Curriculum Vitae

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Personal Details

Full Name: Adam Matthew Jones
Age: 29
Nationality: British

Current Employment

Employer: Andrew Laird Optometry
Dates: September 2010-Present
Position: Part-Time Optometrist

Employer: Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Dates: June 2010-Present
Position: Part-Time Hospital Optometrist
Details: I am involved in the optometric side of the "Merlot" study, comparing two types of treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration and have a low vision clinic at the West of England Eye Unit in Exeter. I have one paediatric clinic per month with an orthoptist at Tiverton and District Hospital.

Employer: Jim Faverty Optometry
Dates: February 2010-Present
Position: Domiciliary Optometrist

Employer: Devon Local Optical Committee
Dates: September 2005-Present
Position: Committee Member, Paediatrics Lead

Previous Employment

Employer: The Pilgrim Optical Practice Ltd, Tiverton, Devon
Dates: December 2004-August 2010
Position: Qualified Resident Optometrist

Employer: Green and Elliott Optometrists, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Dates: August 2003-November 2004
Position: Pre-registration Resident Optometrist

Employer: UMIST Trading Services, Manchester
Dates: March 2001-June 2003
Position: Network Administrator
Details: This was a part-time job I had during my studies at university. For the first 2 years, I was a team member. In the last year, I was made North Campus Team Leader. Note that UMIST has now been incorporated in to the University of Manchester.

Further Education and Professional Qualifications

Qualification: Postgraduate Certificate in Paediatric Optometry
Examining Body: City University, London
Date: 20/08/2004

Qualification: Member of the College of Optometrists
Examining Body: College of Optometrists, London
Date: 20/08/2004

Qualification: Optometry BSc(Hons)
Examining Body: UMIST (now the University of Manchester)
Date: 07/07/2003

Secondary Education

Qualifications: A-Levels - Chemistry (A), Biology (A), Mathematics (B)
Educational Establishment: The Old Grammar School, Lewes
Date: July 1999

Qualifications: Physics GCSE - grade B
Educational Establishment: Lewes Tertiary College
Date: July 1998

Qualifications: GCSE's - 2 at grade A, 6 at Grade B, 2 at Grade C
Educational Establishment: The Old Grammar School, Lewes
Date: July 1997

Interests / Hobbies

Piano: Grade 6 (ABRSM)
Violin: Grade 4 Merit (ABRSM)
Kayakking: 2 Star Certificate (BCU)

I am very interested in computer hardware and programming, but have no formal qualifications. I am a moderator at OSDev.org and have created web sites and articles detailed at AJSoft. In addition to this, I have created utility software which is currently in use at my workplace.