Ying Yau

My name is Ying and I live in Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire. UK. I have been working with children with special needs for a few years and have also worked as a carer in a residential school local areas.

Invigilator for GCSEs at Granville Academy (2019 – Present)

Invigilator for GCSEs at Swadlincote Secondary school (2019 – Present)

Invigilator at Richard Wakefield Primary School (2024 – 2024)

Teaching Assistant at Anglesey Primary School (2023 – 2023)

Childrens carer at Pegasus School (2021 – 2023)

Teaching Assistant at Horninglow Primary School (2018 – 2018)

In-house Designer / Showroom Supervisor at Intohome (H.K.) (2000 – 2002)

• Designing for export high-street U.K., as well as own brand shop retail.
• Daily running of the shop, and design studio.
• Managing marketing and public relations, finances and day-to-day business activities and maintaining websites.
• Liaising with in-house team and technical, marketing and buying staff to plan and develop designs.
• Accurately interpreting and representing company's ideas.
• Producing sketches, worked-up designs and samples for presentation to the in-house team.
• Making-up sets of sample designs.
• Working out design colourway for a group of samples.
• Assessing and approving completed items and production standards.
• Working independently, liaising closely with colleagues as part of a small team.
• Using specialist software and computer-aided design CAD programs to develop a range of designs.
• Experimenting with colour, fabric and texture.
• Developing new design concepts.
• Ensuring that projects are completed on time.
• Visit sites and other materials at trade fairs, markets and antique shops.
• Attending trade shows, as a delegate or as an exhibitor - this may involve representing the company with display or stand, or appraising the work or competitors.

Design Manager / In-House Designer at KBB (H.K.) (1998 – 2000)

• Developing a network of business contacts
• Submitting tenders to housing developers.
• Designing and costing control with site co-ordinating – mock ups.
• Producing sketches, worked-up designs and samples for presentation to customers
• Liaising with clients and technical, marketing and buying staff to plan and develop designs.
• Marketing and advertising to promote new interior products and organizing display show houses.
• Using specialist software and computer-aided design CAD programs to develop a range of designs.
• Managing marketing and public relations, finances and day-to-day business activities and maintaining websites.
• Approaching suppliers and working with other designers from other fields to make sure project complete on time.
• Attending trade shows, as a delegate or as an exhibitor - this may involve representing the company with display or stand, or appraising the work or competitors.
• Designing graphic material to promote project and some advertising work for the company.

Textile/Interior Designer at Westbury Interior Design (1997 – 1998)

• Developing a network of business contacts.
• Accurately interpreting and representing clients' ideas.
• Producing sketches, worked-up designs and samples for presentation to customers.
• Designing and costing control with site co-ordinating.
• Attending trade show.
• Using specialist software and computer-aided design CAD programs to develop a range of designs. (Auto CAD, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Lots of design and space planning.
• Producing sketches, worked-up designs and samples for presentation to clients.
• Ensuring that projects are completed on time.

Carpet Designer at Waly Group Design (1996 – 1997)

Main duty is using AVA computer to design carpet designs for Architects and interior firms with large scale projects, research and development, colour is very important as it relates to Pantone chart, and Factory visits in China.

Trainee Kitchen Designer at Just Kitchens (1995 – 1996)

Trained to draw and design layout plans for customer's requirements, Site measuring and scaling drawings, learned how to approach clients and showroom customers, most of the time assisting designers in the house.

Paint Technician / Sales at Papers and Paints (1995 – 1995)

Mixing specialised paints for interior and exterior use, with specific colour charts and serve private and shop customers

Freelance Textile Designer at Shiobon Troy Design (1995 – 1996)

Fashion and Home Furnishing fabric designing.

Teaching assistant at YewChung

Saturday computer art class and some community volunteering work

BA(hons) in Textiles (Fashion and Interiors) – Central St Martins (1993-09 – 1995-06)

HNDiploma in Surface Design (Multi-products) – Stockport College (1991-09 – 1993-06)

Diploma and Foundation course in Art History and English, Ceramic, Fine Art, Film Studies, Life Drawing, Photography, 2D and 3D designs, Textiles – Burton College (1988-09 – 1991-06)

A-level Art in Maths and English, Art, French, History, Home Economics, Social Studies, Physics – Abbot Beyne School (1981-09 – 1988-06)

Level 3 in Teaching and Learning in Schools (QCF) – Adult Education Centre in Swadlincote (2014-09 – 2018-06)

Diploma in SSTLS – SSTLS course (2015-09 – 2017-03)

Level 2 in SSTLS – SSTLS course (2014-09 – 2015-07)

Level 1 in Childcare – Childcare course (2013-09 – 2014-07)

School placement in Teaching Assistant – Violet Way Academy (2013 – 2014)

School placement in Teaching Assistant – Belmont school (2015 – 2016)