British  hairstylist with over 30 years international experience in hairdressing .Extensive experience in all fields of hairstyling such as working with a busy salon clientele in both haircutting/styling, colour/perm and Balayage/contrasting. Involvement in salon management and salon promotions and marketing. Specialist in salon hairstylist education, in-salon staff and external hairstylist education, including In-salon haircutting/styling “teach-In’s” and various hairdressing courses/ seminars using my unique haircutting “Flow technique” . Experience in various session work such as M.T.V filming, concert hairstyling, C.D cover photo shooting, magazine shooting and T.V shows  for various Artiste's in the Asian entertainment field . Hairstyling for various fashion and hair shows and providing wedding hairstyling services. My work has taken me to many countries around the world and given me the opportunity and ability to blend hairstyling techniques and cultures together, which has both influenced and enhanced my work.

PHILOSOPHY…

To provide a high level of very professional and personal quality Hairdressing services, based on in-depth communication skills and supported by extensive experience .and a strong technical knowledge and ability, influenced by exposure to a variety of international cultures.

MANCHESTER U.K 1984 to 1985

Vidal Sassoon Academy … Manchester

Attending various courses and Seminars as part of my Haircutting and Styling education and inspiration.This education gave me solid foundation haircutting skills which I am very fortunate to have and develop further over the years.It was my great honour to finally meet Mr Sassoon in person many years later in Asia.

LONDON

Toni and  Guy …(Sloane Square W1) 1985 to 1991

Position…. Salon Assistant Manager,  Salon Senior Stylist  and Instructor at the Toni

and  Guy Academy in London .Based in the salon with a busy clientele ,and the management

of the Sloane Sq Salon W1. Involvement with the Toni and Guy hairdressing  academy in

London’s St Christopher's Place as an instructor for the advanced haircutting courses.

Conducting seminars, demonstrations and courses as part of the syllabus and curriculum of

the academy. Involvement in the annual Toni and Guy Hair shows, and Education Seminars at

the London Hairdressing exhibition fares.

NEW YORK

Mingus Salon Manhatten …1991 to 1992

Position….Salon Senior stylist. Salon Education Director.Based in the salon with a busy

clientele ,and providing hairdressing education for the salon staff.Various“freelance.

photo shooting” for magazines Such as Italian Vogue and photo shooting for various

models and model agencies in Manhatten such as Ford Models.

HONG KONG

Seawave Hair Salon….1992 to 1995

Position…Artistic Director/Instructor

Hong Kong salon chain with 17 salons throughout Hong Kong.Responsible for creating and

implementing a comprehensive education system and syllabus for the salon’s 90 stylists.

“In-salon seminars” in each of the company’s 17 salons. Structured haircutting

and styling courses for the continuous educational development of the company

hairstylists. Salon “soirees” to inspire, brainstorm and develop the company

hairstylists creativity. Salon hairstyling and Salon service quality control visits for

each salon, to maintain and improve quality of services and hairdressing for the salon’s

clientele

Headquarters Salon….1995 to 2005

Position….Salon Creative Director, Salon Education Director, Salon Promotions. Freelance

Session Hairstylist for photo,shooting and T.V. Based in the salon with a clientele,

responsible for creating  and implementing the salon education syllabus and program for

the junior Stylists .Assisted with creating various salon promotions,both in-salon and

external promotions. Created an “external” education program and conducted in-Salon

seminars for visiting Taiwan hairstylists .Conducted many education seminars/courses and

hair shows for in-salon hairstyling education for various salons in Hong Kong, Taiwan,

Thailand and mainland China, both independently and with various hair product companies such as Wella

Schwartzkopf and LOreal. Worked with various Asian Artiste’s in Hong Kong T.V (TVB) and for Artiste’s from

various record companies such as Sally Yeh, George Lam, Coco Lee, Faye Wong, Amanda Lee

for magazine shoots, M.T.V filming ,concert performances, C.D Cover shoots and local T,V

shows and appearances.This work frequently took me to many countries throughout Asia,and to

Canada,Australia and the U.S.A.

BEIJING

Salon Vajra…2005 to 2009

Position…Founder and Creative Director.Based in the salon with a clientele. Responsible

for creating and implementing an “In-salon education program”for all the Salon Staff.

