Name: Warren Arnold
Nicknames: Wazza
From: Jimboomba QLD
Previous seasons? This is my first season.
Job title: Electrician
Describe your role in two sentences: As an electrician on station it my responsibility to keep the power on 24/7 in all the weather conditions Antarctica can throw at us, we also maintain and repair the fire system around station. I’m also part of the SAR team (technical search and rescue)
What did you do before your joined the AAD: I worked as an electrician in servicing the industrial, commercial and domestic sectors around the Brisbane area.
What is your favourite part of your job here at Mawson? I enjoy the challenges that come with working in such a harsh environment but it’s the people that make it my favourite part.
If you were not an Electrician what would be your dream job: Maybe a pilot
What do you like to do in your spare time? To get out and see as much as I can of this amazing place.
What song sums up your Mawson experience so far? Queen, We are the champions (because we won the annual darts comp between the other three stations 9–0)
What actor would play you in a film version of our 72nd ANARE season here at Mawson: Kevin Smith
Favourite piece of Australian Antarctic Division kit: Canada gooses jacket
What is your favourite book / movie (or both) and why: Movie: Blade Runner. I enjoy sci-fi.
What is your typical ‘Slushy FM’ genre? Do you have a particular favourite? I try to play more alternative music but it ends up being pretty mixed.
Describe your Mawson experience with: a sight, a smell, a sound, a feeling and a taste.
Sight: The Auroras
Smell: The smell of the empire penguins at Auster Rookery
Sound: The whooshing of the wind turbine when the wind is up, which is most days at Mawson.
Taste: The fantastic food every day.
Do you have a favourite quote that you’d like to leave us with: “The future is not google-able”- William Gibson
