Martin Sheehan provides a curriculum vitae summarizing his career history and qualifications. He has over 9 years of experience in client-based support services, youth development, and educational outreach. Notable achievements include increasing youth attendance at a local center by over 400% and winning multiple karate championships. Sheehan's work history includes positions in sales, youth services, fitness training, and as the chief instructor of a karate club. He holds a bachelor's degree in recreation and leisure management and additional training in first aid, suicide intervention, and youth development.

1. Martin Sheehan
Curriculum Vitae – Martin Sheehan
Address: 1 Farrahy rd, Kildorrery, Co. Cork
Mobile: 086-3060649 Email: sheehanmartin1@gmail.com
Profile:
 Hardworking problem solver with a proven record in client based support services in the
areas of personal development, goal setting and educational development.
 Highly motivated worker who has demonstrated this over the last 9 years through
generating new ideas, developing those ideas into long running youth groups.
 Experienced in working with a team, as a team leader and as a team member.
 Goal setter and achiever who plans, follows and reviews every project taken on.
 Committed to developing my career.
Major Achievements:
 Increasing the weekly number of young people attending Nagle House Youth Centre by
over 400% from 35 per week to 150 per week with no extra budget through development
of new volunteer roles, new targeted youth groups and local sponsorship.
 In 2013 I won double gold at the IJKA World Karate Championships in the heavyweight
and grand champion events.
 Winning sales man of the quarter in Red Energy in my first full quarter. There was over
40 sales people in the team so this was a great honor. It also led to me being nominated
for the annual company awards.
 I started a village Karate club in 2005 which is currently the Irish national champion club,
boasts a large membership, and has had 6 world championship winning members, who
between them have won a total of 10 world gold medals.
Employment History:
Red Energy Outbound Telesales Feb 2014 to Aug 2014
 Cold outbound calls to sell electricity billing rights.
 Up selling to promote extra products at the point of sale.
 Building relationships with larger scale clients to ensure retention of high value clients.
 Meeting weekly KPI targets and setting increased ones when met to continue standards.
 Member of committee for review of pay structures with Senior management.
 Motivational talk for new beginners and doing some coaching and assisting of new staff.
Foróige Youth Organisation Youth Centre Project Worker Sep 2010 to Dec 2013
 Supported the Community by developing and increasing volunteer led youth services.
 Researched the needs of the almost 2,000 young people in Youghal under the age of 18
and developed new self sufficient volunteer led services to meet those needs.
 Revruited, supervised and ensured adequate training for 60 volunteers during my time,
for a total of 7 different volunteer led projects.
 Developed income generating activities, and put volunteer structures in place, so the
centre can be self sufficient should funding become unavailable for rent/rates/ staff
 Developed a men’s shed to meet the needs of men in the community who are looking for
peer support groups. The group has had a membership of 20 men in 3 months ranging
from 18 to 60 years of age, engaging in educational and social activities.
 Facility management such as room hire, building development and funding applications.

2. Martin Sheehan
Curriculum Vitae – Martin Sheehan
HiB fitness Leisure centre Fitness Trainer Jan 2007 to Dec 2008
 Working with clients around fitness programme design and goal setting.
 Being a key holder and being responsible for the opening and closing of the centre.
 Operating the point of sale system and doing stock rotation of the items for sale.
 Ensured the centre was clean and fit for purpose at all times.
Kildorrery Karate Club Chief Instructor Jan 2005 to date
 Set up and running a Karate club for the village, which has between 40 and 60 members
training each year and developing the training plans for each competitive season.
 Organising insurance, finding a premises and agreeing the rates.
 Marketing the club, appointing a club committee and being the club chief instructor.
 Developing a new coaching structure so the club is now in operation without me there
through 2 years of developing coaching staff and strengthening the committee roles.
Education
Third Level: 2010 BA Ord in Recreation and Leisure Management, Waterford
Institute of Technology (W.I.T), Ireland.
Leaving Certificate: 2006 Coláiste an Chraoibhín, Fermoy, Co. Cork.
Further Training
 Occupational First Aid training.
 ASIST suicide intervention training.
 NFTE Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship training for youth groups.
 Citizenship Training for developing pro social behaviour for young people.
Skills and Abilities
 I hold a full Irish Driving licence with no penalty points.
 Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
 I have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Hobbies and Interests
Karate: I am a Third Dan Black Belt in Karate and have competed for Ireland since 1999 and
have had a very successful sporting career in Karate, which has taken me all over the world. In
2010 I had the honour of becoming the Captain of the Irish Karate Team.
Music: Throughout 2013 I played the Cajon Drum and performed as a Scat singer for 3 bands. I
took up the ukulele last year while I was in Australia, and intend on progressing my skills more
this year.
Charity: I have been involved in Kildorrery Youth Club holding position of Chairman for 2 years
and have been instrumental in fundraising for various charities for the past number of years.
Rugby: I am a big rugby fan who regularly attends amateur and professional games. I am a
member of the Munster Rugby supporters club as well as a season ticket holder.
References available on request
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