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Callum McLean

callum.mclean33@gmail.com  |  +44 (0)749 0211197  |  Godalming, Surrey, UK UK Ancestry, Employment Visa - 5 Years

Personal Statement

Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, I moved to the UK in 2015 in order to pursue my architectural career and have since been working as an Architectural Assistant at a leading practice.  I have a Master’s degree in architecture, which is the equivalent of UK Part II and am registered with the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists. I have good communication and organisational skills, and have the ability to interpret and draw designs and plans across a range of mediums, including several design and architectural software packages.

Employment History

Architectural Assistant | Lewis & Hickey Architects | www.lewishickey.com

Guildford, United Kingdom | November 2015 – Present, Full Time

Lewis & Hickey is a leading architectural practice operating from five offices in the UK and one in India, with the Guildford office having a focus on retail fit-out and assisted living residential developments for high profile clients. 

Through my role as an Architectural Assistant I have gained experience working both individually and as part of a team on a wide range of projects, including retail and high-end office fit outs for several high profile clients, large scale residential projects for a leading assisted living developer, and small doctors surgery renovations.  I have worked on all stages of the design process, from initial layout concepts, planning submission and design development, through to full detail construction drawing packages, using both AutoCAD and Revit.  I have also recently begun taking more responsibility in co-ordinating projects and dealing directly with clients and contactors.

 

Key Achievements:

  • Building experience and improving knowledge of the architectural design process in a professional setting, through working on all its stages.

  • Greatly expanded and improved technical ability in the use of architectural software, including AutoCAD and Revit

Production and Branding Coordinator | Signature Promotions | www.sigpromo.co.nz

Wellington, New Zealand | July 2013 – July 2015, Full Time

Signature Promotions is the largest and leading company in the promotional products industry in New Zealand, providing an endless variety of branded promotional products, clothing and corporate gifts. They offer a full service from product design, manufacture and sourcing, to product branding and packaging/dispatch logistics, and work with a range of companies across New Zealand and the World.  My role included the coordination of the production process from beginning to end, from designing/proofing concept products according to clients’ requirements, as well as dealing with suppliers and branders to coordinate the sourcing and branding of the products through to final delivery, often within very strict deadlines.

 

Key Achievements:

  • Completed the highest average number of jobs per month, improving the company’s production rate and revenue.

  • Dealing directly with clients, suppliers and branders helped me improve my personal communication skills.

  • Improved personal range of knowledge including production and branding techniques and new design software packages.

 

Repair Centre Outbound Logistics Officer | Connect NZ | www.connectnz.co.nz

Wellington, New Zealand | May – July 2013, Temp Contract, Full Time

The Connect NZ Repair Centre was tasked with assessing damaged or non functional electronic equipment, mainly for insurance claims, and then repairing or replacing the units before returning them to the client.  The role of the Outbound Logistics Officer was to coordinate the packaging and dispatch of completed repairs and collection packs to clients and the return of parts to manufacturers.

 

Key Achievements:

  • Redesigned and reorganised the outbound logistics procedures in order to streamline the dispatch process, clearing the large backlog left by predecessor.

  • During downtime, on my own initiative I worked alongside repair technicians to learn about computer hardware, including some basic computer repairs.

 

Production Support | Signature Promotions | www.sigpromo.co.nz

Wellington, New Zealand | June 2012 – May 2013, Casual while studying

Casual/on call role, supporting the production team by assembling, packing and dispatching completed orders

 

General Labourer | Tradestaff | www.tradestaff.co.nz

Wellington, New Zealand | November 2011 – March 2012, Full Time

Tradestaff is a temp agency for the construction industry.  My role included general labouring tasks on a range of commercial projects.  I also spent 6 weeks as an apprentice for a private residential builder, during which I learnt a variety of basic construction techniques

2010 - present

2010 - present

Key Skills

 

Technical Skills

  • Ability to interpret and draw designs and plans across a range of mediums, including freehand, technical hand-drawing and 2D and 3D digital drawing and modelling.

  • Good working knowledge of design and general software packages, including:

 

  • Google Sketch Up

  • Autodesk Revit Architecture

  • Autodesk AutoCAD

  • Autodesk 3DS Max

  • Adobe Photoshop CS4

  • CorelDraw

  • Microsoft Office, Windows

 

  • Fast learner of new software, programs and processes

 

Personal Skills

  • Good motivation and work ethic both within a team environment and individually, based on previous work experience where both team collaboration and individual focus to complete personal tasks were important.

  • Good time management and organisational skills based on working to strict deadlines of university projects and client orders at previous job.  Good ability to multi-task and work on several projects at once by prioritising tasks that are more important or have closer deadlines.

  • Good verbal, written and visual communication skills which ensure correct information is given and design parameters are understood by all parties when dealing directly with clients, suppliers and colleagues.

Education
Victoria University of Wellington  2011 - 2013
Wellington, New Zealand

  • ​Master of Professional Architecture (MArch (Prof))

         - Completed May 2013, Graduated December 2013

Victoria University of Wellington  2008 - 2010
Wellington, New Zealand

  • ​Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS)

         - Completed November 2010, Graduated May 2011

Onslow College  2003 - 2007
Wellington, New Zealand

  • ​National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 1, 2 and 3 Certificates

  • Graphics, Art Design, Physics, Calculus, English

Certificates and Awards

2010 - Benson Cooper Design for Sustainability – Building Technology Award

2007 - NZ Young Designer Awards – 1st Place, Built Environment Design, Commercial Architecture

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