RESUME
Box •••••, Craik, SK, Canada, S0G 0V0
OVERVIEW
Combined background in media production/distribution, marketing, community organizing, food prep and customer service. Proven ability to work co-operatively with a diverse range of society and cultures around the world. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Unquenchable enthusiasm for all the media arts. Goal oriented and deadline driven.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
•••••, •••••: Artist/Farmer apprentice, Craik
•••••: Cook/server at Solar Garden Restaurant
•••••: Produced, shot, edited ••••• Minutes of Fame video for SCN
•••••: Construction and casual labourer for Shorland Kitchen and Bath, Craik
•••••: Produced, shot, edited and published 8 part video series for Saskatchewan Organic Directorate
••••• - present: Content producer for ••••• Town Times audio podcast
••••• •••••: bartender, server, cook at Flos Bar and Grill, Craik
•••••: Content producer/editor, organizer and live presenter for the Healthy Mind Body Planet (HMBP) Tour. Co-Produced and published several video and audio podcasts for •••••
•••••: Prep cook, server at Linguinis Restaurant, Princeton, BC
•••••: Studio director and research assistant The Great Conspiracy: The 9/••••• News Special You Never Saw ••••• minutes ISBN •••••
••••• - present: Owner/operator of ••••• Craik/Toronto/Edmonton
Collaborated with community groups and independent media producers to promote and distribute niche media products. Co-ordinated community screenings. Acquired media to distribute from around the world, with a focus on community and educational markets. Organized and participated in several cross Canada educational tours. Produced a variety of audiovisual materials.
••••• •••••: coffee barista, food prep, customer service/cash, open and close, Alternative Grinds, Toronto
••••• Shot, and produced Playing with Democracy, a ••••• minute chronicle of the Gomberg for Mayor campaign in Toronto.
••••• - •••••: Television Producer - Native Communications Society TV, Yellowknife, Canada
Television producer, manager, editor and camera operator. Co-ordinated with volunteers and producers over a vast geographical area to produce and air two hours of programming weekly.
••••• •••••: Co-owner/operator Rainbow Bridge Comm., and Dragonfly Prod.
Distributed independently produced documentaries to educational markets across Canada. Produced independent films. Negotiated local and international broadcast rights.
••••• •••••: •••••peace, Western Canada Wilderness Committee,
Canada wide door to door direct outreach and fundraising.
••••• •••••: Direct Sales and Management, Kirby western Canada
Commission sales and door to door marketing. Crew leader and Area Distributor
EDUCATION
•••••: Audiovisual Communications Diploma, Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton, AB
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Media production, campaign implementation, event co-ordination, fundraising, public relations, shuttle driver, and research for many organisations including:
Concerned Citizens, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, Centre for International Alternatives, Dreamspeakers, Eco-City Society, Gomberg for Mayor, Western Canada Poor Peoples Conference, Friends of Clayoquot Sound, City of Edmonton - Parks Dept., Edmonton Folk Music Festival, North Country Fair, Alberta Wilderness Association, •••••peace, Co-Motion Society, Environmental Resource Centre, Global Visions Film Festival, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Association, Envirobridge, Earthroots, Planet in Focus Film Festival, TVAC, Parkland Institute, University of Alberta Eco-Conference, Edmonton Small Press Association, Indymedia, Craik Sustainable Living Project, Multi-Faith Saskatchewan, WAM Festival, Ness Creek Society, Craik Field Festival, Saskatchewan Eco-Network (board member) and more.
OTHER
Valid Saskatchewan Drivers license with clean abstract
Food Safe Certificate, SK •••••
Criminal record check May •••••
References available upon request.