Curriculum Vitae
Alexander (Alex) Michael (09/10/1989)

Email: alex.j.michael@live.com
Mobile: 0431417324
Address: 2/30 Keon St, Thornbury Australia, 3071
Available for immediate start
Relevant Employee Experience -
Sales & Marketing: Jam Prospect/APPCO Sports Marketing, January 2013
Reporting to: Respective Team Leaders
Employment with Jam Prospect/APPCO group as a member of a sports marketing team as a face-to-face salesman for the groups clients (Royal Lifesaving, Tennis Aus.) to assist in raising revenue for fundraising purposes. Business to business sales or field sales commenced after the conclusion of daily training and team meeting, duties included:
- Learning and implementing sales strategies and techniques to help create a quick personal relationship with the customers to assist in sales, with the ability to close the sale and to up sell the client.
- Ability to act confident in a one on one sales pitch or group presentations (publically or privately)
- Precise and poised phone manner in forwarding on sales to office administrators.

Document Controller: Bovis Lend Lease,March 2012 – January 2013
Reporting to: Project Manager
Assisting the Quality Assurance/Administration team on current redevelopment projects for the company, liaising with project engineers, project managers site administrators and vendor mangers to produce priority documentation for project maintenance, management and operations. Duties included:
- Multitasking, time blocking and independent working experience developed to perform and delivery projects on time
- High level of consulting and liaising effectively, short term and long with co-workers and sub-workers in person and over the phone/email
- Medium-High levels of Word, Excel work in producing and organizing weekly work orders/maintenance documents for co-workers.
- Accelerated acquiring of skill set and project management to perform tasks needed.

Facility Coordinator, Aquatic Educator/Liaison, YMCA, March 2009 – March 2012
Reporting to: Area Manager/Respective Team Leader/s
Gaining experience from various programs in a range of positions during a long relationship with YMCA Victoria. Past employment opportunity roles including; Facility Co-Coordinator, Aquatic Educator (Liaison & Teacher) and Pool Lifeguard.
As a YMCA employee, key roles and responsibilities included;
- Operating, organizing, maintaining and running of the facility and opening and closing the recreational park on daily basis
- Finance reporting, scheduling shifts, upgrading facility/stock, induction training of staff to comply with contract agreements
- Organizing and initiating programs within the facility, eg. managing bookings, programs and training of employees on site.
- Serving, managing and supervising the public/students/staff in various situations confidently.
- Build trusting and positive relationships in a non traditional class setting, assisting in finding solutions for learning obstacles.

Professional Experience Summary
TV
• The Peleton (Pilot series); Production Assistant, lighting assistant http://www.youtube.com/user/PelotonComedy?feature=watch
• Michigan State Uni. TV; Director, Tech. Director, etc.
• The Mutant Way; Camera Operator, Audio Assistant (Channel 31) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFTHuC1pEnk
• The Wine Squad; Audio Director, Audio Assistant (Channel 31)
• Beyond the Brief; On Air Talent (Channel 31)
I began my professional TV work as ‘On Air Talent’ and through this opportunity and tertiary education I have gained recognized industry experience in multiple roles in a professional TV Studio environment. Working in live to tape and live to air productions, my duties included:
Committing to workshops, rehearsals for live productions over a period of time at the organization and for productions
Organizing and scheduling the setting up, operating and backing up professional equipment, in studio and on location
Managing with pressures of location and live-studio audiences/talent and recordings as a talent and crew member
Working collaboratively with a variety of crew and live talent in different working environments
Setting up and dressing down of crew equipment, including; video cameras, communication gear, tripods, cables.

