Andrew Clark

Having renovated several of my own homes in the past I decided to start own company which buys, renovates and sells domestic property. This has given me a very good insight and depth of knowledge in terms of:

• Managing a team of trades
• Building construction
• Floor plans, materials, gas & electrical safety
• Building control
• Fire safety, fire alarm systems and means of escape.

With this decade of experience I have become very efficient at dealing with the various parties involved in property development, scheduling, resource management and how to work both within and also leading a team.

Bar manager at The Travellers Club, a private members club in Pall Mall, London.

Responsibilities included planning and organising various events including dinners and ceremonies with guests including military, parliamentary and foreign dignitaries.

My time here really helped me become very good at dealing with groups of people from many different backgrounds and of various ages and walks of life.

Dealing with such a variety of people would often require me to resolve issues and manage some quite strong personalities and expectations, especially when timing of events was crucial.

Bartender at a very busy pub in Hampstead, London.

Various duties included general bar management, function and event planning and learning very good people skills. On any given day there would always be a variety of different scenarios which would require a calm and methodical approach to members of the public.

This job in particular gave me some very useful skills in terms of dealing with members of the public and the unexpected events that can emerge, including one person have a heart attack and also having to deal with a kitchen fire.

Undertaking training at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines.

Training at CTCRM involved:

• Very high standards of self discipline
• Incredible teamwork
• Determination
• Using own initiative
• High levels of physical and mental stress

Experience with working in various environments, at heights, NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) warfare, using and maintaining PPE including respirator etc.

Understanding various types of equipment including radios, first aid, dealing with casualties etc.