Christian Paton
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Christian Paton

Driven, Skilled, and Ready to CollaborateLondon, United Kingdom
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Christian Paton
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Christian Paton

Driven, Skilled, and Ready to CollaborateLondon, United Kingdom
About me
A detail and results-oriented Event Production Assistant and Computer Science graduate with strong commercial acumen. Experienced in event and project co-ordination with client-facing expertise. Led and overseen 100+ events over the course of 3 years from a range of conferences, meetings, weddings and public events. Passionate about continuous learning and leveraging my Web Development expertise and new technologies to deliver impactful solutions in various challenging environments.
Projects
  • Background Removal App
    Background Removal AppA web-based SaaS application that automatically removes backgrounds from images and streamlining the editing process. [ https://www.background-removal-app.co.uk/ ]
Work history
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    Apprentice Web DesignerBackground Removal App
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    - Worked as part of a dedicated small team to ensure that the website design is accessible and intuitive online tool, resulting in a 35% increase in user registrations and 7% increase in paid user subscriptions. - Planned, wire-framed, prototyped, created personas and user scenarios to deepen consumer use case understanding. - Handled composition, colour and typography to ensure a consistent brand identity. - Managed digital platforms, updated website content, and created community engagement ideas to improve and expand brand recognition.
    Shoreditch London Ltd logo
    Shoreditch London Ltd logo
    Event Production AssistantShoreditch London Ltd
     - London, United KingdomPart Time
    - Managing studio resources, recorded financial transactions, and contributed to monthly business reports. - Ensuring compliance with legal and company regulations, guaranteeing client, vendor and team safety during events. - Liaising with clients and vendors to deliver prompt and efficient services and produce the envisioned event. - Small to large-scale event of all kinds, with an average attendance of 10-100 and 200-500 attendees respectively. - Ideated B2B lighting packages with suppliers to negotiate pricing and fees, while ensuring the continuation and enhancement of services and nuturing relationships with vendors and improving client satisfaction. - Developed analytical skills to proactively solve spontaneous problems and address client queries during event timelines.
Education
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    Computer ScienceUniversity of East Anglia
     - Norwich, United Kingdom
    BSc (Hons): Computing Science Degree – 2:1 (3.4 American GPA equivalent) Relevant Key modules: - Human Computer Interaction (User Experience) – First Class - Web-Based Programming – First Class - Software Engineering – First Class
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    A Levels and GCSEsCardinal Pole Roman Catholic School
     - London, United Kingdom
    A-Levels: Economics (A), ICT (B), Physics (C), Psychology (AS Level – B) GCSEs: 10 A - Cs, including Mathematics, English Literature and English Language