle Practitioner

  Supporting TASS athletes based out of the OBU hub

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  England Athletics

  Nov 2023 - now

  Point of Contact (POC)

  Working at the EA Talent Hub based at the University of Birmingham, I am the POC for 6 athletes on the JTP and STP talent pathway. Ensuring that the athletes are engaging with the services provided by the hub, I also regularly meet with the athletes and assist with any issues that they encounter are raised and resolved.