Katharine Prendergast
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Katharine Prendergast

Operations CoordinatorUnited Kingdom
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Katharine Prendergast
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Katharine Prendergast

Operations CoordinatorUnited Kingdom
About me
I am am positive, friendly, organised, highly creative individual. I am very practical minded, enjoy problem solving and love working with people. When managing projects I have a strong sense of the big picture whilst also maintaining a meticulous attention to detail. I get satisfaction from delivering first class results. I am great at organising people and processes and am comfortable working in a dynamic, fast paced working environment. I have been an artist for thirteen years, a fine art lecturer for ten years and head of painting short courses at Art Academy London for five years. After this I worked as Operations Coordinator for a year.
Work history
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    SabbaticalBikepacking
     - Central AsiaFreelance
    I cycled 19000km Thailand to Ibiza with my partner. It was an incredible experience, fostering a more genuine understanding of who I am now as a person. Motivation for this trip was change, challenge, reassessment, fresh perspective, plus of course I love cycling! The physical & mental challenge I cherish, consciously cycling through some more demanding landscapes. All-round it was extremely positive & forced me to be a bolder person.
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    Operations CoordinatorArt Academy London
     - London, United KingdomFreelance
    I managed the effective, safe running of all facilities, responsible for spaces being fit for purpose, likewise ensuring classes ran smoothly with sufficient equipment. I organised all course materials & equipment, sourcing purchasing & storing them. I streamlined spaces & processes to run more efficiently whilst making sure H&S guidelines & policies were adhered too. I directly line managed the studio technicians, responsible for scheduling their workload, motivating them & organising their administration. I worked in collaboration with the Academic team & tutors, acting regularly on feedback. I managed multiple budgets for the company as well as overseeing all stock takes. All events were my responsibility, including organising & project managing grad shows. This included timely commencement of the preparation for the event, scheduling the workload of staff, students & contractors. Ordering all materials & leasing with other departmental staff to keep on schedule. For this role I was responsible for managing my own workload and that of others.
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Skills
  • Organisation Planning
  • Painting
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Events Planning
  • Operations Management
  • Delegation
  • Problem Solving
  • Artistic
  • Multi-tasking
  • Prioritisation
Education
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    DegreeCity & Guilds Art School
     - London, United Kingdom
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    DiplomaSt Oswald's School of Art
     - London, United Kingdom