Personal Profile 

I am an ambitious and enthusiastic individual with a logical, scientific approach and show high levels of creativity in my thinking.  I am conscientious, reliable and pay good attention to detail in all situations. I am passionate about ecology, the environment and sustainability and am keen to work hard in order to achieve my ambition of a career working in ecological consultancy.

                                                                                                       Summary of Relevant Skills and Experience

 1.       I have experience of independently managing my own ecological research project spanning 18 months. This involved working with people from a wide range of scientific disciplines, designing and conducting experiments, as well as analysing and presenting publishable data. I then compiled this in to a 16,000-word thesis and several oral presentations, which lead to a Master in Philosophy qualification. This would typically take 24 months to complete

2.       I have experience working with and sub-contracting for professional ecological consultants on mitigation and impact assessment projects and experience and skills working with protected species and habitat assessments. I have  knowledge of current issues and a strong interest in environmental sustainability and the impact of climate change

3.       I have experience working within the Construction Consultancy [snip], knowledge of the company structure, policies and aims and experience interacting with professionals and clients in a business environment

                                                                                                                                                              Education

 University Record: University of Southampton (2002-2006)   

·        Mphil in Ecological Entomology Research 

October 2005-June 2007 I was involved in funded post-graduate research in the Ecology department at the University of Southampton and working towards my MPhil.  My main research theme involved the ecological impact of learning in invertebrates.  I have also been involved in supervising undergraduate projects, teaching ecology units and organising departmental seminars. 

·        BSc (hons) Zoology, result - high 2:1 (69%).   

The course included an ecology research project on aphids, which has been written up as a journal paper and submitted for publishing. It also involved a 2-week field course in Spain. Week 1 was spent learning to identify plants, insects and marine life of local area. Week 2 was spent conducting my own research project into the Co-existence of invertebrates. 

Units Completed:   

Schools/Colleges: The Arnewood School, New Milton (1995-1999)

                                      Arnewood Sixth Form, New Milton (1999-2001)

                                      G.C.S.E’s:  11 grades A* - B

                                              A-levels:  Biology, C; Chemistry, C; Art, B; General Studies, D. 

Workshops and Day Course Attendance (2005-2006): 

·        Dormouse ecology and handling (Mammal Group)

·        Phase I habitat survey (IEEM)

·        Bat survey (Bristol University)

·        Plant and tree ID courses (Hampshire Wildlife Trust)

·        Many others run by Southampton University including; Advanced powerpoint, Writing up and Publishing Scientific Research, Health and Safety During Field and Laboratory Work, Reference Manager, Electrophysiology of insects, Presenting Your Research, Demonstrator Training, Careers Workshop for Postgraduate Scientists, Microscopy Training. 

Conference Presentations and Attendance: 

·        January 2007 – Presented my MPhil work at Imperial College, London

·        October 2006 - IEEM conference in Cardiff on the ecological and environmental impacts of climate change

·        June 2006 – Presented my research at the Gerald Kerkut Trust Symposium

·        September 2006 - The Royal Entomological Society conference in Bath, where I won 1^st prize for a presentation on parasitic wasps

·        April 2006 - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Conference at Southampton University. 

                                                                                                                                              Work Experience

 Unpaid work:  

·        July 2006  - January 2007- Voluntary work with a local ecological consultant doing phase I habitat survey, reptile surveys and NVC

·        July - October 2006 – Worked with the Environment Agency doing invertebrate surveys of Itchen Valley

• June 2006 - Organised and carried out talks on invertebrates at the [snip] for national science week 2006
• October-2005-June 2006 – Worked in an inner city primary school with Southampton Community Action
• June 2004 – Visited local schools and pre-schools to do talks about insects using my invertebrate collection.

Paid Work: 

Vacation and part-time work: 

• May 2007 – Present – Working for [snip] in a Team Support role
• May 2007 – Temporary Work for [snip] a company which promote the conversion of corporate waste into resources for teaching environmental awareness
• July 2006 – January 2007 – Subcontracting for [snip]. ecological consultancy, survey and report writing
• 8^th October 2005 – Conducted a mini-beast hunt for children and families at the [snip], Romsey.
• Summer 2004 – Summer Educational Assistant at [snip].  Duties included giving up to four public talks a day and conducting a research project on the Sand Lizard.
• May 2002 – September 2002, plus study vacations up until 2005 – Matthews Shoe Centre, New Milton. (Customer service, stock management, product-training days.)
• June 1999 – September 1999 and June 2000 – September 2000 – Tres Bon sandwich bar, Highcliffe. (Food Preparation, Waitressing, Customer service).  

                                                                                                                                                                        Skills

 I have skills in designing, conducting and analysing scientific research both in the field and the laboratory.  

·        Technical Skills:                                                              

Invertebrate, plant, reptile and amphibian I.D, bat detecting and surveying, Dissection, microscopy, chemical analysis, GC-EAG, GC, Insect bioassays, Insect culturing and plant culturing, full clean driving licence.

·        Transferable Skills:

Use of computer programmes including; statistics packages, reference managers, Microsoft office and behavioural analysis software. Communication and Aural presentation to a wide range of audiences, organisation and time management, logical and analytical, document and report writing, data analysis and presentation.

·         Protected Species Work:

Experience doing bat surveys, reptile surveys and translocations, invertebrate surveys and Dormouse surveys. I am currently working towards my Dormouse handling licence  

                                                                                                                                                               Interests

 General interests:  

I play several instruments and am also a keen artist.  I enjoy sports such as SCUBA diving and wind surfing - I recently completed my PADI diving course in Egypt.  I keep exotic insects such as tarantulas, phasmids and praying mantis and am generally interested in ecology and the environment.

 Organisations and societies: 

·        IEEM (Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management)

·        The Royal Entomological Society

·        Hampshire Bat Group (I have been involved in several bat surveys)

·        The Somerset Mammal Society 

Travel: 

·        July 2001 – I worked in a Bulgarian orphanage after being involved in several fundraising events prior to this trip

·        September 2005 – 3 weeks travelling around Canada.

                                                                                                                                               Personal Details 

Name:                       Mr/Miss/Ms: Miss                  Date of Birth: 06/04/1983 

Nationality:  British