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Personal Statement |
I am 21 years of age and will shortly complete my degree in Computer Science at the University of Kent at Canterbury. My two most important skills that I have to offer potential employers are excellent interpersonal skills and my ability to learn new skills and technologies at an accelerated rate. The root of my interpersonal skill stem from my customer service techniques gained in the four years I have worked for Halfords. These were further aided by a recent period of employment for Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd. in a support role. Evidence of these skills can be seen in the presentation given about my project during the third year of my degree where I obtained a mark of 90%, the highest in the year. |
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Education 1995-1998 University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury Kent CT2 7NZ |
Currently undertaking a degree in Computer Science A grade of merit was obtained for the first year of study. The final grade will not be known until late June 1998, expected final grade is 2:1. The coursework average for the academic year of 1997/1998 is currently 80% across 6 units. |
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1993-1995 Brooklands Technical College Heath road Weybridge Surrey |
A -Levels obtained in: Computing (grade B) Other qualifications gained during this period: |
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1989-1993 Rydens Secondary school Hersham road Walton-on-Thames KT12 5PY |
GCSE’s obtained in:
Information Technology (grade A)
Other qualifications gained during this period (all graded as distinction) : |
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Employment August 1997 - Varied Tasks Toshiba Information Systems UK Ltd. Toshiba CourtAddlestone Road Weybridge Surrey KT15 2UL |
During late July until mid October, I worked for Toshiba UK at their head office in Weybridge. I was primarily responsible for producing a ‘User Handbook’ for new staff. This involved investigating their employee computer facilities and documenting them in a clear manner. Other duties were performed after finishing the handbook; in particular in a support role on the internal helpdesk that exposed me to a wide range of technologies in a working environment. Email for reference details |
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1994 – Date Sales Assistant Halfords B217 27 Thames street Kingston-upon-Thames Surrey B712 Wincheap Industrial EstateWincheap Canterbury Kent |
I started part time at Halfords in June 1994; my original position was as a sales assistant on Saturdays. Responsibilities include general shop work, technical knowledge in sales, operation of tills and a variety of other tasks. Many experiences were gained including customer relations, dealing with external companies (co-operative or otherwise) and especially working under pressure as a team. Teamwork within the store is illustrated by the stores continual success in winning regional performance incentives. I was involved in the initial site preparation and opening of the new Canterbury branch in the summer of 1995. I worked regularly as an employee at this branch until Christmas 1996, when the responsibilities of my degree made it impractical for me to continue working during term time. For references on specific qualifications gained within this position, or general reliability and punctuality, please contact Email for reference details |
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Qualifications General Experience
Other Languages |
Experience with Image generation and manipulation using Adobe PhotoShop v4.0. Multimedia production for a CD-ROM based platform using Macromedia Director (v5.0 & v6.0). Course covered various other multimedia areas.
My degree course has taught me excellent programming principles and practices, and provided me with a wide range of experience in programming. This has led to a detailed understanding and familiarity with several languages. My degree course to date has provided me with knowledge in the following areas: My final year project was written in the Java programming language providing extensive experience in the language and Object Orientated programming. Summery of Java techniques utilised within the project: Competent with: Experience of: |