life-as-i-know-it
In the last eleven years I’ve experienced many different cultures and countries, and my work and travels have taken me from Punta Arenas, close to the Antarctic Circle in the south, to Nordkapp in Norway, well within the Arctic Circle. But now, I find myself slightly settling down here in Denmark, as a Multimedia Designer.
If somebody came and told me 10 years ago that I´d be doing a course in Multimedia Design, I would have rolled around on the ground in laughter. My Career at that point in time was as far away from anything to do with IT as possible.
Originally from Hobart, Tasmania, I left there at the age of twenty, and spent the better part of that decade combining my work as a raft guide and operations manager with traveling, as a method to experience different regions and cultures of the planet. A fair majority of that time was spent in Norway, which climaxed in me being part owner of a company there.
People move on and my body getting older persuaded me give in to the slightly nagging sensation of the need to gain a little bit of stability. Over the last five years or so I´ve enjoyed the constant battle to entwine technolgy and media into my everyday life.
Nowadays I´m settled down in the outter suburban town of Hinnerup, juggling a hectic schedule of being a Father, with the never ending quest to stay on top of the ever evolving technologies faced as a Multimedia Designer. Luckily to help me through I have my partner of 10 years, Henriette aka “Mulle”, to help me along. Her together with our slightly abnormal great dane, aptly named Øffe, who tends to believe that he´s a human being, bring a lot of comical relief.
During my studies as a Multimedia Designer, we were encouraged to specialize within the education. I enjoyed the video, html, business and communication elements of the course, but even found myself delving into regions I never would once never have considered, such as actionscript or flash. My specialization was within Communication, since I found that I could easily relate it to my previous experiences within the Tourism Industry, and my technical skills are tailored towards the tools required to be used to help facilitate this.
why-hire-me
Great multimedia requires understanding the capabilities of the tools that create it. I have a proficiency for knowing which tools are relevant for the task at hand, and a thirst for knowledge within an ever-evolving field. Having this basic platform of understanding of IT, enables me to facilitate many roles from implementer, to mediator, to leader.
I am adept at clarifying project goals and implementing steps to achieve them, whilst being attentive to details. I am Loyal and dedicated to team success, whilst maintaining professionalism under pressure. I am a self-starter who is also comfortable taking direction from others, or stepping up to take lead.
what-am-i-doing-now
Currently, I am working as a Project Coordinator for the IT Portfolio Management Office at Danfoss. My job involves following up on Projects in order to maintain the Project Portfolio. This requires a high level of communication and interaction, as well as a little bit of coaching people, to get the job done. On a technical level, I’m creating tutorial videos through the use of Adobe Captivate 5, and working daily within MS Sharepoint, Project and Outlook package.
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Born: 31st March 1977
Address: Bogfinkevej 65, Hinnerup 8382 Denmark
Citizenship/Visa: Australian, Danish residency visa
Languages: Fluent English, Basic Danish
Marital Status: Married
Certifications
Århus Erhvervsakademi Multimedia Design
Australian Certificate of Education
Skills
Solid understanding:
Adobe Captivate 5
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Fireworks
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Premiere
Camtasia
HTML
CSS
WordPress
Blogging
Digital Video
Basic understanding:
Adobe Flash
Adobe Illustrator
Actionscript 3
Javascript
MySQL
PHP
XML
Digital Photography
Objectives
To continue to be a loyal worker and develop new skills within potentially a new or different side of an industry.
Previous Employment
Management
Sjoa Adventure AS, Norway May 2004 to February 2008
Operations Manager/Part Owner.
Responsibilities included, planning for the day to day logistics of adventure activities run, risk analysis of activities, operations manual creation and maintenance, delegation of duties to staff, staff rostering, creation of incentive schemes, staff training, safety, hire and retention of staff, continual improvement of products, purchasing and maintaining equipment, customer relations, trip leading and guiding of rafting and canyoning tours.
Heidal Rafting AS, Norway May to September 2000, 2001, 2002
Operations Manager.
Responsibilities where as above.
Chilliwack River Rafting April to October 1998 and 1999
Operations Manager.
Responsibilities where as above.
McDonalds Family Restaurants, Rosny Park December 1994 to September 1996
2nd Assistant Manager
Requirements for this position where stock control, customer relations, store cleanliness, staffing requirements, production flow, opening and closing of the store and daily banking deposits.
Tourism
Rafting Tasmania Seasonal since 1993
Trip Leading and Guiding various rafting tours varying in length from half day tours on gentle rivers through to 11 day tour on the Franklin River, the most remote commercially rafted river in the world.
Swiss Adventures May 10 2003 to September 5th 2003
Trip Leader and Guide on rafting tours. Based in Interlaken, Switzerland.
Extreme Green October 2002 to 15th March 2003
Trip Leader and Guide on rafting tours. Based in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Raging Thunder 1st January 2004 to 15th March 2004
Rafting Guide on the Tully River.
Ultimate Descents International October to Christmas 1999 and 2000
Trip Leader and Guide on multi day rafting and trekking tours for western customers. Based in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Retail/Sales
Snowgum, Hobart September 1996 to April 1998
This position entailed selling camping, outdoor, kayaking, scouting, bush walking and travelling
equipment.
Paddy Pallin, Hobart September 2004 to February 2005
As above.
Other industries
Uni Pur, Hadsten October 2005 to November 2007
Insulator of industrial cooling systems with rockwool and gusmer foam machines.
Wrest Point Hotels and Casinos, Hobart November 2004 to Febuary 2005
Bartender of Banquets, Functions and Tables Room.
Interests
All forms of IT, White water kayaking, Digital photography and video, Trekking, Travelling, Snowboarding and Kitesurfing
References
Sjoa adventure AS
Ed Cornfield
Former Managing Director of Sjoa Adventure AS
+4795892968
Rafting Tasmania
Graham Mitchell
Owner Operator
+61362391080
