Experience

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  Blue Cow

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Owner, Mission Control

    • Aug 1995 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Blue Cow offers specialist professional services to the broadcasting, media and allied industries. Our main areas of expertise are:-System Integration Engineering of Media production Systems with particular expertise in radio and audio production systems.-Feasibility Studies and System Design-Technical Support and User Training

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  Liquid Fridge

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Co-Founder

    • Jan 2002 - Jan 2017
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Co-Founder. On-line portal for digital creativity. Liquid Fridge has been through many incarnations from it's beginnings as a segment of a radio programme. Throughout the Liquid Fridge has sought to develop South African creative arts in all forms through fostering interaction and mutual support within the creative community.

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  SAE Institute

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Lecturer

    • May 2010 - Apr 2014
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Presented the “Acoustics and Studio Design” and “Principles of Sound” modules in the audio production diploma programme. Have developed a unit guide for a Bachelor degree level acoustics module.

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  Bush Radio

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Producer/Consultant/Presenter

    • Jun 1999 - Feb 2004
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Appointed to develop a five-year business plan for Bush Radio. The plan addressed all aspects of the station's operation and developed solutions to ensure the station's survival in the highly congested Western Cape radio market.Presented weekly late night music programme

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  Globecom

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Technical Design and Client Development

    • May 2001 - Aug 2003
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Globecom supplied broadcast technical solutions to clients across Africa. Responsible for client development, system design, project implementation and training. This entailed consultation with clients, regulators and donors from around the African continent, designing appropriate solutions and seeing projects to completion through managing technical teams, installation logistics and project budgets. Responsible for broadcast training and technical support to clients. Headed research and development exploring relevant technologies for African broadcasters. Some notable projects completed during this time:- Installation of Digital Automation Systems and User Training at Radio Okapi, Kinshasa, DRC- Writing Portuguese Technical User Manual for Community Radio for UNESCO in Mozambique - On-site Equipment Installation and Technical Training at Capital Radio, Harare, Zimbabwe

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  Cape Peninsula University of Technology

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Lecturer

    • Jan 2000 - Jul 2001
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Presented “Introduction to Radio Broadcasting” – a comprehensive semester course covering all aspects of radio broadcasting, aimed at working professionals.

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  Open Society Foundation for South Africa

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Technical Consultant

    • Feb 2000 - May 2001
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Consultant at large to OSF-SA’s media programme on a range of technical, regulatory, training and funding issues. Initially appointed by OSF-SA to assess the impact of the Foundations support of radio equipment and studios to community radio. This included an assessment of the technology at each station and a study of its effectiveness. On-site training and assisting stations to develop financial and management mechanisms to deal with technical issues were also important parts of this work.

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  MFM 92.6

  • Stellenbosch

  • Station Manager

    • Sep 1997 - Nov 1999
    • Stellenbosch

    Responsible for all operational aspects of the radio station. These included programming, sales, staff development, technical and legal matters and co-ordination of all station activities. Responsible for preparation and presentation of four successful broadcast license applications to the Independent Broadcasting Authority.During this period MFM showed sustained financial growth and became financially self-sustaining. Initiated 24-hour, year-round broadcasting. Initiated significant staff training and development programmes.