Our team

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Mike Lopez

CEO and Engineering Tutor

Michael created UniCourse back in March 2014, whilst teaching HNC/D engineering students in north west colleges. A specialist in engineering mathematics and circuits, he pioneered Bluetooth circuitry as a designer at the turn of the millennium. He is still one of our very active full-time teachers, as well as being CEO.

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Dr Mike Shaw

Head Electrical & Electronic Engineering Tutor

Mike has over 32 years experience in the higher education sector, carrying out teaching and research in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He also has experience in the teaching of engineering mathematics at university levels.

A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology, he is an active participant in the activities of the IET and a member of their Academic Accreditation Panel.

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Ashley Lloyd

Business Tutor / Careers Specialist

Ashley is a fully qualified teacher, and an inspirational Business tutor. She has nurtured many hundreds of students, in a personal capacity, and has very specific skills in delivering online learning. She also plays a leading role in our Careers Hub service, providing expert advice to our learners on how to improve their CVs, exceed in interviews, and progress further.

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Kevin Carroll

Business Tutor

Kevin is one of our Business tutors who works with students completing their BTEC and ILM courses. He has a BA (Hons.) in Business Management and Information, and, since graduating has worked in a number of Marketing, Finance, IT, Administrative and Public Sector roles.

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Mohammed Hoq

Mechanical Engineering Consultant

Mohammed has over 20 years experience in educational leadership & management, curriculum development, teaching, learning & assessment, in the field of aeronautical engineering in the UK and abroad. He is a senior external verifier for Pearson Edexcel BTEC programmes and ensures that UniCourse provides the highest quality delivery and assessment to our students.

Qualified and Highly Experienced in the UK and abroad as an IQA and EQA

He has an approved Form-4 from EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) as an Examination Manager and International ‘Train the Trainer’ qualified.

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Rodrigo Fabaro

Engineering Tutor

Rodrigo is a graduate in information technology and specialises in mathematics, circuits and software systems.

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Jen Proctor

Principal/Tutor

Jen has over 16 years’ experience in management. She joined the UniCourse family in 2016 and is the Principal for all Higher National qualifications, and ILM distance learning courses. Her duties cover all aspects of internal and external operations, as well as being our head Business and Leadership & Management tutor.

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Maureen Vaughan

Course Advisor

Our Course Advisor, Maureen, is passionate about education, having worked in schools as a PA and Exams Officer throughout her career.

Maureen’s primary responsibilities are to engage with learners regarding the administration process, and to provide educational guidance and assistance to students on their journey here at UniCourse.

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Samantha Robinson

Administration/ Project Manager

Samantha has over 10 years experience in the field of employee training. She manages our Administration Department as well as our Direct B2B training programmes, providing businesses with in-depth face-to-face training solutions for their employees. Her training specialities include business administration and organisational development, Microsoft provider training and software development.

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Nicola Critchley

Accounts Manager

Nikki is responsible for the management of the day-to-day running of our financial affairs. She ensures that students get a fair deal, and also engages with our blue-chip employers to ensure that their needs are well served by our activities.

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Paul Lopez

Marketing and Sales Manager

Paul has been involved with UniCourse since 2015, and now manages all marketing activities. Paul’s experience in marketing, customer service, teaching, languages and cross-cultural communication all contribute to making him a valuable member of the team.

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Demi-Louise Clarke

Content Marketing Assistant

Demi's academic background in Creative Writing and proven experience handling customer enquiries with care and attention to detail ensures that she is a valued member of the team. Demi works closely with other members of the team to ensure the content UniCourse produces on the website, blog, social media and others are reader-friendly and valuable.

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Megan Spike

Media Manager

Megan has substantial experience in administering our higher education programmes, marketing, media production, and a broad range of other responsibilities.

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Rachel Evans

Marketing & Sales Assistant

Rachel brings to UniCourse a passion for customer service, sales, and marketing. Having obtained a first-class honours degree in Marketing, she is an essential part of the sales and marketing efforts, ensuring our learners and partners receive the best possible customer service and care. If you request a call from UniCourse, you may end up speaking with her!

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Sadie Skelland

Business Development Manager

Sadie is a talented young marketer whose main focus is on developing relationships with colleges and learning providers worldwide who wish to purchase our learning materials. After successfully completing a Marketing degree, her desire to make a difference is a key component of our team.

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Lucy Anders

Content Creator

Lucy is passionate about creating content that can educate, inspire, motivate. Her talents are used by playing a key part in the creation of articles, images, videos, and other interactive content.

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Aoife Farrell

Media Creator

Aoife - who now has a Masters in Education - is one of the main actors in developing our children's education department. Aoife has a passion for children’s education. During her time at university, she focused on the importance of education for all children regardless of their situation. Aoife’s main focus is to develop and create media content for this new venture.

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Course tutors

Mike Lopez

CEO and Engineering Tutor

Dr Mike Shaw

Head Electrical & Electronic Engineering Tutor

Ashley Lloyd

Business Tutor / Careers Specialist

Kevin Carroll

Business Tutor

Mohammed Hoq

Mechanical Engineering Consultant

Rodrigo Fabaro

Engineering Tutor

Jen Proctor

Principal/Tutor

Administration

Maureen Vaughan

Course Advisor

Samantha Robinson

Administration/ Project Manager

Nicola Critchley

Accounts Manager

Marketing & Creative Team

Paul Lopez

Marketing and Sales Manager

Demi-Louise Clarke

Content Marketing Assistant

Megan Spike

Media Manager

Rachel Evans

Marketing & Sales Assistant

Sadie Skelland

Business Development Manager

Lucy Anders

Content Creator

Research & Development

Aoife Farrell

Media Creator

Joe Rowan

Media Creator

Mike Lopez

CEO and Engineering Tutor

Dr Mike Shaw

Head Electrical & Electronic Engineering Tutor

Ashley Lloyd

Business Tutor / Careers Specialist

Kevin Carroll

Business Tutor

Mohammed Hoq

Mechanical Engineering Consultant

Rodrigo Fabaro

Engineering Tutor

Jen Proctor

Principal/Tutor

Maureen Vaughan

Course Advisor

Samantha Robinson

Administration/ Project Manager

Nicola Critchley

Accounts Manager

Paul Lopez

Marketing and Sales Manager

Demi-Louise Clarke

Content Marketing Assistant

Megan Spike

Media Manager

Rachel Evans

Marketing & Sales Assistant

Sadie Skelland

Business Development Manager

Lucy Anders

Content Creator

Aoife Farrell

Media Creator

Joe Rowan

Media Creator

Meet the tutor – Dr Mike Shaw

Meet the tutor – Dr Mike Shaw

Social vs. Solitary Learning Styles