1. Cormac Healy MA, (Hons.),
Address:6 Dempster Terrace, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QQ, UK
Telephone:07710497809
Nationality:British
Email: Cormac-healy@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
2010-2014 University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Masters of Art: Historyand Politics 2.1
Topics covered: European History, American History, Genocide Studies, Democracy in Comparative Perspective,
War and Justice, American Foreign Policy, Classics
Dissertation: ‘An explanation of American non-intervention in the Armenian Genocide’, First Class
 Detailed analysis of US foreign policy to explain policy decisions during the First World War, and the American
psyche of exceptionalism
Queen’s University, Ontario(Year 3/4): Exchange year in History and Politics program
 Grades transferred to UK for international component of degree. Equivalent First Class honours.
2002-2009
2009
2008
2007
Dollar Academy
Advanced Highers
Highers
Standard Grades
History (A), Modern Studies (A)
History (A), English (A), Economics (A), Physics (A), Chemistry
(A), Mathematics (B)
6 Subjects (A) 1 Subject (B)
EMPLOYMENT
Feb 2015 -
Present
GameOn!(Durban, SouthAfrica)
Head of Sales and Marketing, CopyWriting
 Copy w riting for allw ebsite and marketing content for start-up sports development company
 Frequent meetings w ith chief executives of numerous South African sporting institutions
 Planning of major marketing events, including national launch of GameOn BankCard
 Working w ith 2 colleagues on numerous tasks, enhancing team-w orkabilities
April- Sept
2014
The Links Trust(St Andrews, UK)
Golf Caddie
 Represented a global brand in my home-tow n, proudly helping golfers enjoy a once in a lifetime experience of
playing the Old Course in St Andrews
Both local know ledge and personalskills used to ensure the customer w as alwayssatisfied
June – Sept
2014
July 2009 –
June 2010
2008-2014
Southwestern Sales Company (Tennessee and Colorado, USA)
Salesman and Business Owner
 Responsible for my ow n business, forcing self-sufficiencyand commitment
 Working outside my comfort zone in a unique environment w ith exposure to different cultures
 Won aw ardsfor both my sales and w orkethic, w orking over 80 hours a w eekfor over 2 months
 Managed my ow n accounts, cementing abilities taught through education in a real-life situation
Lindisfarne College (Hastings, New Zealand)
Gap Year Tutor
 Responsible for numerous boarding houses, as w ellas lesson planning, and coaching both sports teams and
musical groups
 Enhanced my ability to w orkin set time periods, as w ellas managing large numbers of students in many
environments.
Numerous Hospitality Positions (UK, Cambodia, and Canada)
Enabled me to support myself throughout my education, w hilst enhancing my ability to w orkwithin a team and
endure a high level of satisfaction with allthat I dealt w ith.
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
o HistorySociety, Edinburgh University
 Long-term member of society throughout my time at university
 Involved in both captaincy of sports teams and organization of events and raising profile
 Dunfermline Advocacy
 Volunteered as an advocate for vulnerable localyouths, learning about patience, compassion, and the
importance of the little things.
OTHER EXPERIENCE/INTERESTS
o Music
 Proficient on numerous musical instruments
 Have performed to over 1000 people on severaloccasionsin both group and solo performances
o Travel & Leisure
 Extensive self-funded travel through Australasia, Asia, Northern America, Europe and Southern Africa
 Enthusiastic sportsman, particularly golf, rugby and football, as w ellas chess
 Active reader, enjoying both non-fiction and fiction, particularly modernist novels
REFEREES Available on request