Kathryn Carr

Kathryn Carr

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  • About me

    Freelancer, various skillsets.

  • Education

    • Aquinas college Stockport

      2001 - 2003
      A.S. and A2 Levels French, German, Spanish, Art and Design For A.S. : ABBC, for A2 : ABD

      Activities and Societies: Amnesty International, GCSE in Japanese (Grade C)

    • All Hallows High School

      1999 - 2001
      11 GCSEs

      Activities and Societies: Information Technology, Mathematics, Science 1, Science 2, French, German, Spanish, Art, Theology, English Language, English Literature. 3 A*s, 3 As, 4 Bs and a C.

    • The Open University

      2009 - 2017
      B.A. hons MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
  • Experience

    • Florist and shoe shop.

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      Retail Associate

      Shoefayre in Stockport and Cottage Flowers in Hazel Grove.

    • Heilbronn Grünflächenamt

      Jul 2002 - Aug 2002
      Administrative Assistant

      Duties included collating statistics from death certificates in the local cemeteries, librarianship, general office work, attending site-visits and helping create a scrap book of the council’s work. Summer job.

    • (various)

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
      Food, drink and entertainment

      Kitchen porter, sign writer and general assistant at 3 Shires Wine Bar in Stockport, at which point we won pub of the month. Karoke Presenter with regular gigs at Superbfunctions.com

    • Katastrofic Art/ Rent-a-Goth

      Jul 2003 - Apr 2018
      Self Employed

      Guitarist for weddings and silk painter/ sketcher as a sideline.

    • Automobile Association uk

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
      Member Services Associate

      Inbound, making changes to policies. I won a prize for my sale of Breakdown Repair Cover at a time when it was a particularly tough product to sell.

    • Chameleon TelesalesLtd

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
      Quality and Compliance Manager

      Listening to calls to check for errors in compliance with Ministry of Justice stipulations requiring confidentiality at a company dealing with insurance claims. Research and collation of statistics involving the use of MS Word, Excel and outlook. Hospitality duties. By providing feedback I helped the sales people develop very effective techniques which contributed to the expansion of the company by an estimated 40%

    • (various)

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
      Sales and Market Research

      French and English Inbound sales at Rentalcars.com, German Speaking Market research at Harris Interactive.

    • MODERN MANCHESTER ACADEMY MMA LTD

      Aug 2012 - Aug 2012
      Trainee TEFL

      Teaching adult foreign nationals written and spoken English.

    • Big Picture Marketing

      May 2018 - Sept 2018
      Marketing and Sales Representative

      Canon account at John Lewis Partners.

    • ITD Software Ltd

      Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
      1st Line Helpdesk Support

      Using remote control desktop sharing and Virtual Machine Ware to troubleshoot and personalise our bespoke SQL based products by telephone, email and text message. I did some development work on the WordPress site drafting a PayPal module for Woo Commerce along with a little web analysis/ optimisation.

    • Aimteq

      Nov 2019 - Dec 2019
      1st Line Support

      Remote desktop repairs to and programming of energy management systems, bug fixing.

    • Stockport Council

      Nov 2020 - Dec 2022
      Geographic Information Systems Analyst
    • The B2W Group

      Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
      Creative Industry Student

      Wicks for website design, JavaScript on Scratch for games, guide to employment in arts and culture.

    • Xuper

      Mar 2023 - May 2023
      Multilingual Remote Engineer

      Offering technical advice to librarians to resolve trouble with their workplace equipment and IT systems in French and German both by phone and email.

    • IN4 Group

      Oct 2023 - Apr 2024

      Marketing. A 12-week course.

      • Alumni Ambassador

        Mar 2024 - Apr 2024
      • Cloud Security Intern

        Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
    • Code Nation

      Aug 2024 - Sept 2024
      Cyber Security Course Level 2

      Definitions of threats, mechanisms, some basic pen testing, a group project in which we built a LAMP stack and hardened the server describing all steps taken. I received a distinction.

    • PeoplePerHour

      Nov 2024 - Feb 2025
      Freelance

      Multilingual translation of European languages, Data, UX design, Web development/Coding, Administration.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Starting Point x DigiKnow - DigiKnow Friends Attendee

      Starting Point
      Oct 2022
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Booking Agent

      Issued by Dry bar on Jan 2005
      Dry barAssociated with Kathryn Carr
    • Data Analysis volunteer

      Issued by DataKind on Sept 2025
      DataKindAssociated with Kathryn Carr
    • Data Analyst Volunteer

      Issued by DataKind on Sept 2025
      DataKindAssociated with Kathryn Carr
    • Backstage staff and actress

      Issued by NK Forum Theatre on Apr 2011
      NK Forum TheatreAssociated with Kathryn Carr
    • Fundraising events and a little admin.

      Issued by Together Trust on Mar 2013
      Together TrustAssociated with Kathryn Carr
    • Artist Liason Representative

      Issued by Ear to the Ground on Jun 2005
      Ear to the GroundAssociated with Kathryn Carr
    • Fundraiser

      Issued by Rougley's Bike Show on Aug 2010
      Rougley's Bike ShowAssociated with Kathryn Carr
    • Inbound fundraiser/ Performing at a charity gig

      Issued by Comic Relief on Nov 2006
      Comic ReliefAssociated with Kathryn Carr
    • Personal Assistant

      Issued by Diocese of Shrewsbury on Jan 2001
      Diocese of ShrewsburyAssociated with Kathryn Carr