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Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
References
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William 'Toby' Murley

Toronto,Canada

Summary

I am originally from London, United Kingdom. I am a reliable, honest and accomplished member of the UK hospitality industry with some previous office experience of reviewing intellectual property applications. Good conversationalist and sociable, with a preference for a customer-facing role. I have the Smart Serve Ontario certification.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Member

The Square Tavern Pub
09.2023 - 05.2024
  • I was a reliable and respected team member and performed a variety of roles such as a bartender, barback and working on the till.
  • My responsibilities included serving customers, opening and closing the pub, changing the kegs, taking deliveries and helping host private functions.

Crew Team Member

Evolve Hospitality
06.2023 - 10.2023
  • I worked for Evolve Hospitality, an event and hospitality agency in a variety of locations and events in London
  • This mainly consisted of me working as a banqueting waiter, and an event porter setting up rooms in various conference centres.

Associate Patent Examiner

UK Intellectual Property Office
09.2019 - 05.2023
  • I worked as an Associate Patent Examiner at the UK Intellectual Property Office from September 2019 to May 2023
  • My job involved:
  • Searching and/or examining patent applications to see if they were worthy of being granted a patent
  • Assessing various aspects of a patent application such as novelty, inventiveness, clarity, support, sufficiency, unity of invention, and added subject matter
  • Clearly communicating my findings to the applicant and/or agent through written search and/or examination reports, and sometimes speaking to them on the phone
  • Knowledge of the patent application process from initial filing to grant
  • Being flexible and adaptable to work on patent applications from a diverse array of subject matters and technologies such as alarm systems, e-cigarettes, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, furniture and surveying equipment.

Rota
09.2018 - 07.2019
  • I worked for Rota, an event and hospitality agency in a variety of locations and events in London
  • This mainly consisted of me working as an event porter setting up rooms in various conference centres
  • I also worked as a Kitchen Porter and worked in places such as the British Library and National Archives in Kew
  • This required me to be flexible and adaptable in different roles and work on my team building skills in a fast moving environment.

Fuel Hospitality
  • During my summer vacation whilst I was a university student, I worked for Fuel Hospitality, a catering and hospitality agency in a variety of locations and events across London
  • This was similar to my subsequent job with Rota
  • One of my assignments was working in the executive box area at Twickenham Stadium for a U2 concert
  • I also worked as a kitchen porter in a central London restaurant.

Kitchen Porter

Duchess of Cambridge Pub
01.2011 - 01.2014
  • I worked as a Kitchen Porter
  • My responsibilities included washing up, keeping the kitchen clean, taking the rubbish out, helping bring in deliveries and sometimes assisting the chefs with the preparation of food
  • I had to be punctual, reliable and efficient.

Volunteer Shop Assistant

Oxfam Books Chiswick
01.2010 - 01.2017
  • I volunteered as a shop assistant in 2 different Oxfam shops in my local area
  • The job involved a variety of roles and responsibilities such as operating the till, paying money in at the bank, taking deliveries to the Post Office and sorting out stock
  • This included categorising recent donations, pricing stock, gift-aiding and displaying them
  • I was part of a team and had to deal with a wide variety of people
  • I was responsible for handling large sums of cash which was all accounted for.

Education

BEng Hons Electromechanical Engineering -

University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
06.2018

Albemarle College
01.2014

More House School
01.2011

Skills

  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Customer Service
  • Problem-Solving
  • Time Management
  • Flexible and Adaptable

Accomplishments

  • I enjoy playing rugby. I have played for my local club Chiswick RFC in London, St Peter’s RFC in Wales, and also a work team, Newport Civil Service RFC as a prop. I am looking to join a Rugby club out in Canada as well.
  • I have played for the Welsh Civil Service in a Wales vs England Civil Service Match twice in which we won on both occasions.
  • I have also played in a cup final for St Peter’s RFC at Cardiff Arms Park which we won.
  • I enjoy reading the news and keeping up with current affairs, especially financial markets, and also reading and learning about investing through a variety of media.
  • I am learning French on Duolingo and I am looking to take French classes out in Canada to improve further.
  • Hold a valid, clean UK Driving License and I am in the process of exchanging it for a Canadian Licence.
  • I have my Smart Serve Ontario certification.

References

  • Academic, Professor Paul Lewin, Head of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, pll@ecs.soton.ac.uk
  • Personal, Dr Jan Chojecki, Plant Biologist; MD - IP and Tech Transfer, j.chojecki@btinternet.com
  • Employment, Petar Ivanisevic, Owner, Brackenbury Brews Limited, petar@brackenburybrews.com

Languages

English
Native language
French
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Team Member

The Square Tavern Pub
09.2023 - 05.2024

Crew Team Member

Evolve Hospitality
06.2023 - 10.2023

Associate Patent Examiner

UK Intellectual Property Office
09.2019 - 05.2023

Rota
09.2018 - 07.2019

Kitchen Porter

Duchess of Cambridge Pub
01.2011 - 01.2014

Volunteer Shop Assistant

Oxfam Books Chiswick
01.2010 - 01.2017

Fuel Hospitality

BEng Hons Electromechanical Engineering -

University of Southampton

Albemarle College

More House School

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