Started my career designing restaurants ...one of which being LS Grunt's in Covent Garden. Then designed Pasta Mania a chain for Robert Earl. A bit larish but good restaurant experience. I have more recently designed a small cafe/restaurant in Portugal. I like Italian food and go to Francos in Jermyn street and Aglios n the Fulham Road. This is my favourite as it is very contemporary, noisy bustling with metal finishes. The food is excellent and the manager Alex one of the best in the area!. My rates are exceptional and you will get 110% commitment on the project. This is an ideal job for me ad would love to be involved with this exciting project. I am good with materials amnd dsigning to a budget with clever design solutions. My strength lie in retail and have worked with Landor on the hospitality lounge for Etihad and also a high end optician project -Magrabi in the middle East. Eight years ago a was asked to dsign the new Bodyshop concept ...all by hand. Please view this at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I have a short movie of the concept store which i really enjoyed.

Paul Anthony Goodens

Started my career designing restaurants ...one of which being LS Grunt's in Covent Garden. Then designed Pasta Mania a chain for Robert Earl. A bit larish but good restaurant experience. I have more recently designed a small cafe/restaurant in Portugal. I like Italian food and go to Francos in Jermyn street and Aglios n the Fulham Road. This is my favourite as it is very contemporary, noisy bustling with metal finishes. The food is excellent and the manager Alex one of the best in the area!. My rates are exceptional and you will get 110% commitment on the project. This is an ideal job for me ad would love to be involved with this exciting project. I am good with materials amnd dsigning to a budget with clever design solutions. My strength lie in retail and have worked with Landor on the hospitality lounge for Etihad and also a high end optician project -Magrabi in the middle East. Eight years ago a was asked to dsign the new Bodyshop concept ...all by hand. Please view this at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I have a short movie of the concept store which i really enjoyed.

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Started my career designing restaurants …one of which being LS Grunt’s in Covent Garden. Then designed Pasta Mania a chain for Robert Earl. A bit larish but good restaurant experience.
I have more recently designed a small cafe/restaurant in Portugal.
I like Italian food and go to Francos in Jermyn street and Aglios n the Fulham Road. This is my favourite as it is very contemporary, noisy bustling with metal finishes. The food is excellent and the manager Alex one of the best in the area!.

My rates are exceptional and you will get 110% commitment on the project.

This is an ideal job for me ad would love to be involved with this exciting project. I am good with materials amnd dsigning to a budget with clever design solutions. My strength lie in retail and have worked with Landor on the hospitality lounge for Etihad and also a high end optician project -Magrabi in the middle East.

Eight years ago a was asked to dsign the new Bodyshop concept …all by hand. Please view this at Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup
I have a short movie of the concept store which i really enjoyed.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Part-time Mini Bus Driver at Rokeby School Charitable Trust
September 1, 2025 - Present
Part-time mini bus driver for private school; DBS checks completed; Safeguarding and First Aid courses completed; prioritizes safety with punctuality; strong communication with parents. Also freelance design work including Guiness 00 at Dublin airport and Starbucks coffee stations.
E-comm Customer Facing & Logistics at John Lewis Partnership - Waitrose E-comm
September 1, 2020 - July 1, 2025
Joined during Covid to help communities in rural areas by providing food for families and vulnerable members; managed customer-facing duties and logistics of delivering and organising food deliveries on time and to exacting standards; conducted vehicle checks and maintained customer communication; participated in Lightfoot driving scheme with high on-time journey scores; utilised organisational skills and adaptability to change routes; contributed knowledge in wine department sales.
Designer/Project Manager at Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail
May 1, 2018 - July 1, 2020
Design and project management of permanent displays and brand activations and experiences for leading drinks brand; shop-in-shop to on-shelf in Duty Free; led small graphics and interiors team and liaised with contractors and business teams; created sketches, working drawings and visuals for presentations and brand documents; allocated budgets and liaised with contractors; projects included high-end whisky brands such as Royal Salute and Chivas; experiences for Absolut and Jameson.
Designer and Manager at Good Design Company
May 1, 2009 - May 1, 2018
Consultant designer for advertising and design agencies in London; projects ranged from retail, experiential, product to landscape architecture; clients included Landor (Magrabi Optical stores), Nokia experiences, Body Shop, Kiddicare; contributed to Vodafone flagship store in Westfield; led small teams and managed project delivery.
Creative Director of Retail Design at Rawls&Co. London
July 1, 2006 - September 1, 2009
Led and won pitches to design Tesco store formats in Thailand; designed digital wayfinding screen modules and retail merchandising units; developed high-tech digital pods for centers; managed a small team of designers.
Creative leader on retail projects at Astound Ltd.
March 1, 1996 - June 1, 2006
Creative delivery for Tesco flagship store Kensington; designed Metro and Express formats; contributed to Waitrose Oxford Street Foodhall concept; front-end creative on majority of projects; led teams.
Product and retail designer at Paul Anthony Goodens Design
February 1, 1992 - March 1, 1996
Ideation and production of domestic products; design and distribution of high-end and high-volume products including Crumbs toaster tray (250,000 sold) and award-winning soldier egg cup featured in Conran store; ran a small business with associated accounting; sales at Ideal Home and BBC Good Food.
Retail Designer at Michael Peters Retail
March 1, 1989 - January 1, 1992
Creative concept sketches and working drawings; projects include Top Shop, Concorde and Nicolas flagship store Paris.
Designer at David Howell Associates
March 1, 1986 - February 1, 1989
Food and Beverage designer for Pasta Mania for Planet Hollywood; LS Grunts project in Covent Garden and York; developed new concepts for restaurant spaces.
Medical at Telectronics Pty Ltd
April 1, 1984 - December 1, 1986
Responsible for sending out heart pacemakers to hospitals and airports; invoicing, shipping documents and delivery of life-saving equipment safely.

Education

BA (Hons.) Industrial Design Engineering at Central School of Art and Design London
September 1, 1980 - September 1, 1983
Foundation Art Course at Hornsey School of Art & Design
September 1, 1979 - July 1, 1980
A Levels in Design and Technology and Geography at Dover College, Dover Kent
September 1, 1974 - July 1, 1979
O Levels in Design and Technology at Dover College
January 11, 2030 - May 22, 2026

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Industry Experience

Retail, Travel & Hospitality, Education, Manufacturing, Professional Services