James Reid
curriculum vitae

8, 304/8 St John's Mansions,
St John Street,
London
EC1V 4NX
United Kingdom

Email: jobs_galore@hotmail.com
Url: https://jamesjreid.tripod.com/cv






Education

St Patricks College, Malta:
'O' Levels: English Literature, Mathematics, Applied Physics
'A' Levels: English Language, Maltese, Art, Applied Mathematics, Advanced Maths
Matriculation in Theology

Cambridge University, England:
City & Guilds (Cum Laude) in: Typography, Design, Compositing, Printing, Finishing

Rovaniemi University, Finland:
Diploma in Exhibition Technology and Art Conservation

Lothian Enterprise Trust, Edinburgh, Scotland
Course in Business Setup and Management

Typeshare Ltd, London, England:
Course in Typesetting and Computer Graphics

Institute of Contemporary Art, Bologna, Italy:
Diploma in Fine Art

London College of Art, England:
Course in Commercial Art

City of Westminster College, London, England:
CLAIT & IT certificates in word processing, spreadsheets, graphical representation of data, databases, dtp, webwise, websites, search engines, email.

LearnDirect, London:
Web Design & Publishing Course.

Miscellaneous

5 year course in art under private tuition.
Art exhibitions held throughout Europe.
Art products in various collections, museums, ie: Maltese Museum of Fine Art, Oulu University Hospital Collection.
Various qualifications in First Aid, Lifesaving Tuition, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award , Health & Hygiene, Music, Photography etc.
Languages previously used: English, Maltese, Finnish, Estonian.



Employment

Present

Homelessness Directorate, Dept of Transport & Housing
Westminster, UK
Expert Panel Member. Acting in a consultative role to the government's new social rehousing and resettlement initiative.

www.NetStudio.tk
Setup, maintainance and promotion of a non-profit website for artists, writers and others within the creative genres; who do not have, or cannot afford, to show their works through mainstream channels.




05/01 09/01 Goodness Foods Ltd., Daventry, UK
Web Order Technician. Homeopathic medicine and organic food company. Maintaining an internet presence and processing orders.

10/00 03/01 Banzaibanana.com, Los Angeles, USA
Graphic Designer. Internet company, responsible for corporate image generation in both traditional and new media formats.

09/97 09/00 Business Press, Unit 2 Hove Enterprise Centre, Hove, UK
Proactive Print Manager. General commercial work single to process colour.

10/96 97 Yankee Doodle Ltd, New Road, Newhaven, UK
Colour Technician. Usage and programming of integrated sphere spectrophotometer in colour analysis and formulation, stock control. Concerned with Plastisol, water based and discharge inks.

08/95 96 Chequers Inn, Brighton, UK
Bar Manager, cellarman.

06/95 Schurpack UK Ltd, Cramlington, Newcastle, UK
Flexographic Printer.

11/94 06/95 Reid Press, Newtongrange, Scotland
Manager, Offset Printing, graphic art production.

1994 - 95 JMG Securities Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland
Partner. Dealing with open-cast mining and housing development.

1993 Food Enterprise Ltd, Warrington, England
Prepackaged meal production.

06/88 10/93 AEN Printers, Hackney Wick, London
Production Manager. Offset and letterpress printing, finishing, customer liaison.

02/87 06/88 Henry Gee Ltd, London
Offset printing, reprographics.

1984 - 87 IndoPacific Commodities Ltd, London/Geneva
Dealing in uncut gem quality stones. Director of liaison with mining operation in Sierra Leone.

Princess Royal Public House, London
Co-Tenant.

London Car Parks, London
Manager.

1983 85 Radnor Offset Ltd, London
Production Manager, offset printing.

1981 83 Popinprint, Holborn, London
Director. Setting up of instant print shop. Initial research, implementation, stock and machinery purchase, staff training, publicity and promotion, customer liaison.

1982 Patel Enterprises, Kingsbury, London
Partner. Setting up of Newsagents in Holborn, London




1981 Kings Cross Community Newspaper, London
Editor.

1976 81 Liitto Oy, Oulu, Finland
Web offset printer, letterpress printer.

1977 81 Marjaana Co, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
National Manager for Scandinavia. Jewellery production and export.

1981 Haukipudas Lautakunta, Haukipudas, Finland
High School Art Tutor. Chairman of local art club.

1977 81 Pekkavilmi Oy, Oulu, Finland
Translator for electronics company exporting components to Germany.

1975 76 Marttila Oy, Oulu, Finland
Compositor, Letterpress Printer

1974 75 F. Laguerre, St-Martin-de-Fenouillet, France
Vineyard Foreman.

1973 74 SSHA, Edinburgh, Scotland
Commercial Artist, Offset Printer.

1972/3 Tudor Press, Malta
Commercial Artist, Offset Printer



Part Time and Secondary Employment

SBFI, Newhaven, England
Bench Joiner.

Craigs Bikes, Warrington, England
Custom motorbike production, murals

Bowring Ltd, London
In-house pub, head barman.

Saddlers, Dalkeith, Scotland
Fishing fly production for anglers, Vermin control for local agriculture.

Sankey Valley, Warrington
Tattoo Artist, Graphic Artist.

The Poor Boy Nightclub, Victoria, London
Manager

Mecca Leisure, London
Banqueting supervisor, meetings, conferences.

LeCole Nightclub, Malta
Musician (Saxophone, Clarinet)

Sliema Lido, Malta
Lifeguard

College News, Malta
Newspaper/Magazine Editor

Prestige International, Sliema, Malta
Compositor, letterpress printer


Hobbies

Cross Country Skiing, Swimming, Diving.
Coarse, Sea & Game Fishing.
Photography.
Painting, Graphic Arts, Computer Art, Sculpture.
Literature




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