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Education
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Farai Muchiriri

Finchley Central,Barnet

Summary

Second-Year T-Level Electrical Engineering student with experience in academic and extracurricular projects. Seeking to expand academic knowledge while gaining practical experience in the engineering field. Possess a strong interest in electrical systems and automation. During the industry placement, developed hands-on skills in electrical systems, testing, fault finding, and coding. Motivated to continue learning through a degree apprenticeship, whilst building a career while contributing to real-world engineering projects.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Industry Placement

Chemigraphic Ltd
Crawley
09.2025 - 09.2025
  • Skilled in Surface Mount Device soldering and assembly techniques
  • Proficient in wiring circuits and integrating electronic components into functional systems
  • Experience in designing and assembling printed circuit boards
  • Able to troubleshoot basic electrical designs
  • Capable of documenting processes, writing detailed reports and presenting technical findings

Trainee

Network Rail
London, City of London
06.2025

Throughout the placement, explored wide range of areas including:

  • Strategic planning, risk assessment and cost estimating
  • How Network Rail operates and its role in the UK
  • Systems like telecoms, signals, and level crossings and how they are operated and in which range
  • Safety, sustainability, and environmental management regarding th rail line in the UK and the problems that are faced.
  • Analysed how the power is distributed to the rail third line and overheads
  • The maintenance and development of rail infrastructure

Trainee

Thales Group
, West Sussex
04.2024
  • Completed one week work experience
  • Positively showed professional correspondence and ability to connect and collaborate with others in a fast-paced environment
  • Gained practical insight into engineering processes and importance of quality control
  • Efficiently managed time to ensure tasks are completed within deadlines
  • Learned how to use drones to control or supervise automated procedures
  • Got soldering experience

Care Assistant

Care UK
London, UK
08.2025
  • Supported patients patients with daily needs, developing strong communication, reliability and teamwork skills
  • Providing social interaction, emotional support, and companionship to combat loneliness and promote mental well-being.

Housekeeping

Radisson Red
Crawley, West Sussex
  • Performed daily cleaning and maintenance tasks for guest room and common areas
  • Collaborated with team members to respond promptly to guests requests
  • Ensured compliance with hotel cleanliness standards and guest satisfaction metrics
  • Cleaned and sanitized surfaces in guest rooms and common areas
  • Communicated effectively with team members

Education

T Level - Electrical Engineering

Crawley College
09.2024 - 07.2025

Foundation Year - Engineering

Crawley College
Crawley, West Sussex
09.2023 - 07.2024

GCSEs - Engineering

Crawley College
Crawley, West Sussex
09.2023 - 07.2024

Skills

  • Proficient in circuit design, testing, and analysis
  • PCB assembly and testing (Chemigraphic Ltd placement)
  • Service Mount Device soldering skills
  • Fault-finding and troubleshooting electrical systems
  • CAD software (AutoCAD)
  • Well practiced in different coding languages, HTML, C, JavaScript
  • Health and Safety awareness (risk assessments, PPE, safe working practices)
  • Problem-solving and analytical thinking practiced in circuit building and simulation
  • Strong numeracy and logical reasoning
  • Teamwork and collaboration in group projects and presentations
  • Hold strong communication skills

Projects

FreeCodeCamp (Self-taught Coding) – Completed projects in HTML, CSS and JavaScript including responsive web pages, STEM Projects – Designed circuits and tested sensors with Arduino kits, applying engineering principles from T Level studies

Interests

Volunteering – Assisted at community events, gaining organisation and interpersonal skills

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Industry Placement

Chemigraphic Ltd
09.2025 - 09.2025

Care Assistant

Care UK
08.2025

Trainee

Network Rail
06.2025

T Level - Electrical Engineering

Crawley College
09.2024 - 07.2025

Trainee

Thales Group
04.2024

Foundation Year - Engineering

Crawley College
09.2023 - 07.2024

GCSEs - Engineering

Crawley College
09.2023 - 07.2024

Housekeeping

Radisson Red
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