Lachlan James Thomson
Curriculum Vitae
Aspiration and Personal Profile
Share my experience and insights, inspire and invest in people to influence and support cohesive enterprise outcomes that delivers on priorities and objectives, provides value to clients and return benefit to the Australian community.
I am a diligent and inclusive contemporary team member, adaptive and responsive to change, able to diversify and work collaboratively with others. I am an adept communicator, who is progressive and demonstrates initiative. I embrace challenges and stretch opportunities for personal growth. I believe that I would be a valuable contributor to any team.
Attributes and Values
· Honest Collaborative Problem Solving
· Computer literacy Personable Diversity Sensitivity
· Respectful Punctual Adaptable
· Analytically Minded Responsive Approachable
· Critical Thinker Integrity Reliable
Work Experience
September 2009 – January 2011 – Casual | KFC Indooroopilly
Duties – food preparation, customer service and cashier
June 2010 – January 2011 - Apprentice Chef | Plum Cafe & Bistro, Kenmore Village
Duties – food preparation and kitchen hand
April 2012 – November 2016 - Permanent Part-time | King of Cakes, Taringa
Duties – food preparation, customer service, taking customer orders, waiting tables
November 2017 – October 2018 – Volunteer Support Worker
Duties – assistance to clients in the form of preparation of meals and feeding, undertaking daily household tasks (cleaning and watering the garden), transferring between wheelchair to car and retiring for the evening.
June 2018 – June 2020 - Residential Advisor | UniLodge, Belconnen
Duties – security, incident response, administrative tasks
Qualification and Attainment
· Year 12 Graduate – 2011 St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly QLD
· Queensland Certificate of Education – December 2011
· QCE Subjects – English, Maths, Modern History, Multi-strand Science, Hospitality, Physical Education, Christian Studies
· Diploma of Community Services Work – Southbank Institute of Technology 2013 – 2014, including placement completed at the Wesley Hospital Auchenflower and Alzheimer’s Australia
· Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism/Communication – University of Queensland/University of Canberra 2017 – 2021
· Experience with audio and video editing software: Audacity, Adobe Premiere and Movai;
o several articles published on NowUC (an album review, two event stories and a feature);
o worked on a rebranding and social media marketing project for revamping UCFM;
o Presently working on a rebranding and content creation project for CURIEUX (UC’s Independent Student Magazine);
Professional Development
· Salon Culinaire 2010 – HTA Rising Chefs Competition – Silver Medallist – March 2010
· Certificate of Attainment – Coffee Art – July 2010
· Certificate l in Hospitality – February 2011
· Certificate ll in Hospitality – November 2011
· Partial completion of Certificate lll in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) at Hospitality Training Association Inc. (HTA) – July 2010
References
Available upon request
Selected work
Published Feature Articles
https://www.nowuc.com.au/2020/10/walking-through-hell-and-coming-out-the-other-side/
http://curieux.com.au/2021/10/living-on-campus-during-lockdown/
Published Articles
https://www.nowuc.com.au/2019/04/best-beat-the-heat-beaches-for-canberrans-in-2019/
https://www.nowuc.com.au/2019/04/canberras-most-scenic-running-routes/