Profile
David Wedlake
My CV
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Education:
I went to high school at Baton Rouge Magnet High School. BRMHS is a liberal arts school but also had advanced placement classes in sciences. After high school, I went to Louisiana State University (Geaux Tigers!) and studied Chemical Engineering. During my time at LSU, I took a few classes in computer science and that has been very valuable after school.
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Work History:
Bagged groceries at the super market
McDonalds – I made the food that people customized.
Baskin Robins for the summer (We got all the ice cream you could eat)
Blockbuster (Before it was killed by Netflix)
Louisiana Transportation Research center during school
Process Engineer at Foster Wheeler
Process Engineer at BP
Process Safety Engineer at BP -
Current Job:
Process Safety Adviser for Wells
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About Me:
Process Safety Engineer by day and father of four at night.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Donate a new Lego Robot Inventors kit to the elementary school where I mentor. I help with the First Lego League (https://www.firstlegoleague.org/) and the school is in need of new kits.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Father, Engineer, Coder
What did you want to be after you left school?
I wanted to design refinery process units
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Who hasn't been in trouble at school?
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Maroon 5
What's your favourite food?
Texas BBQ
Tell us a joke.
What did the hat say to the hat rack? You stay here, I'm going on a head!
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