2004 - Promoted to Chief Instructor2005 - Opened School - Strathdon CKD- International Seminar – London, UK- Classes In London- Assisted with the set up and running of International Seminar hosted in Aberdeen- Classes in Wales2006 – Attended ‘Summer Camp’ Classes with Argentinian Senior Master Instructor- Promoted to Ee Dan (2nd Degree Black Belt)- Classes in London2010 – Promoted to Sam Dan (3rd Degree Black Belt)2013 – International Seminar – London, UK- Attended Instructor Classes with CKD Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi- Promoted to Sa Dan (4th Degree Black Belt)- Promoter to Examiner- Classes in Bristol- Classes in London2015 – International Seminar – Seoul, South Korea- Instructor Classes with CKD Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi- Judge in Showcase of Excellence (Korea) - Classes in Korea2016 – Attended 1 to 1 sessions in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia- Started senior syllabus training sessions for instructors2017 – International Seminar – Atlanta, Georgia, USA- Opened Logie Durno CKD School with fellow instructor- Instructor Classes with CKD Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi- Pretested for Oh Dan (5th Degree Black Belt – Master Instructor)- Showcase of Excellence – Individual Categories- Showcase of Excellence – Team Event- Judge in Showcase of Excellence (USA)2018 – International Seminar – London, UK - Instructed in Mumbia, India- Instructor Classes with CKD Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi- Promoted to Oh Dan (5th Degree Black Belt – Master Instructor)- Showcase of Excellence – Individual Categories (1st, 1st, 2nd)- Showcase of Excellence – Team Event- Judge in Showcase of Excellence (London)2019 – International Instructor Workshop, Townsville, Australia - Instructor Classes with CKD Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi- Classes in Australia- Classes in London2020 – Taught Internationally through Zoom during pandemic 2024 – Promoted to Yuk Dan (6th Degree Black Belt – Senior Master Instructor)

During seven months of furlough my contract didn’t allow for temporary employment, anyone that knows me knows I’m not good at sitting about. During furlough, I underwent the theory & practical coursework for the A2 Certificate of Competence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones) gaining my five year licence to fly in the A2 open categoryOnce I was made redundant from a role I loved I started applying for positions and took on some temporary part time work to keep me busy and get me out the house. I delivered Amazon Parcels and Morrisons Shopping through AmazonFlexI delivered leaflets for EG Distribution I was a Christmas Colleague for Tesco, providing excellent customer service and taking on tasks as required, I worked in various departments - mostly grocery in the Beer, Wine & Spirits section being entrusted with access to the secure bond, but also on checkouts and door security. I also had a spell on nightshift assisting with a remodel of the store

Head Hunted to run all estimating and precontract functions.Business Development for Aberdeen, Dundee & Inverness Operating Centres, responsible for securing opportunities to tender, attending ‘Meet the Buyer’ Events to network and showcase Veitchi Flooring.Manage supplier relationships to ensure collaborative working on projects and to secure preferential terms on materials.Utilise Callidus floor planning software for drawing take offs and summarise project quantities.Produce estimating data and complete bill of quantities or lump sum price submissions to client timescales.Updating of Workbooks CRM for project tracking and follow up to ascertain successful contractors and negotiate contract awards with client base.Handover successful projects to Operational Team explaining tender strategies and allowances.Visit projects during and upon competition to take photographs and video of installations and create social media content.Produce weekly sales & estimating reports, Monthly KPI Trackers and sales forecasts.Assist with credit control issues with customers that I have a long working relationship with.Arrange client entertaining events to maintain business relationships.Participate in Community Engagement projects in collaboration with clients to support the Veitchi Value principles.

Responsible for the tendering of projects, conversion to order and progression from procurement of materials, site surveys and supervising execution of works through to invoicing

Head Hunted to run the Aberdeen branch of this Nationwide Flooring Materials Distributor. Initial 6 months spent involved in the refurbishment of the site, training, fit out and recruitment of staff prior to opening. Since opening role has involved opening new accounts, servicing orders, procuring stock and special orders, warehouse management, transport and logistics management, credit control, budgeting, recruitment, Health & Safety, Stock Management, P&L Management, reporting, credit control and a high degree of providing excellent customer service

Head Hunted to introduce computerised estimating to the company.Various roles held within the company including Contracts Coordinator, Surveyor & Invoicing, Internal Sales and Project Supervisor (SSSTS) involving management of 4 subcontractors and company operatives before returning to an Estimating role. Within that role responsibilities included pricing all projects, surveying, material procurement, inventory management, invoicing, weekly stats reports for Head Office, receipt of deliveries, petty cash management, branch signatory, meeting with clients and supplier representatives, compiling project specific Risk Assessment and Method Statements and Operation & Maintenance Manuals.

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Joined as a Junior Estimator, progressing to Estimator and then to running the flooring department. Supervisory role of 6 contract floor layers. Responsible for pricing of tenders, ordering materials, invoicing and execution of projects.Converted initial paper based estimating into computer based, initially on Microsoft Multiplan (DOS) then on Microsoft Excel (Windows 3.1)