Spotlight on - Julie Cavanagh

Julie Cavanagh might sound a bit like her favourite crime writer's breakthrough novel - Dangerous Lady.

The former electronics worker who used to test weapons detonators loves to relax with a real-life story about serial killers - or crime fiction, including top author Martina Cole's tales of London gangland.

"I am fascinated by the psychology of criminals, and love reading and watching TV programmes about real life stories," said Julie.

"But I am also a big fan of Martina - and even got to meet her at a signing event during Scarborough's Books on the Beach in 2017."

Her own working day detective work is in the office at NAPPI uk, where she provides support to trainers playing an important and positive role in the company's administration engine room.

It involves checking paperwork is in order using her newly-acquired IQA (quality assurance) skills. She also organises packs and workbooks for trainers.

"I really enjoy it - and we get a lot of great feedback from trainers," added Julie, who joined NAPPI eight years ago initially doing four hours a week, but has just gone full-time.

Her background was mainly in electronics, including her testing work with the Ministry of Defence, and later making domestic power switchgear, plus printed circuit boards for equipment including hospital emergency generators.

She also did advertising sales for the Scarborough Evening News paper, and hotel reception and reservations work at the town's famous Grand.

After a break to raise son George, now 15, she was given a link into NAPPI via brother Stephen who oversees the company's IT systems. Julie is proud of her progress and is continuing her IQA training.

Away from work, her other hobbies include walking, and - having moved to Yorkshire to be nearer her parents - travelling back across the Pennines to her home city of Manchester, which has given her a love of L S Lowry paintings and Coronation Street.

Julie also loves having meals with friends and visiting the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough.

Her other real passion is music, particularly Bob Marley, Oasis, Coldplay, and James - and she says her pub quiz knowledge of the 1980s music scene is at "genius level". Wham!