Cordy Swift

Sailing Instructor

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London, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Senior Consultant at Newton
Education
- Wycombe Abbey
  2011 - 2018
  A Levels Maths, History of Art, History (A*, A*, A respectively), alongside AS Critical Thinking (A)
  Activities and Societies: House sports captain | Captain of 1st XI Football Team | Member of 1st Team Netball and 2nd Team Lacrosse | School History of Art Prize
- The University of Edinburgh
  2018 - 2022
  First Class with Honours in MA History of Art and Architectural History
  Activities and Societies: Active member of the University Women's Lacrosse Club, including captaining the 2nd team | Member of the Reeling Society. Committee member in 2nd year focusing on events.
Experience
- Aldeburgh Yacht Club
  Jul 2015 - Aug 2017
  Sailing Instructor
  Spent the summers of 2015-17 working initially as an Assistant Instructor and later a Dinghy Instructor.
- The Peligoni Club
  Jun 2018 - Sept 2019
  Watersports Instructor
  Watersports instructor at the Peligoni Club. High pressure, demanding environment with sophisticated clients who possess high expectations. Also worked in other areas of the club including the restaurant and bar as required.
- Depop
  Sept 2019 - May 2023
  Small Business Owner
  Solasta Jewellery, @cordyswift on Depop. Over 2000 sales.www.depop.com/cordyswift
- Etsy
  Jul 2020 - May 2023
  Small Business Owner
  Solasta Jewellery, @solastajewelleryuk on Etsy. Over 1,000 sales.https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/solastajewelleryuk
- Wimbledon
  Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
  Catering Supervisor
  Co-managed a team of over 30 staff at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Given responsibility for a range of tasks including, but not limited to, rotas and breaks, role allocations, customer complaints, and refunds.
- Fedrigoni Group
  Jul 2021 - Sept 2021
  Marketing Intern
  Completed a research project on one of Fedrigoni’s coloured paper ranges. Presented recommendations for future marketing in a report, alongside a presentation made to the Fedrigoni UK team. Recommendations informed by extensive research: examination of competitors, including word cloud analysis of key website terms and comparison of social media techniques; analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from a customer survey distributed via SurveyMonkey; and interpretation of Fedrigoni sales data using Excel Show less
- Wimbledon
  Jun 2022 - Jul 2022
  Assistant Manager
  Invited to return to the Championships, promoted to Assistant Manager during the competition. Managed a team of 50 staff situated in 9 units across the site. Responsible for tasks such as rotas and role allocations, customer relations, refunds and stock orders.
- BusinessBalls
  Oct 2022 - May 2023
  Marketing and Content Consultant
- ACCIPIO
  Oct 2022 - May 2023
  Marketing and Content Consultant
- Newton
  May 2023 - now
  - Senior Consultant
    Jan 2025 - now
  - Consultant
    May 2023 - Dec 2024
Licenses & Certifications
- Dinghy Instructor
  Royal Yachting Association (RYA)
  Oct 2016
- Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award
  The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
  Jun 2016
- Level 2 Sports Leader
  Sports Leaders
  Jun 2017
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Cordy Swift
  Coca-Cola Real Business Challenge 2014-15 Winning Team Coca-Cola Mar 2015 Member of team of 6 that placed 1st out of 75,000 Year 10 students.Presented to representatives from firms such as Tesco and OCR as part of the National Final held in London. Designed the Special Olympics GB app, available on the App Store, as part of our prize. Created a campaign poster to raise awareness for the Special Olympics, displayed in bus stops in our local area.
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer Teaching Assistant
  Issued by Ash Hill Primary School on Sept 2017
  Associated with Cordy Swift
- Dinghy Instructor
  Issued by Aldeburgh Yacht Club on Jun 2016
  Associated with Cordy Swift
- U12 Netball Coach
  Issued by Wycombe Abbey on Sept 2016
  Associated with Cordy Swift