Timothy Tovey
St. Austell,UK
Summary
Career swopping Junior Welder/Fabricator. Certified under BS 4872-1 for Plate Fillet Weld. Proficient in MIG welding on 6mm steel and adept at using basic tools, including power tools like angle grinders, circular cut off saws and drills. Demonstrates excellent problem-solving abilities, adaptable thinking, and a positive attitude. Strong time-management skills, active listening, and reliability assurance are key strengths. Well-versed in warehouse processes and effective communication, coupled with computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Known for a steady hand and resilience to weather conditions. Committed to continuous learning and self-motivation with a goal to enhance operational efficiency through critical-thinking and innovative solutions.
With foundational skills in welding and fabrication already aquired, combined with keen eye for detail and commitment to safety. Ready to use and develop problem-solving abilities, teamwork, and precision in Welding/metal fabrication role.
Overview
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Certification
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1
year of post-secondary education
18
18
years of professional experience
Work history
Moped Rider
Domino's Pizza
St Austell, Cornwall
2025.09 - Current
- Delivered goods to customers' premises within set timeframes, maintaining high levels of punctuality and reliability.
- Handled merchandise carefully to provide safe delivery.
- Built strong relationships with regular customers, fostering loyalty and positive feedback for the company.
- Strived to make deliveries on time to meet schedule demands.
- Utilized GPS and route planning software to optimize delivery routes, reducing fuel consumption and delivery times.
- Ensured compliance with traffic rules to maintain safety on the road.
- Displayed excellent problem-solving skills in dealing with unforeseen delivery issues.
- Improved customer satisfaction with swift and professional service.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of local areas and routes to expedite deliveries seamlessly.
Market Researcher
Ipsos Mori
St Austell, Cornwall
2020.01 - 2021.03
- Community orientated position that involved going door to door asking members of my community to fill in radio surveys on what they listened too.
- Required good IT skills, good time management, excellent people skills, a very positive attitude and tolerance for all weathers.
- Online meetings and training were provided.
- Produced detailed reports to present key research findings.
- Collected consumer demographics data with detailed survey administration.
Master Photographer
Platinum Studio by Joe Craig
Santa Clarita, California
2018.01 - 2024.12
- Led guest interviews by prompting open sharing, guiding encounter direction and sales.
- Tailored artwork collaboratively with individuals and couples, demonstrating creative ownership and care.
- Owned scheduling autonomy, leveraging self-starter mindset to run business operations effectively.
- As the Platinum Studio's Master photographer, I was expected to achieve an average revenue of $11,000(USD) to $25,000(USD) in a cruise. Average cruise was 7 days.
- Generated $33,000 cruise earnings, reaching 120% over target through drive.
- On my last 6-month tour of Duty, the platinum studio asked me to make a total of $235,000(USD) – I achieved a +19.6% over target with a total of $275,000 in those 6 months
- Sales performance relied on presentation delivery and customer service dedication.
- Handled multi-role photography, editing, management, sales advising, booking, and administration tasks.
- Maintain Excel spreadsheets tracking sales figures, cruise reporting, and team activity.
- Managed 20–30 client cruise reservations per average day for smooth service.
- Market studio via ship advertisement screens, promoting brand visibility to passengers.
- Led scheduling workflow, coordinating photographers and booking requests to hit targets.
- Owned training for Platinum Studio processes and performance expectations, maintaining booking momentum.
- Average clients were Elderly clientele of 60+ but the target audience was dynamic.
- Gain cultural experience through multiple Princess Cruises roles and diverse teams.
- Hosted by Princess Cruises on board their ships.
- Gained mastery over various photo editing software enhancing final image quality.
- Studied composition rules but also broke them intentionally creating unique photographic effects.
Staff Photographer
Princess Cruises
Santa Clarita, California
2016.11 - 2018.09
- Photograph formal night guests, capturing hundreds of moments during energetic interactions.
- Coached guests to laugh and open up for authentic portrait capture.
- Maintained professional appearance aligned with strict dress code and hygiene expectations to the level expected of a 5 star guest experience.
