Curriculum Vitae

Academic Record:
Current: (Commenced Semester 1, 2013) Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD – Master of Information Technology (Library and Information Studies).

Present units of study:
·         Information retrieval
·         Collection development
·         Management issues
·         Library and professional development
Completed November 2012: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD — Master of Fine Arts (Creative & Professional Writing). (GPA 5.58)
Completed November 2011: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD — Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative & Professional Writing) with a Minor in Screen Studies 2009-2011. (GPA 5.25)


Relevant Experience:

July – September 2012: Internship with Queensland State Library

I worked in a variety of sections of the State Library including:
·         Collections and resources involving computerization and moderation of Wikipedia pages. I also worked on the Historypin Project.
·         The Edge. This involved setting up a program for citizen journalism (CitizenJ).
·         Marketing and publicity including preparing written material such as pamphlets for the Brisbane Writers’ Festival, poetry slam and a program to encourage children to read. I was also involved in copy-editing internal SLQ documents.

December 2011-March 2012: Internship with Boolarong Press

As an intern at Boolarong Press, my work required a high level of attention to detail in editing articles for the History Queensland magazine, as well as copy-editing and making structural edits on manuscripts. I finished a complete edit of a novel of some 200 pages.
My duties included taking phone calls from a range of clients, in particular historical societies, government agencies, corporations and customers. I also ran the Facebook, Twitter and YouTube elements of Boolarong’s marketing, I regularly wrote media releases for upcoming books and magazines published by Boolarong Press and send them to newspapers, historical societies and subscribers. I co-ordinated various strategies for marketing the History Queensland magazine with coworkers, designers and my employer.

2010 –Present: Film Reviewer, Brisbane
Regular film review columnist in the university student magazine (QUTE).  Review movies for Paramount, Icon Films, Hopscotch Films and Mind-Blowing Films.
2005- Present: Freelance Technical Support, Brisbane
Assisting with computer software issues. Tutored in e-mail, internet and anti-virus software. Pro bono work on computer re-installation at the South Bank Corporation after the 2011 floods.
2007 Theatre Sports Member and State Finalist. 2008 Theatre Sports Captain and State Semi-Finalist
Theatresports requires quick thinking, advanced improvisation skills, a sense of humour and dramatic range.
2007-2011: Library Clerk, Supreme Court Law Library, Brisbane
Filing updates of legal material, scanning commission papers from legal judgments and précising legal articles, shelving, brochure composition and sending corporate letters

Secondary Education:
St Peter’s Lutheran College, Indooroopilly, Queensland.
2008 Queensland Certificate of Education Subjects studied were Study of Religion, English, Drama, Film & Television, Visual Arts, and Information Technology
           
Computer Skills:
·         Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel proficient
·         Adobe FireWorks proficient
·         Final Cut Pro proficient
·         Adobe Photoshop proficient
·         Certificate II in Information Technology
·         18+ Card

Interests:
·         Screen studies and film, especially the work of directors Stanley Kubrick and Francis Ford Coppola
·         Part way through writing a full-length novel
·         Extensive reading and writing over a wide range of genres

Career Aspirations:

Librarianship, editing, publishing, novel writing and film making.

Samples of written work:




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