Darran Smith Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Bracknell, England, United Kingdom

Virtual

- Plan, organise, and deliver management skills and behavioural learning all across Coop- Promote Coop's various career pathways to variety of internal stakeholders- Embrace change management and coach others to own, deliver, and embed change in their teams and business area- Provided 1st level IT support for over 50 colleagues in region (South)- Support delivery of behavioural training for change initiatives for multiple transformational programmes- Take active role in People led programmes, including Diversity and Inclusion, Learning Management System, and Mental Health- Provide one to one coaching to management teams on range technical and behavioural needs- Share learnings, successes, and best practice with line management and peers, adopting culture of continuous improvementAchievements:- Planning and implementing the rollout of Headsmart Mental Health training for the L&D team of 90 people- Designed and re-organised portfolio of more than 30 modules for move from face-to-face to virtual learning- Developed and implemented updating training programs for over 2000 employees

- Writing reviews of various scores for television, film, and video-game each month for the online magazine- Designing and undertaking interviews with various film, video-game, and television composers

Horsham, United Kingdom

- Creating Daily Lesson Plans and Learning Activities for Students Based on National Curriculum and Exam Board Specs- Creating and Maintaining Student Performance Tracker and Database for Department- Delivering High-Quality and Engaging Lessons - Differentiating Lessons at Different Levels- Evaluating Student Performance- Maintaining a Safe and Supportive Classroom Environment- Communicating with Parents Regarding Student Progress- Admin Support for Open Days and School Clubs

London, United Kingdom

Intern at Songlines Magazine, part of the Mark Allen Group.- Editing and researching for reviews and articles- Writing reviews of various world music albums, with emphasis on Japanese classical music- Metadata and archival inputting of CD's, books, and DVD's- Assisting with day-to-day admin and publishing work- Recording and Updating Large Contributor Database- Transcribing Minutes from Meetings and interviews- Booking Transport for Staff and Interviewees- Liaising with all Magazine Departments to Ensure Publishing Date

County Dublin, Ireland

- Management and deployment of dozens of staff in Dublin’s busiest stores- Handling customer’s queries and complaints efficiently and effectively - Drafting letters to club card members, customers, and staff of various types- Creating and maintaining Club Card analysis and tracking reports- Help create and fully implement new learning and development plans for over 40 staff at all levels of employment- Customer Relations Officer for Dublin- Maintaining of Costa Coffee Ireland’s social media Achievements:- Designed and implemented training programmes for new team members, team leaders, and managers

County Dublin, Ireland

During my Bachelor of Music degree at UCD I was part of the fantastic UCD Gamelan Ensemble. The Gamelan itself is from the city of Surakarta in Central Java, and was given to the University by Pak Mulyono in 2002. I performed with the ensemble many time throughout my tenure, specialising in Balungan and Bonang Barung in the Javanese style.

County Dublin, Ireland

At various times throughout both my degrees in UCD I undertook a position in the call centre UCD Alumni Relations. The purpose of which was to fundraise for various causes throughout UCD, most recently in the updating of the Student Centre and the O'Brian Science Centre. Funding was also collected for UCD Volunteers Oversees, a non-profit organisation that provides education in various disadvantaged areas oversees.-Following up on ongoing customer cases and communicating progress to management and customers-Calling up potential new customers/donors in order to gain fundraising for various causes-Raising funds through email and phonemail to alumni for various projects and charity work in UCD

Bsc (Hons) Digital & Technology Solutions, Computer Software Engineering

Pgce, Education

Dealing with Workload, Behaviour Management, Communication, Delivering the Curriculum, Pedagogy, Current Research in Education

Master’S Degree, Musicology, Merit

Interdisciplinary, Critical Readings, Researching Music in Contemporary Culture Achievements: School of Arts and Social Science.

Bachelor'S Degree, Music (Bmus), First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: UCD Gamelan Ensemble, UCD Netsoc, Gamesoc, Musicsoc, Science Moral Philosophy, Ancient Greece and Roman Culture.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Science And Biochemistry, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Netsoc, Science, Gamesoc Computer Science, Java Programming, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Environmental Biology.