User:Steviemitch69/Stephen D Mitchell

Born at Preston Hospital, North Shields 6th September 1974. Father - Stephen Johnson Milburn Clayton Mitchell, Mother - Leonora Compson (Mitchell)

Early Years Raised in East Howdon, A small suburb of Howdon in North Tyneside, Mitch grew up by kicking a ball against the walls of the terraced houses and lanes within this small community. Joining Tyne Boys club in 1985 Mitch attempted to secure a position with one of the major league scouts that would attend each day. In lieue of any professional offers Mitch enjoyed his amateur career and joined Formica Football Club (Formerly Tynemouth Royal Sovereign) to play local Sunday league football. During this time, due to a desire to remain fit and also keep a competitive edge he joined Newcastle Diggers United to play in the Saturday League. Here he became a central component of the team as skipper and he led the team to success in the 2003 league cup final ( albeit he missed the final due to a broken leg suffered in an earlier round)

First employment Following part time work as a paperboy and subsequently cleaning cars, Mitch started work for Greener Whitehouse Surveyors in Newcastle Upon Tyne. He starred as a Juniot=r Draughtsman and was recruited by Nestle as an engineering Apprentice. After 4 years hard work and success academically and practically he was taken on full time at the Longbenton Factory.

Subsequent roles Mitch progressed through continuouous improvement roles and technical positions quickly and obtained a position outside Nestle in 2002 when he took the position of Engineering Manager at Metromail Ltd in County Durham. Following 9 years he secured a position within Avery Dennison and became part of the Cramlington Plant Managment Team.

Here he optimised engineering staff against budgets and ensured that the plant was maintained effectively.

In 2010 Mitch took a position within BAE Systems in order to support the installation of new plant at Wahington (UK).