Alison Traynor Email & Phone Number

Gothenburg, Sweden

• Creating technical documentation with teams at Ericsson specializing in 5G Technology.
• Managing a team of 10 technical writers.
• Responsible for coordinating work tasks in Jira.
• Testing and reviewing new releases
• Researching and keeping up to date on the latest advancements in 5G and telecommunications.
• Working as part of the Editorial team at Sigma Technology to review documentation and give feedback to writers as well as giving workshops on how to improve writing skills.

Gothenburg, Sweden

• Taught English to children, teenagers & adults in line with the Berlitz Method, which places emphasis on the spoken language.
• Worked in conjunction the students, to tailor the lessons to their specific needs, including English for Logistics, English for the Technology sector & General Business English.
• Used a variety of different resources & tactics including song, dance, art and craft, to engage children & teenagers as active and enthusiastic users of the language.Skills learned & enhanced: Lesson planning.

Gothenburg, Sweden

• Helped both Swedish and international students improve their writing skills for academic assignments, presentations, reports, theses, etc.
• Prepared students for interviews and helped them structure C.V.s and cover letters.
• Deepened my understanding of a wide range of technical and scientific subjects in order to help student from every discipline.
• Created and editing resources to the Chalmers Writing Centre homepage.
• Worked with other tutors and language centre managers to improve and expand the services offered.Skills learned & enhanced: Formal & academic writing skills, teaching skills, wider understanding of all areas of.

UCD Dublin

• Trained and managed a team of 28 employees
• Dealt with over 2000 students and teachers from all over the world.
• Improved my communication and language skills to cater to students of all language levels.
• Managed a €500,000 catering operation.
• Processed expenses for all staff.
• Improved analytical, logical and Microsoft Excel skills by creating spreadsheets and cross checking invoices.

UCD, Dublin

• Performed as part of a team organising various excursions, sports tournaments and activities for the students.
• Researched and created information material about tourist destinations.
• Gave tours of Dublin and tourist destinations around the country.
• Responsible for the students’ itinerary and ensured that they were on time for each activity.
• Dealt with a number of bus companies, tourist attractions and members of UCD staff throughout the course of the job.
• Confirmed bookings with companies and researched further information about the places the students would be visiting.

• Dealt with over 2000 students, election candidates and members of NUIM staff as well as managing my own team of people throughout the campaign period.
• Implemented my organisational skills to come up with innovative and effective ways to make the election run as efficiently as possible.
• Managed public candidate debates, which involved booking venues, setting up stages and audio equipment.
• Broadened my experience in leadership, working both independently and as part of a team.

Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Dublin 22

• Acquired retail skills, such as using tills, checking stock and generally doing my best to help customers.
• Learned how to use and balance a till.
• Worked as part of a large experienced team, contributed my own ideas and learned new skills.
• Served and helped hundreds of customers every day.