Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Timeline
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Simon Gahan

birmingham,Warwickshire

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience

Work history

bar worker

Bill Khamba
Birmingham, Warwickshire
12.2024 - 03.2025
  • Stocked bar adequately, ensuring smooth operations during peak hours.
  • Assisted bartenders with cocktail preparation for quicker service.
  • Improved customer loyalty with exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • Kept abreast with latest trends in mixology to offer innovative drink options to customers,.

Photo lab technician

palm labs
Birmingham, Warwickshire
03.2003 - 08.2022
  • Enhanced overall efficiency with regular maintenance and calibration of lab equipment.
  • Improved image quality by carefully processing and developing film.
  • Assisted customers in selecting suitable photofinishing products, increasing sales in the process.
  • Adapted quickly to new digital technologies for improved photo processing techniques.

Photo lab technician

peter gaffney
Birmingham
05.2001 - 03.2003
  • Enhanced overall efficiency with regular maintenance and calibration of lab equipment.
  • Analysed negatives before processing, determining optimal settings for each batch.
  • Maintained high level of cleanliness within the lab, ensuring equipment longevity and top performance all year round.
  • Demonstrated initiative by suggesting improvements to enhance productivity without compromising on quality.
  • Cut photographic film into strips and placed in protective sleeves for storage.
  • Communicated with retail customers to estimate cost and timeline for photographic development services.
  • Processed negatives to print images and fulfil customer print orders.
  • Used automatic developing equipment to optimise productivity.

Photo lab technician

C.P.L. labs
Birmingham, Warwickshire
03.1995 - 02.2001
  • Managed inventory levels to avoid any disruption in services.
  • Analysed negatives before processing, determining optimal settings for each batch.
  • Tested different papers and chemicals for best results according to specific requirements.
  • Collaborated closely with team members for larger projects, resulting in consistent output across multiple images.
  • Ensured customer satisfaction through meticulous photo printing.
  • Used automatic developing equipment to optimise productivity.

Photo lab technician

Allen Baker exhibitions
Birmingham
08.1992 - 01.1995
  • Worked effectively under pressure during peak times whilst maintaining attention to detail.
  • Ensured customer satisfaction through meticulous photo printing.
  • Demonstrated initiative by suggesting improvements to enhance productivity without compromising on quality.
  • Collaborated closely with team members for larger projects, resulting in consistent output across multiple images.

Photo lab technician

I.C.L. labs
Birmingham
03.1983 - 08.1991

Photographic printing using enlargers pre digital, retouching, handprinting colour and bw

photo assistant

Stanley Dolphin photography
Birmingham
11.1981 - 03.1983
  • Selling photographic and art materials, photo assistant and black and white darkroom operative.

Education

GCSEs - maths. biology. physics. technical drawing.

Colmers Farm School
Birmingham

CSE - English grade 1

Colmers Farm School
Birmingham

Skills

  • Bar etiquette understanding
  • Stock inventory control
  • Patience and tolerance
  • Customer rapport

Affiliations

  • Photography Astronomy Music

Timeline

bar worker

Bill Khamba
12.2024 - 03.2025

Photo lab technician

palm labs
03.2003 - 08.2022

Photo lab technician

peter gaffney
05.2001 - 03.2003

Photo lab technician

C.P.L. labs
03.1995 - 02.2001

Photo lab technician

Allen Baker exhibitions
08.1992 - 01.1995

Photo lab technician

I.C.L. labs
03.1983 - 08.1991

photo assistant

Stanley Dolphin photography
11.1981 - 03.1983

GCSEs - maths. biology. physics. technical drawing.

Colmers Farm School

CSE - English grade 1

Colmers Farm School
Simon Gahan