Christopher Mcgrath Email & Phone Number

I just finished a 4 year Computing Technologies Degree as well as 4 years of working part-time at Iceland Foods. The part-time job I maintained during my education enabled me to afford my schooling while gaining valuable experience working with thousands of customers and many different fellow team members. The experience made me confident in my ability to work in an environment constantly exposed to customers or fellow members of a team.For more relevant experience my degree exposed me to many occasions were I had to work on a project with either a handpicked team or complete strangers, sometimes from different degrees. I developed habits relevant to tracking the progress of 4+ team members as well as maintaining constant and regular communication. Through these projects I learned about shared project development and the technologies that can help facilitate this like GitHub. The degree also sharpened expected skills such as time management through managing many deadlines at a time and working with many people for short bursts of time on projects that had strict requirements. I also did further independent study through online courses like Udemy's 100 days of python during quiet moments or holidays. Over the 4 years I was exposed to the industry standard technologies listed below:Python (Flask), Linux (Ubuntu), Microsoft Azure, Puppet, MongoDB (noSQL), Wireshark, RESTful API, SCRUM, GitHub, Angular, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

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  Sales Assistant

  Iceland Foods

  Apr 2020 - Jul 2024 - United Kingdom

  I worked inside an industrial freezer moving large boxes of frozen food while managing the stock and its relevant information on a handheld device, this was the case for both stores I worked in (2 years at each). The typical temperature inside the freezer would be around -18C. I would handle all frozen deliveries using an electric pallet truck. An important aspect of the job outside of the freezer was data entry and analysis. I always had a hand held device that I used to scan barcodes on boxes for information such as the number in stock and their next delivery date. It was expected of me to ensure this data was always as accurate as possible with constant manual adjustments throughout a shift.I would typically work by myself inside the freezer. Working with truck drivers on how I would like to receive deliveries. Working with fellow staff if they needed urgent assistance in their particular departments. Working with management regularly to execute their vision or any plans they would like me to tackle during a particular shift. During the 4 years there was multiple times due to people leaving or needing sudden time off that I was put in charge of the entire frozen department for weeks at a time.The biggest challenge I consistently faced would be one of problem solving. It was a regular occurrence that the level of stock provided to me could barely fit inside the freezer. This meant making the most of the space was crucial. However, deliveries had a strict time limit since they were made up of frozen food products and would thaw if not stored in the freezer quickly. With the constant distraction of painfully uncomfortable temperatures being present the entire time on top of the weight of the items being handled.My favourite part of the job was working with my fellow employees. They were all great people that I intend to continue to check up on for years to come.

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  Ulster University

  Upper Second-Class Honours | 2:1