CV

PERSONAL PROFILE

Sound Art and Design Graduate. Formally trained in Fine Art. Bilingual: Fluent in English and French written and spoken Proficient in Editing, Sound Design Post-Production Skilled in the Arts and Crafts including painting, photography, 3D/modelmaking/sculpting/ Interest in Music, Film, Theatre and the Arts at large Technically minded. Interested in voluntary organizations. A resourceful, conscientious and supportive colleague. Responds positively to challenges. Efficient researcher.

EMPLOYMENT AND WORK EXPERIENCE
2013	Robert Allsopp and Associates – Sculptor/Fabricator – London On behalf of clients: Sam Mendes – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Construction of working costumes and puppets for a West End theatre production. ·               Cutting/carving fabrics/foams, assembling components, rigging structural components
2012 & 2013	New Treatment – DIT/Editor – London On behalf of clients: Vernon Francois / Ikes / Gfrsh / Sway / Charlotte Rene / Smart 1/ Blown Avenue ·               Preparing equipment, providing technical assistance to crew, backing up and trancoding camera footage. ·               Editing (offline/online), grading/colouring, creating graphic/animation content, designing 2D/3D effects, liaising with directors/clients, uploading or delivering outputs to clients/affiliated production companies. ·               Organising computer/external hard-disk file directories, updating software, ensuring the safety of the office premises.
2011 & 2012	Niki Lyons – Sculptor/Fabricator – London On behalf of clients: 3Mobile Construction of live-sized elephant puppet for a mobile network’s annual sales conference. Save the Rhinos Campaign Construction of 10 rhinoceros costumes for marathon runners.                  Cutting fabrics/foams, construction of polypropylene/metal structures, assembling components, paintwork, assessing physical strength, assisting with fittings and delivering the final pieces to clients.
2011	City of London Freemen’s School – School Dept. Technician – Surrey                  Ordering art materials, preparing resources for lessons, operating machinery, assisting pupils, creating displays, rigging exhibition spaces, ICT file management and carrying out maintenance and repairs.
2010	Mannfred Rott (Independent Director) – Score Composer – Paris                  Field and Foley recording, sourcing sounds from libraries, composing scores through MIDI.
	Puzzleface Films – Score Composer – London                  Field and Foley recording, sampling found sounds over a MIDI score and mixing the soundtrack to the main mix.
2007	The Albany Deptford - Arts Venue Assistant – London                  Preparing stages for musicians, sound checks, offering technical assistance and operating the F.O.H./stage sound desks.
2006	Royal Opera House – Modelmaker – London                  Constructing scaled models of ongoing performance sets, altering existing models and communicating with designers/directors/the R.O.H. paint-frame.
	Punchdrunk - Faust - Set Constructor – London                  Constructing sets/props for a promenade theatre performance, rigging lighting & sound, health and safety checks and greeting and serving customers.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
2008 ~ 10	BA in Sound Art and Design - London College of Communication
2007 ~ 08	Sound Art and Design (ABC Diploma) - London College of Communication
2007	Advanced 3D Modeling Skills (Single Award) - London College of Communication
	Digital Film Editing (Single Award) - London College of Communication
	Sound Engineering &Music Technology (City and Guilds Certificate) - Deep Recording Studios
	Logic Pro software training - The Recording Workshop
2006	Music Technology (LOCN course) - Kensington And Chelsea College
	Sound Engineering (LOCN course) - Lewisham College
2004 ~ 05	BA in Fine Art (1st year) - Bristol UWE
2002 ~ 03	Art and Design Foundation course (BTEC) - Bedford College
2000 ~ 02	A levels - Fine Art, Physics, Maths - Sharnbrook Upper School

SKILLS
ICT/Software	Logic Pro Studio 8&9, Pro Tools LE/HD 7&8, Live, Final Cut Studio 7, Adobe CS4/5/5.5&6 (Premiere Pro/After Effects/Audition/Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign) and Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Publisher). Knowledge of Mac OS X (Leopard/Snow Leopard/Lion) and Windows (XP/Vista/7). Knowledge of FTP platforms (WeTransfer/DropBox/SendSpace).
Audio & Music	Knowledge of and experience of using mixing consoles (including the ASP 8024), portable recorders (including PMD 66/FR -2LE HDP2), microphones, MIDI controllers and studio rack technology. Competent in mixing/’engineering’, MIDI, synthesis, Foley, sound design, production & studio recording and audio restoration. Understanding of music theory, acoustics and music technology.
Film & Video	Editing (offline & online), designing graphics/stills/VFX, 3D modeling/CGI, grading/colour-correction, transcoding/ videos, working with XMLs/EDLs/OMFs, generating video outputs and authoring DVDs. An understanding and interest in photography, digital cinema technology and software development. Have worked RED-ONE/-EPIC and ARRI ALEXA footage.
Arts & Craft	Experienced draftsman and painter, a keen photographer, proficient in printmaking (intaglio/screen-/litho-), proficient in sculpting/model-making/fabrication work, carpentry skills, knowledge of power tools (band-saws/circular-saws/lathes…), knowledge of paints/adhesives/resins/paint mediums/wood/foams & synthetics.
General Skills	Hard working, self-motivated, willing to help others, meticulous and attentive to detail, articulate, courteous, avid researcher, technically minded and an efficient problem-solver.
Languages	Fluent in English and French (spoken, read/written, industry-specific terminology).

References available upon request