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Work Experience  
   
Freelance Work  
   
Tough Monkeys Designs 2006 - 2011
Photographic and video editing/production  
   
Professional Employment  
   
Hanson Building Products Ltd 2000 - 2011
Senior Estimator  (Bespoke Precast) 2008 - 2011
Systems Developer & Senior Estimator  (Floors & Precast)  2007 - 2008
Senior Estimator 2005 - 2007
Estimator 2000 - 2005
   
   
   
Key Skills & Achievement
 
Project Management

Example – I developed a pricing and customer relations management software application, working with a budget of £125,000, for the UK, US and Australian businesses. This required time and personnel management on a global scale and involved intense travelling both nationally and internationally. Tasks involved gap analysis, end user requirement research, product development and testing, rolling out, and training. Analytical and presentational skills were key to this process, as was the ability to liaise with a culturally diverse client base and resolve conflicts.

 
Sales Negotiation and Customer Relationship Management

Example – I am responsible for 9 Key Account customers, additional to regular clients. Key Accounts provide regular work of sustained volume and value that therefore require managing to a level where confidence in our brand is maintained. Regular meetings and social activities are necessary, as is exemplary service, while the rewards are projects regularly in excess of £1m in value.

 
Problem Solving and Compliance

Example – I regularly receive specifications from customers that may be financially or structurally unworkable, or may not satisfy official regulations and guidelines. Working with the client I will advise on potential solutions, be it cost saving or design suggestions, which not only increases the likelihood of a project advancing but builds confidence in the competency of the company.

 
Systems Used

Example – Further to bespoke systems tailored to the needs of the business I regularly work with a wide range of software applications. I am naturally familiar with the Microsoft Office based programs; however my duties also require that I am proficient in the use of AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat and Dreamweaver. Additionally, the freelance projects I conduct are based on the use of Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Premier, After Effects, Audition, Flash and Encore, while I occasionally have call to use 3D Studio Max.

 
 
Education & Training  
   
Hanson Building Products  
Competition Act Compliance 2009-2011
Drugs & Alcohol Awareness in the Workplace 2009
Crane Appreciation 2008
Health and Safety in Construction 2007
CDM (Construction Design & Management 2007) Compliance 2007
Carbon Reduction Initiative 2006
Advanced Negotiation Techniques 2006
Intermediate Negotiation Techniques 2005
   
Wimorton College of Further Education  
Integrated Business Technology 2 (IBT 2) 2001
Internet Technologies Stage 1 2000-2001
Computer Literacy and Information Technology (CLAIT) 2000
   
University of Huddersfield  
BSc in Architectural CAD                  1998-2000
HND in Architectural Studies 1996-1998
   
South East Derbyshire College  
BTEC in Commercial Graphics & Technical Illustration 1994-1996
   
Lees Brook Community School  
GCSEs 1989-1994
   
   
   

 

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