Alex McIntyre

Alexander McIntyre PO Box 1771, Naivasha, 20117, Kenya | - | - I am a hard-working, organised, motivated and enthusiastic individual. Highly adaptable and with strong communication skills, I enjoy working independently or as part of a team and work well under pressure, confident to act upon my own initiative in order to hit deadlines whilst ensuring my work is of a high standard at all times. I have a solid commercial awareness, am numerate, computer literate and have extensive management experience in a retail environment. Education University of East Anglia: September 2012 - July 2013 Norwich Research Park Norwich NR47TJ, UK LLM Master of Laws The change of discipline from humanities to law has been extremely challenging but rewarding. Extensive focus on the area of employment law has enabled me to further understand the challenges faced by modern employers. My renewed studies have necessitated training myself in a new methodology of research as there has been an increase in dealing with primary source material such as case law and legislation which is ever changing and necessitates a strong level of organisation to stay up to date with. University of East Anglia: September 2007 - July 2010 Norwich Research Park Norwich NR47TJ, UK BA (Hons) History Studying at the UEA necessitated a strong requirement for clear and organised work engaging extensively in individual and group research I developed solid organisation, prioritisation and project management skills. My studies also promoted a high level of analysis, extensive research of the subject material and a great attention to detail. Skills that are highly transferable & essential in a business environment. Culford Senior School and Sixth Form: September 2003 - July 2007 Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk IP286TX, UK 2007 – A2 level results – English Literature (B), History (C), Music (C) 2006 – AS level results – German (B) 2005 – GCSE results – 10 A* - C including English and Maths Whilst at Culford I became a leading member of the school’s Audiovisual Department providing lighting and sound support to the school’s many musical and theatrical performances in a range of environments. I was responsible for: Leading a team of 6 to deliver events against deadlines Managing the equipment rental budget Co-ordinating and chairing meetings between the team and school administration This has developed in me a strong desire for a leadership position, managing and developing fellow employees in a future career. Employment Self-Employed: January 2018 – Current Since leaving Mendlesham Bakery at the end of 2017, I have aggressively been pursuing my dream of becoming a pilot. This has taken great advantage from the skills I have picked up in my working career. It is extremely important to meticulously plan before every flight to try and cover as many eventualities in-flight as possible. The workload of a single pilot operating in the congested airspace in the UK requires a level of flexibility and ability to adapt to constantly changing circumstances that not everybody is capable of showing. I achieved my private pilots licence in 2017, and relocated to Kenya to build flight hours in order to advance to more complex and commercially desirable ratings. I have been supporting myself whilst studying in Kenya by offering technical support to the surrounding communities, with great success. Whilst operating on my own, I have successfully managed to build a client base of around 40 individuals. I advise on anything from initial installs of networking/computer hardware, to software support on individual machines. Much of the technical support I have been providing has been on machines and software that I am unfamiliar with, and required the discipline to teach myself how this new hardware functions, whilst not being detrimental to my pilot studies. Mendlesham Bakery: November 2007 – November 2017 Mendlesham Bakery is a family owned and operated business at which I have been employed in various positions for a number of years. My initial role involved operating the tills and dealing with customers on a face-to-face basis, leading to a series of broader responsibilities including employing and training staff as well as managing their monthly rotas and payroll. Thereafter my job expanded to take a more active role in the financial side of the business. I quickly became solely responsible not only for sourcing and ordering stock but also for the day to day finances (reconciliation and banking) whilst continuing to manage the daily operations of the business. During my time as operational manager, the business has grown from a relatively small village shop to a bustling part of a nationally recognised retail franchise with an annual turnover of over £1/2m. This is in no small part down to the capability, skills and behaviours I have brought to the execution of my job. As a result this significant experience in dealing with staff, customers and finances as well as the demands of a retail environment would be of great benefit in evolving a career in any people-orientated environment. Interests Great interest in literature and the arts which led to a lengthy musical career in piano, viola as well as vocally; these activities enabled me to develop a skill for disciplined time management at an early age, as each activity was individually extremely time consuming! A keen member of the Air Training Corps (RAF Cadets) whilst at school developed a respect for authority tempered with a desire to advance myself. I am self-taught in computer building and customisation which showed me the importance of attention to detail, as any small mistake could ultimately cause a project to fail. I am also computer literate in advanced office skills, which I feel is important to advance in any career. References John-Head of Product Availability, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC Ian-Senior Lecturer and Director of Teaching Lawrence-Tutor and Lecturer Douglas McIntyre-Owner, Mendlesham Bakery