Alex Fordery alexfordery@gmail.com EDUCATION Goldsmiths, University of London 2019-20 MA Independent Games and Playable Experience Design – First Class Honours University of Roehampton 2015-19 BA Philosophy – Upper Second Class Honours Coombe Sixth Form, New Malden - Surrey 2013 - 15 A-level: History (B), English Literature (C), Psychology (C) Coombe Boys’ School, New Malden – Surrey 2009 - 13 GCSE: English Literature (B), Physics (A), Biology (B), Chemistry (B), Mathematics (B), French (C), History (A), Geography (B), Design and Technology (B), Religious Studies (A), WORK EXPERIENCE Bar Staff, The Queen’s Head, Kingston 07/18 - Present ● Hosting events and coordinating with teammates, as well as now teaching new staff. ● Promoting repeat business via customer engagement. ● General bar work, alongside deliveries and other staff commitments. Shop-Floor Assistant at Waitrose, Worcester Park 05/17 - 02/18 ● Reduction work, collating discount data on machines with a team to discount goods. ● Welcome desk, co-operating with customers to pick up deliveries and deal with general enquiries. ● Deliveries, co-operating with other staff to offload deliveries into storage rooms. ● Event work, working with other staff on event days to introduce new products to customers. Office Assistant at Rightpath Insurances, Croydon 05/13 - 06/13 ● Working with customers in relation to insurance claims. ● Using Microsoft programs (Word/Excel) to collate data and draft responses to customers. Carpenter Assistant at Ambleside Properties, Surrey 02/15 - 01/18 ● Manual labor on flats and houses. ● Office work on invoices and communication with property developers. EXTRA-CURRICULAR Founder of Metronome, music website 03/16 - 08/16 ● Individually designed website built originally whilst studying Journalism. ● Conducted interviews with indie musicians posted to the site. ● Featured a network of different writers reviewing new album releases. ● Articles written by myself, ranging from album reviews to gig experiences and thought pieces. Acting, indie short films 09/17 - 06/18 ● Began acting at university in short films that have now been shown in America. ● 12-hour days, working with directors and other actors. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Languages English Interests Music, Art, Film, Computer Games, Literature, Football, Blogging, Technology, Writing. References available upon request.