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Profile:

I am a single 23-year-old male with no children looking for an entry-level engineering job in the automotive industry, where I hope to establish my career. Born in London on April 23, 1985, I have grown up as the car transformed to the sleek, modern, and increasingly environmentally-conscious models produced today, and would like to be a part of future transformations. I believe that the changing world of automobiles makes this a prime time for the re-imagining of the British luxury car in an environmentally responsible and consumer friendly way.

Professional Assets:

Strong attention to detail

Self-motivated and disciplined

Exceptional knowledge of mechanics and electronic systems

Strong work ethic

Commitment to projects and loyalty to people

Education:

BE (First), Brunel University, 2008

Concentrations: Mechanical engineering, computer modeling, electro-mechanical integration

A-Levels (a), Ashbourne College, 2005

GCSEs (Science, Additional Science), Holland Park Secondary School, 2002

Experience:

Research Assistant, 2006-Date

Professor Thompson, Brunel University

Recognized for design of computer model of hydraulic lift system

First assistant to begin work on design of actual pototype

Lab Intern, 2006-2007

Engineering Department, Brunel University

Earned responsibility of maintaining computers only a week after accepting position

General office duties always finished ahead of schedule

Delivery Driver, 2004-2006

Upper Crust Baking Company

Awarded second-largest delivery route for promptness of service, customer satisfaction

Promoted to part-time manager, responsible for some ordering, invoice payment, and accounts receivable

Clerk, 2001-2004

Raymond's News

Promoted to weekend manager; responsible for opening/closing, deposits

Rolls-Royce

According to the Edmunds automobile magazine website, Rolls-Royce is an English car company that was founded in 1906 by Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce (Anon, par. 2). The company, Rolls-Royce Ltd., quickly became known for exquisite manufacturing of their product: "the Silver Ghost exhibited amazing attention to detail and remarkable quality, and promptly earned kudos for being "the best car in the world'" (Anon, par. 2). The company also began making airplane engines in addition to automobiles, according to Chuck Schifsky's article, "The History and Philosophy of Rolls-Royce," but amid financial troubles in the 1970s the automotive division was split off as Rolls-Royce Motors (Schifsky, 2). In 1998, BMW bought Rolls-Royce Motors, with the ability to start producing cars under its trademark in 2003 (Buerkle, par. 3).

Though the company is now German owned, there are still manufacturing plants in England. It is in one of these factories that I would like to begin my career. Rolls-Royce will always be a British company, at heart, and produce uniquely British cars. The fact that the company is going greener is a major plus to working for them, too. According to Chuck Squatriglia of Wired Magazine, Rolls-Royce is considering producing a commercially available fully electric vehicle (Squatriglia, par. 2). The article quotes the company's CEO, Tom Purves, as saying "Many of our customers do small mileages exclusively in the city. For these customers, an electric Rolls-Royce would be ideal" (qtd. In Squatriglia, par. 5). The Rolls-Royce name is synonymous with excellence; it is good to know that they are extending that excellence to a more socially and environmentally conscious plateau, rather than restng on the laurels of luxury that the brand has built during the century of its existence.

This tradition of excellence is the main reason I would like to work for Rolls-Royce. To be a part of making -- and someday perhaps even designing -- a perfectly planned machine, a car I have envied for so long, would be an extraordinary experience. Their new car, the Phantom, is being built in a brand new factory in West Sussex (Schifsky, 3). I like that even though the company was bought by the German company BMW, the cars are still being manufactured in England. BMW's decision to build the factory and the cars in England creates jobs here, and though recent economic events might limit the sales of luxury cars, the introduction of an electric vehicle might help to offset the losses. In fact, Rollls-Royce could be filling a niche in high-end electric vehicles, not many (if any) of which exist today. This could increase the profitability of the electric car and the Rolls-Royce brand enormously. Although the financial gain might be the main reason the company has decided to go forward this, it will have a positive effect on the environment regardless, and this is another reason I would like to work for the company.