More ‘getting to know you’s’ – Ben is our resident, very talented, CAD Designer.
What is your role at STS Storage?
CAD Designer
How long have you been part of the team?
2 years and 2 months
What was your dream job growing up?
Being a lumberjack or doing something design related
What was your first job?
Working weekends in my local bookshop, where my love of books blossomed into a healthy addiction.
If you were an item in a warehouse what would you be and why?
I would be mobile shelving. The ultimate bookcase.
What’s the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you at work?
About this time last year I sustained an embarrassing injury in the workplace. I’d sent something to the printer, and whilst I was out of the room a colleague kindly left it on my desk for me. When I returned, I enthusiastically picked up the piece of paper, and whilst waving it around and saying thank you, I successfully inflicted a paper cut on my cornea. The initial sensation was one of astonishment & disbelief, followed by some rather acute discomfort. Richard managed to stop laughing long enough to apply a dressing and drive me to hospital. I was given a combination of eye drops that kept my pupil dilated so everything looked very trippy for the rest of that week. I literally cannot be trusted to hold an A4 piece of paper without damaging myself. Then there was the time a runaway Segway ran over my head, but I’ll leave that one for now…
Who or what makes you laugh?
Stewart Lee & Greg Davies
Any secret ambitions? I
want to design and publish a board game one day.
Where was your last holiday?
A tour around the Baltic, taking in the sights of Stockholm, Helsinki and Tallinn.
Where would be your dream holiday destination?
A trip through Jordan, culminating in a voyage through the desert and a visit to the lost city of Petra.
If you won the lottery what would you do?
Setup my own gastro pub.
3 of your favourite all time movies?
The English Patient, Aliens, and The Early Bird
Hobbies outside of work?
I’ve recently taken up kayaking. I also enjoy reading, cooking, going for long walks, and making things. I also tried axe throwing recently with hilarious results.