2. Why is Loughborough University
rated 5* for employability?
OF GRADUATES
IN FULL-TIME
EMPLOYMENT IN
PROFESSIONAL OR
MANAGERIAL ROLES
DHLE 2014-15
UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS
EMPLOYED OR STUDYING
6 MONTHS AFTER
GRADUATION
DHLE 2014-15
94%
EMPLOYERS
SUPPORTED A
PLACEMENT
STUDENT
6001220STUDENTS
COMPLETED A
PLACEMENT IN
2014-15
90%
3. Welcome
The achievements of our Award finalists are
exceptional and I am extremely grateful to everyone
who supported them throughout their placements.
Each of our undergraduate programmes now offers the chance
to spend a year in industry. As all of our Award finalists can
attest, this 12-month experience is a unique opportunity to
hone invaluable skills, and gain industry knowledge as well as
experience of the world beyond graduation.
I am delighted that you have joined us this evening to celebrate
our students’ many achievements, and hope that you enjoy
reading about their success.
Professor Bob Allison
Vice-Chancellor and President
Loughborough University
4. Maddy Boulton
BSc Retailing, Marketing and Management
Maddy worked as Assistant
Brand Manager (Ice Cream,
Ireland) at Unilever UK and
managed a broad workload,
delivering far beyond
expectation.
She developed a new reactive
approach to social media which
the company is now using
as the model for all of its UK
campaigns. Her blue-black
Twister Twitter activity reached
10.1 million people globally
and, as part of the HB Goodbye
Serious campaign, won three
marketing awards.
Her work on campaigns for
Freaky Feet and Magnum helped
to substantially increase sales
of Unilever ice cream products
in Ireland.
She has secured a place on the
company’s graduate Future
Leaders Programme.
CATEGORY:
PRIVATE SECTOR
OVER 1000
5. Colleen Liston
BSc Construction Engineering Management
Colleen quickly established
herself as an invaluable addition
to Lendlease’s Glasshouse
Gardens project team.
Taking responsibility for a key
element of the construction
programme, she demonstrated
considerable technical
expertise and outstanding
leadership skills.
In addition to her official duties,
Colleen co-led a community
project – renovating a
neighbourhood venue, Gerry’s
– which was completed ahead
of schedule.
Colleen successfully contributed
to Lendlease’s East London
regeneration project – delivering
outstanding residential
buildings and creating a lasting
community legacy.
Her energy and enthusiasm,
positive approach and
exceptional abilities have earned
her a place on the company’s
graduate scheme.
Ryan Edwards
MEng Aeronautical Engineering
Ryan has a remarkable skill-set,
and comfortably rose to the
challenge of leading a major
project whilst with GE Druck.
Responsible for implementing
a new product line at
the company’s plant in
Shanghai, he demonstrated
outstanding technical
engineering, management and
communication capabilities.
As well as procuring essential
equipment, he organised and
led their implementation, drove
the sample qualification then
successfully enhanced the
plant’s productivity and output
by creating efficiencies across
the new manufacturing process.
Having immersed himself
in the project, GE took the
unprecedented step of including
Ryan in the team that travelled
to China to provide on-site
training for the Shanghai
engineers.
Ryan has accepted a graduate
role with the company.
6. Adam Littleboy
MEng Product Design Engineering
Adam joined Rolls-Royce as a
Manufacturing Engineer within
the Aerospace Supply Chain –
and excelled.
In addition to his placement
responsibilities, he took on
several other projects, and
configured and implemented a
new manufacturing execution
system (MES).
Having no Rolls-Royce corporate
systems knowledge, Adam’s
expertise quickly grew and
he became a MES super-user
supporting the facility, and
a technical author for parts
manufacture.
He also volunteered as a
STEM Ambassador, and was
part of the team that won the
Community Prize in the EVP
Awards.
In recognition for his
outstanding work, Rolls-Royce
nominated Adam for a National
Undergraduate Employability
Award, and has offered him a
graduate position.
CATEGORY:
PRIVATE SECTOR
UP TO 1000
7. Harry McKendrick
BSc Ergonomics
Assigned to the Health and
Safety Department as an
Ergonomist, Harry had the
authority of a Senior Engineer.
