Writer

Richard Charles Parr

* ****** ** *******, * Loft, Singapore 398614

************@*******.**.** Tel: 87303995

Personal Profile

Conscientious and reliable, I aim for excellence and completion in everything I do, from writing books, keeping to deadlines, working on computers and fully immersing myself into any project I work on. I am fair and firm, direct and flexible with others, am able to act spontaneously and responsibly, with the ability to lead a team and gently guide them in the right direction. I am used to dealing with difficult people and challenging situations, while always staying calm and alert under pressure. My passion is for writing and storytelling.

Education and Qualifications

2009-2012 Brunel University

BA (Hons) Creative Writing High 2.1

• Scriptwriting, writing for radio and novel writing

• Represented students in my class at School of Arts meetings

• Studied the history of the English language

2007-2009 New College Stamford

BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts; Triple Distinction

• Achieved a bronze award from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts

• Improvisation, dramatic arts, acting and script writing for film and TV

• Served as a class student representative

• Created physical theatre choreography

2002-2004 Stamford School

A-Levels: B, C and D including General Studies, French and Art 1997-2002 Stamford School

GCSEs: 10 A* to B including Maths, English, Science, Geography and History Employment and Work Experience

2010 - Present Self Employed

Richard C. Parr, Author

• Written 10 works in 8 years, including two in the past year

• Published author with works available to buy on Amazon and Smashwords

• Proofreading, correcting and rewriting works, designing covers

• Action, adventure, comedy, romance and drama genres

• Poetry collection, plays and short stories

• Collaborating with other authors to write content for blogs

• Advising authors on my own short novel style

2016 - 2017 Pizza Hut Delivery, Nottingham, England Scooter Delivery Driver

• Memorising the road network and finding the quickest route through traffic

• Making six deliveries per hour through dangerous neighbourhoods

• Acted as shift supervisor in the absence of the manager and trained new staff

• Preparing, cooking, cutting, boxing and delivering food in under 30 minutes

• Working with the manager as one of two staff on busy day shifts 2014 - 2017 Self Employed English Teacher, France, Spain and England

• Teaching conversational English to university students on a one-to-one basis, in San Sebastian, Barcelona, Loire, London and Nottingham

• Providing criticism and feedback on work, speech and grammar

• Marking essays

2006 - 2007 Seymour International Ltd, Peterborough, England Export Returns Executive

• Responsible for ensuring the safe return of money to worldwide vendors for unsold magazines

• Meeting and exceeding monthly deadlines for refunds using databases and Office

• Working in a team of four, communicating directly with vendors in South Africa, China, Israel, Lebanon and across Europe

• Creating displays and games for helping different departments understand the purpose and importance of our work

• Fire safety officer

2004 – 2006 Tarmac Precast Concrete Ltd, Tallington, England Technical Assistant and Planner

• Using Office and SAP to perform stocktakes and calculate profits and losses, generating orders for clothing, equipment and metal wire, and ensuring enough materials were on site

• Working with the planning, production and CAD teams to schedule the construction of concrete terraces, for placement inside the Arsenal F.C Emirates stadium

• Making site visits and taking photos of the construction process

• Drawing staff caricatures and writing articles for the monthly company newsletter 2002 – 2009 Morrisons, Marks and Spencer, Homebase; Stamford, England Retail Service Desk Assistant, Customer Service Assistant

• Welcoming and guiding customers around the store, learning about food hygiene and stock rotation

• Giving advice on paint, tools, gardening equipment, issued refunds and dealt with customer queries and complaints in a busy environment

• Performing stocktakes and replenishment with handheld technology

• Covering absences in several departments including produce, groceries, bakery, toiletries, café, car park and cash desk

Voluntary Work

2013-2018 France, Spain and England

Charity Shop, Farm and Restaurant Work

• Labouring, cement mixing, herding animals, serving customers, stock control and making cheesecakes and breads

• Speaking only in French

• Quickly adapting to foreign climates and ways of living

• Creating displays for vintage and retro products, including cameras, board games and books, testing electrical equipment and demonstrating products to customers

• Creating and formatting a new website for a vegetarian restaurant

• Writing content for the website and restructuring it for presentation

• Generating a side income by amending English menus at restaurants

• Negotiating fees for correcting menus, using the small income to support myself and sponsor my travels

2012-2013 Sue Ryder, Loughborough, England

Charity Shop Work

• Sorting a range of items from board games to electronics, clothes and furniture, and helping and serving customers

• Helping the van driver and travelling in a 50km radius to various branches, dropping off old stock and collecting new stock

Additional Skills / Key Skills

ICT European Computer Driving License (MS Office)

Basic knowledge of computer networking

Additional Qualifications / Skills

Life Saving Certificate

Basic Food Hygiene Level 2

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Alcohol Awareness Certificate

CBT Motorcycle License (up to 125cc)

Full Driver’s License, No Endorsements

Personal Information

I am a published author and enjoy writing short novels, playing the guitar, belote, cricket, football, fitness, making friends, volunteering, supporting and giving back to the community, and teaching Date of Birth: July 10th, 1986

Languages: English, French, basic German and Spanish Expected Salary: $3000

References

Raymond Bradshaw Vicky Easton

Store Manager Store Manager

Pizza Hut Delivery Nottingham The Mind Shop

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