About me
a 59 year old ex printer who after a period looking after elderly parents and a spending three years doing a degree is looking for a creative role which dovetails with my experiencs and skills
Skills
A highly capable and enthusiastic person. With experience of working as part of a team in a busy office environment. Well organised, proactive and creative, also approachable and able to establish good working relationships with a range of diverse people. Always willing to learn new tasks and updating skills. Looking for a suitable position with a reputable company to use these abilities to their best advantage, Key Skills, - Problem Solving - Art And Design Skills, - Customer Service Skills - Compassionate, - Self-Motivation - Trustworthy
Sector Experience
Voluntary Work, April 2009 to Present Museum Volunteer Bishop's Stortford., Spending at least one day a week working as a museum volunteer. Cataloguing documents, books, objects etc. cleaning and any other tasks needed. Assisting the Museum Curator on the archaeological archive., Attending training days. Preparing a record of the Museums Archaeology using Microsoft Publisher and Excel., Helping with Exhibitions e.g. research and practical tasks. Helping to produce the museum’s newsletter., 1973-1992 Paste-up Artist., Part of a team responsible for the make-up of pages for advertising newspapers. Setting up of advertisement and editorial pages both manual and on computer. Using Quark Xpress on Apple Macintosh Computers., 1991-1992 - Technique Typesetting Services, 1990-1991 - TFL Ltd, 1989-1990 - Superscan Ltd, 1973-1989 - MMS Publications, In all cases the job was made redundant.
Awards
Education, - 2002-2005 APU BA (Hon’s) Fine Art Printmaking (2:1)., - 1971-1973 Ware College Commercial Design., - 1971-1972 Ware College A Level Art., - 1966-1971 Passmores School Five CSE's., Computer Courses, - 2009 Harlow College Steps to IT and Customer Care., - 2002 Harlow ITEC ECDL., - 2002 Harlow ITEC NCFE Certificate in Computer Technology., - 2002 Harlow HOLLi CLAIT - Stage 1., - 2001 Harlow College NCFE Certificate in Multimedia Design., Evening Classes, - 2008 Adult Community Learning Adult Literacy Level 1., - 2008 Adult Community Learning Adult Literacy Level 2., - 2008 Adult Community Learning Adult Numeracy Level 1., - 1996-2002 Harlow College ACSA/OCN in Printmaking., - 1995-1996 Harlow College City & Guilds Photography., - 1994-1995 Harlow College City and Guilds Desktop Publishing., I have also made use of Quark Xpress, Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Photoshop/Elements for personal projects at home and for the museum.