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John Gray
Specialist Engineer
What is a STEM Ambassador?
STEM Ambassadors are volunteers of all ages working in a range of STEM related roles from apprentice engineers to geologists and from nuclear physicists to zoologists. Not only do they have a lot of fun, but they get an opportunity to contribute to their local community and boost their skills and confidence.
There are lots of ways that STEM Ambassadors can get involved; giving careers talks, helping out with STEM Clubs, running workshops in local schools, and much, much more. You can do as little or as much as you want, come up with your own ideas or choose an activity from our regular e-mail updates.
After they have completed their Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, all STEM Ambassadors receive an induction into working in the classroom and, of course, our regional representative will make sure that you get the help and support you need.
John Gray is a specialist engineer for the BBC where he plays a crucial role in making sure that the programme production system used by local radio stations across England is working properly. John was at university studying for a degree in Computational Physics when he first worked for the BBC during the summer vacation.
Problem solving is one of the reasons John loves his job. He relishes the challenge of identifying faults and working out how to tackle them. His job is fast-paced, time critical and never the same from one day to the next. John's next challenge is to implement new systems that will help to combine television, radio and online production as part of the Digital switchover. John says "One of the best parts of my job is being able to improve the quality of service to the public, so I'm thrilled to be able to help the BBC do this."
John is pictured at a transmission site in the Midlands.