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John Oliver
Personal Details
Home Address 27 Ash Grove, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8DP
Home Telephone 01621 785 545
Mobile 07951 1400 50
E-Mail john.richard.oliver@gmail.com
LinkedIn http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/john-oliver/1a/a97/195
Driving Licence UK driving licence, Police vehicle basic driver, Member Institute of Advanced Motorists
Areas of Expertise:
• Forensic science/ molecular biology
• Internal Laboratory Auditor UKAS ISO17025
• Print and online publishing of science, technology & medical journals
Career History:
Laboratory Support Officer
Essex Police - Laindon
Chemical Enhancement Lab:
April 2015 - present
(From 2015 - 2016 on
secondment as a DNA Recovery
Technician at Essex Police HQ)
Responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):
• DNA Recovery Technician covering casework in the DNA Recovery Unit.
• Documenting inaccuracies, Internal Lab Auditor UKAS ISO 17025.
• Booking in and logging out exhibits entering/leaving the laboratory.
• Repackaging and returning examined exhibits to police CSI units.
• Administrative tasks including filing, updating records, and calendar management.
• Acting as the initial point of contact for telephone enquiries.
• Ordering chemical/consumable supplies.
Duties Administrator
Essex Police Headquarters
Resource Management Unit:
2014 - 2015
Main purpose of role: To provide efficient and effective clerical and administrative support,
identifying resource and skills shortages.
Key responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to) :
• Ensure duties are recorded and managed in accordance with Force policy and procedures
• Maintain and manage Annual Leave and Rest Day in lieu records
• Monitor and address shortfalls in staffing levels
• Allocating staff for support calls and major incidents
• Highlighting skill deficiencies to management
• Requires a good knowledge of Police Regulations and Police Staff Terms & Conditions
Managing Editor
European Medical Journal
Gorely New Media:
2013 to 2014
Key responsibilities for this role included (but were not limited to) :
• Responsible for the production and publication of 14 online healthcare journals
• Commissioning articles and creating media partnerships
• Management of the editorial team
• Development and implementation of production and editorial schedules
Production Editor
Informa Healthcare: 2008 to 2013
and Taylor & Francis: 2005 to 2007
Informa Healthcare authoritative
research and analysis, news, for all
sectors of the Healthcare and Life
Sciences community.
Controlling and overseeing the production of a group of prestigious scientific journals
including Informa Healthcare’s award winning medical journal Current Medical Research
and Opinion in accordance with established guidelines for best publishing practice.
Key responsibilities for this role included (but were not limited to) :
• Proof reading and copy-editing skills.
• Inter-personal and negotiation skills with Marketing, Sales and Advertising teams
• Liaising as necessary • Commissioning and preparing material for external suppliers
• Assessing the quality of artwork and proof pages
Scientific Support Administrator
Essex Police Scenes of Crime Office,
Chelmsford Police Station
Mar / June 2008
Temporary role providing advice and guidance on the work of the Scenes of Crime Unit and
dealing with general enquiries from police and members of the public. Key responsibilities
included quality control of all property and exhibits for forensic analysis. Ensuring correct
packaging and keeping detailed records. The Scenes of Crime Office the Scientific Support
Administrator deals with all administration processes relating to the submission of forensic.
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Analytical Laboratory Assistant
Evotec Ltd, Oxfordshire
2004 to 2005
Laboratory Assistant at Evotec Ltd analysing high-purity chemical compounds for
pharmaceutical research. The role included the maintenance of high-precision analytical
instruments. I was responsible for monitoring and maintaining stocks of laboratory
consumables and other supplies and for daily logging of analytical data using MS Access
and Excel databases.
Forensic Scientist
Forensic Science Service, London
2002 to 2004
Forensic biologist working at the Forensic Science Service in the recovery, extraction and
examination of biological material for DNA profiling from evidence recovered at crime
scenes. As well as analytical laboratory work the role included office based administration
and writing detailed, confidential reports. In 2004, I was selected to attend Court Awareness
Training the purpose of which is to provide forensic scientists with a basic knowledge of
courtroom procedure and in providing evidence as an expert witness.
Television Producer
BBC and numerous independent
television production companies
1991 to 2001
Documentary producer with many film and television production credits including science
documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel
and independent television production companies. I was in charge of a small team including
production assistants, camera and sound crews and post-production staff. I coordinated the
work of this team to produce a variety of documentary programmes. This involved
production, direction, location management, editing and all aspects of post-production.
Vocational Education, Computer Skills & Training,
Education BSc. (Hons) Microbiology & Genetics, University College London (1985 - 1988)
MSc. Science Communication. Imperial College London (1991 – 1992)
Diploma of the Imperial College. Imperial College London (1991 – 1992)
Diploma in Forensic Human Identification. Worshipful Society of Apothecaries (2005)
Vocational Courses
Computer training
Introduction to Forensic Science - University of Strathclyde (2016)
Forensic Science & the Criminal Justice System - University of Leicester (2016)
Classical Papers in Molecular Genetics - University of Geneva (2016)
English Common Law: Structure & Principles - University of London, Birkbeck (2014)
Terrorism & Counterterrorism: Theory & Practice - University of Leiden, The Hague (2014)
Health & Safety: Law & Practice - Staffordshire University (2006)
SAP, Socrates, Storm and Athena training: Essex Police (2014 -2016)
Advanced courses: MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook: Informa Ltd (2008)
MS Office Advanced Computer Skills, Using Computers - Expert Level. LearnDirect: (2005)
Work related training Health & Safety, Manual Handling and Risk Assessment courses - Essex Police (2016)
Management of Police Information (MoPI) modules 1-7 - Essex Police (2016)
Cyber Crime and Digital Policing - Essex Police (July 2014)
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System - Essex Police (July 2014)
National Intelligence Model - Essex Police (July 2014)
Media Law (copyright & libel) - Informa (September 2010)
Interviewing Skills - Informa (May 2010)
XML Training (basic) - Informa (March 2010)
Customer Service Training - Informa (December 2009)
Sales/ Business Development Training - Informa (November 2009)
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