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Furniture and Product Designer

Alexandra Chin

London/ Nottingham, United Kingdom
alexandraccreations.weebly.com
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    A hard working and dedicated Furniture and Product Design graduate with extensive interpersonal and communication skills developed from working with a range of people from different subject backgrounds . Seeking career development within the design and research field.

  • Education
    • BA Hons Furniture and Product Design
      Nottingham Trent University
      2010 - 2014
    • Diploma Art and Design Foundation
      Kingston College
      2009 - 2010
    • A Levels Design , Business and Computing
      Ashcroft Technology Academy
      2007 - 2009
    • GCSES Main GCSE's and BTEC Engineering
      ADT College
      2002 - 2007
  • Experience
    • Kitchen Designer
      Magnet Ltd
      Aug 2014 - Present (8 years 6 months)
      • Providing excellent customer service by advising customers
      • Responsibility of taking on clients from conception to realization
      • Organizing Installation and Deliveries / Home Surveys / Consultations and Presentations
      •Experience with 20‐20 and SAP / Experience in reading and understanding plans
    • Senior Residents Assistant
      Nottingham Trent University
      Nottingham, United Kingdom
      Aug 2013 - Present (9 years 6 months)
      Responsibilities * Managing 3 other students with their Residences Assistant role * Organizing and making monthly rota's * Organizing team meetings and attending monthly senior meetings * To give support to students living on student accommodation and support RDO's by being on call from 6pm till 8am
    • Intern
      Studio Reed
      London, United Kingdom
      Jan 2013 - Apr 2013 (3 months)
      * Researching / requesting information and samples from supplies * Producing Auto-cad and Sketch Up drawings for multiple projects * Presentation preparations (Photoshop/ Indesign work) * Administration Duties i.e phone calls photocopying and filling
    • User Interface Designer
      Seventh Storey Sunshine Ltd
      London, United Kingdom
      Nov 2013 - Mar 2013 (7 months)
      * Designing existing interface for haystacks app (Illustrator and Indesign work) * Testing / Developing interface by trialing the app via an Ipod / Ipad * Producing colour swatches on Illustrator
    • IT Support
      The Princes Trust
      London, United Kingdom
      Jul 2008 - Jul 2008
      The Prince's Trust Warren Street Customer Support Team Worker * Supporting employees remotely with IT related problems, Responsibilities * Responding to telephone enquiries from other employees * Hardware configurations * Computer set-ups * Knowledge of: Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel Awarded a certificate for hard work and effort by the Head of the IT department.
    • Interior Designer
      Bell Slater
      London, United Kingdom
      Jun 2005 - Jun 2005
      Putney Responsibilities * Meet with Clients * Produce Model * Prepare for debriefing session Skills * Construct CAD Drawings * Learned Software Packages - Sketch Up and Photoshop * Communication Skills- Contact Companies for Pricings and Product Information * 3D Modeling SKILLS Communication * Developing excellent communication skills through working with my current employer delivering customer service enabling me to confidently present work to my peer group and tutors at University. Organisation * Gaining confidence in prioritizing tasks in order to meet tight deadlines * Learning to respond quickly to change, meeting deadlines and maintaining a good standard under pressure. * Punctuality and management skills. Information technology * Achieving a high level of competency in computer literacy and increasing confidence in using a number of computer software packages, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Publisher * Being exposed to and gaining a good working knowledge of Autodesk AutoCAD, Solid works, Tec soft 2D Design, Google Sketch Up, Pro Desktop and Adobe Fireworks. * Experiencing working with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and In design. Team Work * Developing my expressive skills has helped me communicate thoughts and understand the thoughts of others. * As a natural problem solver I intuitively respond to situations quickly and effectively whilst being able to resolve them. First Aid *
  • Awards

    2014- Exhibitor -NTU 150 Year Anniversary, Exhibition

    2012 - Paul Smith Competition 2012 Finalist

    2011- Paul Smith Competition 2011 Winner

    2010 - Winner of Design Cup at Ashcroft Technology Academy , London

  • Skills
    • Industrial Design
    • Product Design
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