Lecturer - Film

• Aug 2022 - Present

Campus Support Technician

• Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

Booking out/checking in camera, lighting and audio equipment borrowed by Students and Staff. Devising and delivering workshops. Guiding students in how to best use equipment and software. Supporting Staff in setting up and delivering lectures, taster sessions and Open Days.

Independent Film Producer/Director

• Jul 2004 - Present

I have produced, directed and edited many different film projects, here are various examples: Estranged (2018 - Director/Editor) Short Film written and Produced by Tom Joliffe. Raised apart by different parents on different continents and in very different cultures. Two sisters, strangers meet for the first time. Will blood ties be enough to break through the lies. Festival Awards and Selections: Best Supporting Actress - Yuyu Rau - Flicks Monthly Film Festival 2020; SemiFinalist - Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival; Official Selection - UK Offline Web Fest 2020, Flicks Monthly Film Festival 2020, Lift-Off Global Network Sessions 2020, Kosice International Monthly Film Festival 2020, Direct Monthly Online Film Festival 2020, Cine Fern 2020 Project Eve (2014 - Producer/Director) Sci-fi short made as part of the London 48hr film Project. Project Eve follows one man’s attempt to rescue a life after an apocalyptic event. Parkour Promo (2012 - Director/Editor) Produced by Kev Hill. A proof of concept promo with 3 professional Parkour exponents in Leicester. Kwarfee (2010 - Director/Editor) Sit-com pilot written by Charlie Boucher. This Sit-com pilot set in an independent coffee shop. Shot in very little time as a proof of concept for the writer’s Agent. The Great Detective (2008 - Producer/Director) Short period drams written by Robert Shaw. We raised the money to shoot this period short in the Dickens House Museum. Is the 'Great Detective' all he appears? Dance of Life (2006 - Producer/Director) Segment 3 of feature film “nineliveslondon” staring Paul Barber and written by Gordon Robertson. The original idea of this feature film was to tell 9 different short stories that followed different characters on the day of the 7th July bombings in London. Each segment was by different Writers and Directors and the criteria was to have at least one named actor and to shoot the scene in one entire take. I was the only Director to fulfil these of the criteria. Show less

DfE Project Implementation

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

Setting up and supporting remote learning tools, Office 365 and Google Workspace, for Schools as part of the DfE project. Training colleagues and customers, writing documentation for new software. Initially Full-time, currently Part-time Setting up and supporting remote learning tools, Office 365 and Google Workspace, for Schools as part of the DfE project. Training colleagues and customers, writing documentation for new software. Initially Full-time, currently Part-time

Application Support Analyst

• Nov 2015 - Jul 2020

My role involved supporting multiple and often interlinked software products which required meticulous attention to detail, working independently and as a part of a team. This included: interrogating logs, checking the school’s database data integrity, linking to Active Directory, testing network connectivity and antivirus software and installing or removing software. I communicated directly with customers whether they were an IT professional or had little IT knowledge and I also trained internal staff and customers. Show less

ICT Consultant

• Jan 2013 - Nov 2015

I was responsible for the smooth maintenance and support of computer networks across multiple sites. This included the repair and upkeep of hardware; updating server-side software; maintaining and updating various websites and social media outlets; recommending and sourcing of new hardware and software; training staff members in new hardware and new software applications. Also writing the social media output for schools and for the company meant understanding the organisation I was representing and putting messages out that were engaging and inline with the appropriate ethos. Show less

Teaching Assistant

• Apr 2005 - Dec 2012

My role involved supporting the Teacher in the classroom, encouraging the children and challenging them to go further and reach higher in all they did. I had to keep the overarching demands of the national curriculum in mind whilst finding intriguing and engaging ways to make each subject interesting for the children. It was a culturally diverse school with children of multiple nationalities and religions who spoke different languages. My role involved supporting the Teacher in the classroom, encouraging the children and challenging them to go further and reach higher in all they did. I had to keep the overarching demands of the national curriculum in mind whilst finding intriguing and engaging ways to make each subject interesting for the children. It was a culturally diverse school with children of multiple nationalities and religions who spoke different languages.

Real-time Customer Information Surveyor

• Apr 2004 - Mar 2005

London Underground, 55 Broadway, London (April ’04 – March ‘05). Job involved monitoring the quality of information being relayed at stations and on journeys inputting accurately all relevant data. London Underground, 55 Broadway, London (April ’04 – March ‘05). Job involved monitoring the quality of information being relayed at stations and on journeys inputting accurately all relevant data.

Assistant Director

• Jun 1997 - Mar 2004

For six years I worked as an Assistant Director in the Film and Television industries. This work was varied involving: creating and producing call sheets; writing daily reports; scheduling; booking supporting artists; controlling a budget; health & safety; ensuring good communication across all departments; working to strict, tight deadlines. Jobs included: Additional 3rd AD – The Fat Slag’s (Aug 2003) Funny Films Additional 3rd AD - Trial & Retribution VII (April 2003) La Plante Productions Additional 3rd AD – Ultimate Force (II) (Feb 2003) Bentley Productions Additional 3rd AD - Blackball (Dec 2002) Blackball Productions Additional 3rd AD - The Commander (Oct 2002) La Plante Productions Additional 3rd AD - Calendar Girls (Aug 2002) Harbour Pictures 3rd AD - Dot the i (April-Jun 2002) Arcane Productions 3rd AD - Ultimate Force (I) (Dec 2001-Mar 2002) Bentley Productions Stand-in/ Additional 3rd AD - Ali G in Da House (May - July 2001) WT2 Floor Runner - Trance (Feb-Mar 2001) World Pictures Ltd Floor Runner / Co 3rd AD – The Reckoning (Nov - Dec 2000) Renaissance Films 2nd AD - Bubbles (Short Film) (Oct 2000) First Foot Films 2nd AD - As If (T.V. Series) (Sept - Oct 2000) Carnival Films Floor Runner – Long Time Dead (Jul – Aug 2000) WT2 3rd AD - The Merchant of Venice (May - Jun 2000) The Performance Company Stand In / Runner – Kiss, Kiss (Bang, Bang) (Mar – May 2000) Pagoda Films Co-3rd AD - Sorted (Oct - Dec 1999) Jovey Jr Enterprises Additional 3rd AD – Kevin & Perry Go Large (Aug 1999) Tiger Aspect Pictures 3rd AD – Joseph & his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Jul - Aug 1999) Really Useful Films Floor Runner – Paranoid (June 1999) Sky Pictures Runner/Driver – Guest House Paradiso (Mar-Jun 1999) The House Films Runner/Driver – G.M.T. – (Oct – Dec 1998) Anvil Films Rushes Runner – Noah’s Ark (Series II) (Mar – May 1998) Whitehall Films Rushes Runner – LA Without a Map (Feb 1998) Dan Films Production Office Runner – Spice World (Jun – Sept 1997) Fragile Films Show less