
at Skank Media
Sydney Area, Australia

at Skank Media
Sydney Area, Australia
(Internet industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
(Internet industry)
February 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)
(Internet industry)
August 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 3 months)
Produced 15- to 20-minute talk shows as a complete managed service, including interviewing, recording, editing and production, transcripts, intranet-ready audio files and strategic advice.
(Internet industry)
January 2002 — January 2004 (2 years 1 month)
(Public Company; TLS; Telecommunications industry)
February 2002 — February 2003 (1 year 1 month)
iRadio was a 1-hour talk show supporting Telstra’a Business Sales Programs. I provided a complete managed service, including interviewing, recording, editing and production, transcripts, CD replication, cover artwork, packaging and distribution, intranet-ready audio files and strategic advice.
(Internet industry)
July 2001 — December 2001 (6 months)
(Internet industry)
September 1999 — June 2001 (1 year 10 months)
(Internet industry)
January 1997 — September 1999 (2 years 9 months)
Managed a private ISP/WAN for a pathology laboratory (450 users). Designed and implemented a 9-node VPN. Business analysis for a secure medical data network. Website production. CGI programming. Planned and conducted research: Gay & Lesbian Internet Users: Trends & Implications. Managed web and mail servers. PC/MacOS support (2nd and 3rd-level) for medical practices and TV producers.
(Media Production industry)
February 1996 — June 1996 (5 months)
Project management of software development and data loading for a premium online information service. Designed and wrote operational procedures and specifications for data translation and integrity. Technical liaison with data suppliers, both internal and external. Supervised 3 programmers.
(Internet industry)
May 1995 — February 1996 (10 months)
Conceptual development and editorial direction of this!zine, Australia’s first CD-ROM lifestyle magazine, including management of 66 staff, contractors and contributors, and cutting production costs by 30%. Business analysis, content development and sales support for a youth-targetted online service.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 1995 — April 1995 (1 month)
Designed and conducted a community consultation project with 47 organizations and individuals, prepared Summary of Stakeholders Views and reported to the Board and senior staff on its implications.
(Broadcast Media industry)
April 1994 — March 1995 (1 year )
Developed a Mission Statement and Forward Plan. Improved sub-committee structure and reporting procedures. Cut financial losses. Improved morale. Developed ability to conduct outside broadcasts.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 1993 — December 1993 (4 months)
Planned and coordinated South Australia’s activities for AIDS Awareness Week 1993. Media and government liaison. Event management including 3000-person outdoor concert. Red Ribbon production and sales raising $16k.
(Publishing industry)
October 1991 — June 1993 (1 year 9 months)
Launched “Adelaide’s free weekly magazine of club and street culture”. Main role: production manager. Managed two full-time staff and a dozen casual writers and photographers. Executive Producer of The Core EP, a joint venture with Vicious Vinyl Records. Judge in the 1993 DMC DJ Mixing Championships.
(Government Agency; Broadcast Media industry)
January 1985 — February 1992 (7 years 2 months)
(Broadcast Media industry)
February 1990 — March 1991 (1 year 2 months)
(Broadcast Media industry)
June 1982 — February 1985 (2 years 9 months)
(Government Administration industry)
May 1980 — May 1982 (2 years 1 month)
Edited training publications, including Report Writing, Staff Selection Techniques, the Supervisor Training Program and the Administrative Skills Training Program. Participated in the development of Tutoring: Staff Development Techniques, later published by the AGPS.
Computing Science, Linguistics 1977 — 1981
Did not complete the degree when the Linguistics major course was axed during a budget cut.
1972 — 1976
Australian Computer Society