John's role profile

My current role:
Student, but putting myself through Uni as a web developer

Job title: Audio DSP Engineer
Employer name: University of Plymouth
Employer website: www.jsmurray.co.uk
Location: South West England
Industry / business sector: Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Ethnicity: White
Highest qualification: Masters, Doctorate, N/SVQ5
Registration level: Chartered – e.g. CEng
Time in employment: <1 year

What attracted you to doing this?
I have always loved music and technology and as an electronic musician wanted to learn how to make equipment that I myself would dream of using.

What does your typical day involve?
I get to work on using a touchscreen controller as the interface for my granular synthesiser, damn I'm going to miss that beauty when I finish.

How did you get to where you are today?
I have had to work full-time as well as study full-time to pay my international student fees, this has given me great confidence in my own abilities.

What advice would you give to someone thinking of following your path?
If you want to get into this industry then I would suggest you get a relevant Masters degree or higher.

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