Joanna Marcher

Home Address: 14 Any Avenue

Lenton
Nottingham, N4 2PP

Home Tel. Number: (0116) 01234567

Mobile Number: 00701234567
E-mail: j.marcher@xxxxx.com

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Education and Qualifications

2012 2015 University of Sheffield
BSc Information Technology Management for Business - expected 2:1
Course covers a broad range of subjects including Java programming, web and internet
technologies, accounting, management and business strategy.
Awarded the Unipro Excellence Award for academic achievement in the first year.
2009 2011 Newham School, Nottingham A Levels
Geography (A), Mathematics (A), Chemistry (B), General Studies (C)
2003 2009 Silverhill School, Nottingham GCSE
9 subjects including Mathematics (A), English (B) and Science (A)
Education and Qualifications
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Relevant Employment Experience

Sept 2014 - present (part-time) Database Developer Broomhall Community Project, Sheffield
Voluntary work for four hours per week:
Developing a database to record the names, addresses and skills of community project
participants.
Training other staff within the team to use the database.
2013 & 2014 (Summer vacations) Information Systems Assistant Portal Services, Nottingham
Based in the IT department but also worked closely with the Training Team:
Designed a staff development database allowing staff to record their training
requirements.
Worked with a number of clients to re-design their websites using the latest web tools.
Devised an online ordering system for one of our clients, using MySQL.
July 2011 June 2012 Year in Industry Student Waywards, Nottingham
Experience gained in a number of departments including:
Accounts Recorded sales and purchase orders onto the ledgers and dealt with invoices
and payments.
Production Designed and set up the first phase of a computerised production control
system and purchase order system for regular steel orders.
Contracts Updated and improved a spreadsheet to provide quotes for basic jobs.

Additional Employment Experience

2013 2014 Bar Assistant Frog and Whistle Pub, Sheffield
Worked as part of a team to serve drinks and deliver a professional service to customers in a busy
bar.
2013 Waitress Grosvenor House Hotel, Nottingham
Christmas party season waitress, which involved working under pressure and to tight time
schedules.
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Skills
Leadership and Teamwork As vice-captain of Sheffield University Ladies football 1st team (201415) I play a major role in organising and running the team. I help select the team each week and
ensure that those playing turn up at the right place and time. In addition, I currently work as part
of a team to deliver IT services to unemployed adults in Broomhall within a Community Project.
My role within the team is to take a lead on database development.
Computing During my degree and relevant work experience I have acquired a whole range of IT
skills, many self-taught. For example, at Portal Services I taught myself MySQL in order to design
the online ordering system for a client. My present bank of skills includes: excellent working
knowledge of Microsoft Office, Macromedia Dreamweaver and the Internet, excellent knowledge
of the programming / scripting languages Java, Perl, PHP, SQL and of Unix and Linux.
Communication I have gained strong communication skills during my degree course from giving
presentations at seminars to participation in group work. At Portal Services I liaised with clients to
re-design websites. I also designed an online ordering system for one particular client, wrote a
user manual and provided training to members of staff.
Problem Solving Studying for a technical degree which incorporates systems design, analysis and
programming requires analytical, numerical and problem solving skills. I further developed these
skills during my Year in Industry placement at Waywards where I worked closely with staff to
define their requirements and then designed a computerised purchase order system for regular
steel orders.
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Interests and Activities

I have played football for county, Nottingham Forest Ladies and currently for Sheffield University. I
have also participated in other sports at school, city or county level including cross-country,
athletics and tennis. In warmer weather I like to try out different water sports including
windsurfing and sailing. I also enjoy cooking and for the past two summers I have voluntarily
helped with the catering for 200 secondary school pupils (all with different tastes in food) on a
local residential course, which was a significant challenge.
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References
Mr K Machon
IT Manager
Portal Services
18 Johns Road
Nottingham N5 7QX
Tel: 0116 12325
Email: k.machon@xxxxxl.co.uk

Dr L Dennis
Tutor
Department of Computer Science
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, S2 1BB
Tel 0114 98767
Email: l.dennis@xxxxxx.ac.uk

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