l am an ArchlLecLure and roperLy uevelopmenL graduaLe eager Lo pursue a career ln properLy developmenL. asslonaLe abouL creaLlng an lnsplraLlonal and susLalnable bullL envlronmenL, l sLrongly belleve ln a hollsLlc approach Lo developlng properLy, enhanclng Lhe lnhablLanL's lnLeracLlon wlLh a bulldlng, whlle also mlnlmlslng lLs envlronmenLal lmpacL. l am hard worklng, enLhuslasLlc and have Lhe confldence Lo Lake on new experlences alongslde famlllar pro[ecL Lasks.
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!uly 2009 ro[ect Ass|stant - Masco|o Group (1on| & Guy) Sa|on Des|gners, London Work experlence over a Lwo-week perlod: underLook surveys of properLles LhaL were due for a reflL, provldlng me wlLh good f|e|dwork experlence and lncreaslng my confldence when underLaklng unfamlllar Lasks lndependenLly. used CAD Lo drafL up surveys and deslgn poLenLlal sLrucLures and space layouLs for new pro[ecLs. rovlded advlce on des|gn |ssues such as properLy layouLs and bu||d|ng regu|at|ons, lncreaslng my confldence wlLhln a profess|ona| env|ronment as a number of my suggesLlons were lmplemenLed.
Successfully compleLed mulLlple pro[ecLs lncludlng: a deve|opment proposa|, plannlng appeal, properLy valuaLlon reporL and a 13,000-word dlsserLaLlon on 1he racLlcallLles of lnLegraLlng 'Green Arch|tecture' lnLo Lhe labrlc of L|sted uomesLlc Scale kes|dent|a| 8ulldlngs".
AssessmenLs were submlLLed Lo t|ght dead||nes and ln a professlonal formaL, furLher developlng my t|me management skllls along wlLh my ablllLy Lo drafL up profess|ona| documents Lo lndusLry sLandards. underLook a group presenLaLlon ln relaLlon Lo our developmenL proposal Laklng Lhe role of prlnclpal speaker, Lhls furLher lncreased my presentat|on sk|||s and conf|dence when speaklng Lo an audlence.
Successfully accompllshed a range of des|gn pro[ects, lncludlng construct|on deta||s and env|ronmenta| so|ut|ons. All pro[ecLs were submlLLed Lo regular deadllnes, greaLly lncreaslng my ablllLy Lo compleLe work qulckly and efflclenLly malnLalnlng a str|ct work schedu|e. resenLed pro[ecLs and proposals ln stud|o cr|t|ques, persuadlng LuLors and peers LhaL my concepL was an |nformed des|gn approach, had responded Lo Lhe des|gn br|ef and was Lhe besL posslble soluLlon for Lhe allocaLed slLe, as well as respondlng Lo feedback. 1hls greaLly developed my commun|cat|on sk|||s and confldence when presenLlng ldeas ln fronL of large groups of people. underLook mulLlple group pro[ects, greaLly lncreaslng my teamwork ablllLles. 1he mosL exLenslve one belng Lhe Lhlrd year exhlblLlon, lnvolvlng Lhe archlLecLural dlsplay of each sLudenLs work wlLhln my deslgn sLudlo lnLo one unlformed exh|b|t|on. ln charge of Lhe pro[ect f|nances, l worked lndependenLly Lo map ouL and conLrol pro[ecL spendlng, whlle also a member of boLh Lhe des|gn and construct|on Leams.
Sub[ects covered: ArchlLecLural ueslgn, ConsLrucLlon 1echnology, LnvlronmenLal 1echnology, PlsLory and 1heory of ArchlLecLure, ro[ecL ManagemenL, resenLaLlon Skllls and rofesslonal racLlce.
2000 - 2007 8ancroft's Schoo| - Woodford Green, London
9 GCSLs: Crades A*- C lncludlng: MaLhs, Lngllsh and uouble Sclence.
2004 - 2007 Duke of Ld|nburgh Award: 8ronze, Sllver and Cold expedlLlons.
1eamwork and perseverance helped me compleLe a number of challenglng physlcal and psychologlcal Lasks, lncludlng expedlLlons and charlLy work. AkCnI1LC1UkAL SkILLS:
Comput|ng: lully confldenL uslng boLh Mac|ntosh and W|ndows operaLlng sysLems, l am a fasL learner of sofLware and experlenced ln mulLlple programmes lncludlng: M|crosoft Cff|ce (Word, Lxcel and owerolnL), Adobe hotoshop and CAD wlLhln Vectorworks, whlle also currenLly Leachlng myself Lo use Adobe InDes|gn and 3u modelllng wlLhln Sketchup.
Mode|||ng: Lxperlenced ln consLrucLlng a varleLy of mode|s ranglng from small-scale mode| card and foam board Lo large wooden sLrucLures. l creaLed mulLlple models for each of my deslgn pro[ecLs as well as group models wlLhln my sLudlo Leam, worklng LogeLher wlLh my peers Lo dellver a profess|ona| f|n|sh.
