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Career Objective

To secure a challenging position within a post production company that will utilise my expertise and skills, and value my contribution.

Employment History

Relevant Experience

The Dubshop, Wellington, New Zealand (2009 – 2010) – Video Post Production Trainee
• Digitising and editing video footage.
• DVD production and duplication (authoring, burning, designing and printing).
• Blu-ray production.
• Graphic designing (DVD slicks, discs and menus).
• Encoding and exporting video from various formats for broadcast, presentation, web applications and personal use.
• Cleaning, preparing, capturing, editing and color grading Super and Regular 8mm films.
• Transferring audio from cassette, reel to reel and LP record to digital formats (CD, mp3 and wav).

Omnicron Productions, Auckland, New Zealand (2006 - 2008) – Post Production Assistant
• Digitising and editing offline videos for TV commercials and corporate videos.
• DVD production and duplication (authoring, burning, designing and printing).
• Graphic designing (DVD slicks, discs, menus, cards and brochures).
• Encoding and exporting video from various formats for broadcast, presentation, web applications and personal use.
• Updating content on Omnicron and Spacifix website using online CMS.
• Designing and producing interactive multimedia CD-ROM with Flash and Director.
• Cataloguing and archiving tapes for the library.
• Dispatcher and driver.

Other Work Experience

The Ministry of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand (2009) – Administration Co-ordinator
• Processing cheques, cash, Internet banking and credit card transactions.
• Processing paperwork and ID cards for new employees.
• Sorting and distributing internal mail.
• Downloading and printing mail outs.
• Maintaining general stock, office equipment and kitchen supplies.

The New Zealand Council for Educational Research Wellington, New Zealand (2008) – Administration Co-ordinator
• Collating and packing orders.
• Preparing mail outs and sending packages to suppliers and customers.
• Data entry on test markings.

Relevant Skills

Communication / Interpersonal
• Obtained and utilised good PR and communication skills when I interacted with clients and suppliers at The Dubshop, Omnicron Productions and the Ministry of Justice.
• Able to converse in three languages: English, Malay and Cantonese.

Organisational / Time Management
• While working at The Dubshop, Omnicron Productions and the Ministry of Justice, I approached my work in a systematic and detailed manner. I was also able to deliver on tight deadlines by multitasking and prioritising my workload.

Teamwork
• Worked as part of a small, diverse and interdependent workplace team at The Dubshop and Omnicron Productions.
• Built a very good rapport with the Administration and Call Centre team at the Ministry of Justice.
• Web Officer for the Union of Malaysian Students in Auckland (UMSA).
• Active team player for the Waterside Karori Rovers and the Ministry of Justice football team, and UMSA volleyball and football team.

Computer
• Competent in Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Avid Express Pro, ProCoder, Sound Forge, Encore, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Director, Flash, and Dreamweaver.
• PC and Mac platforms.

Education

Bachelor of Communication Studies - Multimedia (2006)
Auckland University of Technology (AUT, New Zealand)

Diploma in Advertising and Marketing Communications (2005)
Institute Advertising Communication Training (IACT College, Malaysia)

Darren Tan | +60129691180 | tdarren@gmail.com

multimedia

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Multimedia | Website

Caribbeanz Southern Stars Steelband

Software: Photoshop, Dreamweaver & Wordpress

Multimedia | Interactive

Omnicron

DHL

IAG

Konica Minolta

The Blue Denmark

Swatch

Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash & Director

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design

2009-03-22T02:45:00.001-07:00

Design | Retail Store DVD Artwork

Design | Corporate DVD Artwork

Design | Spacifix DVD Artwork and Brochure

Software: Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign.

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video

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Video | Television Commercial

Lighting Plus - Summer Sale

Bedpost - Select Air

Video | Corporate Videos

Gen-i - Workplace ICT

Fonterra - GlobalTrade

Sovereign - Conference

Video | Trailer

Spacifix Henderson To Hollywood Trailer

Video | Other

Play

Software: Avid Express Pro, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator & Photoshop.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Software: Premiere, & Photoshop.

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