About Me
My name is Ben, I was born in Modena (Italy) and grew up in Chester (UK). I'm a graduate industrial product designer with an interest in CAD modelling and rendering. With the ambition to one day form my own design consultancy, after building my reputation working at various companies and consultancies to build a vast knowledge within the industry.
Contact: benagrace@gmail.com
Vocational Experience
MORRISONS MANUFACUTRING, WINSFORD.
Manufacturing Operative (Production), 6/2020 – 9/2020
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Working within a refrigerated factory during the summer of 2020 in order to raise funds for final year study.
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Working on a different line each day, experiencing different roles within an efficient factory, while building professional relations with colleagues and utilizing this in order to work effectively as a team.
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Ensuring products are produced to a high standard to pass quality standards and uphold Morrison’s high-quality standard.
ANGARD STAFFING (ROYAL MAIL)
Mail Sorter, 7/2019 – 9/2019
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Covering shifts at short notice to ensure full shift coverage. Shifts may be at any time during a 24hr period.
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Task included working within teams to sort bulk business mail such as magazines, catalogues etc. and sort mail to assorted postcodes, move incoming mail to the income mail sorting room.
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Working to tight deadlines to ensure all tasks are completed within shift period.
CHESHIRE VIEW, CHESTER
Waiter and Bar Assistant, 12/2016 – 8/2018
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Working within a fast-paced hospitality environment learning a number of skills to ensure a high level of customer service. Covering both day and evening shifts solving problems as they occurred during service. Had responsibility for coordinating a few people to get food sent out to customers quickly and effectively.
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Additionally, covered Kitchen Porter duties as well as customer facing bar positions if bar service experienced busy periods. Happy to get stuck in and involved as required.
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Most events were large capacity in excess of 200+ people, requiring attention at all times.
AGENCY WAITER, ADECCO, CHESTER
Waiter and Bar Assistant, 3/2018 – 8/2018
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Working with Adecco as an on-demand waiter and bar assistant working at locations across Cheshire and North Wales. Applied my skills to different situations to get the best and most efficient result.
Voluntary Experience
CAMPS INTERNATIONAL CAMP BORNEO
2016
After finishing my GCSE’s, during the summer of 2016 I spent 4 weeks volunteering in Borneo. However, this brilliant experience incurred an overall cost of £3980 which I only had 8 months to raise. In order to raise these funds, I hosted several pop-up restaurants at my house, a barn house dance at The Cheshire View and a raffle. From these events I raised £3000, then from a sponsored zip wire on Europe’s longest zip wire and donations from my family I managed to raise the remaining £980.
While I was on this trip, I travelled across Borneo to helped 5 villages with various tasks, they ranged from cement work to laying down water pipes. While on this amazing experience I was challenged to trek across the Bornean rainforest in only 5 days, while on this adventure I learned many skills like teamwork and being able to take complex orders and execute them sufficiently. This volunteering experience gave me a different outlook on the world and put everything into perspective.
NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE (NCS)
2016
During the October half term of my first year of A levels I underwent the NCS program, which enabled me to give something back to the community. During this program I help to raise £530 for teenage cancer trust. Our team did this in several ways, the first of which was a stall in Chester market where we had a bake sale and a sponsored 10k, where we each rode 1.42Km on an exercise bike. The other way was an event at Chester football club, where we hosted a raffle and a quiz which both had donated prizes from shops around Chester.