Qualifications

Sept ’15: Wildeye – Introduction to Wildlife Film-making- Gave an insight into, and furthered my knowledge in, the variety of roles within the industry as well as

practising and learning a multitude of filming and editing techniques

Sept ’13 – Sept ‘14: University of Bristol – Global Wildlife Health and Conservation (MSc) Merit- As well as widening my knowledge, I had to perform weekly presentations of my own research to the class,

strengthening my confidence whilst also further improving my public speaking and presentation skills- My summer research project was to determine what features make a wildlife documentary successful with

the public, and the influence of a conservation message

Oct ’10 – July ’13: University of Bristol – Zoology BSc (Hons) 2:1- Gained an extensive knowledge of biology and ecology mainly relating to animals, whilst also developing

many interpersonal and technical skills- I also completed an open unit in maths and statistics in my first year

Sept ’02 – June ’09: Chiswick Community schoolA Levels: Maths (A), Biology (A), Geography (B) & Photography (B)

Employment History

Sept ’15 – Present: Temp – The Red Agency Rapidly integrating into the team of any company in which I am placed Adapting to any task required, ensuring to maintain a high standard of work throughout

Oct – Jan ‘15: Hospitality – RE Hospitality Easily acclimatising to a variety of different work places and environments Constantly interacting with new people of all levels, from CEOs and celebrities to colleagues and customers

July – Sept ’13: Concierge – Park Plaza Hotel Greeting guests and providing them with detailed information on the area Promoting trips and experiences offered by the hotel Further developing my interpersonal relationship skills

May – Sept ’10: Manager/Waiter/Bar tender – Reef Restaurant Trained up to the role of manager within the first month Duties included: accepting reservations, supervising co-workers, stock takes, cashing-up, making orders on

behalf of the restaurant, waiting and bar tending Further increasing my skills of time management and public relations in a high-stress environment

Oct – Dec ’09: Volunteer Conservationist – Projects Abroad - Mexico Implementing turtle and crocodile conservation Looking after and releasing new hatchlings daily and patrolling looking for newly laid eggs Working in an animal shelter for the second half, looking after various species and cleaning the enclosures Travelling independently allowed further development of my people skills and, throughout the projects,

broadened my teamwork abilities

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April – Sept ’05: Volunteer - Tropical Forest (Closed, relocated to the Hounslow Urban Farm) Roles included looking after all the animals, dealing with the visiting public, assisting timed shows and

showing them the animals while teaching them about their feeding and living habits The shows involved a large audience listening to my colleague and I talking about the reptiles and giving

them the opportunity to encounter the animals in close quarters, which improved my presentation skills

Skills and Other Information

Regularly film and edit wildlife footage to create short wildlife documentaries Qualified Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver Regularly exercise and explore many sports including bouldering, athletics, boxing,

basketball and parkour Computer literate with knowledge of most widely-used programs Very passionate about the natural world and aspire to get into the wildlife film industry,

eventually as a presenter.

Jan – July ’15: Travelling Spent six months travelling across four continents, gaining world experience and expanding my knowledge

about different countries and the wildlife residing in each

Head Social Secretary of the Biology Society – May ’11 – May ‘13 I led a team which organised social events for the other (around 450) members of the society The role involved liaising with clubs and bars to get better deals and also working with other societies to

have joint events I gained sponsorship and budgeted for each event, as well as promoting and selling tickets Coming up with new ideas for events and themes advanced my creativity skills

Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest – Oct ’12 – 12km obstacle course for charity

Public Relations in the Junior Common Room (JCR) – Durdham Hall – Oct ’10 – November ’11 My main role was creating events to make sure the hall residents (~230 people) were having a great time It also involved going round to each of the flats to talk to the residents and promote the events to them Towards the end, I also organised events for the new first years and answered any questions that they had

Captain of the Durdham Hall Basketball Team – Oct ’10 – July ‘11

About Me

I am a highly motivated and success-driven individual. Confident and enthusiastic with a competitive nature, always striving to better myself in any and every way possible through hard work and dedication.