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Reece Murphy

Reece Murphy

Perth

Summary

  • Received a Second Class Honours Bachelors of Business degree with a major in Risk and Insurance from University of Limerick in 2023.
  • Wide range of experience in different work environments (office, workshop, factory, gardens, on-site).
  • Friendly and sociable individual with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to change.
  • Punctual, professional and hardworking as proven in previous jobs.
  • Enjoy hands on work, using initiative and solving problems.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Garden Maintenance and Landscaping

Bushy Landscapes
10.2023 - 03.2024
  • Experience using a range of garden tools and equipment such as shovels, rakes, loppers, secateurs, pole saws and shears.
  • Extensive experience operating and maintaining many power tools such as lawn mowers, hedgers, whipper snippers and leaf blowers.
  • Interacting with clients on a daily basis, dealing with any queries and concerns they may have in a respectful and friendly manner.
  • Displaying an awareness for clients homes at all times and following any necessary health and safety precautions while operating tools and carry out tasks on ladders up to fourteen feet tall.
  • Experience with different irrigation systems such as adjusting running times, sourcing leaks, blockages and any other issues that arise.
  • Some experience in bush regeneration activities on various sites around Sydney that involves seeking out specific invasive weeds to allow and encourage native plants and flowers to grow bringing back the native Australian bushland.

Engineering Assembly

Piltown Engineering
05.2023 - 10.2023
  • Work duties include the assembly and finishing of galvanised steel electricity enclosures andstreetlights.
  • Extensive use of a wide range of power tools and hand tools to fit brackets, hinges, doors, plinths, wires, rubber gaskets, locks and stickers to steel enclosures and poles.
  • Experience operating a range of machines such as abrasive wheel, guillotine, automatic saw and automatic drills.
  • Training and experience using five and ten ton gantry crane with chains and slings.
  • Experience using angle grinder.
  • Applying chemicals and paints to the necessary areas of enclosures and poles.
  • Completing detailed time sheets at the end of every day to keep track of work orders and their progression.
  • Stacking steel enclosures on pallets and banding them for delivery.
  • Moving steel enclosures out for stock and ensuring they are organised correctly.
  • Having an awareness and respect for health and safety while working in a busy factory/ workshop environment with forklifts and gantry cranes.
  • Maintenance of the workshop and keeping work spaces tidy and free of any hazards.
  • Experience using a ride-on floor sweeper.
  • Assisting forklift drivers loading trucks.
  • Preparing orders for delivery to ensure they are secure and protected so as they are not damaged while in transit.
  • Using my knowledge and experience to train in new colleagues.

Landscape Gardener

Spás Glas, Respraying
02.2023 - 04.2023
  • General garden and outdoor maintenance duties such as cutting grass (push and ride-on mower),trimming hedges, weeding and strimming.
  • Experience using a range of garden tools such as shovels, rakes, clippers, snips, wheelbarrow, brushes, edger, hammer, bolster.
  • Setting up cement mixer and mixing cement.
  • Lifting up and laying patio.
  • Putting down membrane barrier and planting flowers, trees and hedges.
  • Power washing outdoor areas, patios, windows, piers, fascia and soffit etc.
  • Using a consaw to cut blocks/ stone slabs.
  • Spreading stone in flowerbeds.
  • Prepping and painting outdoor furniture (metal and timber).
  • Building natural stone walls.
  • Staking trees and plants to provide support.
  • Cleaning outdoor areas after working including sweeping and washing down footpaths and patios.

Kitchen Refurbisher

KitchenRespray.ie
01.2017 - 12.2022
  • Duties include removing and fitting kitchens using power tools and hand tools, preparing kitchen material for respray in the workshop and assisting in the respray and engaging with customers when working in their houses.
  • Using a range of hand and power tools such as drills, sanders, saws, hammers, screwdrivers, chisels, spanners etc.
  • Working in a busy workshop environment washing, painting, sanding, dusting and carrying wet spray painted material into the drying room.
  • Ensuring material is laid out correctly in the drying room so that it's not too close to the heaters.
  • Loading and unloading vans carefully using padding where necessary to avoid damage to newly painted material and ensuring all equipment and material fits into the van.
  • Preparing tools, paints and other items to be loaded into the vans, ensuring nothing is forgotten using a checklist.
  • Taking all necessary precautions and having an awareness when working with tools, chemicals and paints (particularly when in customers houses).
  • Ensuring customers are satisfied with all work completed before leaving the job.
  • Overcoming any problems encountered with paints such as differences in colours, adverse reactions and damages.
  • Using my experience and knowledge to train in new colleagues.

Risk Management Intern

Nordic Aviation Capital
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • I learned and absorbed a huge amount of information about the aircraft leasing and management industry during my employment while having many responsibilities on a daily basis, reporting to colleagues and coordinating work within a team.
  • Daily use of Microsoft Outlook.
  • Researching foreign airlines and countries to gather information and identify relevant risks they may present.
  • Converting the financial information of airlines all around the world from foreign languages and currencies to analyse them.
  • Analysing airlines financial info to assess their cash situation and expenditure on aircraft fuel.
  • Compiling PowerPoint presentations and controlling slideshows during weekly meetings amongst the top executives.
  • Keeping track of the minutes of different meetings, typing them up and distributing to members of the meetings.
  • Analysing aircraft records and copying them into Excel to allow for further analysis.
  • Reorganising and maintaining the store room.
  • Signing up new employees to relevant online newsletters and notifying them by email.
  • Travelled to Denmark to company offices to assist colleagues with preparing original aircraft records to be sent away.
  • Assisting marketing communications from time to time and setting up company events in the office.

Kitchen Maker

Murphy and Maher Custom Kitchens
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Similar work to KitchenRespray.ie but focused on new kitchens.
  • Assisting in cabinet making and other kitchen units.
  • Hanging and adjusting doors and fitting cabinets, pelmets, plinths, cornices, and handles.
  • Assisting in cutting timber sheets on a panel saw.
  • Sweeping floors, keeping the workshop tidy and free of any hazards.
  • Taking deliveries from suppliers, signing off and helping unload trucks.

Education

Bachelors of Business - Business

University of Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
09.2019 - 05.2023

Skills

  • Time management
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Customer Relations
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Communication skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Teamwork
  • Initiative
  • Problem solving
  • Landscape maintenance
  • Barista beginners course qualification

Certification

White Card

Timeline

Garden Maintenance and Landscaping

Bushy Landscapes
10.2023 - 03.2024

Engineering Assembly

Piltown Engineering
05.2023 - 10.2023

Landscape Gardener

Spás Glas, Respraying
02.2023 - 04.2023

Risk Management Intern

Nordic Aviation Capital
01.2022 - 08.2022

Kitchen Maker

Murphy and Maher Custom Kitchens
05.2021 - 08.2021

Bachelors of Business - Business

University of Limerick
09.2019 - 05.2023

Kitchen Refurbisher

KitchenRespray.ie
01.2017 - 12.2022
Reece Murphy