Start Date: June 1986 Time: 3 year(s) and 0 month(s) Type of Job: Permanent
Occupation: Armed Forces - Gunner/Surveyor
Employer: HM Forces (Army)
Description: Served from a three year term in the Royal Artillery as a Surveyor/Gunner RA. Worked as part of
a small team of Surveyors carrying out work for field guns,microphone sound ranging and meteorological units as part
of the multinational ACE Mobile Force. Served in Norway, Turkey and the UK. Trained to HNC level in Surveying,using
computers,global and gyroscopic positioning systems. The work involved achieving extreme levels of accuracy within
tight deadlines often in highly adverse climatic conditions.
Start Date: June 1989 Time: 0 year(s) and 6 month(s) Type of Job: Part-Time
Occupation: Builder/Building Contractor
Employer: W.Keast and Sons
Description: Temporary job in small scale building company working as part time subcontractor while studying
A levels. Main job included material purchases, job planning and demolition work, working ahead of construction team
moving from property to property. Aquired basic skills in managing business, planning and small scale construction and
scaffolding.
Start Date: July 1990 Time: 2 year(s) and 0 month(s) Type of Job: Temporary
Occupation: Land Searches Assistant
Employer: Cornwall County Council
Description: Temporary job covering maternity leave and then extended for 1 year. Worked in the Chief
Executives Dept in the Land registry and searches section. Main tasks included updating maps to include new
developments and roads, liasing with the housing and highways depts, solicitors and surveyors carrying out
house surveys and propery searches for buyers. Skills included general office skills and computing.
Start Date: September 1992 Time: 2 year(s) and 0 month(s) Type of Job: Permanent
Occupation: Plastic Processing Operator/Moulder
Employer: West Pharma Rubber
Description: Worked as a team leader of a group of rubber and plastic moulders
medical equipment and vacutainers for blood products. Responsible for team members, quality assurance
and the testing of new materials and processes.
Start Date: June 1995 Time: 3 year(s) and 0 month(s) Type of Job: Permanent
Occupation:Sole Trader/woodturner
Employer: Self Employed as Octagon Design
Description: Started up a business through the Princes Youth Business Trust as a sole trader. Designed
and manufactured turned wood products including table lamps, ornamental vases and furniture. Designs produced
around classical and ancient period designs from iron age celticware to Japanese pottery styles, using CAD
and drawing packages on Apple Mac and PC. Managed accounts, marketing, sales and production.Designed
products and sales literature.Trading ceased due to industrial accident
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