lOUIS HENDERSON

E.mail: kentkayakking@yahoo.co.uk
Tel       00 (41) 774694538
Dob:     21.01.79  (40)
Nationality:     English,
languages.       German   


                                                                   OBJECTIVES
 Over the past 24 years I have been working in the outdoor industry/ enviroment
with a wide range of groups, from children with learning and physical difficulties to management groups and instructing governing body courses to fellow Outdoor enthusiasts and members of the public.
My interests are all outdoor activities, which I pursue on a regular basis. Kayaking is the sport which I participate in at a higher level, and use it to travel the world and meet people with similar interests. So far, I have been to Nepal, India, Kazakhstan, Kirghistan,Canada,Ecuador and  New Zealand  and travelled extensively throughout the European Alps, Over the last 10 years i have been living and working in Switzerland  in the summer month in the adventure tourism industry as a canyoning and raft guide and in the winter as a ski instructor and as a lift operative in the ski resort of flims laax Falera
over the last 4 winters i have been working in ski shops selling and renting skis aswell as sevicing and ski,s 
over this time i have self taught myself the language of German and have learnt new skills and sports

                                                                  EMPLOYMENT

04.2008 - Present 
summer months swiss river adventures canyon guide ,raft guide,kanu and kayak guide Graubunden Switzerland,winter months Menzli sport
11.2007 - 04.2008
 Event Marshall for catalyst management training global

09.2007 - 10.2007 
Raft guide ,kayak instructor,photographer,Sport mix ,Bovec, Slovenia 

05.2007 - 08.2007
Raft guide, safety kayaker for fazinatour Oeztal Austria

04.2004 - 04.2007
Freelance outdoor instructor

12.2003 - 04. 2004
Ski Guide/Chalet Host Trois Vallees,French Alps. Silver ski holidays

02.2000 -12.2000
freelance outdoor instructor

15.09.1999 - 05.01.2000
 Ultimate Descents International,  Safety Kayaker, raft guide in Nepal.

1996 - 1999
Tower Wood Outdoor Education Centre.  Outdoor Education Tutor.

1996
Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Pool ,   Full time Pool Attendant

1995 
Kendal Leisure Centre,  Leisure Assistant and pool lifeguard



                                    VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Education 
Lakes School – Troutbeck Bridge Windermere
GCSE .Maths, English, P.E, Design and Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
Religious Studies and Geography.

Swiss Outdoor Association
S.O.A canyon guide level 2
S.O.A raft guide level 2
S.O.A tripleader

Schiffsfuhrerpatent  
 Austrian raft guide liecence

Rescue 3 
Swift water rescue Technician 1 .valid

B.A.S.I
British association of ski instructors  level 1 instructor

I.R.A.T.A
Industrial rope access trade assoc level 1 technician

B.A.S.P
British assoc of ski patrolers  emergency first aid  .valid

British Canoe Union:
Level 4 Kayak coach (inland)
Level 2 Open Canoe coach
Disability awareness course

Royal Yacht Assoc.
Dinghy Instructor
Powerboat Instructor
Safety Boat
Advanced Powerboat (Practical)

Mountain Leader Training Board 
Mountain Leader Certificate (Summer)
Single Pitch Award

National Caving Assoc 
Local Cave Leader (Training)

British Orienteering Federation 
Instructor (Training)

Offroad Training Consultancy
Mountain Bike Leader Training Level 3

N.V.Q. Level 3 
Outdoor Education.

swiss driving licence. with provisionsal trailer endorsement


.REFEREE
Neil Knight. operations manager swissriveradventures .ch

                    For more information contact me at the above telephone,number,or email