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CONTACT DETAILS

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Education

•2009-2010:Coventry University MA Automotive Journalism with Merit

• 2005-2008:University College Falmouth BA (Hons) 1st Class Journalism Degree

• 2003-2005:Ivybridge Community College Sixth Form

• 1998-2003:Ivybridge community college

Awards

• Full, Clean UK driving licence.

• Fifty word per minute qualification in Teeline Shorthand.

• Arts Humanities Research Council grant for Coventry University MA degree.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• August 2011: Two week work placement with AUTOEXPRESS magazine.

• Septermber 2010-August 2011: Au pair for the 'Jette' Family, Paris.

• May-August 2010:Aston Martin Lagonda work placement- Working within the Global events team, managing the marketing program ‘Aston Martin Experience'.

• March 2010: 2 week work placement with BMWCAR –The world’s best selling BMW magazine- 10,000 words published in print and online.

• 2002-2009: Ocean BMW/MINI Sales Executive- Customer interfacing role within the MINI sales department. I also represented the brand at county shows and attended the UK BMW brand academy.

• 2006-2008: Student Ambassador for University College Falmouth on Open Days helping visitors and prospective students.

• 2006-2008: Involved as Business Consultant on Enterprise Days for Cornwall Education Business Partnership.

• 2006-2008: Student Representative for University College Falmouth Widening Participation Office- extensive work throughout primary and secondary schools in Cornwall.

• April 2007: 2week work placement with AUTOCAR magazine- Involving road tests such as the Ferrari 599GTB and contacting press offices.

Interest

• In my spare time I enjoy reading, visiting art exhibitions, keeping up to date with fashion and all the latest news in the motoring world. I hope to use my experience to develop an international career.

WELCOME

Welcome from AUTOMrk. This blog comes having graduated with my MA Automotive Journalism degree. My industry experience to date includes placements at AUTOCAR & BMWCar Magazines, whilst undertaking three months at Aston Martin Lagonda. Previous to this I worked for MINI in a sales role. In an attempt to catapult myself into the blogging world and commence my career I include my published work, whilst also keeping up to date with the latest news. Enjoy.

Mercedes SLK 250 CDI introduced

[Published at autoexpress.co.uk]First ever diesel SLK gets 204bhp and a headline-grabbing 500Nm of torque

These are the first official pictures of the all-new diesel Mercedes SLK Roadster. Available for the first time as an oil-burner, the new SLK 250 CDI gets a 2.2-litre, 204bhp four-cylinder engine with a healthy 500Nm of torque - making it the most powerful diesel in its class.

Official performance figures of 0-62mph in 6.7 seconds and a top speed of 150mph are impressive, as is fuel consumption of 57mpg with CO2 emissions of 128g/km. The SLK also features stop-start as standard.

Externally the SLK is the same as the petrol variants, and retains the twin-exhaust system. The model is available with a ‘Magic sky control’ vario-roof, which allows the glass to be changed from dark to transparent at the touch of a button.

Fitted with the standard 7G-Tronic Plus automatic transmission as standard, while a six-speed manual will follow in the second quarter of 2012. There are also three suspension versions available: a conventional steel set up, a sports suspension with stiffer springs and dampers or a suspension with an electronically controlled, fully automatic damping system.The Mercedes SLK 250 CDI goes on sale in September and although prices haven't been confirmed yet, buyers should expect to pay around £37,000.