Jan. 2005 – Jan. 2006 93.9 STAR FM Young – Macquarie Regional Radioworks
Breakfast Announcer / Commercial Producer
- Produced & presented a fast paced morning show with content relevant to the STAR FM demographic.
- Strong local focus, while sourcing interviews with national personalities including Australian Idol's Mark Holden, James Matheson and MTV Australia's Jason Dundas.
- High level of listener interactivity with all elements of the show.
Oct. 2003 – Jan. 2005 SNOW FM/Snowy Mountains 2XL– Capital Radio Network
Hot20 Announcer / Assistant MD
- Researched and presented content relevant to 16-29 demo for the ‘Hot 20' evening show.
- Coordinated interviews with artists including Anthony Callea, Natasha Beddingfield and Killing Heidi plus in-studio performances with Jebadiah and Grinspoon.
- Responsible for maintaining SNOW FM's leading edge music rotations, researching and adding new music and creating and loading logs.
- Voiced copy and imaging for network stations in Canberra and Goulburn.
June – Oct. 2003 101.9 FOX FM – Austereo Network
Promotional Vehicle Driver
- Assisted with major station events including concerts, outside broadcasts and live roof-top performances.
- Drove promotional vehicles to client locations for live crosses.
- Gained MC experience with in-store artist promotions and OB 's.
- Panel operator for nightly pre-recorded and satellite delivered shows.
Sept. 2001 – Oct. 2003 88.3 Southern FM – Community Radio Station
Announcer / Station Floater
- Produced and anchored own radio programme ‘What Can I Say'.
- Audio producer for community service announcements and commercials.
Jan. – June 2002 Ares Promotions / Web Design Melbourne
Promotional Staff Member
- Night club promotions for alcoholic beverage companies.
- Various giveaway promotions around the CBD.
- High level of exposure to RCS Master Control and Maestro on-air systems, Adobe Audition, Sony Sound Forge and Acid, Triple DAT audio editing software.
- High-end user of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Flash for print and web design
- PA setup and mixing in live situations, also record and master own projects for bands and performances.
- MC and events coordinator for local concerts and charity dinners.
- Wide range of accents and character voices.
Digital Media Festival 2005 Oct. 2005
- Two Day Digital Imaging Seminar
- Featuring tutorials by colour workflow specialist Andrew Rodney and RMIT Media Arts Coordinator Les Walkling.
- TV Presenting, Accents and Improvising Comedy Summer Intensives
- Responsible Service of Alcohol Certificate
Graduate Diploma of Arts in Commercial Radio
- Extensive training in announcing, audio production workflow, voiceovers and radio journalism.
- Earned the ‘Victorian Commercial Radio Industry 2003 Student Award for Presentation and Production’ for excellence in audio production.
Certificate IV and Diploma in Information Technology - Technical & User Support
- Hardware/Software diagnostic techniques, web design, object orientated programming and office management skills.
‘Speaking Clearly and Confidently’ - Summer Short Course
- Gained techniques to improve pronunciation, voice clarity and public speaking skills.
Victorian Certificate of Education
- Information Technology, Music Solo Performance, Business Management and Literature.
- Stage and Screen Acting - Local theatre and video productions.
- Music and Singing Play drums and undertaking vocal lessonsl.
- Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Web Design and Maintenance.
- Video Production - Professionally produced many DVD titles for local community events, concerts and weddings
- Simon Ward-Nicholson – Really Useful Theatres, Retail Manager.
- Scott Good – STAR FM Young, General Manager.
- Damien Willoughby – SNOW FM, Program Director.
- Jim Barbour – Course Convenor, Swinburne University Commercial Radio Program.
Contact details available on request.
