Experience

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  Tesco plc

  Aug 2008 - Feb 2011

  Customer assistant

  Key skills• Customer services - with excellent communication skills demonstrating the ability to handle queries and complaints from the general public in a polite and professional manner.• Team worker – working within a team of cashiers reporting to a team leader requiring good interaction with colleagues and a willingness to assist in other areas such as security cover, stock clearing, covering breaks and generally assisting as required.• Accuracy – ability to ensure that all transactions concluded are accurate ensuring that the till balances at all times. Dealing with promotions and vouchers ensuring the company guidelines are met.• Punctuality – working shift patterns it is essential to be 100% punctual reporting to the team supervisor on time for a change in shift enabling earlier staff to finish for the day.• Diversity – having the complete ability to work on any department within the store and being able to do each task effectively. Show less

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  Barclays bank

  Mar 2011 - Apr 2013

  Cashier

  Key skills• Customer Service – The role as a cashier at Barclays Bank is predominantly a customer service based role, it requires good quality communication skills due to the massive variety of customer base, also having worked in different branches and areas an ability to adapt to different cultures is required, every customer enquiry is unique.• Problem solving – The ability to take a customer query or complaint and turn it into a solution which will benefit both the business and more importantly the customer.• Cash Handling/Accuracy – being able to accurately and confidently deal with large amounts of cash deposits and withdrawals with no errors made therefore making sure that the till balances at the end of each and every day. Also the ability to handle large volumes of cash accurately requires good use of mathematical skills to work out the branch reserve cash and ATM limits and ensuring that the reserve book agrees with the stock amounts.• Reliability – as part of the job role you are responsible for additional tasks for example key holder for the front door keys and also safe keys. In addition the role gives access to customer accounts and Barclays systems, therefore reliability is key, you must be confident with your ability to do your job and also be reliable enough to keep keys and passwords securely and have them with you each time you are in work.• Punctuality – this is very important, you must show that you can be punctual in every area both for customers and colleagues to allow each day to run smoothly and with no detriment to customers.• Telephony/IT – in branch it is often a requirement to contact both customers and various departments via the phone, the enquiries made on the phone are usually customer queries or complaint handling, and communication over cash orders. A key part of working for a bank is the use of IT skills, every transaction and every query requires utilisation of the appropriate system. Show less

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  M/y lady m

  Sept 2013 - Oct 2013

  Deckhand

  Temporarily contracted as a deckhand on board, involved as a vital member of the team to prepare for and feature the vessel at Monaco yacht show, and assist with Guest trips.

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  M/y sai ram

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

  Deckhand

  Employed as a deckhand on this 52 metre Benetti motor yacht. the vessel is a very busy charter and private yacht and my employment aboard was an extremely exciting time. I value all experience with this boat and am able to say I am very capable and confident in my role. Having completed duel seasons, two crossings, numerous charters and owners trips including both old and new owners and several shipyard periods I was able to further advance all the nessesary skills required to competently serve as a deckhand on board this or any other motor vessel. Show less

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  Manchester united

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Hospitality/bar staff

  Delivering high quality match day hospitality and bar/drinks service to executive customers of Manchester United.

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  M/y kamalaya

  Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

  Deckhand

  I joined this yacht for the final 2 months of an incredibly busy season in order to assist the captain with their final boss trips. With my previous experience I was able to find my place within the team with ease and quickly developed relationships and understanding of how the yacht was run and used. I gained valuable experience in large tender driving with a 38' chase boat and further watersports experience having worked with a professional instructor. Experience gained with very large guest parties where I was relied on for bartending. I feel that my time on this vessel was extremely important and has given me further confidence in my ability as a valued member of any deck team. Show less

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  M/y halo

  Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

  Deckhand

  Employed on this new privately owned Feadship In the Caribbean, I embarked on a very busy and well travelled season with the owner, venturing to places such as Belize, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos and Mexico, before making the journey across the atlantic to begin a period in the yard for warranty works. This followed by a further 5 week Mediterranean boss trip. As the most experienced of the deckhands on board I worked very closely alongside the second officer to learn and work towards my development, gaining valuable experience in leadership, Bridge procedures and equipment and further exposure to general deck operations. Show less

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  Lsh auto uk limited

  Oct 2016 - Nov 2017

  Concierge executive

  I took time out of yachting after just over 3 years to purchase property in the UK. During this period I worked for a Mercedes benz vehicle dealership in a client focused role. This allowed me to maintain my good work ethic, key communication with Mercedes clients, team work, logistics and organisation.

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  M/y eternity

  Feb 2018 - Nov 2023

  Originally Employed as Bosun on this charter vessel based out of the Bahamas and Florida. Promoted to Second officer in October 2020 and then stepped up one year later to Chief Officer. This is a very busy Charter yacht specialising in the Bahamas area. During my time on board I have experienced several major shipyard periods including an extensive refit involving a full paint job, full refurbishment of all tanks and bilges and many other projects requiring management of crew and contractors, as well as project planning, time managing and prioritising of particular works.Due to the busy nature of the programme we conducted numerous charters, day trips and events with some of the highest grade clients from around the world. Using vast experience and local knowledge I have been able to manage teams in providing unforgettable guest experiences and interactions where we regularly plan beach events, excursions, organised events and games such as treasure hunts and beach olympics. I possess varied navigation experience both with paper and full ECDIS paperless bridge procedures including use of AMCS and C-maps chart databases. As Chief and safety officer on board I continued to learn and progress to the best of my ability becoming competent with a full ISM vessel and working closely along side the master and maintaining vessel standards with the management company. I achieved further experience organising and training a deck team of six where leadership and management skills are key. Show less

  • Chief Officer

    Sept 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Second Officer

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Bosun

    Feb 2018 - Oct 2020
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  M/y moonraker

  Feb 2024 - now

  Chief officer

  Rotational chief officer on board this private and charter motor yacht