About me
I'm Paulo Lam, an IB Diploma student at Sevenoaks School in England, from Hong Kong.
I want to become a product designer, and in the long run to build a small prototyping and manufacturing practice that makes consumer products. My approach to making is design with a little bit of engineering, rather than engineering with a little design.
Experience
August 2026, Hong Kong
Inspiring HK
Sole intern, about five weeks
Helped prepare a charity swimming campaign: bilingual event documents, invitation letters and their Chinese translations, sponsorship presentations, donor thank-you letter templates, and proofreading of formal Chinese correspondence.
September 2025 to present, London
UK Space Design Competition
Engineering Team Senior Member and CAD Modelling Team Leader
Designed CAD models of structural and mechanical systems for a space settlement set 80 years in the future, answering a formal Request for Proposal, and coordinated how parts fit together with teams from other schools. Competed at the Eastbourne Regionals in November 2025.
September 2025 to present, Sevenoaks School
Space Society
President and Co-Founder
Launched and lead a student society about space science, with weekly sessions for younger students.
June 2025, London
Classroom to Boardroom
Deputy Team Leader, Innovation
Led a student team developing a commercial proposal for NSAR, and delivered the final presentation at the client's head office in London.
July to August 2024, Hong Kong
Simcentric Solutions
Intern
Wrote and filed customer reports, took inventory in the server room and proofread the company's English web content.
Weekly, Sevenoaks Service Programme
Primary schools
STEM and Design and Technology volunteer
Deliver weekly design and technology sessions for primary pupils, supervising their use of 3D printers, a laser cutter and drills, and maintain and repair the teaching equipment.
Education
2023 to 2027
Sevenoaks School
IB Diploma
Higher Level: Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, Physics, Economics. Standard Level: English Literature, French, Philosophy. IGCSE: 8 A* and A grades, including 3D Design, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and French.
July 2025, Providence, United States
Brown University Pre-College
Advanced CAD topics
A two-week course on campus covering finite element analysis, motion and complex assemblies in SolidWorks.
2022 to 2023
Oundle School
2014 to 2022, Hong Kong
Victoria Shanghai Academy
IB Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes
Tests
- SAT
- 1520: Maths 790, Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 730
Skills and languages
- CAD and design software
- Autodesk Fusion 360 (advanced), SolidWorks, TechSoft 2D Design
- Prototyping and making
- 3D printing (Bambu Studio), laser cutting, soldering, foam insert design, workshop tools
- Languages
- Cantonese and English (native), Mandarin (CEFR B2), French (CEFR B1)
Awards and honours
- October 2025
- Senior Mathematical Challenge, Bronze
- April 2025
- Sevenoaks Middle School Diploma, Distinction
- March 2025
- British Physics Olympiad Intermediate Physics Challenge, Bronze
- February 2025
- Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, Gold (top 8% in the UK)
- February 2024
- Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, Silver
- July 2023
- Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's AwardA youth award programme in which participants volunteer, learn a new skill, take up a physical activity and complete a planned expedition.
- February 2023
- Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, Bronze
- 2019
- 8th World Children Art Awards, Silver Award (Painting, Senior Section)
Outside the classroom
I am a school prefect and an academic peer mentor for Maths, Physics and French, and I am a member of the Engineering and Debate Societies. I swam for Victoria Shanghai Academy and Oundle School, and I play golf.
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