Resume

EXPERIENCE

Lushdesigns.co.nz, December 2000 - Present

Freelance Designer/Mac Op/Tutor

Involved with many projects, for both established and start-up clients. Designing, building and managing websites. Design and print production including company identities, promotional material, flyers, labels, brochures, business cards, and stationery.

Media Design School, Aug 2010 - Present

Course Leader – Digital Creativity Dept.

• Design and Creativity [Colour theory, Composition, typography]
• Graphic Design [Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign CS4]
• 3D Design [Blender, Character design]
• Web Design & Motion Graphics [Dreamweaver, Flash, XHTML, CSS, ActionScript]
• Digital Video [Premiere Pro, pre-production, production, post-production]

Media Design School, Dec 2008 - Aug 2010

Senior Tutor – Digital Creativity Dept.

Media Design School, Feb 2008 - Dec 2008

Graphic Design Tutor

• Photoshop CS3
• Illustrator CS3
• InDesign CS3
• Acrobat Professional 8.0
• Adobe Bridge CS3
• Design and Creativity
• Pre-press

The Link Agency, June 2007 - FEB 2008

Graphic designer/Mac Op [Temp]

Advertisements, retail, catalogues, packaging, photo retouching, brochures, annual reports, preflighting jobs.

Brando Ltd., April - June 2007

Senior Mac Operator

Creation of advertisements, catalogues, packaging, brochures photo retouching and preflighting jobs.

Metro Recruitment, November 2005 - 2007

Graphic designer/senior Mac Op [Temp]

Advertisements, retail, catalogues, packaging, photo retouching, brochures, annual reports, preflighting jobs.

Aquent.co.nz, December 2000 - 2007

Graphic designer/senior Mac Op (Temp)

Advertisements, catalogues, packaging, photo retouching, brochures, annual reports, preflighting jobs, icon and logo design.

AUT University, 2006

Graphic Design Tutor, School of Art & Design

• Certificate in Computer Graphic Design
• Diploma in Graphic Communication

Planning and Delivery of lessons, developing and carrying out assessments, reporting and recording student progress and achievement, liaising with staff and students.

• Photoshop CS2
• Illustrator CS2
• QuarkXPress 6
• InDesign CS2
• Acrobat 7.0
• Pre-press

Media Design School, March 2002 - Sept 2004

Graphic Design Tutor

Planning and Delivery of lessons, developing and carrying out assessments, reporting and recording student progress and achievement, liaising with staff and students.

• Photoshop 7
• Illustrator 10
• QuarkXPress 4
• InDesign 2
• Streamline 4
• Acrobat 5
• Pre-press

The New Zealand Herald, April 2000 - Jan 2001

Graphic Designer (Art Department)

Designed client ads and company print promotional materials, Interacted with clients and management throughout the design process to ensure that project goals and objectives were achieved.

EDUCATION

Masters in Art & Design ‘09-Present*

AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand

• Research and Context (2009)

* This is still ongoing (part-time) and should be completed by 2013

Diploma of 3D Computer Animation 2002 [MERIT]

New Media Design School, Auckland, NZ

• Maya 4
• AfterEffects 5
• Photoshop 6

Diploma of New Media Design 2000 [C.E.D*]

Media Design School, Auckland, NZ

• Photoshop 5.5
• Freehand 8
• Director 7
• Premiere 5.1
• HTML, DHTML, CSS
• Dreamweaver 4
• Fireworks 4
• Flash 5

* Certificate for Excellence in Design 2000 Industry Panel Award for my New Media Design Portfolio

Diploma of Computer Graphics 1999 [MERIT]

New Media Design School, Auckland, NZ

• Photoshop 5.0
• Illustrator 8.0
• QuarkXPress 4.2
• Pre-press

Ultimo Tafe, Sydney 1998

Italian Language [written & spoken]

Diploma in Business Management, AUT 1995

• Organisation & Management
• Computer Concepts [Microsoft Works]
• Accounting Practices
• Accounting Principles [External Financial Reports]

Information Processing, AUT 1993

• WordPerfect 5.1
• Microsoft Excel
• Spreadsheet [Lotus 1-2-3]
• Database [First Choice]
• Desktop Publishing [Pagemaker]

The University of Auckland 1991

• Political Studies: New Zealand & United States of America
• Philosophy: Ethics, Metaphysics & the Theory of Knowledge
• Psychology: General Introduction

Avondale College, University Entrance 1989

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Classical Studies
• Mathematics with Statistics