Experience

NATIONAL PARALYMPIC HERITAGE TRUST

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Explorations Project Assistant

  • May 2022 - Present

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Studying photography and 3D scanning in conjunction with Ursae Ltd in order to scan precious objects that have been left by Paralympic athletes and figures including Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann.Researching exhibits that are displayed at Stoke Mandeville stadium and gym and writing accessible information for visitors.



Autism Bucks

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer at Autism Bucks

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Writing accurate and informative leaflets for distribution to explain charity's role. Engaging with users with their queries on social media like Twitter. Promoting information and acceptance about autism on Twitter. Publicly engaging with healthcare professionals to explain lived experience and how to improve public services. Writing accurate and informative leaflets for distribution to explain charity's role. Engaging with users with their queries on social media like Twitter. Promoting information and acceptance about autism on Twitter. Publicly engaging with healthcare professionals to explain lived experience and how to improve public services.



Freelance Writer

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance writer

  • Aug 2006 - Present

  I am a skilled and articulate writer. I have written a catalogue of articles relating to local area issues and personal interests. Combined meticulous admin, planning and knowledge issues to get the best interviews and details. I have created and had published articles in the Berkeley Annual Foundation Review and also internal magazines. I have written under tight deadlines for Bucks Examiner , The Bucks Herald and Trinity Mirror publications. I have also written for Newsquest covering Enfield, Haringey, Borehamwood and Watford. I have produced features for Race Tech magazine; Karting magazine Crash.net ; BBC Three Counties, Vintage Racecar and Auto Tradition. My race reports for the British Superkart Association have appeared on their website and on Motorsport News. I have written programmes for the British Superkart Grand Prix. I manage Auto Tradition's social media like its Facebook group and Twitter feed to promote the magazine and the newsletter Racing Spirit. Assisted David Lidington MP in preparing notes for Commons debates, tracking committee briefings and writing responses to his constituents. Completed NCTJ modules at News Associates, Wimbledon. Whilst a student I participated in the Model United Nations and spoke at the conference in Kings College London. Assisted a political candidate during July 2009 in in the three-way marginal constituency of Watford. It lasted for two weeks. I was part of a group that did the following things: did telephone canvassing of the Watford area; canvassed on foot in neighbourhoods; researched articles about important issues for Watford; engaged with members of the public on a street stand; engaged with commuters leaving for work early in morning at Watford station; was bussed in to the constituency of Norwich North to canvass on foot for a by-election and did telephone canvassing from a national headquarters in London.



Gorkana

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media Executive

  • May 2017 - Sep 2019

  Checking our database on the behalf of our PR clients to ensure depth and accuracy. Performing research on journalists upon request by clients from the Middle East and Scandinavia ahead of schedule. Issuing alerts of who is going where in regional, national and online media which is sent out to 100,000 other journalists. Interviewing journalists for Meet the Journalist features where they discuss they work and their relationships with PR organisations. The features have included Paul Foot Award winner Emma Youle about her investigation of homelessness in Hackney to how opportunities for autistic people in the media can be achieved. Was awarded Researcher of the Month in November 2017 for exceeding targets and for being a good team player.



Berkeley Group Holdings Plc

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts administrator

  • Mar 2016 - Apr 2017

  Checking, getting required approvals, receipting and posting invoices onto the accounting system for both purchase and subcontractor ledgers. Helped prepare weekly payment runs. Reconciling supplier statements highlighting discrepancies. Updating Excel and Word documents used in the weekly and monthly management packs. Assisted with completing money laundering checks as per regulations. Filing of invoices and key documents separating out procurement and administration invoices. Provided administration assistance to the Finance Director and other senior managers. Very quickly integrated and became a dependable part of the finance team taking on more work than was planned.



News Associates

• United Kingdom
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

  Worked with a small team to find original stories in Wimbledon, Croydon and Wandsworth for SW Londoner newspaper. My story was about the disc golf championships being held in Croydon in 2014. Sat and have passed exams in Reporting; Court Reporting; Media Law. Worked with a small team to find original stories in Wimbledon, Croydon and Wandsworth for SW Londoner newspaper. My story was about the disc golf championships being held in Croydon in 2014. Sat and have passed exams in Reporting; Court Reporting; Media Law.



The Brain Tumour Charity

• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant to Head of Communications

  • Aug 2009 - Feb 2013

  I used Raiser's Edge to help improve and expand the database of fundraisers which contributed to doubled income and increased presence nationally. Played a key role in organising Relay GB event which raised over £100,000. Wrote a number of reports and information packs used by the charity to assist patients, local medical and liaison with Saatchi & Saatchi. Involved in the successful rebranding of the charity from BTUK to The Brain Tumour Charity. I used Raiser's Edge to help improve and expand the database of fundraisers which contributed to doubled income and increased presence nationally. Played a key role in organising Relay GB event which raised over £100,000. Wrote a number of reports and information packs used by the charity to assist patients, local medical and liaison with Saatchi & Saatchi. Involved in the successful rebranding of the charity from BTUK to The Brain Tumour Charity.



Queen Mary, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Student

  • Sep 2005 - Jul 2008

  I did a BA in History/Politics and I covered the following subjects: Europe since 1870; the United States since 1900; Politics and Ideologies; German history since 1871; the European Left since 1945; Cuban Missile Crisis: Green Politics; Machiavelli, Locke and Marx; the Fall of France in 1940 and Studies in Ethnic Conflict: Northern Ireland. During my final year Professor Julian Jackson encouraged me to do my dissertation on Charles De Gaulle's years in London in 1940-44. It analysed his relationships with politicians, the print press and the public. It was titled: "Quarrelsome, Highly Strung and Our Friend." I was elected treasurer of the Debating Society in March 2006. Having inherited a budget deficit, I worked with a small team to improve revenue by improving awareness of the Society and its activities. We liaised with the student press to provide dedicated coverage of the Society's competitions and we approached several law firms for potential sponsorship. We succeeded in achieving a budget surplus. I joined Cub magazine, the student union's magazine as a reporter during my first year at the university. I initally wrote news stories and later on, I wrote features which involved interviewing key members of the faculty, including the Principal of QMUL Professor Adrian Smith. I participated in sessions of the Model United Nations and spoke at the Model UN Conference which was hosted by King's College London. I represented Chile at the Disarmament and Security Committee. We succeeded in finding a solution which was acceptable to the parties on the Committee and the problem was how to reconcile security with climate change. In 2006 I also joined the karting club which organised races in electric karts at Mile End Park.