Roman Duda Address: 91 Marshalswick Lane, St Albans, AL1 4UU, United Kingdom Email: romanduda@gmail.com Telephone: +447528 231 830
Education 2010 - 2012
2006 - 2009
BPhil Philosophy, Merton College, University of Oxford - Two-year Master’s, examined by six essays totalling 30 000 words and 30 000 word dissertation - Full AHRC Scholarship (fees and living) - Received detailed one-on-one feedback on my research from field leaders BA Philosophy (1st class degree), University of Nottingham - Lumsden Memorial Essay Prize: Awarded for the best philosophy essay written by any undergraduate student in any year, I won the prize in my first, second and third year (all years) - Jim Lees Prize: Awarded to best overall philosophy student in their second year
Employment Sep - Present
Builder and Researcher, Self Spark (Science-based Personal Growth Start-up) - Contributed to writing of business plan - Helped create pitch deck for investors - Created survey for market research July - Aug 2012 Philosopher in Residence, Memrise (Tech Start-up) - Assisted in strategic planning and clarification of mission and vision of company - Conducted two interviews on the psychology of success, resulting in two blogposts - Researched and informed team about factors that influence virality of webcontent Feb - May 2012 Oxford Student Consultant, Centrica (Owner of British Gas), Windsor, UK - Consulting project for a top 30 FTSE company on a strategic business problem - Presented to senior staff, including Managing Director of Centrica’s Power Generation business unit - Influenced direction of team’s approach multiple times, received very positive feedback from Managing Director 2009 - 2010 English teacher, Hunan City University, Yiyang, China - Built presentation and leadership skills - Used anonymous feedback to improve quality of teaching - Greatly enhanced understanding of Chinese people, language and culture
Extra-curricular Activities 2010 - 2012
2010 - 2011
2010 - 2011 2008 - 2009
Oxford University Language Centre - Chinese - Distinction in Elementary Chinese - Prize for best Chinese presentation in class (2011) Oxford Graduate Philosophy Conference Committee, University of Oxford - Organised blind refereeing process for submissions, sent out calls for papers - Used online collaboration tools to make team work more efficient Merton College Tennis Club, University of Oxford - Played for college team Debating Society, University of Nottingham - Represented university in debating competitions - Through competitions and debating training developed communication skills and working well within a team
IT Skills - SPSS (full day course training), Ubuntu (term-length course), Microsoft and Open Office, Google Docs (including forms), typing speed 70 wpm