Claremont High School, East Kilbride - 1989/1995
Blacklaw Primary School, East Kilbride - 1988/1989
Norris Bank Primary School, Stockport - 1984/1988
Mossneuk Primary School, East Kilbride - 1982/1984

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Qualifications

Professional

Certified Internet Webmaster Professional - Passed 5/12/07 100%
Certified Internet Webmaster Associate - Passed 1/11/07 100%

Academic

BA Electronic Business with Distinction - 2006/2007

Modules for this course:
Business Web site Creation - 84%
Creating Business Multi-Media - 75%
Strategic Management - 58%
Web Information Management - 91%
Business Research Methods - 77%
E-Commerce - 59%

HND Electronic Business

Business Statistics 2 - Merit 2006
Working With People and Teams - Merit 2006
Developing Personal Effectiveness - Merit 2006
Business Information Management - Merit 2006
Preparing Financial Forecasts - Merit 2006
Managing Change - Merit 2006
International Economic Environment - Merit 2006
Developing the Individual within a Team - Pass 2006
Introduction to Economic Analysis - Pass 2006

I was awarded the Faculty of Business, Accounting and Business section award for outstanding achievement during session 2005/2006.

HNC Electronic Business

Business Statistics 1 - Merit 2005
Customer Care - Merit 2005
Using Financial Accounting Statements - Merit 2005
Publishing on the Internet - Merit 2005
Communications - Merit 2005
Introducing the Internet - Merit 2005
Database and Word Processing - Merit 2005
Spreadsheet and Word Processing Merit 2005
Structure of Business Organisations - Merit 2005
Micro-Economic Environment - Merit 2005
Macro-Economic Environment - Merit 2005
Introduction to E-Business - Merit 2005
Introduction to Marketing - Pass 2005
Information Law - Pass 2005
Intro to Financial Accounting Statements - Merit 2005
Intro to Operations Management - Merit 2005

SCE Higher Grade

Music - C (1994)
Geography - D (1994)
Physical Education - D (1995)

Standard Grade

Music - 2 (1993)
Physics - 2 (1993)
Geography - 2 (1993)
English - 3 (1993)
Mathematics - 4 (1993)
Chemistry - 4 (1993)
French - 4 (1993)

Scotvec Modules

Design and Make - 1993
Introduction to Computers - 1993
Producing Text - 1993
Core Maths - 1994

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Work Experience

Eurodyne Ltd
18 Howard Court
Nerston Industrial Estate
East Kilbride
G74 4QZ
(1st Nov 2005 - Sept 2006)

Warehouse Assistant
Part-time work during my studies at college. Had to give it up when I went to university as I did not have the time to work and study.

Eurodyne specialised in Health Care products. We would supply health care products such as dressings. My duties included receiving and checking deliveries, racking products away, picking orders, delivering orders, creating and maintaining the online shop and maintaining the company web site

Tibbett & Britten
Sainsbury’s Distribution Depot
Langlands Park
East Kilbride
(Driving Edge Agency for first month)
November 1997 to September 2004

Warehouse Operative
Work duties - Checking in deliveries; loading wagons for deliveries; picking orders for stores; stock checking.

J Sainsbury plc
Kingsgate Retail Park
East Kilbride
Part-time while at school from 1994
Full-time 1995 to end of October 1997

Various Positions
Work duties trained in - checkouts, cash handling, produce dept, provisions dept, beers, wines and spirits (BWS).

Aisle manager, BWS. Duties included ordering stock, keeping shelves stocked, and security. Supervised other staff and involved in training new stores’ personnel.
Later aisle manager, Frozen Food dept. Duties included ordering stock, filling fridges, etc., stock management rotation, freezer maintenance and cleaning.

“Overs” controller for Grocery dept. Duties included sorting out high stocks, investigating reasons for any excess stock and correcting cause, racking stock away, and picking stock required to go on display for sale.

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First Aid Experience

Qualified First Aider (St Andrews) 3 years
Passed exam 26.4.94
Refresher course passed 13.3.97

First Aider at J Sainsbury plc. Regularly dealt with First Aid incidents at work, both staff and customers. Duties included treating casualties, filling in report book, transporting casualties to hospital or escorting them in Ambulance, giving First Aid advice, and replenishing first aid boxes.

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Driving Experience

Passed test 10.4.95
“Clean” UK driving licence

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Current Interests and Hobbies

Skiing, both in Scotland and abroad
5-a-side football
7-a-side football
11-a-side football
Golf
Football
Scuba diving
Mountain Biking
Squash

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Extracurricular School Activities

Music - practical tuition in trombone and percussion (drum kit) - played trombone in school Junior Wind Band, Junior Brass Band, Senior Wind Band, and Senior Swing Band Sports

Hockey - Represented school at under 16 and under 18 levels

Athletics - in school team - sprinting, long jump
County medals - Gold 4 - Silver 1 - Bronze 1

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Interests Outside School

Hockey - played for East Kilbride Hockey Club

5-a-side Football

Boys’ Brigade - played drums in BB Band and later gave tuition to new BB Band in Wishaw

Badminton - played for Old Parish Church (East Kilbride) club every Saturday

Athletics - member of East Kilbride Amateur Athletics Club - ran for West of Scotland team

Golf - member of Torrance House Golf Club (East Kilbride)

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