Curriculum Vitae

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Personal details
Name: Richard A. Harris

Tel:

07782 513893

Email:

Click here to email me

Web:

www.brainstorm-in-a-teacup.co.uk
Skills
Driving: Clean driving licence held for three years

Shorthand:

120wpm NCTJ shorthand certificate

IT:

HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, Quark, MS Office, Adobe CS3

First aid:

St John Workplace First Aid (current until Oct 2008)
Work experience
Sep 2007 - Jan 2008 Bucks Free Press
Weekly placement at widely read local weekly while studying at noSWeat
  • Practised skills learnt on course in a real newsroom environment
  • Produced publishable copy from day one
  • Displayed initiative in developing stories and gaining usable quotes, both inside and outside the newsroom
  • Varied stories - court reporting, crime, education, features (see examples)
  • Represented paper to councillors, businessmen and general public
  • Worked with print, web, photography and video
2003 - 2006 University of London Officers Training Corps
Transferred commission from the Regular Army to the Territorial Army
  • Commanded 2 platoons of 50 Officer Cadets during 2nd and 3rd years of university
  • Developed leadership skills of staff under my command
2002 - 2003 1st Battalion The Light Infantry
Following graduation from Sandhurst, spent a year as an Officer with a high profile regiment of the British Army based in Germany
  • Trained recruits in preparation for operational deployment in Iraq
  • Displayed reliability, integrity, initiative and the ability to integrate with and create professional relationships with people of all ages and backgrounds
Education
Sep 2007 - Feb 2008 noSWeat Journalism Training
Fast-track NCTJ Preliminary course, covering journalism, public affairs, media law and shorthand
  • Achieved first 120wpm shorthand pass in college's history
  • Gained A grade results for public affairs, law, portfolio
  • Responsible for editing class paper
  • Produced off-diary stories of interest in addition to court reports etc.
  • Developed journalistic skills, concision, speed, understanding of law

2003 - 2006

University College London
BA (Hons) Philosophy 2:1

Sep - Oct 2002

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Awarded place on prestigious Gap Year Commission course

2000 - 2002

Millfield School, Somerset
Awarded academic scholarship to study; gained 4 A grades at A-Level

1995 - 2000

Easingwold School, North Yorkshire
Gained 8 A* grades, 2 A grades and 1 B grade at GCSE level