Lydia McEwen

13 Colneford Hill
White Colne
Colchester
CO6 2PJ

Tel: 07807402089
E: Lydiamaac@gmail.com

Personal Profile: A Hard working, enthusiastic, Animal science BSc (Hons) Student seeking new
opportunities. Great communication skills and easily thrive in busy and high pressure
atmospheres. Reliable, confident and adaptable and committed to any task presented. Great
initiative and works independently.

Education

2016-2019
WRITTLE UNIVIERSITY COLLEGE: Animal Science BSc (hons)
1st year – 78% (1st Class)

2014-2016
COLCHESTER SIXTH FORM: A- Levels
- Chemistry – B
- Biology A
- Modern History – A

Employment

Bar Supervisor – Drapers Hotel – Current

Managerial role within a restaurant, bar and hotel family business. My role was to supervise Bar
staff and ensure they are giving the best customer service possible, as well as fully training them
behind the bar and ensuring they have the correct updates knowledge about products we sold.
Key responsibilities:
 Ensure excellent front of house service, allocate support staff throughout the shift to
maintain speed of service and cleanliness of venue
 Liaise with Head chef and restaurant manager
 Till management and cash handling
 Kitchen work
 Restaurant manager cover
 Manage stock levels and order in new stock

Head Groom – OSH Dressage – 2014-2017

Started part time as stable hand at 14 years old. Progressed to head girl of the yard and
competitions at 16 years old in the summer part time. Job entailed making sure all horses were
healthy, clean and fit. Also to manage and train the other stable girls with regular staff meeting
and job reviews. Required to be able to self-motivate and work on your own for long periods of
time.

Shop Assistant – Broomfield’s Country and Farm shop – 2016

Summer part time shop assistant in busy local shop.

Key responsibilities:
 Have excellent customer service
 Able to recommended and have inside knowledge on products sold
 Good hygiene and cleaning skills
 Heaving lifting of feed bags
 Re- organising shop displays
 Taking and receiving orders

Key Skills and Achievements

 Captain of U18’s Girls Rugby – peaked at Twickenham in 2014

 Jack Petchy Speak out challenge award
 Head Girl in secondary School
 Broken in and schooled my own horse up to BE100 level
 Diligent
 Communication
 Self-motivating
 Computer skills

References

Lisa Clark Kate Humphrey Conor Felon

Hemps Green Equestrian OSH Dressage Acorns Equine clinic
Wakes Colne Coggeshall Road Chelmsford
CO6 2AP Earls Colne CM3 1HU
info@hempsgreen.co.uk CO6 2JU (01245) 231152
+44 (0)7786 011 416
E Mail:
acornsequine@live.co.uk