Name : Roslyne McQuillan
E-mail: http://www.roslyne/3@btinternet.com
Personal Profile
I am an enthusiastic, reliable person keen to work within the arts as a costume/textile designer I am keen to work and can be trusted to take on responsibilities without disappointment. I am also a very good team player and will communicate well with the people I work with. I am reliable and have excellent attendance and punctuality records at school.
Key Skills
· I have good problem-solving skills which I have used in a retail environment to deal with customer’s enquiries and concerns I am also familiar with using till and card machines.
· I have excellent communications skills which I have developed through running a first year art club in which I have been teaching textile techniques to include felt making and printing
· I have good ICT skills to include: accessing databases, creating word documents
· I am able to work independently due to working in a small shop without management always being there
Qualifications
Achieved in 2008
Standard Grade English Grade 1
Standard Grade Mathematics Grade 1
Standard grade Music Grade 1
Achieved in 2009
Standard Grade Art & design Grade 1
Standard Grade Geography Grade 1
Standard Grade Chemistry Grade 1
Standard Grade Physics Grade 1
Standard Grade Graphic Communication Grade 2
Intermediate 2 English Grade B
Intermediate 2 Music Grade A
Achieved in 2010
Higher Chemistry Grade A
Higher Art & Design Grade A
Higher Maths Grade B
Higher English Grade B
Higher Graphic communication Grade B
Previous Experience
February 2009
I completed a week’s work experience at Marks and Spencer, Falkirk. During this week I gained experience in stock management and store tidying. I observed shop assistants working on the tills and learned the mechanics of how the till worked and the process of buying and returning goods. This experience strengthened my communication and problem solving skills. By the end of the week I was able to do many of the tasks that a shop does on a daily basis in addition to learning to hang and fold clothes neatly and put these back out on to the shop floor.
January – current 2010
For the past year I have been working as a shop assistant in a small prom, occasion and dance wear shop; Seven. Working as the sole assistant I have a further understanding of the aspects of retail, being able to work a switch machine and till without guidance, to be able to address customer’s needs setting appointments for fittings, to fold and wrap the customer’s purchases and to help with the presentation of front of shop. This has been a worthwhile experience that has made me more employable.
Interests
I am keen to study textile/fashion design and have attended many art and design courses to develop my drawing and painting skills. I have also studied on a number of casual, part time fashion and textile courses at Glasgow school of Art and at Falkirk College during weekends and evenings and in my summer holidays.
I have also been creating a portfolio of art and design work to apply to a Textile/fashion course at Cardonald College for next year. Experience in a Design/ retail environment would enhance my skills before attending college and would make me more confident in making clothes.
As part of the mPower project, I have been fortunate enough to be part of a side project called Arts Academy. Within this project I was placed on a Costume and Stage design Internship which has allowed me to experience what it would be like to work as a stage/costume designer. I have been working with a mentor who has taught me skills in designing costumes for different themed plays, creating models for stage sets and has let me experience back stage work at theatre productions. This training allowed all the interns within arts academy to create a production, a twisted tale based on little red riding hood which showed at the festival this summer.
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