River Tamoor Baig
CEO & Founder of Hack Partners
Degree in Computer Science
What does my job involve?
Planning for company long term strategy and business development for the company.
What do I like most about my job?
Changing an industry for the good of the public and making an impact on the world starting with the UK rail industry!
Victoria Aviomoh
Telecoms Design Consultant at Arup
BEng (Hons) in Electronics and Communication Engineering, MSc in Telecommunications
What does my job involve?
My role involves the design of Surveillance, Information and Security Systems in Rail stations and Operational Lineside Telecommunication systems including GSM-R coverage along the rail track routes.
What do I like most about my job?
Knowing that I have contributed to improving atleast one person’s rail commute and creating a safer and user friendly rail environment.
Benoît Surroca
Test & Commissioning Manager at Transport for London
MSc in Guided Transport engineering
What does my job involve?
The Deep Tube Upgrade Programme will renew major assets (such as Trains and signalling) for 4 underground lines. I make strategies and plans to test and implement those assets onto our railway.
What do I like most about my job?
Being involved with most stakeholders and having to understand the rationale behind the wide variety of requirements. T&C is extremely interesting, I’m always learning and trying new things out.
Rebecca Fennelly
Mobile Operations Manager, Network Rail
BA History
What does my job involve?
The main part of my job is incident response which can cover a vast mix of situations.
When not doing this, it’s my role to ensure the railway remains safe for everyone using it and around.What do I like most about my job?
I love the variety of it. Every day has to potential for something completely different. You interact with so many people, not just in network rail but also the public, train companies and emergency services.
Paul Case
Project Manager, London Underground
MSc – Project and Enterprise Management
What does my job involve?
I manage infrastructure renewal and enhancement projects for London Underground. Ensuring our stations are maintained in a good, safe condition for the travelling public.
What do I like most about my job?
The variety of the work, and dynamism and the opportunity to work with many different people with unique skills and backgrounds.
Andre Blackwood
Assistant Telecommunications Engineer at Atkins
Foundation Degree in Electronic and Control Engineering / Degree in Design Management and Innovation
What does my job involve?
My job involves designing, integrating and testing various telecommunications systems on the railway to help rail employees communicate with each other and passengers, manage stations and other infrastructure and provide information to passengers.
What do I like most about my job?
I like getting to develop designs and see them go from paper to working systems that meet the clients needs, Travelling to new places for interesting projects and working with new people on projects teams.
Usman Ahmed
Graduate Engineer at Network Rail
BEng Civil Engineering
What does my job involve?
Looking at thousands of railway assets (bridges, tunnels, walls) and making sure they last as long as possible through maintenance & repairs.
What do I like most about my job?
The fact that on Monday I could be checking an examination report, and on Wednesday I could be travelling to site checking the physical asset!
David Kightley
Head of Change, Rail Delivery Group
BSc Degree
What does my job involve?
Improving the quality of project delivery through providing consistnecy to the way we run projects and training our project communities.
What do I like most about my job?
The diversity and skills of the people I work with
Scott Edwards
Assistant Commercial Manager – Network Rail
Surveying Technician Diploma
What does my job involve?
I monitor and report expense on a variety of projects, including rail, buildings and civils jobs. I assist in procuring goods, services and contractor works, which includes putting contracts together. I also conduct site visits.
What do I like most about my job?
Working in a diverse environment where projects could entail an array of rail, buildings, civils or maintenance aspects. This also means I get to spend time visiting some interesting worksites and seeing different engineering solutions.