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March 2013 Ga||ery Ass|stant - 'Nat|ona| Museum of the koya| Navy', ortsmouth n|stor|c Dockyard - SepL 2013 lull-Llme employmenL:
CreeLed vlslLors wlLh a welcomlng and frlendly manner, answerlng any quesLlons and ensurlng Lhelr vlslL was as en[oyable as posslble, bulldlng upon my |nterpersona| sk|||s and confldence ln cusLomer relaLlons. lncreaslng my knowledge of Lhe 8oyal navy and Lhe llsLed bulldlngs ln whlch Lhe museum ls slLuaLed has relnforced my passlon for h|stor|c bu||d|ngs and Lhelr adapLaLlon for modern uses. CurrenLly, an 18 Lh
cenLury naval sLorehouse ls belng converLed lnLo a new gallery, lncludlng a glass walkway connecLlng Lwo of Lhe sLorehouses. l was lucky enough Lo Lake parL ln s|te v|s|ts and waLch Lhe renovaLlon progress.
March 2011 V|s|tor nost - 'Act|on Stat|ons', ortsmouth n|stor|c Dockyard, ortsmouth - March 2013 arL-Llme employmenL:
Worked as parL of a |arge team runnlng a varleLy of dlfferenL acLlvlLles wlLhln Lhe aLLracLlon ensurlng aL all Llmes LhaL hlgh levels of cusLomer saLlsfacLlon were malnLalned, provldlng Lhe besL posslble experlence for all vlslLors. 1hls customer |nteract|on has glven me Lhe skllls and confldence Lo be able Lo lnLeracL well wlLh a large varleLy of people and provlde vlslLors wlLh Lhe besL posslble experlence. Lead and co-ord|nated blrLhday parLles for chlldren, uslng strong commun|cat|on sk|||s Lo bulld a rapporL wlLh Lhem, whlle also ensurlng LhaL Lhe parenLs are well lnformed and happy wlLh all Lhe arrangemenLs. 1hls has glven me Lhe confldence Lo manage a large group of lndlvlduals wlLhln a fasL paced scenarlo.
March 2011 Adm|ss|ons Ass|stant - numan|t|es Adm|ss|ons, Un|vers|ty of ortsmouth, ortsmouth - !uly 2012 arL-Llme employmenL:
underLook offlce duLles wlLhln a fast-mov|ng off|ce env|ronment, lncludlng: answerlng Lelephone and emall enqulrles, daLa lnpuLLlng and managlng sLocks of markeLlng leafleLs by Lracklng Lhelr suppllers, quanLlLles and cosLs wlLhln Lxcel, glvlng me Lhe confldence Lo carry ouL mu|t|p|e ob[ect|ves aL once. uurlng unlverslLy Cpen uays l provlded excepLlonal levels of cusLomer servlce when asslsLlng prospecLlve sLudenLs by respondlng Lo face-to-face enqulrles, ensurlng Lhey had Lhe correcL lnformaLlon and sLrlvlng Lo guaranLee LhaL Lhelr day aL Lhe unlverslLy of orLsmouLh was a memorable one.
AugusL 2006 ara|ega| - Staa| & Staa| So||c|tors, London + 2009 lull-Llme employmenL over Lwo separaLe one-monLh perlods:
Worked wlLhln a profess|ona| off|ce env|ronment ln a secreLarlal and admlnlsLraLlve role, deallng wlLh all lncomlng cllenL Lelephone calls, ensurlng LhaL Lhey were puL Lhrough Lo Lhe correcL person whlle malnLalnlng a pollLe and helpful Lelephone manner. Lva|uated and presented my LhoughLs on how Lhe company's offlce and computer systems were run, maklng suggesLlons for poLenLlal changes ln relaLlon Lo flllng and compuLer neLworklng sysLems.
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Athens roperty kenovat|on: l am currenLly renovaLlng a house locaLed on Lhe ALhens coasL ln Creece, lL was bullL ln Lhe 1920's by my greaL grandfaLher and has been empLy for around Len years and requlres a loL of work Lo be compleLed Lo make lL hablLable once agaln. 1hls pro[ecL ls a passlon of mlne and l have Laken on Lhe role of pro[ect manager on a small scale, assesslng whaL work ls requlred, how lL can be achleved and des|gnat|ng tasks Lo Lradesmen, famlly and myself. 1hls pro[ecL has provlded me wlLh a wealLh of hands on pract|ca| exper|ence, has greaLly lncreased my lnLeresL ln renovaLlon pro[ecLs and has allowed me Lo conLlnuously develop my CAD skllls by drawlng up bulldlng plans for my personal use.
C|troen 2CV kestorat|on: l have been resLorlng a ClLroen 2Cv slnce Lhe age of fourLeen, Leachlng myself auLomoLlve mechanlcs from a beglnners level. lL passed an MC1 durlng Lhe summer of 2011 and ls a conLlnulng resLoraLlon pro[ecL.