Lara Hayward

Experience

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  Ortega Fish Shack and Bar

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

  Front of House

  Ortega is a fine dining experience without all the stiff-collaring. It has amazing food and an amazing team behind it. I was lucky to have experienced being front of house at Ortega for years, first being a part timer and then a full time waitress after university.Ortega taught me a lot. How to deal with stress in a fast paced environment while also having fun, how to work seamlessly in a team under pressure and how to become an efficient communicator, both when I didn't have a lot of time to spend with a customer and also when I had the time to linger and have a chat. Being in the hospitality sector also taught me the importance of good people and good management. A team is only as good as the people behind it, and Ortega has some of the best. Show less

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  Mechanic Animation, Ltd

  Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

  3D Generalist

  Working on 3D modelling for backgrounds and props for Marvel TV shows and lighting and rendering in a tight-knit team. I learned how to produce high quality assets within a set time frame, and therefore became efficient at time management.

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  Safety First

  Feb 2020 - Oct 2020

  General Assistant

  Working in a small team on fire evacuation schemes for buildings around the country. Communicating with property owners, managers and tenants and installing evacuation products in buildings. I learnt a lot around how to communicate and navigate in a corporate environment.

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  Enspiral Dev Academy

  Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

  Student

  Dev Academy is an intensive 60+ hours a week coding bootcamp for full stack web development. I gained a variety of skills in a short amount of time; not only how to code but how to learn, how to work in a team in a software development environment, and how to become a better communicator. I found a deep passion and enthusiasm for tech and for working alongside people to find solutions, learning new technologies, getting stuck into code and having fun while doing it!

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  OSF Digital

  Jul 2021 - now

  • Salesforce Technical Consultant

    Sept 2021 - now

  • Technical Trainee

    Jul 2021 - Aug 2021