About Me
The name’s Richard Edmonds, the age is a mere twenty and occupation is a “Bad Ass”. I am an enthusiastic community manager, active content writer and knowledgeable technician from the sunny side of the UK, Southend. Spending most of my time diving into code (whether it be on or off-line), blogging away, spending time with friends or the girlfriend and gaming, I see myself as an accomplished post-teenager.
Leaving Sixth Form (college equivalent) with an A level in ICT, Film Studies and BTEC Design, I feel as though I have honed in on my hobbies, interests and desired career path through years of hands on experience. Submerging from GCSE level with good grades (and knowledge) in Catering, Graphics, Science, Mathematics, Statistics, English (literature and language), ICT, French, and Citizenship.
Continuing on from educational background, I received countless awards including; immaculate attendance, superb work experience, Lincoln University designing day and a gold catering certificate. Although not all my achievements have been in the public sector, I have also ventured down the armed forces career path and obtained a high BARB (British Army Recruitment Battery) test score of 73 enabling many more options for my choosing compared to most applicants (rockets, engineering etc.).
With the Army falling through (due to a viral infection, hyperventilation etc. – the list from my medical report was literally endless) I was given the opportunity to return to public based work or stick at the forces and return next year – computers drew me back in. Working at Ayima Search Marketing as a technician has been a fantastic experience and has taught me how to effectively technically, socially and knowledgably improve myself at a ten-fold rate. Being alongside the best crew in the industry is both an honour and joy.
In my online and gaming time, I spend most of my hours on sites I hold positions at (whether they be moderation, editorial or technical), including the likes of Forum Promotion. Gaming wise I am currently smashing my frag counter through the galaxy on my trusty Xbox 360, still no where near as enjoyable as the old Unreal Tournament 2004 days, but a great experience nonetheless.
My hopes for the future are to further enhance my skills both in work and online, hone my gaming talent and broaden my team working abilities, though I do see good times ahead. The future’s bright, the future is certainly-not-Orange-as-they-are-a-terrible-ISP.
