SUMMARY of EXPERIENCE

Erskine Stewart's Melville	June - September 1998
WEBSITE DESIGNER I designed websites for The Mary Erskine School; Stewart?s Melville College and their joint Junior School. I identified and gathered relevant information by consulting key administrative staff from each school, and designed a structure that arranged this material logically. Although most of the content was copied from printed matter, I wrote original material for several pages using information collected by interviewing people. I developed greater awarenes about creating visual identities, as the three sites had to be distinctive yet clearly related. I learned how to create and manipulate images using digital cameras and various image editors. I generated sound and video clips. After giving group presentations to staff and individual presentations to senior figures, I responded to the resulting feedback. �
London Student Newspaper	September 1997 - May 1998
www.londonstudent.org.uk WEB EDITOR As Web Editor I was solely responsible for redesigning and maintaining the site. As well as developing my design skills on page layout and frames, I created a structural template so that maintaining the site became easier and quicker. I learned how to make photographs suitable for the web, and how to put sound clips taken from tape on to the Internet using Real Audio. I also wrote subheadlines for all areas of the on-line paper. Computer Buyer Magazine awarded the site four stars in April 1998. �
GEC-Marconi	June - September 1997
INTRANET ASSESSMENT AND REDESIGN I was employed full-time as part of the Silverknowes IT department, where I completed a project to assess the branch?s intranet website and from there to suggest improvements and identify the direction of its future development. As part of this, I designed a prototype website of over 100 webpages. I was also responsible for arranging meetings of the Web Authors Group. I demonstrated the prototype website to general managers and directors. �
Boots the Chemist	July - August 1996
SALES SUPPORT I was employed on a part-time basis as part of the sales support team for one of Boots? large stores in central Edinburgh. I learned to work under high pressure and meet daily deadlines as part of this job. As part of the Boots training programme, I also learned about customer care and stockroom management. �
Lux Leather Ltd.	September 1995 - August 1996
SALES ASSISTANT I held a part-time position as a sales assistant whilst still in school. Although this was an assistant position, I was regularly left in charge of the shop to deal with many aspects of the business. Over the Easter period I managed the shop while the proprietor was on holiday, and was responsible for banking cheques, Visas and cash at this time. My regular duties included handling credit card and cheque authorisation procedures, dealing with customer inquiries and complaints, and opening and closing the shop. �
The Edinburgh Evening News	June 1995
WORK EXPERIENCE I was given the opportunity to gain work experience at the offices of the Edinburgh Evening News. I wrote two articles, which were both printed, and assisted with sub-editing using QuarkXPress. �
Theatres	1992 - 1995
FRONT OF HOUSE I have been associated with several amateur theatre companies in Edinburgh, and have gained valuable experience in dealing with the public by working front of house and in the bar area.

SUBJECT	LEVEL	GRADE	YEAR
English language and literature	BA degree	2:1	1999
English	CSYS	A	1996
Classical Studies	Higher	A	1996
Biology		A	1995
Chemistry		A
English		A
Physics		A
Mathematics		B
Music		B	1996
Biology	Standard Grade	1	1994
Chemistry		1
English		1
French		1
Mathematics		1
Music		1
Physics		1
German		2
Text Processing	SVQ	Pass	1996
Philosophy		Pass

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I have played as goalkeeper for King?s College London Women?s Football Club since I started university. Last year I served as club secretary, where I was responsible for communications, club reports and attending student union meetings. I was awarded club colours by the Student Union, and the club named me as Clubman of the Year 1997/8 for overall dedication. We were runners-up in the University of London Women?s Football Cup in 1998.

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Fencing

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I was the School Captain of the fencing team, and regularly entered competitions, including national level. In my first year I fenced as part of King?s College London Women?s Fencing team, where we progressed to the semi-finals of the British University Sports Association Cup.

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I was a member of the school debating team and committee. . I have debated at national level in the Rugby School Inter-Schools Debating Competition.

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Debating

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Creative Writing

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Each year, I had one or more pieces of fictional writing published in the school magazine and, in 1993, some of my poetry was published in an anthology of new British poets. In my final year at school, I was awarded the Alison Gray Prize for Poetry. I have also been published in a satirical student publication.

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Although I joined the hockey club quite late in my school career, I was quickly promoted to the 2nd XI.

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Hockey

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Music

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I have played the piano since the age of seven. I gained Merit at Grade 4, and passed the Grade 5 Theory exam with 88%. I also enjoy composing. I performed a piece from my Higher Music folio at the School Leavers? Concert in my final year, and continue to compose for pleasure. I was a member of the school choir from 1992 to 1996. We practised regularly, and gave performances at the end of each term.