Following much wandering and wondering over the years I have landed back where I started in the Huntingdon area of Cambridgeshire, now married, and with child and hound.
Since my last overland tour leading contract in 2015 I've been working with my Father at Akcent Media, managing the manufacturing of books, CDs & vinyl records.
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Lots more to strive for and discover and I hope to continue to put myself in those places of opportunity. I've been fortunate to have had and be able to make the opportunities thus far.
Intro / Current Status
Formal employment
Overland Tour Leader, Driver, Mechanic - Dragoman Overseas Ltd.
​2010 - present
For up to 22 passengers of various ages & nationalities.
Camp leader; cook; safari guide; off road 4x4 & LGV driving; bush mechanics; local community involvement.
English Language Tutor (TEFL) - Oxford Intensive School of English & Freelance
​2005 - present
EFL teaching for students of various ages & nationalities, organising syllabus & exam entry.
Senior Surveyor - Triscom Enterprises Ltd.
​10/​2009 - 12/2009
Surveying Shetland’s intra-island power cables, using ROV, acoustics & GPS.
Work experience
Forest School Camps (# 306006) - loco parentis staff for children ages two-17 on two-week summer camp.
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Akcent Media - assistant for multimedia print and manufacturing brokers.
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MV Kelly T, Sanday, Orkney -
Creel fishing for lobster & crab.
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St.John's College School, Cambridge -
Teaching Assistant; Sport coaching; teaching & aid to academic staff in classroom; clerical work; boarding & pastoral duties.
2010 - present
Punt Chauffeur / Tour Guide - Scudamore's Punting Company, Cambridge
​03/​2009 - 09/2009
Taking mixed nationality groups of up to 12 on hour-long River Cam boat tours.
Languages
Administrative Officer - Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Falkland Islands
​08/​2004 - 02/2005
Administrative support for the upkeep and management of the British military estate.
Italian - conversational;
Classical Arabic & Maghrebi Arabic(Morocco/Algeria/Tunisia) -
basic conversational;
Swahili - basic conversational;
Working knowledge of French & Spanish
2010 - present
Project Manager - Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Cambridge
​09/​2002 - 08/2004
Introducing a software system to the MoD in the UK and European operational bases.
Skills/endorsements
Formal Education
BA (Hons.) Linguistics & Languages - King's College, London
​2005 - 2008
Focus on Language Policy & Rights; language learning & teaching; Italian & Arabic language & culture studies.
Levels A & B
Italian language - Universita per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy
07/​2007
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) - International House, Krakow
07/2006
CELTA
EU LGV Class C + E driving licence;
4x4/off-road driving, & various plant machinery experience;
experience in glider flying & Cessna 152.
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St.John's Ambulance 'Acitivity'
2-day First Aid course;
Mountain Leader (ML)Award in progress;
Basic Expedition Leader (BELA);
British Mountaineering Council member;
Duke of Edinburgh Gold.
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2008 London Marathon finisher;
regional basketball & table tennis;
cornet & piano Associated Board grades.
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