Curriculum Vitae

Alexander Bottrill

Career Statement:

To create pioneering urban design by combining experience with creative problem solving.

Education:

Sep 2009 – Nov 2010

MA Urban Design (Current): University of the West of England, Bristol.

Full module list:

Research for Policy and Practice, Sustainable Design, Planning and Design Quality, Housing and Urban Design, Aesthetics and Urban Design Theory, Design in Sensitive Urban Areas, Urban Design and the Public Realm, Masterplanning and Regeneration, Masters Dissertation.

Sep 2006 – Jul 2009

BA Town & Country Planning – First Class Honours: University of the West of England, Bristol.

• Including 1 year International Exchange with University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
• Dissertation – “Curbing Sprawl on a Small Scale: Lessons that can be Learned by Studying the City of Boulder, Colorado, USA.”

Sep 2005 – Jun 2006

Access to Higher Education: West Herts College, Watford

Kitemark Access to Higher Education Course: Sociology, Psychology, Law, Core English, Core Maths

Employment:

My employment experience has been broad and varied. The skills that I have gained can be briefly summarised through the following key skills:

• Troubleshooting and problem solving (including conflict resolution)
• Timekeeping and commitment
• Inter-professional working and networking

Sep 2007 – Jan 2008

Student Accommodation Warden: University of the West of England, Bristol

During my second year of study at UWE, I was employed by the university to assist the accommodation services department. This required dedication, organisation and motivation.

Jan 2004 – Apr 2005

Self-Employed Nationwide Courier: AB-UK Couriers

I set up and operated a courier service specialising in pick-ups and deliveries that could not be easily absorbed into the usual operating routes of larger courier companies.

Sep 2002 – Aug 2005

Youthworker: The Network Church, St. Albans

My role as a youthworker stretched my ability to work with a variety of people, meeting a range of needs. At the culmination of my employment as a youthworker, I lead a trip to Albania to enable the young people to experience another culture and to broaden their perspectives.

Skills and Achievements:

• BA (1st honours) from a leading multidisciplinary institution
• Competence with Adobe software including Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Experience with Microsoft Office software including Word, Powerpoint and Excel
• Full, clean UK driver and motorcycle licence
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Teachable, adaptable and ready to grow fast
• Creative problem solving
• 1 year international exchange programme (University of Illinois at Chicago – GPA 3.6)
• Ability to communicate reasonably in French and a basic grasp of Italian

Interests:

I am interested in a variety of things that help me to continually develop personally. I enjoy playing sports such as football and squash. Swimming, cycling and running help me to stay healthy and focused; I cycle as my daily preferred choice of transport. I recently completed the Bristol half marathon and, in summer 2008, a cycle ride from Eindhoven, NL to Paris, France.

For me, travel is a way of opening my mind, being able to learn from other places, cultures and peoples. I strive to learn other languages and to get under the skin of what it is to live in a setting to which I am unfamiliar.

I am interested in media; particularly film and photography, which I like to engage with in a ‘hands on’ way.

References:

Available on request.