Samuel Duff

Experience

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  HERON CORN MILL (BEETHAM) LIMITED

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Junior Creative Projects Manager

  Junior creative projects manager, junior groundskeeper and tour guide.

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  The Smallpeice Trust

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

  Smallpeice Trust 50th Anniversary Engineering course at UOM

  Worked alongside representatives from Jaguar Land Rover, Transport for London, Lloyds Register, Cyber Security Challenge UK and the Nuclear Institute to solve engineering problems, including the construction of a working prototype centrifuge.

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  Soul Revolution (Band)

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2022

  Technical Support Engineer

  Roadie, junior sound engineer and backdrop technician for Soul Revolution.

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  Haigh Architects

  Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

  Architectural Assistant

  Shadow to the Head Architect of the practice, tasked with a live project resulting in a presentation of technical drawings to the clients.

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  NCS - National Citizen Service Trust

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  National Citizen Service (NCS)

  Four weeks course with the National Citizen Service, culminating in the NCS Award and the NCS certificate for Best Social Action Project.

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  Young Enterprise UK

  Sept 2018 - Jul 2020

  Operations Director (Young Enterprise Student Company)

  Operations Director of ReCreate, a Young Enterprise Student Company. Offered position of Managing Director, which I turned down due to lack of a suitable Operations Director replacement with sufficient technical expertise.

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  British Science Association

  Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

  Gold CREST Project Director of Materials, Aesthetics & Ergonomics; Prototype Design & Manufacture
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  The Queen's College, Oxford

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

  North West STEM Residential

  North West Science Residential at the Queen's College, University of Oxford. Passed entry grade/application requirements. Studied 1st year thermodynamics in Oxbridge "tutorial" style.

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  Swallow Cottage Crafts

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2022

  Founder

  I run a small arts-and-crafts business, designing, manufacturing and retailing a variety of timber and resin products from the home workshop. "Swallow Cottage Crafts are a small, independent retailer and manufacturer of professional quality hardwood, resin and composite products, based in the heart of the Lake District.".

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  Arkwright Engineering Scholarships and Alumni

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2022

  Volunteer work with the next wave of Arkwright Scholarship applicants and scholars, leading seminars on skills development, test & interview preparation etc. Arkwright Engineering Scholarship sponsored by DS Smith, leading packaging and point of sale products manufacture and member of the FTSE 100 index. Developed understanding of the challenges faced by the nuclear industry, especially during visits to Heysham power station and Nuclear AMRC. Studied how emerging technologies are being implemented to bring new solutions into the field. Assessed under the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) psychometric assessment utilised by the RAF, Motivational Value System (MVS) identified as Flexible-Cohering, “considering all perspectives”, indicative of leadership potential. Undertook team building activities, pioneering, and hiking.

  • Arkwright Engineering Scholarships Alumni

    Jan 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Arkwright Engineering Scholarships Scholar

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Nuclear Institute Engineering Summer School

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

  • RAF Leadership Course

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
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  MyTutor.co.uk

  Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

  Private Tutor
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  Arrival

  Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  Intern Materials Testing Engineer

  Ran comprehensive mechanical test programmes on prototype glass fibre reinforced polypropylene composites, rapid injection moulding composites and other technical materials for use in commercial vehicles. Undertook data handling, wrote technical reports, and presented findings to other departments and the senior leadership team. Trained on INSTRON 5982, INSTRON 68TM-30, COMPCUT ACS 300, TABER 5135 ABRASER, TABER 250 WHEEL REFACER, TESTEX TF411, TESTEX TF 210, and others.

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  The University of Manchester

  Sept 2022 - Jun 2023

  Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Leader

  Lead academic and industrial support sessions for 2nd year undergraduate engineers, facilitating learning and assisting students with coursework, internships, and academic applications.

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  Henry Royce Institute

  Jun 2023 - Jan 2024

  Masters Student Researcher

  Culminating in a Masters of Engineering Individual Research Project, awarded a mark of 84.65 %.Dissertation abstract: This study explored the development of a test protocol designed to characterise the galling behaviour of austenitic stainless steels. The intention of this test protocol was to be suitable to assist further research into alternative cobalt-free hardfacing alloys, designed to replace Stellite 6 in reactor pressure vessel (RPV) valve seat hardfacing in Pressurised Water Reactors (PWRs). Several 316 stainless steel and Nitronic 60 galling test specimens were manufactured according to the ASTM G196 international test standard. Test matrices were designed to cover a wide variety of material and surface finish combinations for thorough testing of a new galling test rig and the test protocol. Several changes were made during the development of the test protocol, including redesigning certain galling test rig components, and the design of a new galling test specimen holder to ease surface preparation. Results suggested that the test protocol, and the galling test rig, were effective for characterising the galling behaviour of the specimens tested relative to each other. This allowed measurement of the applied torque during the test, the change in surface roughness, and identification of galling and wear features. Results are discussed in terms of the implications for the validity of the test protocol and the effects of surface preparation on the galling behaviour. Show less

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  The Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers Alias Wire Workers

  Mar 2024 - now

  Yeoman

  Invited to become a Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers of the City of London, upon receiving a Best in Class in Materials Science Award from The Company and Rolls-Royce PLC.