Samuel Grech

Experience

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  Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Fire Crew Member

  • Initial attack on forest fires, as well as sustained attack and mop-up• Training for safe use of hazardous equipment and for responsibilities such as servicing and proper usage of forest fire suppression equipment• Special assignments given to the crew such as clearing areas with the use of chainsaws, helping with logistics, and handing out fire-warning notices

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  ICentre Malta - Apple Premium Reseller

  Nov 2016 - Oct 2017

  Sales Associate

  • Assisting customers with all inquiries, complaints, and comments• Taking care of the visual merchandising of the sales floor • Sales of Apple products and all related products through the point of sales

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  Bit8

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Software QA Intern

  • Test automation project for Bit8’s main web-app product in C#• Ensuring standardization across the team’s work

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  Clarion Lakeside Inn and Conference Centre

  Nov 2017 - May 2018

  Banquets Assistant Manager

  • Making reservations for events• Helping with the overseeing and management of staff• Set-up and take-down of halls and conference rooms for events• Serving of food and beverages• Bartending

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  Home Hardware Stores Limited

  Jun 2018 - Oct 2018

  Management Intern

  • Acting office administrator• Managing of accounts receivable• Processing of daily service reports• Issuing of monthly statements• Conducting employee orientation for newly-hired employees• Directing phone calls and answering customer/account-holder inquiries

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  Home Hardware Stores Limited

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  Assistant Store Manager

  • Supervising of staff on the store floor• Aiding customers with sales and inquiries• Maintaining point of sales system and store network• Merchandising of products• Managing the store Facebook and Instagram accounts to develop the brand and increase customer engagement

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  MediaMonks

  Sept 2019 - Jul 2020

  QA Tester

  • Functional testing of websites, apps, games, and more.• Designed new daily report used by all functional testers.• Worked on projects for global brands including Google, Facebook, Huawei, Netflix, HP,Intel, and Amazon.

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  Self-employed

  Sept 2020 - Apr 2024

  Freelance Digital Designer

  • Graphic design: branding, print and digital media.• Website design & development.

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  Relo by Blueprint

  Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

  Digital Designer

  • Building and owning the Blueprint brand• Working to build the best possible customer journey for blueprint.store• Designing coherent and intuitive user flows, wireframes, and prototypes• Managing design projects involving stakeholders from across the business• Conducting user testing to validate and improve user journeys

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  Zebra Growth

  Sept 2022 - Sept 2023

  UX/UI Designer

  • Social media & print ads design.• Website design & development.• Brand guidelines & design systems.

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  General Teaching Council for Scotland

  Apr 2024 - now

  Digital Product Officer

  Responsible for coordinating the technical operation and ongoing improvement of the organisation’s digital products used by nearly 80,000 registered teachers in Scotland. With a strong focus on the registrant user journey, I also ensure the connecting of business requirements, user experience and technology, and bringing these elements together to create useful, useable, and feasible digital products. I have a lead role in defining technical requirements for GTCS's external-facing digital products and coordinating the planning, design, development, and deployment of updates. Show less