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CV GordonBoyland

Mobile number 07548765686

 

Gordon Boyland

22 Sandray Avenue

Park Farm

PORT Glasgow

PA14 6EL

 

Professional info
 

Consider myself a hard working individual, who works well on my own initiative or as part of a team environment.  I am a positive thinker and always health & safety conscious.  I adapt quickly to new surroundings and show a quick agile mind to all tasks I am shown.  Strong focus placed on planning and performance to minimise mistakes however learn from errors where they occur. 

 

Work experience
 

Employment History

 

 

Nov 2011 - present

Escape Artist Graphix

CDO (Chief Design Officer)

Responsible for photography work related to the promotion of Products, Businesses.

Design original Logos, Badges, Emblems & digitize the images for most types of clothing. Use Adobe Photoshop & Janome digitizer. 

Create Templates, Headers, Footers, Presentations for Websites.

 

Sep 2009 - present

 

Apex Evolution Nexus

CAO (Chief Agility Officer) 

 

Freelance/Self-employed as Website designer, Recruiting agent, Business start-up advisor, Maths tutoring online & basic Book-keeping. I run several non-profit Business start-up & recruiting site’s, social media sites, Educational sites. With over 100 verified affiliates & partners while building a client list of successful start-ups in the business sector. Also expanding my construction trade skills/knowledge when I can. Any earnings are placed back into funding my non-profit businesses. In addition: We are Science & technology promoters. Basic Account keepers striving to be Account managers, Archiver's,  Business start-up organization, Editor's, Environmental Scientist's, Geologists, Maths tutor's, Publisher's, Historians, Research specialists, Volcanologist's, Web site design teams. Working with local businesses to promote their own small business.

 

Jan 2008 ~ (Present)

Founder & CEO of Apex Evolution Advertising

Offering a free Advertising service to all that follow our social media accounts: Twitter, G+, Facebook etc. I use Wordpress, Blogger & Stumbleupon to gain an extra audience to offer my services.

I advertise Websites, Products & Services for all my followers which are in the number of thousands.    

 

2006 ~ 2008 (Present)

Founder of Apex Evolution Organization 

 

Main duties included Ceramic tiling for Kitchens, Bathrooms, Hallways. Painting & Decorating. Roofing & Slating. Basic Joinery.  Skilled at laying my own designed or customer created/designed Patio’s. Pathway/Driveway Slab’s. Landscaping to the customers plans, while offering laminate flooring, carpeting & loft insulation services.

 

Apr 2006 ~ Oct 2006        Ballyconnelly, Greenock

            Labourer

While working in a training centre, duties included laying foundations for floors, floor assembling, building stud partition wall's and the building of all components for kit house's in factory which would then be transported to site then erected to kit house specifications set. 

Worked towards Plant Machinery Certificate building private office space's/study rooms and extensions in restored premises on locations of private land owners. 

Became Assistant to Plumbers, Electricians, Joiners and Roofers carrying out wall cavity insulations and reconstructing buildings into flats for private owners.

 

Jan 2005 ~ Nov 2005        Search Consultancy, Glasgow 

            Labourer

Undertook all temporary construction work available through the Agency having a good awareness of health & safety regulations while working on sites where asbestos was present.

Also responsible for general tidying of sites and local areas around construction sites.

 

Oct 2004 ~ Dec 2004        Grafters Scotland, Glasgow

            Labourer 

Undertook temporary contracts in all construction in the local areas and further a field. 

Often worked in different locations on a weekly and monthly basis.

Main duties included groundwork however fencing and mono-blocking were also of high demand. 

Undertook general tidy of sites whilst adhering to health and safety guidelines. 

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Employment History (Cont’d)

 

Feb 2001 ~ July 2001       Murdieston Dam Project, Greenock

Geo-blocker/Labourer

Duties included laying geo-blocks for paths and restoration of reservoirs.  Worked as part of a team which was influential in the revamp of local wildlife spots.

 

Aug 2000 ~ Dec 2000        Argos, Greenock

            Storeroom Assistant

Role involved packing shelves, delivering goods to front desk for customers and loading/unloading of vehicles when required. 

 

Dec 1999 ~ May 2000    Machine Operator    Fullertons, Greenock

Role involved line work, installing components for computers, quality testing computers, store room work and recycle work.

 

Nov 1998 ~ Nov 1999    Trainee Instructor    Parklea  Association Branching Out Ltd,

            Port Glasgow

Duties included working alongside community service workers, assisting disabled groups in a garden centre. Other roles involved: Fencing, Horticultural work, Agricultural work, Installing fountains & underground heating pipes, Sandstone block laying, Brick laying. 

 

 

Feb 1998 ~ Sept 1998    Seller    System 58, Glasgow

Duties included travelling to areas around Scotland selling selected items to the general public, Schools, offices & most work places.

      

Mar 1997 ~ Dec 1997    Machine operator    Bairdwear Rackie Ltd, Inchinnan

Duties included: Ironing T-shirts for QRS (quick response system) for quality control to supply to Marks & Spencer’s.

      

Aug 1995 ~ Jan 1997    Trainee Labourer    Community Industry, Greenock

Duties included: Brick laying, Block laying, Painting & Decorating, Welding, Excavations, Pipe laying, Shed building, Slating, Agricultural work. 

Languages

HTML/CSS

PHP

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Skills

PHOTOSHOP

FLASH

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2010 - present

2010 - present

Education
 

Scotvec Modules

 

 

Games & Sports                  Completed 

Life & Work                           Completed                   

Communications                Completed               

Desk top publishing          Completed

Core Mathematics              Completed

Art & Design                             Pass

Contemporary Studies          Pass

 

 

Craft & Design                         Pass

English                                      Pass

French                                       Pass

Mathematics                            Pass

Science                                Pass

Social & Vocational skills    Pass

 

Education & Training

Feb 2013: Currently taking an 12 week online book keeping course run by accountingforeveryone.com

Sep 2012: 

Tiling Bathrooms, toilets, kitchens, standard tiling & Mosaic tiling undertook. Laminated flooring & Carpet fitting. 

Mar 2012: Employability Award SCQF level 3

Building own Employability skills, Preparing for Employment; first steps, 

Responsibilities of Employment

 

2010 ~ 2012:

Website designing, designed website’s for Social networks, Recruiting companies, Information & Education website’s. 

2008 ~ 2012:

Built Hutches, Pen’s for Guinea pigs, rabbits etc, built Aviary’s, Sheds and fencing for enclosures. 

2007:

Ritchies Training Centre Ltd

10 day training course in Telescopic materials handler, all duties that were required by the company were for basic skills only, passed the course. Need at least 300 hours of experience after training. 

 

2007 ~ 2012:

Designed & laid slabs for patios & pathways, normal slabs & crazy paving. 

Worked as a Slater’s mate, working on roofs fixing gutters, fascias.

 

 

 

Oct 2006:        Health & Safety Award, Greenock

Award presented for showing concern for the health & safety of others when working with all types of machinery.

 

Oct 2006:        Construction Skills, Greenock

Certificates: Basic Construction Skills, Health & Safety, First Aid and Maintenance of Hand Tools.

 

July 2000 ~ Aug 2000:        Inverclyde Training & Employment Initiative, Greenock

Gateway to Work Programme (10 days) - built on teambuilding, job search, confidence building, motivation, holistic therapy, psychometrics, self marketing and careers guidance. 

 

Additional Information

 

In my spare time I take part in all Martial Arts and train my daughter on a daily basis.  I also like Astronomy, hiking, playing football, gaming, drawing, painting, walking, swimming and website designing in spare time. 

 

References available on request 

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