Education
Glasgow School of Art 2007-2011
First Class BA Honours Design (Interior Design)
Awarded the Stakis Prize for Interior Design
Awarded the Best Essay in the School of Design
Shortlisted for the Newberry Medal
Inverness Royal Academy 2001-2007
Advanced Higher Art & Design (A)
Higher Graphic Communication (A), English (B), Mathematics (A), Geography (A), Biology (A)
European Computing Driving License
Experience
Freelance Interior Designer, Residential Project, Scotland July/August 2011
- Space planning
- Furniture and material specification
- Project management and client liaison
- Production of presentation drawings
Work Experience, Nomad RDC, Glasgow August/September 2010
- Contribution to live studio projects, Bath Spa and Middlesex University libraries
- Aided in library space planning and furniture specification
- Responsible for designing a proposal providing a new social use to an unoccupied exterior site at the entrance to Middlesex library
- Model making and production of presentation drawings
Studio Skills
- Mac and PC literate, willing and quick to learn new software
- Proficient in Vectorworks and Adobe CS5 - Photoshop and Illustrator
- Some experience in InDesign and Sketchup
- Strong conceptual and technical abilities
- Competent draughtsman and model maker
Personal Abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Motivated to learn and build on my current experience, engaging fully in every stage of the design process
- Enjoy working and contributing as part of a team but can use my own initiative and work effectively under my own direction
- Hardworking, efficient and highly dependable
