Faye Bishop
BICESTER,Oxfordshire
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Airbrush Artist
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
06.2010 - Current
- Solving creative and technical problems to produce liveries on F1 race cars to marketing specifications and customer designs, using sign software and automotive spraying equipment.
- Matched colours manually to ensure accuracy when acceptable results cannot be obtained by technology alone.
- Creating technical handbooks for paint schemes that need to be repeated by customers or colleagues in my absence.
- Cleaning and maintenance of all specialist painting tools.
Sign Designer and Maker
Self Employed
05.2004 - 06.2010
- Designing logos and company liveries for small to medium businesses.
- Creating and fitting vinyl decal designs to signage and vehicles.
- Traditional sign painting and airbrushing on a range of objects for promotional purposes.
Sign maker
Prosign
01.2002 - 03.2004
- Learning on the job, all the aspects of running a high quality traditional and modern sign making service.
- Continued to collaborate on large scale projects after setting up my own workshop.
Retail Store Assistant
Various
06.1999 - 10.2003
- Two main part time roles on the shop floor at Dickins and Jones, Regent Street, then Miss Sixty, Bluewater. Assisted customers, processed transactions, carried out security and housekeeping tasks, sold in store credit cards and visually merchandised goods.
Education
RHS level 2 - Horticulture
Learning with Experts
Online01-2024
National Diploma - Fashion
Kent Institute of Art and Design
Rochester01-2001
GCSEs - General education
Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington01-1999
Skills
- Ability to work independently from a brief or short period of training
- Conversing directly to customers to better understand their individual needs
- High attention to detail when producing aesthetically important work
- Experience of working under extreme pressure with tight deadlines whilst maintaining top quality output
Hobbies and interests
- Gardening and visiting beautiful gardens and outdoor spaces.
- Collecting music on vinyl, mixing music and going to gigs.
- Property restoration- currently working on my own Victorian house.
- Group exercise classes, especially combat sport themed lessons.
Timeline
Airbrush Artist
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
06.2010 - Current
Sign Designer and Maker
Self Employed
05.2004 - 06.2010
Sign maker
Prosign
01.2002 - 03.2004
Retail Store Assistant
Various
06.1999 - 10.2003
RHS level 2 - Horticulture
Learning with Experts
National Diploma - Fashion
Kent Institute of Art and Design
GCSEs - General education
Grammar School for Girls