Relevant work experience

(Gaps in employment dates are due to studying for HNC and Design Management Degree)

07/2004 to 09/2004 Aba-Design, Ascot , Berkshire.

03/2004 to 07/2004 Waitrose Ltd., Head Office, Berkshire

03/2004 to 03/2004 Game, Head Office, Berkshire.

02/2004 to 03/2004 StreamServe, Head Office, Berkshire.

8/2003 to 09/2003 HSBC Head Office Human Resources Department

07/2002 to 10/2002, and 04/2003 to 06/2003 Waitrose Limited, Doncastle Road, Bracknell, Berkshire

Temporary cover in Marketing and Services Departments for three months, and work placement.
Designed and implemented a client intranet feature and performed market research for Waitrose Deliver to Work.
Performed a Design and Brand Audit and Post-Project Review for Waitrose Food Explorers
Responsibilities: Customer and stakeholder liaison
Skills needed: Excellent communication skills, ability to handle complaints, research and problem-solving/trouble-shooting.
Achievements/Improvements made: Customers and Waitrose partners were happy

Saab GB: City and Piccadilly 11/2002 to 02/2003, and Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey 05/2002 to 07/2002

Team Design Audits. Design and creative skills required. Marketing, branding and design audit understanding.
Projects involved team report writing and client presentations.
Saab now use our presentation as part of their training programme

02/2002 to 04/2002 Panasonic UK Ltd, Willoughby Road, Bracknell, Berkshire

Freelance Graphic Designer of logo for internal publication, circulation and intranet
Responsibilities: Idea origination, brief writing, logo designing, fee negociation, development, production and artwork exec.
Skills needed: Graphic Design and PC IT skills
Achievements/Improvements made: Increased personnel awareness and promotion of employee benefits

2/2000 to 08/2000 Volume Design Consultancy, Wokingham District Council, and Foster Wheeler, Reading

12/1998 to 07/1999 Allied Electrical Group Ltd, 177 Western Road, Billericay, Essex

03/1997 to 12/1998 SG Warburg and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 1 Embankment Place, London

Executive Assistant, PA and Freelance Graphic Designer and Events Co-ordinator with the Global Capital Markets Group
Temporary secretarial cover with Personnel and Corporate Finance

1996 to 1997 Mid Essex Community & Mental Health NHS Trust, Trust HQ, Atlantic Sq, Stn. Road, Witham, Essex

1995 to 1996 PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, USA

1987 to 1995 Moore Stevens, SG Warburg, and Essex County Council, London and Chelmsford, Essex respectively