J U L I N A P I C K L E S USER CENTERED DESIGNER A second year student at Loughborough University with a keen interest in a user centred approach to design. Creativity and strategic thinking have enabled me to develop as a designer with both good teamwork and leadership skills. Being passionate about exploring challenges, design research and user experience have been my main focus and guided my choice of degree. I am excited to further explore the versatile range of the design industry, working in a place to condently combine my creativity and originality with other design skills to bring unique products into the marketplace. Education. 2018 - Current
Loughborough University User Centred Design First year 2:1 (68%)
2017 - 2018
De Montfort University, Leicester Art and Design Foundation Merit
2015 - 2017
St Mary’s Sixth Form, Chestereld A Levels Art, Maths and Physics
2013 – 2015
St May’s High School, Chestereld GCSE 10 A* - C including Maths and English
Professional Skills. SolidWorks CAD and Visualise 3D Sketching and Rendering 2D / 3D Prototyping Design Research User Testing Microsoft Packages Adobe Creative Cloud
Personal Achievements. PADI Open Water Scuba Diver RYA level 3 Sailing Derbyshire Netball & Cross-Country Captain for Loughborough University’s Women's Lacrosse
Contact Me. Email j.pickles-18@student.lboro.ac.uk Address 15 King Street Whetstone Leicester LE86LS LinkedIn Linkedin.com/in/julinapickles/
Experience. 2015 - 2016
Education Engineering Scheme Loughborough University Alongside the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering, as a small team we worked on a real life project brief. This helped develop my problem solving, teamwork and public speaking skills. 2015 - 2017
Voluntary Art Classroom Teaching Assistant St Mary’s R.C. High School, Chestereld Mentoring and encouraging others to engage and expand their ideas, helped to strengthen my communication and leadership skills. 2018 - Current
Waitress Bella Italia, Loughborough Working part time alongside my degree has also given me the opportunity to build upon my time management, organisational and people skills for great customer service. 2020 - Current
Yacht Delivery Crew Sardinia to England In this role I have integrated with the other crew and rened my teamwork skills. Also deminstrating my ability to be reliable by standing watch on my own, day and night.