Kacie O Reilly

Hard-working and enthusiastic final year Aerospace Engineering student in Queens University, Belfast. I am seeking weekend and evening employment during my final year. Great communicator and Team Player. Experience living abroad which has made me a quick adaptor to change and experience of communicating with people from different cultures and with varying expectations. 

I am very hard working, reliable and ambitious. I have a lot of retail experience where I have gained hands-on experience ina fast paced environment processing customers purchases, working as a team to provide exceptional customer service and maintaing a neat and organised store enviroment.

June 2023 to August 2023 Centra Lisburn Road, Belfast.
   Retail assistant
Centra is a fast-paced convenience store that has many different locations over the UK and Ireland. I was quick to be trained on the following responsibilities:
• Cash Handling
• Operating cash register and serve customers
• Stock selves, ensuring that the selves are stocked and neat.
June 2021 to June 2023 TK Maxx, Quayside Shopping Centre, Co. Sligo 
Store Associate
TK Maxx is a global department store. It is very fast paced and is popular with all ages as it caters for everyone. I have been trained on all roles on the shop floor which I picked up very quickly. I had the following main responsibilities:
• Processing customer purchases including refunds, exchanges and customer queries which helps build on my communication skills.
• Use presentation skills to display new merchandise in the shop.
• Marshalling, predominantly during covid
• Assist customers with purchase decisions.
 

Sept 2021-present BEng Hons Aerospace Engineering with sandwich year
Queens University Belfast 
I am currently in my final year of this 4-year course.
Key topics included in my modules of study:
Manufacturing:  In first year I worked as part of a team to manufacture a wing spar out of lollipop sticks in order to hold a certain load. I worked well as part of a team and my team achieved good results.
Design: I worked with some fellow students in order to design an aircraft that had to fit certain criteria. I used Matlab in order to successfully complete this assignment. I also used CAD in one of my modules to design different components.

2021   Leaving Certificate
Mercy College Sligo

Leaving Certificate subjects: 
Maths, Physics, Biology, Accounting, English, Irish, and Spanish (all higher level)