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Graduate Diploma from Abingdon & Witney College (2006), MPhys from University of Oxford (2004), Fund holder at Direct Payments for Care Services (2004), Trustee at Midland Unitarian Association (2001-2002).
Headline:
Engineer
Work status:
On Sabbatical
Skills:
Business, Contracts, Copy Writing, Corporate, Databases, Design, Editing, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, French, German, HTML / CSS, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Law, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Product design, Recruitment, Software Engineering, SQL, Web Development, Windows applications, Writing
Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Helping friends, Internships, Investing in projects, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Shadowing
Schools:
Abingdon and Witney College, University of Oxford
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Lindsey Press, Unitarian GA Publications Panel
Position:
Researcher
Time period:
March 2005 - December 2005
Description:
I was sourcing a new portfolio of bookshops so that a forthcoming book can reach a wider audience. The data was collected from directory websites, filtered to their criteria and presented in a MS Access database and MS Excel files.
Employer:
Direct Payments for Care Services
Position:
Fund holder
Time period:
March 2004 - March 2007
Description:
Direct Payments is a scheme that empowers disabled people to purchase their own care services. I was motivated to start the scheme because I needed a better service than the one I was currently receiving. The change was challenging but I like achieving the results. The initial user needs assessment did not adequately reflect my needs so I negotiated a larger budget. I now manage the finance and human resources aspects of employing care assistants, including creating systems and fostering relationships. I also have responsibility for the contracts and performance appraisal.
Employer:
Young Enterprise Graduate Programme
Position:
Operations Director
Time period:
November 2003 - May 2004
Description:
Young Enterprise Graduate Scheme gives university students the opportunity to set up and run their own company, organised here by Oxford Entrepreneurs. I chose the strategic position of Operations Director because I felt the best route to profitability was through quality suppliers and designing a product to a price. Our team, UNEEK, were constrained by only having one academic year and only having capital of £700. Our initial idea was to publish a guide to the Colleges as a book. This needed a larger amount of capital and would take too long to sell. Instead I suggested publishing on CD-ROM because it allows us to have a more innovative product at a lower cost and risk. I sourced and analysed some UK companies and chose the most competitive one for a small order quantity. Then I negotiated our requirements for a case and inlay. At the end of the year we achieved a 50% dividend for our shareholders.
Employer:
British Unitarian Annual Meetings
Position:
Newsletter Editor
Time period:
April 2003 - April 2003
Description:
The British Unitarian Annual meetings are always reported on with a daily newsletter that is published overnight by the Foy Society. In 2003 they were very short of volunteers and did not have an editor until the last minute when I stepped in. When I was faced with the impossible task of publishing a 16-page newsletter with 1 person to help, I decided that it was better to publish something that is ready for sale in the morning and edited it down to 8 pages. The following day there were more volunteers around who published the remaining material.
Employer:
Oxford University Drama Society / Tabs Are For Flying
Position:
Lighting Designer
Time period:
January 2003 - December 2004
Description:
Amateur and professional lighting design for theatre. Team working and problem solving to a tight deadline, using project management and logistics skills to delight the director and audience.
Employer:
Oxford University Atmospheric Oceanic and Planetary Physics / NMR Quantum Computing Group
Position:
Undergraduate research project
Time period:
March 2002 - March 2004
Description:
An experimental quantum computer using magnetic resonance (NMR); analysis of Mars wind speed data from a lander. Experience of working in a university research environment and facing genuine scientific challenges.
Employer:
Midland Unitarian Association
Position:
Trustee
Time period:
March 2001 - March 2006
Description:
Charity trustee for churches in Birmingham, the Black Country and Cotswolds. Worked with other trustees to manage finances (capital £400,000) and create a recruitment strategy for a District Minister.
Employer:
Ramada Jarvis Hotels
Position:
Restaurant attendant
Time period:
July 1997 - September 1997
Description:
Restaurant attendant with responsibility for room service. Customer facing, kitchen uses stock rotation to ensure freshness of food.
Employer:
Oxygen FM
Position:
Radio script writer and producer
Time period:
October 1996 - November 1997
Description:
Local FM radio station set up and run by university students. Involved in designing new shows, writing scripts for the Science show, preparing the what's-on guide, arranging interviews. Broadcast radio operates to very tight deadlines and team work is essential.
EDUCATION
University:
Abingdon and Witney College
Time period:
2005 - 2006
Degree:
CIPS Graduate Diploma Foundation Stage, None
University:
University of Oxford
Time period:
1996 - 2004
Degree:
MPhys (Hons) Physics Class III, MEng
INFORMATION
Hobbies:
Interested in embedded systems, particularly for consumer applications. Member of Debian Women. Can play several musical instruments and enjoy concerts/ice skating, rugby, horse riding and sailing
Memberships:
Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
