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John Paul O'Prey

Dublin,Ireland

Summary

I am a carpenter by trade though I also spent quite a few years driving public transport. As I'm now approaching my sixtieth birthday in September I'm looking for a career change that will hopefully keep me active while maintaining a steady income. I believe I'm as fit, strong and healthy as any thirty-year-old so well capable of meeting any of the physical challenges I may face. I've always had a strong sense of obligation to my duties and apply due diligence in whatever I do. My current position with Hillarys Blinds no longer suits as it is either very busy, where I'm obliged to work long hours and weekends to meet deadlines, or quite slack while I'm waiting on the next orders arriving. I need a regular routine and income which I can then plan my life around.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Advisor and fitter of blinds and curtains.

Hillarys Blinds
Dublin, Leinster
11.2019 - Current

I've enjoyed the experience with Hillarys. The interaction with customers and varying challenges meant every day was different. The irregular hours however no longer suits.

Bus Driver

Dublin Bus
Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
11.2014 - 10.2019

Due to the recession in the construction industry I took a job in PSV driving with Dublin Bus. I left to pursue a more varied and challenging role as a self-employed advisor and fitter with Hillarys Blinds when the economy recovered.

Builder/carpenter/handyman/sales

Self - Employed.
Belfast/Dublin, Ireland
06.2008 - 11.2014

I freelanced, working for myself and sometimes other builders and maintenance contractors on a self-employed basis. I also did some "Door

to Door" sales - reading electric and gas meters converting customers to the lower rates during deregulation of the energy markets.

Carpenter, general operative.

Area Building
Lucan, Dublin
04.2005 - 09.2007
I did joinery and general tasks including truck deliveries of building stock.

Ceiling installer and dry-liner.

Lynch Installations.
Dublin
01.1998 - 03.2005
I mainly installed grid and metal fixed plaster-board ceilings. Some dry-lining and  bulk-head installation. 

Education

Certificate of Higher Education - Surveying and Levelling

City&Guilds
Ireland
09.2005 - 06.2006

Diploma of Higher Education - Energy Management in Domestic Buildings.

FETAC
Dublin, Leinster
09.2011 - 12.2011

Certificate of Higher Education -

DIT
Dublin, Ireland.
09.2005 - 06.2006

Diploma of Higher Education - Building Technology Examination

State Examinations Commission
Ireland
09.2005 - 06.2006

GCSEs -

Rathmore Grammar School
Belfast
09.1977 - 09.1982

Skills

Analytical and organisational skills come naturally to me

I'm practical and logical in my approach to problems

I'm thorough and have a good attention to detail

I'm good at compartmentalising

I've many years experience driving in busy city traffic both in a public and private capacity

Timeline

Advisor and fitter of blinds and curtains.

Hillarys Blinds
11.2019 - Current

Bus Driver

Dublin Bus
11.2014 - 10.2019

Diploma of Higher Education - Energy Management in Domestic Buildings.

FETAC
09.2011 - 12.2011

Builder/carpenter/handyman/sales

Self - Employed.
06.2008 - 11.2014

Certificate of Higher Education - Surveying and Levelling

City&Guilds
09.2005 - 06.2006

Certificate of Higher Education -

DIT
09.2005 - 06.2006

Diploma of Higher Education - Building Technology Examination

State Examinations Commission
09.2005 - 06.2006

Carpenter, general operative.

Area Building
04.2005 - 09.2007

Ceiling installer and dry-liner.

Lynch Installations.
01.1998 - 03.2005

GCSEs -

Rathmore Grammar School
09.1977 - 09.1982
John Paul O'Prey