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I was making jewellery on the bench, one-off pieces, masters for production, client requests. With gem stones, mainly in gold and platinum. I also had to manage outside workers and generally "get stuff done" I was fresh in London and it was very exciting!
I started at De Beers, as a Quality controller, looking at and checking our Jewellery is made perfect. I checked all the jewellery with the loop, paying attention to all the details and making improvements. Due to my background as a Goldsmith I knew how we could improve and prevent issues in the future (and also worked very hard!) so I changed responsibilities quickly.
I quickly took over more responsibility - esp with the focus on developing and making sure technical details are correct. As before, due to my background as a Goldsmith I could understand the making process of our products and could focus on improvements. As I joined the company just 3 months after it opened, we had a lot of growth coming up - and I personally developed with the company. I learned to be more diplomatic, work with different cultures and deal with very tricky dead-lines. We opened loads of new stores and every day was a challenge and excitement!
Well - I gained more experience and responsibility - by then I had a team, recruited staff, worked/ travelled world-wide and develop a lot of wonderful jewellery
So much to list - the main focus for me was on the development and quality of our pieces. Working with Marketing/Design on new designs, liaising with the workshops to produce the pieces correct at the right price at the right time. A lot of meeting people, helping find solutions, challenges and loads and loads of beautiful diamonds! Also, a lot of emails.
Making sure the best quality and most beautiful pieces of jewellery get developed and produced, at a right cost and on time. I also have responsibility for the Production Planning aspects of the business, basically everything to do with cost/schedules/timelines. I do product development, with more of a focus on the High Jewellery pieces (the big big bling!) with a larger team. I also audit our workshops, to cover the social/environmental aspects of the trade.
For my work now it's important to juggle many balls - pay a lot of attention to detail and be flexible on so many levels. For me personally, it's a major benefit to have come from the actual Goldsmith training, knowing all the production processes in depth. Esp as a female having to tell older males in the industry to change...it helps to have detailed knowledge!
I've collected Minerals, made Jewellery and generally created stuff since I was little!
Pay more attention to History, Geography and Languages... That you learn for yourself, not the teacher.
