Professional Skills and Experience
~Photographic
B&W darkroom processing and printing
Weddings
Portraiture
Product/merchandise development
Photo restoration
Commercial photography
Press photography
Fine art photography
Animal photography
Sport photography
Digital post processing
Photoshop
Workflow and time management
Teaching others
Customer service and communication
Video for youtube, online marketing and stock
Online marketing – photographic sales, gallery presentation
Local marketing, exhibition set up, running, host management
~Textile / Design
Garment design, pattern making and construction
Textile characteristics – garment, interior, commercial
Interior design specialising in luxury boats
Correct application of fabrics and textile types
Interior and commercial fabric construction and pattern making
Design and manufacture costings and internal systems – workflow
Use of industrial sewing machinery
Product design and development, costing and packaging
Showroom presentation and stock control
Customer service, quotes and communication
~Design / Other
Housing and building design
Property development, renovation, costings, project management
General handywoman – can use tools
Furniture restoration
Online and offline graphic design of training materials, programmes, manuals, brochures etc.
Company branding and consistency
~Management
Time management and schedules
Budgets, strategic planning, accounts
People manager (experience up to 5 staff)
Staffing, interviews, contracts, warnings
Project management and managing contractors
Staff training, motivation, emotional health, business coaching
Negotiation, client and supplier relationships
~Marketing
Local: press and promotion, brochures layout and design, advertising copy and placement
Local: trade shows – design, layout, stock, presentation, uniforms, staffing and manning the stand
Local: powerpoint presentations and information seminars
Online: website design and construction using wordpress, smugmug, aweber, squeeze pages, various other platforms
Online: search engine optimisation, google friendly procedures and actions, mobile marketing, shopping carts, paypal, sales letters, affiliate marketing
Online: social marketing – Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Linkedin, Youtube, Vimeo
WordPress training, SEO, security, and general online marketing training
Brainstorming sessions and concept presentations
~Counselling
Process work (MEM) – new age style counselling with no personal disclosure or major discussion
Empathy, listening, asking appropriate questions
Keeping client’s issues non personal, creating space
Practitioner training, coaching
Communication and rapport
~Training
Creation of course outline and structure
Powerpoint and Keynote presentation design
Timing, materials, props, presentation materials and options
Task sheets, workbooks, assessment and assignment structure
Knowledge base: Photography, Design, Marketing, Websites, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Apple Mac, Self Development, Communication, Practitioner training, Systems, Costings and Workflows
~Other
Retail: boutique – stock design, stock, staffing, store presentation, money handling
Retail: cafe – menu design, outsourcing skills, floorplanning, food prep, coffee machine
Publishing: online ebooks, articles, printing, negotiation with publishing companies
Publishing: copywriting, editing, layout, proof reading
Cooking show host!
Video host
Modelling…though not recently…lol
Furniture and other product imports, dealing with shipping companies and agents, customs
Stockmarket trading, international stocks, CFD’s, online trading platforms, market analysis
Can legally drive a motorbike, boat, jetski
Computer experience: PC- Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Corel draw, and many various others. On a MAC – everything!…and MYOB, various Pos systems
