Felix Hearn

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About Felix Hearn

I am a enthusiastic and hardworking Magazine Journalism student with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a passion for motorsport and engineering. With 6-years competitive racing experience I have excellent practical skills and the ability to work under high pressure in a paddock environment. An established team player with the ability to fit in to diverse environments and enable team success. I am actively seeking Job opportunities to support my passions and ambitions to build my engineering career.QinetiQ Award winner of the 2021 Mechanical Engineering Grand Challenge award. Team member with responsibility for CAD development of a prototype device and 3D printing. Including group awards for sustainability projects.Work Experience:4- months - Front of House at Strakers, Notting Hill, Waitering and Greeting guests in a fully booked high end dining establishment with tight turnarounds -90th in the National Restaurant Awards top 100 (2023)4- months Bartending and Waitering at a start-up Restaurant and Bar in Islington called The Tamil Prince, Working there from the first week they opened until they were in every newspaper in London, dealing with a plethora of different people and learning new bartending and people skills.(Also working during university breaks)-98th in the National Restaurant Awards top 100 (2022)3- months customer service experience, working in a lively restaurant in Soho London. I dealt with all aspects of customer care, working in a diverse team environment under busy conditions.6-years competitive motorcycle racing at a national level. I have competed in multiple classes of the Fab Racing championship including, Mini GP70, Senior Mini Motos, Extreme 200 (Honda CRF150R Supermoto) and PB140 categories. The series took place over 8-rounds each year at karting circuits across the UK. Achievements include podiums in the senior mini moto category and fastest race lap times in both pitbike categoriesIn 2019 I became one of the youngest competitors in the Dirt Track Racing Association – Flat Track Intermediate category on a Honda CRF450Rugby: I participated in Nottingham Trent University’s rugby tournament in 2020/21; my team won all 12-games in the tournament and won the cup.I am a keen builder of projects - I have built my own single speed bicycle all from parts sourced from different areas to make the exact bike that I’ve wanted built around an old school steel frame. I’ve also built my own Stratocaster guitar using the exact parts I’ve wanted and working on the electronics behind it to make it sound perfect