Why you should employ me.

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I'm a goal driven person, that strives to do better than yesterday, everyday. I tackle tasks with enthusiasm. I am never on time, always early. I am an honest hard working person. I love learning and growing, as a person and in what I do. I manage my time well. I am a husband and a father, I have compasion and a love for all that God has made. I believe that greatness will come to those who work for it.

 

My Resumé

 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED

: Brandwag, Benoni

HIGHEST STANDARD PASSED

: Matric

COMPLETED

: 1994

SUBJECTS PASSED

: Afrikaans (first language)

: English (second language)

: Biology

: History

: Economics

    : Art

 

TERTIARY INSTITUTION

: Technikon Witwatersrand

QUALIFICATION OBTAINED

: B-Tech Fine Art

COMPLETED

: 2002

SUBJECTS    

: Art Theory IV

: Drawing IV

OTHER COURSES  

: Art Theory I, II and III

:Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

: Drawing I, II and III

: Painting I, II and III

: Sculpture I, II and III

: Printmaking I and II

: Conceptual Studies I and II

: Papermaking

: Book binding

: Photography

CERTIFICATE

: 3DS MAX Fundamentals

INSTITUTION

: Touchvision
  Discreet Training Centre

COMPLETED

: 2005

CERTIFICATE

: 3DS Max Advanced Character Animation

INSTITUTION
: Touchvision
  Discreet Training Centre
COMPLETED
: 2006
CERTIFICATE
: Information Technology in Electronic Commerce
INSTITUTION
: Unisa
COMPLETED
: 2006
CERTIFICATE
: Introduction to Internet and Web Design
INSTITUTION
: Unisa

COMPLETED

: 2006

COMPUTER SKILLS (MAC and PC)

: MS Word

: MS Excel

: MS PowerPoint

: Adobe Photoshop

: Adobe InDesign

: CorelDraw

: Freehand

              

: Dreamweaver

: Flash

: Fireworks

: 3ds Max

: Wasatch Rip Software

: Posterprint Rip Software

: Currently studying Maya

OTHER SKILLS

: Sandblasting

: Welding

: Spray painting

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

COMPANY

: Telkom S.A.

CONTACT

: Denton Oelofse

PHONE NO.

: (011) 449 9111

POSITION HELD

: Service Representative

INDUSTRY SECTOR   

: Communication

DURATION  

: 01 June 1995 - 31 December 1996

KEY DUTIES  

: Credit control, order processing and service activation, client liaison.

REASON FOR LEAVING

: Decided to travel and study.

COMPANY

: Johannesburg Civic Theatre

CONTACT

: Justine Lipson

PHONE NO.

: (011) 403 3408

POSITION HELD

: Add Hoc Assistant

DURATION

: 01 January 2000 - 31 December 2000

KEY DUTIES  

: Installation of art works.

: Preparation of gallery for exhibition

: Responsible for the set up of lights and all audio and visual equipment

REASON FOR LEAVING

: Gallery closed

COMPANY   

: Phumani Paper

CONTACT

: Kim Berman

PHONE NO.    

: (011) 406 8111

POSITION HELD

: Database Administrator

DURATION  

: 01 January 2002 - 01 December 2002

KEY DUTIES

: Creating and maintaining a database for Phumani paper

REASON FOR LEAVING

: Graduated

COMPANY

: Dolphin SA

CONTACT

: Sam Bester

PHONE NO.       

: (011) 869 3750

POSITION HELD

: Graphic Designer

KEY DUTIES

: Responsible for Dolphin S.A.'s advertising and marketing, including web design and maintenance

REASON FOR LEAVING  

: Offered a substantial salary increase by Soho

COMPANY  

: Soho Design and Display

CONTACT

: John Grainger

PHONE NO.

: (011) 448 1432

POSITION HELD

: Graphic Design and printing

DURATION

: July 2004 - current

KEY DUTIES

: Graphic Design and repro.

Large format digital printing .

(These printers include Mimaki JV3 solvent-based printer, Mimaki JV4 Dye sublimation printer and HP 5500PS). Printer maintenance. Ink and media stocktaking. Client liaison and support.

 

OTHER EMPLOYMENT

During 1997 I toured Israel and worked at several kibbutzim.

In 2000 I was involved with the making of the fertility dolls used in the opening of the All African Games, working with the French production group Opposito.

I also set up the FNB Vita Award exhibition when it was held at the Sandton Civic Gallery in 2000.

I took part in the installation of the Urban Futures exhibition in 2000.

During 2002 I was employed by Phumani Paper as a database administrator, but also worked on Sundays at the Rosebank Flea market, selling the products made by the rural community projects to assist in the sustainable development programme.

In 2003 I worked as a personal assistant to renowned South African artist Willem Boshoff.   My duties included helping with the production of his artworks, and later setting up his show in Cape Town at the Michael Stevenson Contemporary Art Gallery.

As a freelance designer, I have worked for the following companies:

S-Net Security, Primesoft, The Upgrade Shop, Phumani Paper, TWR M-Tech (master's) students, D. J. Maintenance, Vertel, Dynamic Racing Developments, Multinet Insurance Brokers, Shield Time Systems and Cassys (casino systems), Fanie de Viliers. Boksburg Camera Club,
L Barker, We Can Travel.

 

Certifications

Unisa-destinction Unisa

Developing Web Applications with PHP

I recently completed my PHP certification at the University of South Africa. I acheived a distinction ( 94% ) View certificate...

Unisa E-Commerce Unisa E-Commerce

Information Technology In Electronic-Commerce

I recently completed my certification in Information Technology In Electronic-Commerce at the University of South Africa. View certificate...

Unisa Web Design Gauteng web design

Introduction to Internet and Web Design

In July 2006 I completed the introduction to internet and web design at the University of South Africa. A prerequisite to the php course. It turned out to be a very valuable course, that cleaned up my old bad habbits, and added a few exsta bits to my artilary. View certificate...