His primary project was to
enhance the ergonomic status
across the Aston Martin
business.
He was involved in a wide range
of activities, including the
DB11 virtual build – ahead of
the implementation of the new
model’s assembly line.
His enthusiastic input
transformed pre-production,
ensuring improved safety and
efficiency. Longer term, his
approach has been adopted by
the company when assessing
the ergonomic aspects of their
assembly processes.
Harry’s work contributed to the
British Safety Council’s decision
to award the company its fourth
Sword of Honour in recognition
of its endeavours to ensure
workforce safety and well-being
which it described as “world-
leading and exemplary”.
Lucas Poelman
BSc International Business
Lucas joined Styliff – the
start-up specialising in virtual
dressing technology for the
online fashion retail market –
to help develop the business.
He has been instrumental in the
company’s growth – securing
business funding, developing
the business strategy, and
negotiating deals with well-
known fashion brands and
corporate clients such as
Lidl. With his support Styliff’s
partnership deals have grown
from 10 to 120 companies.
He is credited with doubling
Styliff’s market value and, in
recognition of his outstanding
work, Lucas is now the company
Sales Director and Co-Founder,
and remains an indispensable
member of the Styliff team.
8. Laura Webber
MEng Aeronautical Engineering
Laura joined the Aerodynamics
department at Mercedes AMG
Petronas Formula One Team,
and established herself as a
valuable part of the front of car
development group.
She progressed from
supporting more experienced
colleagues to developing her
own increasingly complex
concepts, demonstrating a
sophisticated understanding of
the mechanics, processes and
tools involved.
As well as working on vehicle
development, Laura also spent
time in the Race Support Room,
supporting trackside activities.
The team are proud of Laura’s
significant contribution to their
2015 World Championship
winning car, the Mercedes F1
W06 Hybrid, and look forward to
welcoming her back once she
graduates.
CATEGORY:
PUBLIC SECTOR
9. Dominic Hensman
BA Industrial Design and Technology
Dominic joined Clayesmore as a
Design and Technology Teaching
Assistant, and immediately
immersed himself in the life of
the school.
As well as a full timetable
supporting pupils across years
9 to 13, he developed a new Key
Stage Three scheme of work
that imaginatively introduced
13-year-old students to
sustainability.
His after-school clubs – three
evenings a week – were very
popular. One group was tasked
with the design and realisation
of a large commissioned
sculpture based on the school
emblem – due to be installed
this summer.
Dominic received specific
safe-guarding training and
volunteered to participate in
pupil pastoral support. He
took on Boarding House duties
one evening a week and was
an outstanding role-model,
effectively supporting pupils in
their emotional and behavioural
development.
Roy Barber
BSc Sport and Exercise Science
Roy joined the ECB’s Strength
and Conditioning Coaching Staff,
supporting players across the
pathway with particular focus
on the Under-19 team and
Potential England Performance
Programme.
Alongside practical coaching
experience, Roy was
instrumental in devising and
delivering tools to support
player development and
performance, including a
method for monitoring player
workload and a system for
refining players’ running
technique.
At the ECB Science and
Medicine Conference,
Roy presented his work
around running. It was well
received and has since been
implemented across both ECB
and county programmes.
During his final year, Roy
worked part-time with the ECB
– continuing his research and
coaching alongside his studies.
10. Kate Thompson
BA Politics with International Relations
Kate joined Ofgem’s Sustainable
Energy Policy Team, and greatly
impressed her colleagues.
Her remit spanned technical
analysis, research, decision-
support and stakeholder
engagement, and she made
significant contributions to
a number of key regulatory
projects.
Throughout, she demonstrated
a remarkable breadth of
skills – mastery of complex
industry codes and licensing
arrangements; project
management; leadership;
stakeholder relations; and a
real capacity for assimilating
complex technical concepts
to prepare and deliver
straightforward, insightful briefs
to energy experts.
Her work on Licence Lite
contributed directly to uptake
of the scheme by the Greater
London Authority, and she also
made key contributions to a low
carbon energy transmission
incentive scheme.
Kate has secured a place on
the Civil Service Fast Stream
graduate programme.
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