Referees James Gannon

Head Chef Farmhouse Bistro The Mitchel Centre for Arts & Crafts, Weeford Road Sutton Coldfield B75 6UA nfo@farmhousebistro.co.uk 0121 323 3658 Lesley Campbell

Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design Faculty of ACES Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB J.Blohm@shu.ac.uk 0114 225 2767

75 High Street Flat B Sheffield South Yorkshire S1 2GD

Personal Statement A highly motivated, self-assured and hardworking Fashion Design Undergraduate. Enthusiastic and passionate about communicating ideas effectively and creatively. Reliable and meets deadlines at university and work situations. Similarly works well under pressure. Confident working independently and open-minded to work within diverse team structure. Education Sept 2011 - Present: Sheff ie ld Hal lam University, BA (Hons) Fashion Design Modules undertaken include: Design Specialism, Fashion Production, Professional Practice, Professional Studies, Self-Directed Design and Contextual Studies. Skills learnt: Garment manufacture and construction, pattern cutting from basic blocks to manipulating fabric and transferring it into a pattern. Researching and design development – illustration, technical drawings and layouts – Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design. Sept 2004 - June 2011: The Arthur Terry School A-Levels: Art (A), Textiles (B), Sociology (C) AS-Level: ICT (D) GCSEs: 12 GCSEs A-C including Maths, English, Science, ICT, Textile and Art and Design. Prize Giving: Margaret Campbell Prize for Textiles and Fletcher Prize for Creative Achievement. Employment December 2012 – Present – Student Representat ive Role includes: welcoming students upon arrival, showing them to their interview room and then take them on a tour of the fashion facilities. Sept 2009 - Sept 2011 (Part-Time), May 2012 – Sept 12(University Vacation) Farmhouse Bistro, Waitress Role included: Serving of food and drinks to customers, taking orders, setting and clearing tables. Greeting customers and making them feel welcome, presenting customers with their bills and taking payments. Working in a team is a key part of this job to make sure the customers are happy. June 2012 (4 Weeks Work Experience) Scantex Europe Ltd. Role included: Research into existing designs and products, creating CADs, specifications, and checking sample sizes and final garments. Awards and Achievement 2009: Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award Teamwork was essential for the expedition to be successful. Chose dressmaking for the skill, ballet of the physical recreation and Guides for service. Ski l ls and Abi l i t ies ICT Ski l ls: Mac and PC literate, CAD/CAM, software packages include: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design, MS: Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Laser Cutter using Corel Draw to create the shapes and operating Assyst Computerised Plotter. Communicat ion Ski l ls: The capability to work as part of a team, with peers to achieve an acquired objective. Discussing to organise events for Guides with other young leaders and leaders. Hobbies and Interests Travelling to exciting new places and returning to where family originate. Visiting galleries, exhibitions and places of interest. Meeting new people and being invited to social events through social networking. Also dancing and hiking for the purpose of exercise.

 

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