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William Helliwell
115 Silverdale Avenue, Walton-‐on-‐Thames, Surrey, KT12 1EQ Email: [email protected] Mobile Number: 07982178686
A recent Cambridge Science graduate seeking to enter the FMCG / food retail industry in a commercial general management and marketing role. Hardworking, analytical and service-‐oriented. Strong communication skills through teaching in China and a sound understanding of business through hospitality work. A rigorous analytical approach used to solve problems enhanced by my challenging scientific studies. Keen to apply all this towards solving real-‐world business problems, with the longer-‐term aim of progressing to a managerial role in Marketing, Commercial or Procurement.
Education 2013-‐16 – Christ’s College Cambridge -‐ 2:1 -‐ biological natural sciences, specialising in developmental biology -‐ Dissertation -‐ Following critical analysis of the literature and having designed a series of
experiments with my supervisor, I produced a 7000 word report detailing the presence of a particular signaling system in the nematode worm for the first time.
-‐ Presentation – presented my results to academics and peers. Used simple representations to explain complex mathematical and often ‘messy’ data. Answered questions.
-‐ Supervisions – debated studies and concepts with academics. Defended views when required -‐ Extra-‐curricular -‐ Successfully balanced a full 7-‐day-‐week academic timetable with multiple
voluntary commitments (e.g. secretary of the rugby club – responsible for club finances). 2005-‐12 – RGS Guildford -‐ A2 -‐ Biology, Chemistry and Maths, all A* (98% UMS). Won the Robins prize for top performance in
Biology for my school. -‐ AS -‐ Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, all A (99% UMS) -‐ GCSE -‐ 9, all A*
Experience Teacher, Cambridge Youth Summer Camp, China – 2 consecutive summers: Shanghai (June 16’ – September 16’) and (Guangzhou -‐ July 15’ – September 15’) -‐ Event Creation + Execution – ran a ‘mini-‐Olympics’ event involving the entire camp. Planned
event, briefed and assigned roles to teachers, coordinated the event on the night. -‐ Lesson Planning – created my own series of lessons on multiple subjects, including some I had
little experience of (e.g. drama). Often adapted these on the spot during lessons. -‐ Teaching/Coaching – required clear communication since the students spoke limited English. My
class won the ‘college cup’ following their good performances during evening e.g. dancing. -‐ Budgeting/Procurement – talked to teachers to compile list of key equipment, shopped for these
at a local supermarket. Worked to a budget, prioritised main items to add most value to camp Residential Advisor, Summerfuel -‐ Lady Margaret Hall College, Oxford (Jul’14-‐Aug’14) -‐ Office work -‐ included understanding and allaying parents’ concerns over the phone. -‐ Relationship-‐building – got to know and was responsible for welfare of 10 international teens. Hospitality Staff Member, Creative Events, Brooklands Museum -‐ Weybridge (Oct’12– Dec’16) -‐ Multiple customer-‐facing roles, including waitering, till work and running large events. -‐ Leadership -‐ often managed a team of less experienced workers, providing support and
encouraging staff during busy periods. Also involved being adaptable and responsible for decision-‐making under pressure. For example, during an unexpectedly busy New Year’s Day event where over 4000 people turned up, there were power cuts and a blocked water system as a result of
overloading. I had to alter the food and water supply chains for the outdoor barbeque station, and recruited staff from other less busy positions. I managed to keep this running throughout the day, despite constant customer flow.
-‐ Teamwork – e.g. worked as part of a team of waiters responsible efficient food and wine service. Required coordinating with bar staff and chefs on timing, dietary requirements etc.
-‐ Commercial profitability –following a higher managerial decision to place a buffet in a more isolated position during a large event, I improved advertising for it by increasing outdoor signage. This led to increased customer awareness, resulting in improved turnover and profit.
-‐ Customer service – prioritised the wellbeing of guests at all times. Involved using initiative to deal with individuals’ concerns
Gap Year Travelling (Mar’13-‐Aug’13) -‐ Backpacked solo around 8 countries in Asia (including India, Laos, Malaysia and China). -‐ Budgeting – required careful expenditure planning and lots of face-‐to-‐face price negotiation.
Consequently I managed to get by with a very low daily spend (e.g. £13 per day in Malaysia). Scientific Research Project, King’s College -‐ London (Jul’11 – Aug’11) -‐ Volunteered to spend my summer working with a laboratory team on a Developmental
Neurobiology project -‐ Emailed scientists -‐ persuading them to take me on. -‐ Complex theory – required using my spare time to understand new topics that were well above
my level at the time -‐ Ran experiments – required time management, since they were often run concurrently. -‐ Presentation – of results to my school class, explaining complex theory in simple terms. Report
writing – collated my results into a 5000 word report which won a CREST Gold Award (http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/crest-‐gold)
Private Tutoring (Aug’11) -‐ Advertising -‐ promoted my services locally using flyers -‐ Teaching – built friendly relationships with tutees, understood individuals’ teaching needs and
articulated complex concepts by breaking them down into logical steps. Sports Teacher, Cambodia (July’10 – Aug’10) -‐ Communication – led lessons and explained games clearly without the use of language -‐ Adapted lessons – on the spot depending on: how many children turned up, the quality of the
location and the equipment available (e.g. using rice paddies for football pitches). Volunteer, Cancer Research UK -‐ Walton-‐on-‐Thames (Aug’09) -‐ Till/shop floor work –involved negotiating prices and persuading customers to buy items Pricing
and merchandising – changed some of the goods prices based on personal knowledge and current online prices. Also created displays to attract window shoppers.
Additional Skills -‐ Computing -‐ Competent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) -‐ Driving -‐ Full UK driving license, clean record -‐ Tutoring – hold a professional tutoring certificate, passed with merit (having shown clear
communication, rapport-‐building and the ability to present complex concepts simply).
Other Interests -‐ Travelling – travelled solo and extensively around Asia. Accomplished in three separate trips. -‐ Rugby -‐ Played for 18 years (for my local club, school and university college). Sometimes captained
the side, where motivating the team was a necessity. -‐ Combined Cadet Force -‐ ranked of Corporal in the CCF -‐ led lessons for the younger years. -‐ Others -‐ Five-‐a-‐side football, cooking, self-‐taught guitarist, open water PADI scuba diver.
