Emma Macaskill BSc (hons)

Reading, RG7 5EF Telephone: 07709911350; Email: emmamacaskill@hotmail.co.uk An efficient, adaptable and personable graduate with advanced IT competency, line management experience and excellent attention to detail. Experience of managing projects, producing expert witness reports, and analysing crime scene footage.

Education and training

09/03 08/07:

BSc (hons) First Class Rural Development Studies - University of the Highlands & Islands

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Employment
05/12 present PA to Director of Finance, South Central Strategic Health Authority/ NHS England

Responsibilities: Complex diary management and travel bookings Organisation of numerous meetings involving VSMs and CFOs Line management of administrative staff Email management for the Director and drafting of presentations and correspondence Briefing the Director before meetings and ensuring that all relevant papers are available Minute taking at a range of meetings e.g. Regional Director meeting involving all Regional Directors in the South Region Use of Oracle to raise purchase orders and code invoices and liaison with suppliers and buyers to resolve a range of complex issues Recruitment of administrative staff and associated preparation of paperwork and interviewing Training colleagues on specific functions in Oracle 05/10 05/12 PA to Professors of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, Oxford University

Responsibilities: Provided administrative support to senior academics including the Director Organised workshops and conferences and managed budgets Managed diaries and international travel bookings including visa applications and insurance claims Prepared expense claims for academic staff and DPhil students Organised meetings and took minutes at departmental away days and Computational Biology meetings Updated the departmental website content Monitored and reported on grant expenditure Completed monthly timesheets for grant holders Communicated with influential contacts from industry and academic institutions worldwide Key achievements: Organised a conference for around 100 people, which involved recording and monitoring registrations, processing payments, booking accommodation, producing welcome packs and invitation letters for visa purposes Assisted with public relations tasks e.g. preparation for departmental name change and Industry day 04/09 04/10 PA to Senior Leadership Team, The Downs School term time only position

Responsibilities: - Managed a number of events e.g. school photographs, immunisations, student surveys
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Coordinated Free School Meals system Liaised with external professionals regarding student appointments Organised and attended senior management and multi-professional meetings and produced minutes Communicated with students and parents Played a key part in the Annual Review process for Special Educational Needs (SEN) children (report writing, minute taking, arranging meetings) Maintained databases e.g. Free School Meals and SEN databases Managed diaries and student files e.g. child protection file

Key achievements: - Project management managed school photographs, immunisations events and student surveys - Produced Annual Review reports that were submitted to the local authority - Formed successful working relationships with key professionals that contributed to increased efficiency and communication e.g. acted as a link between the SEN Coordinator and Educational Psychology team 06/08 03/09 11/07 05/08 Medical Secretary, Nottingham NHS PCT temporary agency position Trainee Forensic Analyst, Facial Verification Bureau (FVB)

The FVB, a division of ABM UK, is a leading specialist in forensic imagery interpretation and analysis, providing expert evidence in court Responsibilities: - Produced reports and PowerPoint presentations that were used as evidence in court - Analysed CCTV imagery including vehicle identifications, height calculations, movement mapping and facial comparisons - Assisted with crime scene reconstructions, client consultations and marketing tasks - Prepared client quotes and liaised with clients face to face and via telephone - Carried out enhancement of imagery using specialist software Key achievements: - Produced a number of expert witness reports and complex presentations that were presented as evidence in court - Learned how to use various software e.g. EvoFIT (facial composite software that enables users to electronically reconstruct a crime perpetrators face), Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premier 12/03 10/07 Post Office Assistant, Connel Post Office

Part time role whilst at University

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IT Competency
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook (ECDL qualified) - Able to use specialist software e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, EvoFIT (facial composite software) - Web publishing skills attended web publishing course on 9/6/2011
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Interests
Equestrian sports, conservation and voluntary work (e.g. I participated in the EuCAN Leonardo Da Vinci conservation project in the summer of 2009 and I am involved with the Newbury branch of Riding for the Disabled), reading, cooking, gym, hiking, foreign travel, theatre, cinema.

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