Live Events
• ATP Productions/Melbourne Ice: Camera Operator, Production Assistant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8lg6yETBk
• Billboard: The Venue; Visual Technician, Camera Operator, Production Assistant.
http://www.billboardthevenue.com.au/#b
Collaborating along side experience production team members, we aimed to capture high quality footage of the live events for live streaming to web and/or tape purposes. Both event types fast paced requiring a fast and steady hand, ability to follow Director/Production Managers requests and knowledge of the equipment. Duties included:
Organization, setting up and dressing down of crew equipment, including; video cameras, communication gear, tripods, cables.
Performing under pressure with intuition in crowded areas to produce high quality footage for live stream and VTR replays.
Working collaboratively with a variety of crew and live talent in different working environments
Freelance
• Purple Soup; Editor, Captioner – Camp Short Video http://youtu.be/r47hwlsEII8
• Purple Soup Paparazzi Promotional Video: Director, Camera Operator, Editor.
Producing a quality product and service for client in a professional and timely manner as experienced Freelance Video/Sound Operator and sole producer of several freelance products in addition to editing all productions, duties included:
Operating various software in post-production stages whilst creating/editing production to deliver a quality product to client
Hiring, setting up and dressing down of crew equipment, including; video cameras, communication gear, tripods, cables.
Working collaboratively with a variety of crew and live talent in different working environments
Professional/Relative Skills
Creative Skills
• Understanding of roles & responsibilities inside a office and creative environment (live studio environment) in addition to company structures, operating procedures and the collaborative works between team members.
• Understanding of computer-based applications and creative software suites (PC & MAC); Word, Excel, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
• Experienced studio and location sound/camera operations with involvement in live to air, live to tape productions.
• Performing with intuition and regularly under pressure in producing quality product for clients
• Developed communication and PR skills between team members and talent
• Comprehensive knowledge/experience of Television/Film/Radio production, which include; screenwriting, concept development, and familiarity of affiliated companies.
Communication skills
• Comprehensive experience in a tertiary/collage creative environment across three well recognized institutions, and the ability to speak clearly and directly in expressing ideas, feelings and judgments on discourse
• Conveying confident persona during sales in the field and B2B, addressing the product whilst creating a ‘2 minute friend in addition to closing sales and up selling
• Effective networking skills as a result of building new contacts at university and studying abroad
• Successfully managing a team meetings, organizing shifts, training days, liaising with both clients, public and co-workers
• Modern communications sources employed to complete tasks, convey with team/production crew. (Email, Facebook, Skype, iChat, Twitter)
Learning
• Competent self-learning invested throughout 4 years of independent tertiary learning as well as a semester abroad.
• Effective problem solving skill sets in regards to academic, personal and social issues by defusing and solving by applying learning.
• Utilizing multiple mediums whilst researching, learning and producing degree’s assessment demands.
• Accepting and open to constructive criticism as well as new ideas as a writer and director in a creative environment (pre production, production).

Planning and organizing skills
• Awareness and ability to be meet task deadlines in a working environment (Relevant work experience with Lend Lease).
• Successful producing and organization of small films and audio productions and crewmembers for local media outlets and university deadlines, utilizing time for structuring and management to ensure complete of productions and other projected goals
• Successfully management of resources during studying abroad including budgeting, traveling and day-to-day operations with additional money handling skills from senior management roles.
• Foresight for planning for contingencies and ability to assist in problem solving, before and during all stages of production, class projects, including social obstacles

Education
Course Institution Status
Bachelor of Arts (Double Major: Media & Cinema Studies La Trobe University Completed 2011
Bachelor of Telecommunications Michigan State University Completed 2011, results:
- GPA – 3.15
VCE Wangaratta High School Completed 2007
University Activities: 2011 - Present
Alumni member of both; La Trobe University & Michigan State
Relevant Certificates/Qualifications
VET Multimedia Certificate 2 & 3
• Applied First Aid (Level 2)
• AUSTSWIM Teaching Licence
• Department of Justice – Working with Children Check
• VIC Roads – Full Victorian Driver Licence
Interests
• Meeting and building new relationships; personal and professional
• Writing and performing music in various bands
• Managing social media pages for various bands
• Sports enthusiast; AFL, NFL, NCAA, NHL
• Technologically/Social Media skilled
Referees:
Joel Buncle
• Cinematographer – Couch Media, Sept. 2009 – Nov. 2011
• Studio Manager – Wheelhouse Studios, Sept. 2009 – May. 2012
• Former President of DEAKIN TV
• M: 0409430025
• E: joel@buncle.org
Ugo Marchiori
• Project Manager – Project Management & Construction (Bovis Lend Lease)
• P: 0357438700
• M: 0408868340
• E: ugo.marchiori@lendlease.com

Franz White

• Incident Manager – IBM
• Former YMCA employee
• M: 0409405865