Bio

CV

PERSONAL APPRAISAL

Career Objective:

Throughout my working life I have had experience in a variety of different jobs requiring various skills, knowledge and experience: my main fields of work being retail sales and manufacture. I consider myself to be an extremely reliable worker who takes pride in all work that I pursue. I am able to follow instructions and always use my initiative. I work well unsupervised, as part of a team, and I am always eager to add to my experience and knowledge.

 SKILLS AND ABILITIES

·       Excellent communication skills;

·       Proven ability to work unsupervised;

·       Ability to work to a time schedule and meet deadlines;

·       Good at problem solving and trouble shooting;

·       Honest and reliable;

·       Confident and well presented;

·       Confident in working within a high pressure sales environment, maintaining and exceeding budgets;

·       Excellent customer service skills;

·       Conversant with cash handling and till reconciliation;

·       Able to use power tools and carpentry related machinery;

·       Able to interpret documents, plans, and design layout and manufacture product;

·       Competent in use of hand and power tools;

·       Current Forklift and elevated work platform licences.

EDUCATION

TERTIARY STUDIES

2009:     Tafe SA (Adelaide Centre for the ARTS)

              Diploma of Live Production, Theatre and Events (Construction and

              Manufacturing,

1997:     Onkaparinga Institute of TAFE (Noarlunga Campus)

              1^ST. Semester Built Environment (Building and Plan Reading),

1993:     University of South Australia (Underdale Campus)

              1^st Year Ceramic and Glass Design,

1992:     Adelaide Institute of Tafe (Aldgate Campus)

              Visual Arts,

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

2009:     Current Licence holder for Forklift, Elevated work & Platform Licence, and

              Knuckle Boom Licence (also completed 2005 & 2007)

2008:     Production Live Performance Theatre & Events, Construction &      Manufacture

              TAFE Certificate 1V (Tafe SA – Adelaide Centre for the ARTS)

1999:     Small Business Management Course – Nationally recognised

1998:     Eastern Enterprise Development Agency (EEDI) Airbrush Art

1994:     Horticulture Course at Urrbrae Agriculture College

 WORK EXPERIENCE

PART TIME AND CASUAL WORK 

2009:     Contract Work – Adelaide Fringe (Production),

              Mega Fun – Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne – Spiegelworld,

              St. Kilda Festival, Melbourne

2008:     EPA + Show support crew work – set-ups for large musical &  sporting events,

              Production secondment for the opening of the Adelaide Festival 2008,

               including assisting with the northern lights set up,

              Member of the flying squad crew – Persian garden – Adelaide Festival

              General mech work for Adelaide Festival Centre including bump in, bump outs, resetting theatre set up  and set restoration.

May – Oct 2002: Knights Inn (Margaret River Resort) – Bar person, food & beverage service and general customer service.

April 1998:           Self-employed, surfboard design , shaping and glazing.

1996 – 1997:       Forstaff Employment Agency – Stocktaking and general labouring  work, Visual Merchandising.

1995 – 1997:       David Frazer Design – Architectural work

 FULL TIME WORK

Feb. – Oct 2005:      Margaret River Decorator Centre – Storeman, Forklift driver,   Customer Service, Deliveries, Trade Accounts

July 2001 – Oct. 2002:      J.C. Hawaii (W.A) Surf Design – all aspects of surfboard manufacture, shaping, glassing, sanding and art work.

Mar. 1998 – 2001:    Big Surf Australia – Surfware retail and sales assistant

                                    Powerplug Surf Boards – surf board manufacturer

                                     Joske Pro Glassing – Surfboard Manufacturer

Sept. 97 – Mar 98:   Housing Industry Association – Apprentice Carpenter

May – Nov. 1996:       Complete Joinery Crafers – Trades Assistant