Curriculum Vitae

Lois Gowland

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EDUCATION:

Manchester Metropolitan University                                                             September 2011- June 2014

BA(Hons) Textiles In Practice

Newcastle College                                                                                                 August 2010- May 2011

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

• Grade: Pass

Heaton Manor School and Post-16                                                                 September 2003-June 2010

A-Levels: English Literature (C), English Language (C), Textiles (C), Geography (D a AS)

GSCE: 2 As, 4 Bs, 4 Cs

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Hilton Hotels & Resorts                                                                                            October 2009-Present

Conferencing & Events (C&E) Banqueting Team Leader

• Responsible of teams of up to 6 people ensuring efficient and correct service of customers during busy events of up to 500 people.
• Often required to work with the bar team.
• Have developed time-keeping, communication, problem-solving and leadership skills during my time here.

Oxfam GB                                                                                                                  June 2008- June 2010

Shop Volunteer

• Responsibilities including creating shop window displays, shelving and wall displays.
• Sorting of clothes and items to sell, or to donate to WasteSaver.
• Managed the stock of the New Products Range.
• Trusted to work without supervision on many shifts.
• Helped with Oxfam’s Re-Make/Re-Model project for Newcastle’s Green Festival in June 2010, creating garments out of old clothes as well as modeling for the event.

SKILLS:

IT/CAD Skills: I have experience with using Photoshop in many projects, to create prints and present my work. I enjoy doing so and will continue to develop these skills.

Pattern-Cutting and Fashion: Since GCSE my Textiles work has always been Fashion-based. During my time at Heaton Manor we were taught how to use existing patterns, as well as how to customise and create bespoke pieces. I feel this is a good skill to have and use it when an opportunity arises.

Knitting: I am enjoying developing my hand and machine knitting, I would like to be able to create knitted garments soon.

Drawing and Painting: I use various techniques and materials to draw with, to give depth to my sketchbooks and larger pieces. Recently I have started to enjoy painting with Gouache paints, which help me to add colour to my work. With a lot of my drawings, I take them to Photoshop and work with them digitally.

Presentation: I believe two strengths of mine are visual and verbal presentations, which I have developed since A-Level.