In addition to my regular instructing dutiesI also work as a Freelance Outdoor Instructor.My qualifications and experience enable to to carry out a number of activities, and I have worked throughout Scotland and Northern England.Some of the most common work I am brought in to deliver include; 3 Peaks Challenges, National Citizenship Schemes, and Duke of Edinburgh Awards, as well as multi-activity and taster activities.Some of the companies and organisations I have worked freelance for:UK Outdoor Providers*Scottish Outdoor Education Centre*No Limits Development*B2G Experience*Mountaineerin*Clackmannanshire CouncilOverseas Expeditions:*World Challenge*Far Frontiers*Outlook ExpeditionsSafety Provider:*Rat Race*Tough Mudder*Great Swim Series*Chill SwimFor an list of some of my main qualifications please see the "certifications" section lower down this page, or contact me for a full list. (The logos below outline the organisations I have qualifications from.)

In my role in SAS Adventures means that I am responsible for almost everything that happens within the company; from booking instructors and preparing equipment, to leading expeditions and deploying safety teams. Key duties include; equipment purchasing, risk assessments, operating procedures, instructor training, and activity development.***Created in 2012, "SAS Adventures" is a provider of experiences, skills development, and instructor training in outdoor and adventure sports.Initially set up in 2011 as a provider of freelance outdoor instructors under the name of "Scottish Adventure Solutions", it quickly grew to being a activities provider in it's own right.As an AALA & DofE AAP licence holder, SAS Adventures regularly delivers outdoor activities to schools, youth groups, and families across the country.The skills development and instructor training is lead by experienced trainers and tutors, ensuring that all courses are run to the highest standard.SAS Adventures now encompasses the "SAS Group"; a set of companies designed to covering a wide range of services for the outdoor industry;SAS Adventures - Outdoor skills, training & experiences, for individuals, groups & schools.SAS Safety - Outdoor safety & support services, for adventure events & media productions.SAS Media - Photography & video production services, specialising in the outdoor environment.SAS Alpine - Summer & winter adventure holidays, in the French Alps & across Europe.

Through my background in running warehouse operations I was brought in to help develop the Stores department through for their busiest year on record. I worked on transferring the entire warehouse to a brand new operations system, streamlined the dispatch process, and monitored orders and shipping for contracts worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.I was quickly working as part of the Hire and Manufacturing teams thanks to my experience and background in stage productions. Regularly I was request to on to large Hire projects, inluding the Olympic Torch Relay Concerts and Enchanted Forest shows at Pitlochry. After leaving the full-time position I was retained as a freelance contractor and continue to be brought in to assist on large projects.Projects have included;2012 Olympic Torch Relay Concerts2012 Paralympic Torch Relay ConcertsEnchanted Forest @ PitlochryEdinburgh Christmas @ Princes Street GardensSt. Andrews Night @ Edinburgh CastleMV FestivalEdinburgh International Conference Centre Extension

For the 2011-12 winter season I was in Morzine, in the Portes du Soleil, this time with a smaller independent company. My role as Driver, Ski Host & Handyman mean that I had a lot of contact time with the clients, ans was usually the first and last member of the company they met on their holiday,My driving duties included; Transfers between Geneva Airport and the resort, "Slope Transfers" taking the guests to and from the lifts and the start and end of the day, Taking the chefs on shopping trips, and Maintaining the vehicles and their equipment.We held regular "Ski Hosting" days where I would take the guest skiing or snowboarding on the hill. I showed the top cafés and restaurants on the mountain, took them to the very best runs based on the conditions and time of day, and make sure that they got the most out of their time on the mountain.As with all ski maintenance jobs I was also on 24 call and responsible for the repairs and maintenance of chalets, vehicles, and hot-tubs.Morzine has now become one of my favourite alpine resorts, and with it's connection to summer and winter sports, so I will keep going back and hope to develop my own business opportunities there.

This was my first experience of working as a "professional" outdoor instructor. My existing knowledge of outdoor activities enabled me to quickly become not only the highest qualified first year, but also one of the highest on the site. This is particularly true with the ropes activities where I qualified in all 5 of the rope activities available to first years, with the next first years got 2.While I won't pretend that I rate my experience there very highly, it was the time spent there that gave me the drive to develop my outdoor qualifications and go on to start my own outdoor activities business.

As part of the Pre-season build up team I was one of the first staff members to arrive in the resort. We prepared each of the buildings throughout all of the resorts, carrying out maintenance, installation of new media systems, re-stocking, and cleaning. I also made trips back to London to drive out new equipment.Once we moved into staff training I acted as training host for the new staff in one of the chalets.During the season I continued my duties of driving private transfers between the airports and the resorts, was on standby to deal with maintained issues when they occurred.

During my time at university I worked a mixture of full and part-time at the St. Lenords branch of Homebase.I was trusted to cover a wide range of roles while I worked there;Assistant ManagerReplenishment Team LeaderWarehouse SupervisorCashier SupervisorCash OfficeThe store's "Wise-One"