Career Objective   Education/Qualifications   Employment History   Skill Summary   Awards/Recognitions   Interests   Referees

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Career Objectives

I'm an experienced, motivated, passionate and energetic person always looking for a challenging web design role. I adapt quickly and try to excel in all that I do. I would like to become a well known artist and web designer.

 

Education/Qualifications

Institution: Douglas Mawson Institute of Tafe
City/Country: Tea Tree Gully, S.A
Qualifications: Certificate IV Training & Assesment
Completed: (currently undertaking)
   
Institution: Douglas Mawson Institute of Tafe
City/Country: Croyden, S.A
Qualifications: Certificate IV Applied Design - Interactive Multimedia
Completed: 2002
   
Institution: Siena College
City/Country: Findon, SA
Qualifications: Completed Year 12
Completed: 2000

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Employment History

Proof:creative
Start Date: September 2009
End Date: Current
Position/Title: Graphic/ Web Deisinger
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
  • Liaise and negotiate with clients & identify what image their business is trying to achieve through a web presence.
  • Identify problems and develop solutions to maintain the highest quality web standards and implement the latest scripting advances in cross browser support.
  • Build compatable and custom template web designs for content management systems.
  • Organisational and time management skills with handling several projects at a time.
Elders Telco
Start Date: September 2007
End Date: September 2009
Position/Title: Casual IT Helpdesk Consultant – (Broadband & Satellite)
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
  • Communicate effectively with team members and management to resolve customer issues.
  • Negotiate with customers with various levels of computer knowledge to repair their connection.
  • Escalate fault issues to the appropriate channels and follow up.
Kira.net.au – Website Development and Solutions (Freelance)
Start Date: July 2006
End Date: Current
Position/Title: Web Designer / Web Project Manager
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
  • Liaise and negotiate with clients & identify what image their business is trying to achieve through a web presence.
  • Identify problems and develop solutions to maintain the highest quality web standards and implement the latest scripting advances in cross browser support.
  • Manage and communicate with other contractors effectively to achieve deadlines.
  • Organisational and time management skills with handling several projects at a time.
  • Administrative and invoicing duties.
TAFE SA Adelaide North Croydon Campus
Start Date: Term 3 – July 2007
End Date: September 2007
Position/Title: Instructor/Lecturer (HPI) – Wacom E-Drawing and Dreamweaver Short Courses
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
  • Communicate effectively students to impart knowledge of subject.
  • Troubleshoot problems and answer various questions.
  • Organise class projects and notes.
  • Be available and flexible to the students needs.
Copperwire
Start Date: June 2005
End Date: July 2006
Position/Title: Web Designer/Sales
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
  • Communicate effectively with the customer’s needs, inquiries and complaints.
  • Administrative, ordering and invoicing duties.
  • Manage and communicate with other suppliers and employees.
  • Coordination of advertising (website/s) and promotional programs.
  • Opening and closing and general shop duties.
  • Organisational and time management skills with handling several projects at a time.
Microbits
Start Date: January 2005
End Date: June 2005
Position/Title: Web Designer/ Interface Design
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
  • Communicate effectively with team members and management to re-design the company website.
  • Organise the structure and content of the company information and products to make it easy for users to find.
  • Understand the target market and apply design trends to appeal to customers.
  • Identify problems and develop solutions to maintain the highest quality web standards and implement the latest scripting advances in cross browser support.
  • Organise testing groups to obtain feedback on interface design.
  • Design and print promotional media promoting products and services of the company.

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Skill Summary

Non Technical Skills:

Proven record of completing all projects on schedule and at times under budget, Consistently exceeding customer expectations, Good background in Communication between technical and non-technical persons.

Computer Skills:

Photoshop: Advanced
Dreamweaver: Advanced
HTML: Advanced
CSS: Advanced
Flash: Intermediate
Illustrator: Intermediate
Painter: Intermediate
PHP: Beginner

Other:

Excellent expertise in photo manipulation, photo retouching, design and illustration.

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Awards / Recognitions

Published Digital Illustrator artist in Ballistic Publishing's EXPOSE 4. - Reconised as one of the worlds best in digital art in 2006.

November 2006 – Chosen as one of CGSociety’s Hot Portfolio’s – a link to my portfolio was included in the weekly CGSociety newsletter, distributed to over 200,000 readers worldwide – I received over 10,000 views in 1 week.

25th – 27th May 2007 – Urban Art show  - Invited Artist
held by Kent Town Rotary Club at Unley Town Hall

Resident Artist for Copia Business Machines – Adelaide Wacom Pro Shop

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Interests

Digital Art and Illustration – concept painting
Movies and Video Blogs

Dance – Contemporary and Ballet
Web Design

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Referees

Marsha Wajer

TAFE SA Adelaide North Croydon Campus
Goodall Avenue, Croydon Park, SA 5008
email: Marsha.Wajer@tafesa.edu.au
phone: 08 8204 0945
 
Oz Spiniello Stills Photography
535 Port Road, West Croydon, SA 5008
phone: 08 8346 9167
 
Mark Frahn Copperwire
55/55 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide SA 5006
email: mark@copperwire.com.au
phone: 08 8239 0120
 

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