Responsible for various salon promotion projects and directing the Salon’s promotion

team. Responsible for maintaining the quality of the salon services and salon Image for

the salon clients and V.I.P clients. Responsible for recruitment of salon stylists and

their testing and vadering education.  Conducted hairstyling education seminars for local

Chinese hair salons, co-operating with Schwartzkopf  as their “China Ambassador” for

the “Essential Looks” hairstyling education seminars within China.

Hairdressing Education…2010 to 2012

Position… Freelance Hairstylist and Educator.Providing  comprehensive hairdressing

education for various salons and hairstylists throughout Beijing.This included strong

clear, practical and theoretical  haircutting and hairstyling  technical  skills, client

consultation and communication skills, colour and Balayage theory and technical

skills and hairstylist “coaching” for self promotion and self development. Hair salon

education such as salon management, salonservice education, building an image and

brand and  salon promotions.I educate with my complete and very comprehensive

hairdressing education course called the “Flow Philosophy” a unique blend of strong

technical hairdcutting theory and skill development,combined with personal self-development education and

multi-cultural influences

“The Flow”

A 3D approach to haircutting that I call the “Tai Chi of haircutting”. Starting at a chosen point and working around the head shape in a "flowing" movement of weight distrabution,while "feeling" the developing shape as it emerges and allowing the shape to "develop" based on.... a concentration/awareness, the technique/technical skill itself and all the aspects of the individual client (head shape,hair texture etc...).... "The Flow"

"Natural Creativity", is allowing the mind to “relax” solid concepts, and "conceptual thought",to allow the movement of the nature of the mind to freely express,with colour, light, shape, various moods and feelings that are ever evolving into "ideas" and "expression" in the art of hairdressing and in all of life .....

Hair Doctors…2012 to 2014

Position…… Creative Director. Providing a Professional and very personal level of high

quality hairdressing services,in an informal “Lounge-Studio”setting. A full and

complete range of hairstyling services working “One on One”with the client creating the

finished shape and Hairstyle, using  “flow haircutting” and working with the needs and

personal characteristics of the client. “Enhancing” the natural hair colour and

hairstyle created with blended and dynamic colour techniques including the “flowing

colour Balayage”

Jean Louis David International Salon... 2014 to 2016

Position... Technical Hair Colourist...For the international Hairdressing brand Jean Louis David

flagship salon in Hong Kong. Based in the salon as the Creative colourist/stylist Director. Maintaining a strong consistent connection and co-operation with the main team at the J.L.D Paris academy to build the"Jean Louis David brand" throughout Asia.Responsible to develop and open the Jean Louis David Hairdressing Academy in Asia for Jean Louis David staff training and external hairstylist education courses.

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Salon...2017

Position... Artistic Director...Providing a very high level of personal client services and specializing in Authentic Paris Balayage and London Precision Haircutting.

Indulgence Salon.... 2017 until now

Position... Freelance Hair Artist...Based in this dynamic salon space in the heart of Central District.Providing a very personal and high quality of hairdressing services in a private V.I.P room setting. In-Depth Consultations, The Hair Doctor Signature Paris Blond and Asian Balayage and London Precision Haircutting. Working with the clients in a close communication following The Hair Doctor "7 Step Client Service" and fully supported by this very professional salon.

The Flow is a unique system of technical haircutting based on a very strong foundation knowledge of how to create "shape"

within the hair on the round surface of a head shape.This combined with a unique relaxed "awareness and flow of weight distribution from a singleflowing section,which moves around the head shape. In the clarity and control of the technique,relaxation gives rise to :space awareness" and "natural creativity" arises producing a very personal client/stylist communication and resulting in the perfect hairstyle for the client.

To perfectly compliment the flow of weight distribution that has formed the perfect hairstyle for the client,flowing colour isused to create "contrast" in depth and tone.This enhances the natural hair colour of the client and shape of the created hairstyle.A shading technique is used to add greater dimension to the shape and texture created within the hair as it sits on the round surface of the head,Various colour tones are used to create "focal points" in the hairstyle and to compliment the naturalhair colour and skin tone of the client.