E S Jenkinson

An articulate and adaptable professional, I have a keen sensitivity to diverse cultures honed through a 15-year history of working internationally. Specializing in building relationships and networks, I excel in team leadership across varied cultural contexts. As a respected tour leader, I focus on exceptional service, proactively meeting needs and maintaining responsibility, even in challenging situations like the 2004 tsunami. My extensive experience in high-end hospitality and business strategy, combined with a talent for creative precision, has led to recent achievements like crafting digital content for NFC Lisbon. Known for my problem-solving abilities in new environments, I consistently provide exemplary care. Demonstrated composure under high pressure is a hallmark of my career, from managing luxury accommodation venues to coordinating humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

• Personal alcohol licensee
• Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 and Level 2 (Grade: distinction)
• EFT/TFT Practitioner (studying towards NLP Practitioner and EFT/TFT Master Practitioner certifications)
• Open Water SCUBA Instructor with PADI
• Emergency First Response Instructor
• Primary and Secondary care including CPR+AED. Adult and child.
• STCW95 courses, including; manual handling, sea survival, safety at sea
• Advanced powerboat level 2
• Fowey River Boatman license
• Oxygen administration
• AED administration
• VHF short range certificate
• Marine Mammal Medic with British Divers Marine Life Rescue
• SCUBA specialities Instructor (Enriched air, Coral Watch, Project Aware)

• Volunteer Marine Mammal Medic with BDMLR
• Marine Conservation Assistant (Cornwall Wildlife Trust)
• Seasearch volunteer surveyor (diving)

• Social media strategy
• Viral campaigning
• Blockchain
• Building sales funnels
• Organic social media marketing
• Straw bale housing
• Off-grid housing solutions and building with hemp

• Crisis Management: Rescue led in the 2004 Thailand tsunami and facilitated humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
• Cultural Travel and Relationship Building : Extensive international experience, polite with cultural sensitivity, adept at fostering connections across diverse cultures and stakeholder groups.
• Diverse Training and Instruction : 15 years of instruction and development in SCUBA, EFR, hospitality and science, including writing and leading residential advocacy training for over 60 university students, with a talent for engagement.
• Tour and Group Leadership : Skilled in leading varied tour groups, predominantly in Asia and boat based up to a week at sea, as well as research dive teams, that of award-winning expedition Benthic Orchid for the RAF and alongside the Thai Royal Navy post-tsunami on behalf of the Thai government.
• Hospitality: Managed the hospitality experience of guests across multiple venue types, excelling front-of-house as a previous hotel, restaurant and bar manager of luxury boutique venues.
• Project Management : Highly structured, applying systems to increase efficiency in management across sectors, including tourism and construction, showcasing adaptability.
• Team Management : A decade of experience leading mixed technical and non-technical teams, emphasising collaborative leadership.
• Multilingual Communication : Thai is my second language and I have proficiencies in Hindi, French, Italian, German, Egyptian and other forms of Arabic-based languages, Urdu, Moroccan.
• Photography and Content Creation : Content creator for NFC Lisbon, published through Seagrass Watch, pit photographer at the Eden Sessions
• Tech Proficiency : Skilled in GPS/GIS, video editing, and website building, supporting diverse operational needs.
• Global Logistics : Highly experienced in managing global travel logistics, including travel arrangements, public transport and visas
• Web3/Crypto Involvement : Active in supporting Web3 and crypto projects.
• Educational leadership and development : Former VP of Education and Representation at the London Institute Students Union, represented over 22k students, directly in over 200 advocacy cases, and my legacy project was a development centre that created direct channels for the industry to access talent from the most prominent arts institution in the world.
• Marketing: Maintained a 98% occupancy rate for over 6000 bed spaces in central London whilst at the London School of Economics