- Provided consistently courteous service within customer service KPI ownership and daily delivery. Can evidence.
- Given leadership responsibilities after receiving double promotion. Led staff development by setting example, coaching tasks, and reinforcing expectations.
- Offered consultation services to clients aiding them in making informed decisions regarding shoot themes and styles.
Information Assistant
Bodmin Town Council Tourist Information
Bodmin, UK
2015.04 - 2016.08
- This was a complicated meshed role that included being a Shop assistant, tourist information assistant, tour guide/usher and receptionist.
- The main duties included: Advising tourists and members of the local area on activities and attractions within Bodmin and Cornwall, using the best of my conversational customer service skills to pick-out and ascertain subjective areas of interest relevant to each individual.
- To make every customer smile as much as the last by creating an extremely welcoming environment that complimented the tourism awards given to the Bodmin Tourist Information Centre.
- Serving customers on the old-style till.
- Lifting heavy boxes in and out of storage that contained leaflets and reading materials.
- Public speaking necessary when it fell on me to be an usher & tour guide for the 'The Courtroom Experience' which involved memorizing facts of the 1844 charlotte Dymond trial, relying them comprehensively and in an interesting manner to the public in what totals as a 30-minute-long introduction to a film and animatronic play, then taking customers down into cells and talking about them, and those who might have been held there.
- Largest group I 'lectured' too was a class of 35 German students.
- Another duty was Administrative, in essence I was part the reception for Bodmin Town council, so I answered phones, took messages, issued parking permits, received parking fines to be entered through the till, escorted people to placed they needed to be, took commissions for gallery sales and recorded them, took banner bookings and recorded them, as well booked people through an agency website onto National Express.
- We were also obligated to respond to emails within 12 hours of them being sent, sent out post via the franking system all recorded by hand.
- During my time at the Information Centre, I was taught confidentiality and privacy regulations, i.e. how to responsibly and legally accept credit card payments from customers as well as cheques.
- I was taught to open up in the morning which included maintaining a coffee machine, opening a safe and putting money in a till, I also was taught to close up which included being taught to cash-up at the end of the day.
- I was also sent on courses that dealt with equal rights and managing people from other countries, and of poor mental health – these courses taught me how to better interface with people with such handicaps, raising awareness and where appropriate, creating opportunity.
Retail Assistant
SportsDirect
Truro, UK
2014.11 - 2015.05
- Main duties included: Using teamwork in taking & distributing deliveries.
- Serving customers in a confident, friendly, approachable manner; always making sure the customer is listened to.
- Serving on shoe section which involves quickly negotiating a complicated stock room ordered in what is an industrial version of a library system.
- Serving on tills.
- Meeting sales targets.
- Tidying.
- Other duties include checking stock with PDA, using tills occasionally, Up selling to customers 5-star products to meeting KPI sales values and maximize profitability; Previous months whilst working full time I have been one of the highest KPI sales performers working at the Truro branch.
- Other duties include taking customers to products around the store, advising customers on products, and maintaining health and safety standards around the store.
- Keeping shelves stocked and looking neat and tidy.
Caravan Cleaner
Piran Meadows
2011.01 - 2012.10
- Luxury Caravan steward
- Changed bedding, cleaned showers, wiped all surfaces and vacuumed.
- Deadline orientated
- Worked as part of a team of cleaners
- Chemical disposal training
- Performed deep cleanings of both interior and exterior surfaces to maintain caravan condition.
- Promoted hygiene best practices throughout workday, ensuring safe working environment.
- Handled minor repairs, maintaining optimal caravan functionality for guests' enjoyment.
Telesales representative
Angel Communications
Par, UK
2010.01 - 2011.12
- Duties included: Cold calling previous customers toward asking if they'd be interested in a premium offer of a Holiday Wine package for bargain price.
- Customer service skills essential, conversational skills a must and manners were to be impeccable.
- Ability to confidently objection handle was a must as well as the Ability to think outside the box to get customer interest was needed as well as high standard of computer processing with word, excel, and PowerPoint and specific tele sales software.
- Met national minimum wage.
