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Reading, England, United Kingdom

Working on behalf of our client, a member of the Legal 500 and top ranked in Chambers law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP. I have had the pleasure of working across four of our UK based offices, getting involved in not just routine administrative tasks, but other projects as well including aiding in and promoting a clear desk and paper-lite vision to the wider firm. I have been directly involved in two different departmental changeovers, and have also been seconded to help the Risk team with client inception queries and TSL checks. Working with the Risk team encourgaed me to further my CPD and I subsequently gained professional qualifications in Data Protection and Safeguarding. I work closely with many people on all levels of the firm and with the wider Intelligent Office community. Additionally, I was selected as the point of contact for the firm to catalogue and prepare internal fiscal reports for all work that came in to the firm via the legal network Multilaw, of which Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is one one the ninety members worldwide. For the past two consecutive years I have ensured that the firm has garnered the most reported referrals, the results of which are presented at the Multilaw AGM.More recently, I have got involved with the diversity committee and help them with creating educational and training material which is put onto our internal training portal for all colleagues to access.

Slough, England, United Kingdom

Temporary contract during the shutdown phase of LearnDirect, tutoring classes of around fifteen clients in Business Administration, Health and Safety, Customer Service and IT Skills. Studied on the job to achieve a Level 3 Award in Education and Training.

Reading, United Kingdom

I have been using my skills in the computer and technological sector to tutor and assess adult learners studying for NVQ qualifications within the I.T industry. I taught and assessed Microsoft Office Packages, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD and Website Development on behalf of the City & Guilds examining body up to Level 3 standard. I have taken an avid interest in more behind the scenes theory regarding web development, and from my research into digital typography, colour theory and audio/video theory am able to teach web design to a much higher and more professional standard conforming to the W3C standards. Additionally I trained for an achived my own Level 3 IT Diploma and Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment.My Roles:TutoringAssessingProfessional DiscussionsNetworkingPC RepairWeb DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeAutoCADAdobe Creative SuiteResearch - Typography - Colour Theory - Audio and Video Theory

Reading, United Kingdom

3T Consulting is a company which is partly owned by a long term acquaintance of mine. I helped out with 3T Consulting on a voluntary basis when my tenure at University was ending, in exchange for being taught new skills and taking a venture into the business world. I still work with 3T Consulting on an ad hoc basis.Roles within the company:- Project Document Writing- Proof Reading- ResearchReason for leaving - Not ApplicableSkills gained from this role:- Market Research- Business Planning- Competitive Analysis- Business Analysis - SWOT & PESTLE- Target Models and Demographics- Risk Assessment- e-commerce- ConsultancySpecial Skills gained from this role:- 3D Modeling - One of the projects which I helped with involved some 3D design. Since I was vounteering and had some interest already in this field from my degree; I was asked to look into 3D modeling to further enhance my expertise and make some designs. I used a combination of 3dsMax and Google SketchUp to achieve this and have been learning more about various 3D Modeling packages since.- Internet Marketing via Micropayments - One of the projects which I helped with was based on a principle called Cost Per Action, in which a host client takes a small fee from users who make a purchase on a website which advertises other peoples companies and businesses. - PRINCE 2 - Projects in a Controlled Environment, I do not have an official qualification in PRINCE 2, however during my time with 3T consulting, I learned all the fundamental information about PRINCE 2 and applying project management into a business based environment.

Bristol

At the end of my second year of University, a contracting opportunity arose as part of a summer internship, working for a company called ECT; a contractor company of Bristol City Council which focussed on environmental issues and concerns, such as refuse collection, flytipping and storing of chemicals. ECT was later enveloped into Bristol City Council itself.Roles within the company:- Office Administration- Receptionist- Secretarial Duties Reason for leaving - Internship ended.Skills gained from this role:- MS Office- Letter Writing- Spreadsheets- Databasing- Data Analysis- Administration- Minute Taking- Filing- Communication- Telephony- Receptionist- Secretarial- Customer Service- Problem Solving

Longwell Green, Bristol & Lower Earley, Reading

First employment role whilst studying for GCSE's, A-Levels and at Univeristy in order to gain some practical work experience. From my time with ASDA, I gained a core understanding of customer service, a wealth of transferrable skills, and the more legal aspects of how a large corporation operates Roles within the company:- Counters- Bakery- Human Resources- Store Refit- Checkout OperatorReason for leaving - Prioritising University studies. Skills gained from this role:- Customer Service- Food Preparation- Team Building- Problem Solving- Versatility- Task Prioritisation- Letter Writing- Taking Minutes- MS Office- Confidential Information Handling- Data Entry- Administration- Money HandlingSpecial Skills gained from this role:- REACH & CoSHH Regulations - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) was obtained from working on counters learning about harmful substances. Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH) was obtained from working within administration, learning about Risk Assessment regarding chemicals ordered for use within the store premises. - Dangerous Machinery Regulations - Learned from dismantling and using dangerous machinery such as meat slicers, ovens and trash compactors.- Health and Safety Regulations - All employees were required to learn the basics of Health and Safety. - Trading Standards Regulations - Learned whilst working in administration and partly on a practical basis whilst working on counters. - First Aid - First Aid at Work (St John's Ambulance) Completed in 2003 Two year duration. - RIDDOR - As part of working with Human resources and administration, any accidents reported in the accident book, needed to be written up and sent to the Health & Safety Executive under Report of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations. (RIDDOR 1995)

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Cybernetics, 2:2

During my degree I enhanced my interest in mathematics focusing around engineering principles, digital signal processing, 3D modeling.

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