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Iain Edmonds

Iain Edmonds

Glasgow,City of Glasgow

Summary

I am a hard working individual who has good communication and
organisation skills. My previous job I carried out day-to-day duties
accurately and efficiently and facilitated effective communication
amongst team members and executed tasks. I have gained good
organisational and time management skills as well as interpersonal and communication skills through collaboratively working with academics and tutors within my department through listening, communication and problem solving with colleagues and able to solve problems and make decisions. I also have the ability to work independently and I am also a supportive and ambitious individual who is open to learn new skills.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Website Administrator

University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
09.2014 - 07.2024
  • Redevelop, designing and upgrading online resources for Glasgow University's English Language and Linguistics Department.
  • The ability to design and create web resources to support the delivery of websites for project objectives.
  • Graphic Design Mock-ups – to give a visual representation of the upgraded site’s layout. Deploying my CMS, creating the new template and page designs, and setting up the website’s analytics.
  • Maintenance and troubleshooting of the website and responsible for creating backups of the website.
  • Understanding and resolving coding and server problems, updating content of the website transfer of data to server using ftp.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
  • Managed content to keep the site current and engaging.
  • Communicated with Academics to address access and performance issues.
  • Ensured smooth user experience with regular website testing.

Project Administrator

University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
06.2013 - 06.2014
  • Prepare, organize and extract data using Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel for the Mapping Metaphor project (funder: Arts and Humanities Research Council)
  • Took incoming phone calls.
  • Facilitated effective communication amongst team members.
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Kept files organised and up-to-date for accurate record-keeping purposes.
  • Facilitated effective communication amongst team members.
  • Executed administrative tasks.
  • Resolved project issues promptly.
  • Gathered data to create Excel spreadsheets.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.

Project Administrator

University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
06.2011 - 06.2012
  • Entering new words and definitions for the Dictionaries of the Scots Language word collection database.
  • Took incoming phone calls and messages.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
  • Performed basic administration tasks, and gained office support skills.
  • Responded to telephone enquiries.
  • Executed data entry administrative tasks.
  • Kept files organised and up-to-date.
  • Executed administrative tasks, resulting in smoother project operations.


Data Entry Administrator

University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
06.2003 - 08.2009
  • Enter information into computer databases as well as accurately being involved in advanced proof - reading for the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.
  • Managed large volumes of data entry tasks, create and run queries using MS Access database.
  • Examined data to detect errors.
  • Input accurate data using manual and automated means.
  • Maintained administration and office procedures to improve accuracy and efficiency.
  • Reviewed completed work, checking for and resolving grammar, spelling and errors.
  • Helped establish and maintain successful data entry standards meeting organisational needs.
  • Corrected data entry errors.
  • Updated records regularly for maintaining up-to-date databases.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.

Education

SCQF Level 7 - Web Development

IT Professional Training
Glasgow, Glasgow City
06.2019 - 09.2019

SCQF Level 7 and Level 8 - Oracle Database Design and Programming with SQL

City of Glasgow College
Glasgow
12.2016 - 06.2017

Higher National Diploma - Graphic Design for Print and New Media

Glasgow Clyde College
Glasgow
08.2006 - 06.2008

Skills

  • Communication Skills
  • Clear communication
  • Excellent Attention to detail
  • Literacy and numeracy
  • Strong work ethic and real attention to detail
  • Excellent team working skills
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Resolving problems

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

SCQF Level 7 - Web Development

IT Professional Training
06.2019 - 09.2019

SCQF Level 7 and Level 8 - Oracle Database Design and Programming with SQL

City of Glasgow College
12.2016 - 06.2017

Website Administrator

University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies
09.2014 - 07.2024

Project Administrator

University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies
06.2013 - 06.2014

Project Administrator

University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies
06.2011 - 06.2012

Higher National Diploma - Graphic Design for Print and New Media

Glasgow Clyde College
08.2006 - 06.2008

Data Entry Administrator

University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies
06.2003 - 08.2009
Iain Edmonds