Retail Manager. Product/Industrial Designer
Resume:
Shane Larkin,
Phone: +353-*****-****
Email: *****.********@*****.***
Education
September 2007-2011, Graduated with a Degree in Product/ Industrail Design.
Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
In my course, I learned huge amount of vital skills such as;
• The ability to work under specific design criteria.
• To work towards deadlines.
• 3D Studies.
• Ergonomics.
• Materials & Processes which go into product design.
• How to communicate a design concept.
• Modelling.
• Digital Rendering, design & modelling in 3D Solid Works digital computer programme.
Sept. 2006-2007: Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
Course: Building Services Engineering (completed first year & passed exams)
Career History
SmartValue Retail Stores, August 2010 - June 2014.
Letterkenny Retail Park, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
Position: Manager & Sales Assistant.
Main Duties/Responsibilities: Progressed from a part-time position to being full time
Manager, in just over two years.
• Experience in hiring & conducting interviews for potential new employees.
• Extensive product knowledge of the shops goods.
• Visual merchandising, using my initiative to display the goods and products clearly
and attractively throughout the store.
• Cashing procedures, balancing the till at the end of the day.
• Security procedures, responsible for opening, closing the shop and
• Stock management, organising storage area and processing deliveries.
Irish Pressings Ltd, August 2013- April 2014
Position: Tool Designer (Intern)
Main Duties/Responsibilities: Worked with the Design Dept in a part time intern role.
• Designed particular components in Solid Works.
• Developed the individual processes/stages involved in tool & component design.
• Learned the best quality, most cost & time effective way to make a component.
• Meet particular criteria of the client and product.
Letterkenny Institute of Technology, October 2012-May 2013
Position: Lecturers Assistant (Intern)
Main Duties/Responsibilities: Acted as the main design lecturers assistant.
• Along with the lecturer, aided students with their projects and assignments;
• Ordering & making materials needed for classes and students.
• Work& Assistance with SoildWorks & 3D printing.
• General assistance & knowledge of day-to-day workings of a design lecturer.
Presiding officer; 2008 - Present,
Main Duties/Responsibilities: Undertaking the huge responsibility of verifying voter’s
identification, voting number, & eligibility to vote in European & Irish elections & Referendums.
Also maintaining security and responsibility of the voting box and the public, before and after
voting.
Castle Davitt Furniture Ltd, Aug 2008-Sept. 2009; Castlebar, Co Mayo
Main duties/Responsibilities: Furniture delivery, stocktaking, salesperson, dealt with customer
inquiries and also general shop & store organising.
Mayo County Council, May 2008-Aug 2008; Ballinrobe Housing & Roads Departments.
Main Duties/Responsibilities: Dealt with public queries, letter writing: informing & responding to
public inquiries, updating & sorting files.
Achievements & Volunteer Experience
• I hold a full & clean drivers licence.
• I am a qualified TEFL teacher (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), in which I
will have the opportunity to work & teach in non-English speaking countries.
• I am on the players board in the Letterkenny Rugby Club
• I also was a part of the P.A.L. (Peer Assisted Learning) programme in college; this
included myself & a number of other students who offered advice & assistance to first
year students if or when ever they may need it.
Interests & Activities
• I have a very keen interest in all sports, especially within a team environment.
They have taught me vital team work, hardworking and commitment skills.
• I play rugby with Letterkenny Rugby Club, and at college Letterkenny Institute of
Technology, where I had the responsibility of being the team’s treasurer & vice-
captain for three seasons. In that time I won an All-Ireland college competition
• I have excellent computer skills, also a very good knowledge of Solid Works & Auto
CAD
References
Margaret Carr – Product Enquiry Operator, Elverys Sports
087-****-*** (email available on request)
Liam Horan - Proprietor, Sli Nua Careers
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