Key Skills

• Casting: Confident and able to cast head, face and body.
• Fibreglass: Capable of making fibreglass moulds and objects.
• Sculpting: Capable of creating accurate sculpts from designs.
• Designing: Inventive and creative in coming up with unique ideas
• Group Work: Not afraid to speak up in discussions and will always listen to others ideas.
• Working with Silicon: Confidant to mould, and produce final work in silicon.
• Set painting: Capable set painter and Scenic Artist  
• Prop Repairs and Maintenance: Skilled at restoring and maintaining various props
• Problem Solving: Am able to come up with new solutions to solve problems

Education

2005 - 2008              London College of Fashion    BA (Hons) Costume, Make-up and                                                  Technical Effects for the Performing Arts (Technical Effects)                             

2003 - 2005            Somerset College of Arts and Technology            HND Theatrical and Media Make-up for the Performing Arts

                                    BETEC Level 2 Hairdressing

Work in Industry

September 2009 - March 2011 - Theme Traders: I have been a regular freelance for this company for over a year, working on various jobs from Prop Maintenance to small polycarves and paintings.

March 2010 - Helix 3D: I worked with this company for 6 weeks as a scenic artist on the Film Attack the Block.  My main duties were to paint and "dirty down" the set where needed and to paint various locations for the film. 

February 2010 - Artisan 2003: I worked for this company for 1 month on various projects from making a giant bridge for Cirque Du Soleil, to helping make and install a new room at the London Dungeons

August 2009 - Scena Pro: I worked with this company for 1 week, poly carving rocks, as part of the set for the new Sound of Music tour.

June 2009 - Robert Allsopp: I worked with this company for 1 month on the costume props for a production of Aida at Bregenz in Austria.  I was employed to work on the masks, mitres and armour, and was also sent over to Austria for a couple of days to deliver the armour and make some alterations on the props out there. 

June 2009 - Helix 3D lid: 1 worked with this company for 2 weeks on the set of the new Ice Age 3 Adventure exhibition at Chessington World of Adventure

March 2009 - Helix 3D ltd: I worked with this company for 3 weeks at the Ideal Home Show in Earls Court.  I was employed to make Origami flowers and insects for the EDF Energy Pledge Tree.

February 2009 - Souvenir Scenic Studio: I worked with this company for 3 weeks on various projects, which included:

• Making the props and painting the set for a theatre production of The Philanthropist for a theatre in New York.
• Helping with the new "feather chair" for the We Will Rock You tour.
• Painting the Gap Spring Collection catwalk
• Working in a team to build the Moet and Chandon Tribute to Cinema party centrepiece. 

November 2008 - Helix 3D ltd: I worked with this company for 1 month on several projects, which included:

• Working as a scenic artist on a Channel 4 comedy called Free Agents, which was released in February 2009.
• Making giant snowflakes as Christmas decorations for a shopping mall,
• Working in a team to build and install the Motorola Launch at St Martins Hotel in Leicester Square. 

September 2008 - Talk to the Hand Productions: I worked for this company for 1 week, casting animal paws and working on puppets for a BBC 3 pilot puppet show called "We are Mongrels"

June 2008 - Artisan 2003: I worked with this company for 3 months on a few projects, which included:

·     Making props and painting the set of Ripley's Believe it or not museum in Piccadilly.

·     Making and assembling the Mazda stand at the London Motor Show 2008

Interests

Art Galleries, and museums, particularly the V&A and Science museum.

Drawing, Painting, Photography and crafts.

Have a full clean driver's licence.