Profile: From tinkering to tumble dryers

As a child, I was always interested in how electrical devices work, the TV, radio, phone – anything in eyeshot! This curiosity followed through to my education, where I developed a love of science and engineering, and which culminated in my studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) at the University of South Wales.

From 2015 until November 2019 I worked in the aerospace industry, for a company that designs and manufactures first class and business class seats for commercial airplanes. I held different positions at the company, such as Focal Electrical Design Engineer and Programme Manager. As a focal Electrical Design Engineer, I was leading a team of Electrical Design Engineers responsible for designing the electrical wiring for a business class project for a Boeing B767 aircraft.

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I am the first from my family to study engineering, so I did not have any direct exposure to engineers growing up. However, both my parents worked for BP in Greece and although they weren’t engineers, they encouraged me to pursue it.