Kahlil Best-Morris
Uxbridge
Summary
I am a reliable and self-motivated worker who takes pride in a professional approach. I am well organised, trustworthy, a good team player and adaptable to all situations. I enjoy taking on a challenge, I am a determined individual who strives with enthusiasm to make things happen and to achieve targets. Experienced fibre engineer who is interested in continuing developing within the fibre community.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Field Technician
Virgin Media
2023.11 - Current
- Handling customers servicing, diagnostics, and repairs for Tv box sets, Router and Telephones
- Testing signal levels, maintaining customer satisfaction
- Field Installation for new customers, cabling the house and setting up the TV, Routers, Telephones
Network Cable Engineer Apprentice
Virgin Media
2022.09 - 2023.11
- Experiences on the course with topics such as: Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), Fibre Optics Network, Fibre Optic Cabling, ICT Networks & Technology, Project & Network Design, Quality Management, Copper Cabling, Testing Cables and Personal and Personal Development
- Apprentice of the month (awarded for taking on extra courses with functional Maths and English and still maintaining a high-level performance on the job and classes)
- Fibre splicing and fibre blowing experience within the team
- Confident in splicing rope together, splicing the rope onto the cable for big pull knowing it’s done correctly and comfortable operating the cable drum
- Very attentive and cautious with great concentration skills within a team or individual task
- Working well with the map to identify the chambers that is on the route, with some experience using Gcoms
- Being safe and following protocols, being a big team player when using the tools effectively for rodding and roping.
Football Coaching
2013.08 - Current
- FA Level 1 qualified
- First Aid Qualified
- Planning weekly coaching sessions for 7-11-year-old, assisting the head coach in delivering drills, managing interface with parents, and building a positive relationship reporting on each child’s progress.
3.5t Delivery Driver
Waitrose Delivery
2021.10 - 2022.09
- Arriving to customers with a smile and positive energy for a welcoming encounter between both parties
- Offering to assistance where you can make delivery of shopping easier for the customer
- Carrying out vehicle checks, ensuring it’s clean and safe before departure and after arrival
- Delivering groceries to customer doorstep and assisting with unpacking the shopping for a satisfactory delivery
- Instant refunds when necessary
Delivery Driver and Loader
Amazon Delivery
2021.09 - 2022.01
- Self Employed, ensuring planning route in advance making sure to deliver to businesses first or before their closing times for successful deliveries each day
- Planning route in advance checking for any road closures to prevent any delays, this also includes van checks prior to departing for user and road safety
- Ensuring customer confirmation, age verifications if needed and ‘one time password’ for expensive products.
Asda Delivery Driver
Asda
2018.07 - 2021.01
- Delivery Driver, Picker and Loader
- Customer service, giving a customer a call so they know what time their shopping will arrive, everything to be done with the customers in mind, greeting customers and delivering their shopping on-time with personality
- Van Checks, checking the van for the next route, ensuring the van is clean and fit for the next delivery
- Picking and Loading customers online shopping in different sections in accordance to ambient, chilled and frozen orders.
Argos Deliver Driver
Argos
2017.09 - 2018.01
- Fast tracks deliver driver, sales assistant and stockroom organiser
- In this role you had to become familiar with using a headset with voice codes to search for customer orders and prepare your own van before heading out for delivery
- Communication, speaking clear in the headset using appropriate codes to access and receive information for customer products
- Organisation skills, preparing the van before departure ensuring the customers at the earlier drops are the easiest to access and keeping the customers deliveries organised throughout the delivery for a smooth journey to each drop staying on top of time management
- Punctuality, 5a.m shift starts to prepare deliveries on van for a 6a.m departure, being aware of time spent on each delivery to stay within the delivery window.
Senior Sales Assistant, Footwear & Stockroom department
JD sports
2013.08 - 2017.01
- Initial role on sales floor, moving to more complex and challenging logistical stock management role interfacing with shop floor, warehouse, and other branches
- Shift leader, planning and allocating tasks to the team and ensuring all jobs achieved by shift end
- Analysing weekly sales trends and product ranges to inform effective stock management and advise customers on best sellers
- Manage unloading of totes to health and safety best practice and unpacking for restocking
- Scanning, packaging, and labelling stock for delivery to other branches.
Education
Virgin Media Network Cable Engineer Apprentice
2022.09 - 2023.05
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Roehampton University
2014.09 - 2017.04
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Uxbridge College
2011.09 - 2013.04
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The Alleyne School in Barbados
2006.09 - 2011.04
Skills
- Fibre Splicing
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Knowledge of role
- Team building
- Equipment and tool maintenance
- Cable repairing
- Fault finding
Personal Information
Hobbies: I enjoy watching football, attending matches, and socializing with my friends. I play football but I also enjoy a variety of sporting activities. I also track and analyse results of various sports. Participating in sports has given me confidence, patience, and many essential skills to help me throughout life experiences.
Custom
Available on request.
Affiliations
- Football
Accomplishments
1. Became captain of the football and track and field team in secondary school.
2.Interviewed by Barbados National News Channel about my career with football and track and field in 2022.
3. Was awarded apprentice of the month for taking on extra work studies during time as an apprentice
Certification
City and Guilds Fibre Splicing Engineer (3667 Units 2 & 3)
City and Guilds Copper
ECS HS&E
PASMA
NRSWA
Timeline
Field Technician
Virgin Media
2023.11 - Current
Network Cable Engineer Apprentice
Virgin Media
2022.09 - 2023.11
Virgin Media Network Cable Engineer Apprentice
2022.09 - 2023.05
3.5t Delivery Driver
Waitrose Delivery
2021.10 - 2022.09
Delivery Driver and Loader
Amazon Delivery
2021.09 - 2022.01
Asda Delivery Driver
Asda
2018.07 - 2021.01
Argos Deliver Driver
Argos
2017.09 - 2018.01
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Roehampton University
2014.09 - 2017.04
Football Coaching
2013.08 - Current
Senior Sales Assistant, Footwear & Stockroom department
JD sports
2013.08 - 2017.01
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Uxbridge College
2011.09 - 2013.04
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The Alleyne School in Barbados
2006.09 - 2011.04