Nightclub photographer
Safelight Images
Brynmill, UK
2009.01 - 2010.12
- Duties included: Taking photographs with the ability to self-motivate as well as literally work by yourself as occasionally it would just be me in the club running the practical side of the business.
- This meant in order to keep things running effectively and smoothly a high level of customer service skills were a must, as well as the ability to talk calmly to customers under pressure keeping up at all times with the demands and orders of key-rings, prints, and other memorabilia.
- All of this was combined with the ability to 'work the floor' in terms of selling and advertising the product under a noisy alcohol fueled environment until up to times of about 1 to 2am.
Education
GCSEs - Maths
Fowey Community Collage
FoweyGCSEs - Applied science double award
Fowey Community Collage
Fowey, CornwallGCSEs - English
Fowey Community Collage
FoweyUpper Second class (2:1) honors degree - Digital Photography
University of Huddersfield
West Yorkshire 2014.01 -
Merit/Distinction in Media BTEC - Television and Film Production
Cornwall Collage
St AustellNVQ Level 1 - Welding Bootcamp
Truro collage
Truro, Cornwall 2025.01 - 2026.03
Adult Learning Maths Level 1 - Maths
Cornwall Collage
St Austell, Cornwall 2001.04 -
Skills
- Safety conscious and risk aware
- Excellent positive learning mindset
- Coded Welder - BS 4872-1 - Plate Fillet Weld MIG - 6mm steel
- Basic tool use including power tools like angle grinders and drills
- Problem-solving
- Adaptable thinking
- Positive attitude
- Time-management
- Active listening
- Reliability assurance
- Warehouse processes understanding
- Effective communication
- Computer literacy
- Self-motivation
- Critical-thinking
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Steady hand
- Resilient to weather
References
- Ricardo, Riley, Photo Manager, onemadcow@mac.com, +660951819106
- Stuart, Ross Hudson, Business & Brand Director for Princess Cruises onboard Operations, stuartrosshudson@hotmail.com, +447958663342, 16 Kitchener Street, High Barnes, Sunderland, SR4 7QJ
Hobbies and interests
Welding & Metal fabrication, Blacksmithing, Long distance motorcycling, Green lane motorcycling, Poetry, Photography
Projects
Currently learning how to Blacksmith with a Gas forge., Building Anti-Butterfly cages for my mother, Gardeners' Cold frames for my mother., Finished a reinforcement of my shed in anticipation of more 70+ MPH winds in Angle-iron
Affiliations
- Black smithing
- Welding & Metal Fabrication
Accomplishments
- Basic firefighter training in Ketchikan, Alaska [Princess Cruises]
- Crowd Management skills
- Heavy Lifting trained in House with [Princess Cruises]
- Trip Hazard and Safety consciousness training [Princess Cruises
Certification
Ba [Hons] Photography - University of Huddersfield
Welding Bootcamp - Truro Collage, Completion Certificate
Coded Welder Accreditation - BS 4872-1:1982 -
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Moped Rider
Domino's Pizza
2025.09 - Current
NVQ Level 1 - Welding Bootcamp
Truro collage
2025.01 - 2026.03
Market Researcher
Ipsos Mori
2020.01 - 2021.03
Master Photographer
Platinum Studio by Joe Craig
2018.01 - 2024.12
Staff Photographer
Princess Cruises
2016.11 - 2018.09
Information Assistant
Bodmin Town Council Tourist Information
2015.04 - 2016.08
Retail Assistant
SportsDirect
2014.11 - 2015.05
Upper Second class (2:1) honors degree - Digital Photography
University of Huddersfield
2014.01 -
Caravan Cleaner
Piran Meadows
2011.01 - 2012.10
Telesales representative
Angel Communications
2010.01 - 2011.12
Nightclub photographer
Safelight Images
2009.01 - 2010.12
Adult Learning Maths Level 1 - Maths
Cornwall Collage
2001.04 -
Merit/Distinction in Media BTEC - Television and Film Production
Cornwall Collage
GCSEs - Maths
Fowey Community Collage
GCSEs - Applied science double award
Fowey Community Collage
GCSEs - English
Fowey Community Collage