SUMMARY STATEMENT:

I am a student at the University of Manchester and currently completing a postgraduate masters in Environmental Impact Assessment and Management.

The learning and experience I have gained from university has focussed my desire to be involved in the environment. My interest in these topics began at an early age - my family are farmers and rural and land matters have always been important to me; my interest was further consolidated at secondary school through my studies in Geography to Advanced Higher level. Furthermore I have completed my undergraduate dissertation on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, undertaking this has further underpinned my desire to work in the environmental sector and more recently my Masters dissertation on farmer participation and uptake of Agri-environment schemes in Dumfries and Galloway.

During holiday time from university, I have sought to undertake as broad and varied a range of working experience as possible in different working environments to further enhance my chosen career path and future working life, most recently at British Nuclear Group.

By nature, I am a very focused person - creative, energetic, determined, resourceful, care deeply about issues impacting the environment and am fully committed to my chosen career path.

I am wholly trustworthy, punctual, hardworking, as demonstrated by the fact that I always organise my time effectively to complete my many study projects on time.

I am a good team player as demonstrated in my university group work contributions and group presentation work.

University keeps me very busy and in my leisure time I enjoy going to the cinema, meeting friends, reading and horse riding.

I am flexible and quick to learn and would welcome the opportunity to display the above skills in practice in the working environment in my chosen career path of environmental management/EIA.

SECONDARY EDUCATION:

End 1995 - 1997- Wilmslow High School, Cheshire

1997 - 2002 -Annan Academy, Scotland

Standard Grades (2000)

Geography 1, History 2, Art and Design 2, Chemistry 2, French 2, English 2, Biology 1

Mathematics 3

Higher Grades (2001)

Geography A, History A, Art and Design B, English A, Philosophy C.

Advanced Higher (2002)

Geography B

2002 - Present day - Universityof Manchester

2:1 in Environmental Management

I am currently undertaking a postgraduate masters in Environmental Impact Assessment and Management.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

From year 2000 and during various holiday from school and university thereafter -

M & S Forsythe, Newsagents and Smilers, High Street, Annan (associated company of M & S Forsythe)

I was involved in a varied range of tasks, such as counter and till work, sorting out newspapers and magazines, assisting with photo processing, reconciling cash at the end of each evening in a very busy newsagent during my 5 ^th and 6 ^th years at Annan Academy.

Mr Forsythe would describe me as punctual, a hard worker and good team player. I gained valuable experience in dealing with customers, working to pressure and deadlines in a disciplined working environment

2005- during holiday periods from university-

Uniq Prepared Foods, Hospital Road, Annan, Dumfriesshire.

Work included preparing food on the production line and adhering to very strict hygiene controls. Working at Uniq further enhanced my team working skills and required punctuality focus and discipline everyday.

2006-Voluntary placement with Cascade environmental consultancy.

During my time at cascade I had the opportunity to see what was involved in the EIA process. I researched various aspects of legislation for the environmental scientists, helped the team compile a library of all relevant documents and publications and assisted in the compilation of an environmental statement.

2006- Environmental engineer with Magnox north at Chapelcross

My work with British Nuclear Group involved updating the existing environmental effects register inline with ISO14001 standards and assisting with the biodiversity action plan for the site. In addition to my set task I was required to do training in various disciples, including fire safety, manual handling, and lotus notes.

TRAINING / TRAINING COURSES UNDERTAKEN

• Excel
• Microsoft Word
• PowerPoint
• PhotoShop ( adobe)
• GIS ( mapping)
• IOSH
• Various safety courses at Chapelcross