Lachlan Wright
Date of birth: 12/07/1995
Education
2013 to current MEarthSc Earth Sciences at University of Oxford
● Studying year 3 of 4 year Masters in Earth Sciences. Inc modules in: Sedimentary & Environmental
Geochemistry, Natural Resources, Sedimentary Basins, Geophysical Methods, MATLAB, Remote
Sensing & Active Tectonics.
2006-2013
Bishop Stopford School and 6th Form
● A-Level: Geology A*, Maths (Core and Mechanics) A, Physics B
● 13 GCSE’s: 5 at A*; Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Geography & ICT. 5 at A including English, Biology &
Electronics. 3 at B.
Positions of Responsibility
2013 to current Captain of Coxes (2014-15) & Coxswain at St Anne’s Boat Club, Oxford.
● Organising coxswains for every outing, ensuring they are properly equipped, know who they are coxing,
liaising between the men’s and women’s captains to achieve this.
● Responsible for the safety of the crew, boat and other boats while on the water.
● Excellent at knowing how to get the best out of a crew in the race to realise their potential. Winning races.
2012 to 2014 Non-Executive committee member for the British Land Speedsail Association (governing body of
Blokart sailing in the UK for details see www.theblsa.com)
● The ‘voice of youth’ on the BLSA committee; youth ambassador engaging with young people to
encourage them into the sport.
● Participating in influential decisions on a national and international level, representing the BLSA
committee at international events and liaising with clubs & governing bodies worldwide.
● 2013/14: Content creator and moderator of the BLSA’s social media pages and website.
● Helped organise and support the 2013 European Open and British Blokart Championships, tasked with
youth involvement, contacting youth organisations for assistance with marshalling and first aid duties (St
John’s Ambulance & Air Cadets).
Work Experience
4 - 29/8/14
Paid intern at Integrated Geochemical Interpretation LTD, Hallsannery, Bideford.
● Collated geochemical data from worldwide sources to create IGI’s database products.
● p:IGI user: Input of data into p:IGI, merging datasets together, interpretation using p:IGI functions.
● Created references for all IGI’s projects to date within IGI’s intranet library.
● Introduction to Genesis basin modelling software.
Summer 2012 Volunteer surf coach, AberAdventures Surf School, Wales.
● Responsible for continual visual risk assessments of ever changing beach and water conditions.
● Responsible for client greeting and enrolment.
● Observation of safety briefs and demonstration of a thorough knowledge of hazard perception and safety
protocol.
● Responsible for group control on beach and in water.
● Coached on technique fault analysis and corrective measures.
November 2010 Volunteer Pool Lifeguard, Splash Leisure Centre, Rushden.
● Responsible for pool tests to check and maintain water quality and temperature.
● Shadowing of lifeguard duties and responsibilities, gained the NPLQ qualification in 2011.
● Responsible for own continued professional development and training to maintain qualification.
Skills, interests & activities
Excellent ICT skills; web page and Social media page management, MS Office, Data Entry, MATLAB user.
Sport: Surfing, Snowboarding, Blokart Sailing: Bronze medal 2012 World Championships, Silver at Europe & British
Championship, Silver at British Championship (2012).
References available upon request