Experience

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  Sterling Heights Rigging Ltd

  • Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

  • Operations Manager

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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  Māori Television

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Journalist

    • Sep 2020 - Mar 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Self-employed

  • Auckland

  • Production Assistant

    • Jun 2017 - Sep 2020
    • Auckland

    I worked on multiple films television and commercials during this time.

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  MTV Australia

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Directors Assistant

    • Feb 2017 - May 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  NZME.

  • Digital Editor / Online Producer

    • May 2016 - Sep 2016

    Online Editor for the WatchMe website.

  • Production Assistant / Editor

    • Apr 2016 - Sep 2016

    NZ Herald Focus Team

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  Freelance New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Freelance Commercial

    • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    I worked in various roles in the television and web based commercial industry.

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  MTV Australia

  • Australia
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Cast Driver

    • Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

    Worked on the Television Series The Shannara Chronicles.

  • Production Runner

    • Feb 2015 - Apr 2015

    Worked on the Television Series The Shannara Chronicles.

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  University of Waikato

  • New Zealand
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Student

    • Mar 2011 - Nov 2014

    This is where I learned theories of screen media and design media. This also included the practical skills of film making.Currently I am doing my honours year, specialising in digital cinema and script writing.

  • Tutor

    • Mar 2014 - Oct 2014

    I was a tutor at the University of Waikato assisting and teaching film production and interactive media.

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  Waikato Rugby Union

  • Hamilton

  • Videographer

    • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013
    • Hamilton

    I was a videographer for the Waikato Rugby Union filming semi-professional to professional level of rugby. The purpose of my filming was to be later analysed buy my self and a rugby analysis and later edited into sport code display software.

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  Norske Skog

  • Machine hall assistant

    • May 2009 - Mar 2011

    As a machine hall assistant I was in charge of the general house keeping of the machine floor as well as assisting other positions on the machine helping them to preform jobs that would keep a multi-million dollar machine working.

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  Royal New Zealand Navy

  • Electronic technician

    • Jan 2005 - Mar 2009

    As an Electronics Technician I had experience working with communication systems, radar systems and weapon systems. I also learned sailor training including fire fighting, seamanship skills and shift work.