Tom Tapolczay

Technical Sales Advisor at Rotolight
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London, England, United Kingdom, UK

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Technical Sales Advisor
      • Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

      Pinewood Studios, UK o Servicing the Photography & Film industry with an extensive range of high end LED lighting products based in Pinewood Studios UK. o Offering Technical assistance on Photographic & lighting queries / issues with both new & existing customers. Ranging from individual end customer to also reseller support globally. o Dealing with daily queries from web, phone & walk in customers. o Raising estimates, invoices & sales (Quickbooks) from both web orders e-commerce (Woo commerce) & raising… Show more o Servicing the Photography & Film industry with an extensive range of high end LED lighting products based in Pinewood Studios UK. o Offering Technical assistance on Photographic & lighting queries / issues with both new & existing customers. Ranging from individual end customer to also reseller support globally. o Dealing with daily queries from web, phone & walk in customers. o Raising estimates, invoices & sales (Quickbooks) from both web orders e-commerce (Woo commerce) & raising individual sales with customers either over the phone, web or in person. o Filing & uploading Credit account orders to a Finance provider daily dependant on amount of orders. o Discussing with both high profile & amateur Photographers & Directors of Photography their technical needs for shoots & tailoring a kit package to their needs. o Arranging for spare parts to be shipped at times expedited dependant on relationship, shipping all around the world via Fedex, DPD & Royal Mail. o Arranging for faulty / broken units to come in for repair work when needed & handling logistics until received back by the customer. o Responsible for the loan kit system used for loaning kit for Ambassadors, workshops & long standing customers when agreed. o Handling light technical issues with the website (Wordpress). Often helping customers navigate when having issues. o Daily responsibility to ensure all web orders are processed & shipped same day dependant on stock & location. o Working in tandem with directors regarding large business orders & logistics direction, sales team regarding marketing strategies with Ambassadors etc & also the warehouse team ensuring orders shipping as expected & keeping customers up to date. o Ad-hoc assisting on workshops with our Ambassadors & offering training on Photography & Lighting. Show less

    • Freelance Photographer
      • Jul 2016 - Jul 2019

      www.tomtapolczay.com https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36733400 https://www.theprintspace.co.uk/blog/trajectory-student-exhibition-at-theprintspace http://www.shutyourgob.com/tom-tapolczay/

    • Assistant Photographer
      • Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

      London, United Kingdom o Assisting photographers on a variation of shoots from studio to location. Fine art from flat artworks (canvases, prints, framed & unframed), sculptures to jewellery & clothing. o Shooting by myself on both location and studio shoots (smaller shoots which only required one photographer). o Regular handling of priceless works of art / sculptures / jewellery & often working within very tight confines on location (client houses etc). o Travelling nationwide & internationally for shoots,… Show more o Assisting photographers on a variation of shoots from studio to location. Fine art from flat artworks (canvases, prints, framed & unframed), sculptures to jewellery & clothing. o Shooting by myself on both location and studio shoots (smaller shoots which only required one photographer). o Regular handling of priceless works of art / sculptures / jewellery & often working within very tight confines on location (client houses etc). o Travelling nationwide & internationally for shoots, either driving a van with kit or packing down suitable for flights (Peli cases etc). o Wide range of lighting experience; pro-foto D1 1000w & B1 500w (mains & battery powered). Great experience of Phase One camera systems (P45 back, IQ280, IQ3 & Trichromatic). Great experience with Capture One tethering software. o Excellent knowledge of Nikon systems; D800E, D810 & D850 used with various lenses both from 14mm wide angle to 300mm & macro, manual & auto focus, also through Capture One. o Occasional front of house duties; dealing with clients, booking in shoots, answering queries & occasionally hand delivering prints & images. Show less

    • Entertainment Providers
    • Co-Founder / Photographer
      • Jun 2012 - Jun 2015

      Founded, promotion, photography / footage editing via social media.

Education

  • University of the Arts London
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Photojournalism & Documentary Photography
    2013 - 2016
  • University of the Arts London
    Foundation degree, Photography
    2011 - 2012
  • Berkhamsted
    A Levels, Photography
    2007 - 2011
  • Aldwickbury
    Common Entrance, English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies
    1999 - 2007

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