Various/2007-2008
Chemistry Digital
(Beeston, Nottingham, UK)
Industry: IT and Web Development
Title: Freelancer
Type: Contract
Coding HTML emails, updating HTML websites, building CSS websites, CMS content input, browser testing websites.
2/2005 - 3/2007 The TechGuys,
formerly "PC ServiceCall"
(Lenton Lane, Nottingham, UK)
Industry: Administrative and Support Services
Title: [Nordic] Technical Advisor
Type: Permanent
Computer support call centre. Started working on the UK lines, but got a quick promotion to working in the Nordic department, dealing with customers from Scandinavia. Work centred around solving all kinds of computer problems; both hardware and software related, plus wired as well as wireless networking, and some peripherals. Have also been seconded to the customer service department, dealing with complaint correspondence, as well as the HR department interviewing new job candidates, and have translated technical documents and manuals, as well as proof-reading.
Reason for leaving: Wanted to work in a creative environment.
2/2003 - 1/2004 Radio Båstad
(Båstad, Sweden)
Industry: Publishing/Broadcasting/Media
Title: Webmaster, Broadcaster
Type: Part of broadcasting education
Webmaster, music radio broadcaster/presenter, news reader, writer,
researcher, event organiser, producer.
Reason for leaving: Education finished.
11/2003 - 8/2004: Radio Bohuslän
(Stenungsund, Sweden)
Industry: Publishing/Broadcasting/Media
Title: Broadcaster
Type: Internship, part of broadcasting education
Music radio broadcaster/presenter. Mainly voice-track, some live.
Reason for leaving: Moved to the UK.
7/1999 - 5/2000:
Type: Voluntary
Reason for leaving: Had to focus on school.
6/2000 - 8/2000 and 7/1998 - 8/1998:
Vattenfall Generation Services (Stenungsund/Sweden)
Industry: Administrative and Support Services
Department: IT
Type: Four-week summer contract
Scanning text documents and images, installing programs, and general
computer tasks. Also answered the occasional helpdesk call when no one
else was around.
Reason for leaving: Contract ended.
Other
Nottingham
When I first came over to live in the UK in 2004, I volunteered at a local cat rescue for about four months, until I found full time employment.
Stenungsund
I have also been helping out in my mother's crafts shop when needed, and even been standing in as an after-school teacher for children ages 6-9 at a local primary school called Kopperskolan.