Interior Designer & Personal Tutor

GMP Design Associates Limited

​March 2015 - Present

 

​Currently working as a middleweight Interior designer in the leisure and hospitality design sector. I produce creative and functional interior and architectural designs from concept through to completion. This includes client liaison, site surveys, detailed drawing and FF&E specification.

 

Another part of my role is that of a mentor/personal tutor to provide support & guidance to the student interns within our design team.

 

 

Middleweight Interior Designer

SEA Design Group

​September 2013 - February 2015

 

I worked on Beefeater (Orange Cow conversions) I designed and produced sketch schemes and full drawing packages for over 15 current refurbishment and new build projects.

 

Additionally, I worked on the COSTA coffee re-image program, for which I produced full drawing packages for over 30+ stores which have varied levels of work required. Work ranged from flash refurbishment to full refit both internally & externally. Producing drawings including elevations from notes/sketches and surveying where required.

 

 

Students' Union President

University of Derby Students' Union

​August 2011 - July 2013

 

Full time elected officer, mentor and leader to 23,000 students as
well as the public face of an organisation / registered charity with an annual turnover of £2.4m. Due to my remit I was a full Governor of the University of Derby. I sat and contributed to many other high level meetings with a range of subjects from Academic Quality, Community Relations to Enhancing the Student Experience.

 

My role included being the Chair of the Trustee Board; I oversaw the maintenance of the fiscal sustainability of the students' union as well as ensuring it meets its charitable and strategic aims by leading a Board of Trustees, which included both Student and External Trustees.

 

 

Junior Interior Designer

GMP Design Associates Limited

May 2007 - February 2009

 

Intially started as a student intern which then lead into becoming a junior designer. During this time my duties included: Concept Design, Scheme Pricing, Scheme Procurement, Submitted Local Authority Documents, Produced Full Working Drawing Packages, Project & Site Management and liaising with Contractors/Sub-contractors.

 

Other generally administrative duties included answering the telephone, transferring calls and taking messages, dealing with customer enquiries, email and fax, data inputting and updating the company database.