Alexander Joseph Currie

Currently I am completing my PhD in Medical Sciences and I am seeking part-time employment to support me with my studies. I am a hardworking team-player and have years of experience working in hospitality and customer facing roles. 

February 2016 – September 2016: Santander Retail Contact Centre - Belfast - Select Agent

• Working in a fast paced and busy call centre, meeting and servicing the needs of Santander Select customers.
• Operating complex systems to meet customer’s account servicing needs.
• Working to targets such as handling time, ownership, schedule adherence and referrals.
• Collaborating with a large team within Select and across other banking departments.
• Developed my ability to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team in a demanding environment.

July 2015 – January 2016: Chiquito - Belfast - Assistant Manager

• Being a hardworking, confident and approachable team leader, overseeing service and running shifts. 
• Managing the finance of the restaurant, balancing takings, expenditure and monitoring labour costs.
• Forecasting labour, writing rotas, making orders, processing deliveries.
• Overseeing a meticulous, rigorous, and high standard of food hygiene and health and safety at work. 
• Monitoring stock usage and doing stock counts. 
• Building a rapport with guests visiting the restaurant and seeing that they have an enjoyable time.

June 2014 – August 2014: University of Aberdeen - Aberdeen - Summer Intern

• Developed an online resource for the pharmacokinetics aspect of the BSc Pharmacology degree as well as the MSc Clinical Pharmacology programme.
• Developed a resource allows for effective contextualised learning in pharmacokinetic teaching.
• Demonstrated an independent working ability, designed case studies and applied relevant data into Questionmark Perception software to enhance learning of this traditionally difficult topic.
• Reinforced my time management and organisational skills and demonstrates my reliability in meeting commitments and deadlines.

2018-present: PhD Molecular Medical Mycology - University of Aberdeen

Thesis title: “Preventing Aspergillus-induced inflammation in cystic fibrosis to reduce airway disease.” Supervisors: Professors Adilia Warris, Professor Heather M Wilson and Dr Darius Armstrong-James. 

2017-2018: MRes Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology - University of Aberdeen - Distinction

Thesis titles: “Candida parapsilosis induced platelet aggregation by αIIbβ3 as an anti-fungal immune response” and “The role of FPR2/ALX in phagocytosis of Candida albicans and the resolution of inflammation.”

Courses included: Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology, Statistics, Bioinformatics and Microbiology.

2010-2014/2016-17: BSc Pharmacology - University of Aberdeen - First class honours

Thesis title: “Ligand bias at FPR”/ALX in regulation of the inflammatory response.”

Courses included: Molecular Pharmacology, Molecular Toxicology, Advanced Molecules, Membranes & Cells, Neuroscience & Neuropharmacology and Mechanisms of Disease & Principles of Chemotherapy.

2008-2010: A-Levels - Newry High School

Mathematics (A*), Biology (A) and Chemistry (A)

2006-2008 - GCSEs - Newry High School

Mathematics (A*), History (A*), Learning for Life and Work (A*), Religion (A*), Double Award Science (AA), English Language (A), English Literature (A) and Home Economics (A).