CV

30 Years of Experience

Education

1987
RMIT University

Bachelor of Applied Science (Cartography)

Experience

2022 - Present
Victorian National Parks Association

Publications Coordinator

  • Sourcing, developing, fact checking, editing, design, layout and print production for Park Watch and other key publications 
  • Development of strategies to increase partnership, advertising, distribution and subscription opportunities 
  • Working with campaign staff to ensure an accurate representation of VNPA’s position and appropriate messages and stories are incorporated within publications 
  • Working with fundraising staff to ensure appropriate donation forms, fundraising messages and stories are incorporated within publications 
  • Development of marketing and campaigns material, including reports, proposals, posters, flyers etc 
2022
Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership

Policy & Project Officer – ATWD Publications & Digital

Support and contribute to the delivery of the Australian Teacher Workforce Data (ATWD) Products and Data Access Strategy, including policy publications and a suite of digital data products, in order to provide easily accessible and visually compelling data to a diverse range of stakeholders.

2002 - 2022
National Tertiary Education Union

National Organiser, Publications

Publishing and production coordination (planning, development, budgeting, scheduling, writing, editing, copywriting, proofing, design, photography, layout, print and online management, distribution, archiving) of all communication and promotional materials including magazines, academic journals, booklets, brochures, e-newsletters, posters, memes, submissions, campaign materials, advertisements, banners, signs, stationery and merchandising.

Design, maintenance and development of national website, campaign websites and intranet using content management system, CSS, HTML and WordPress.

1995 - 2014
Beige Design

Designer / Business Manager

Design assistance, production, layout, editing, web design and print coordination for all forms of advertising and marketing materials, including books, program guides, flyers, posters, signage, merchandising, maps etc.

Invoicing, quoting, budgeting, accounts, tax and business development.

1992 - 2002
Lonely Planet Publications

Map Publishing Manager/Cartography Manager

Maintenance and development of mapping products and services, coordinated globally.

Development of business and marketing plans, identification of new business opportunities, preparing contracts and licensing agreements, developing budgets and ensuring they are met.

Supervision and management of senior cartographic and editorial staff. Assisting their professional development and monitoring their overall efficiency. 

Production management, supervision and scheduling of cartographic staff for new products, foreign rights, custom mapping and map licencing.

Development and maintenance of cartographic specifications for all products.

Layout, mapping, illustrations, cover and photographic section design for travel guides.

1990 - 1991
Sun Oil, London

Cartographer

Production of maps, charts and geological cross-sections for international mining operations, hand-drawn and using Autograph software.

1989
Fab Design, Firenze, Italy

Cartographer

Hand-drawn production of village tourist maps for Touring Club Italia.

1987 - 1989
Dept of Property & Services, Victoria

Drafting Officer

Reprographic production of topographic maps in the 1:1000,000 and 1:25,000 series.

Design and ground-truthing of new tourist-orientated products for The Grampians/Gariwerd and Wilson’s Promontory.

Updating cadastral plans, and compiling geodetic survey data.

Volunteer Experience

2004 - 2015
Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Co-Convenor, Publications Director

Complete redesign and ongoing production management of annual Program Guide and associated publications, advertising, signage, promotional materials and merchandise.

Redesign of website, including online ticketing system, & development of iPhone app.

Strategic development for marketing, advertising and promotional materials.

Management of Festival staff and the Board.

1999 - 2001
Midsumma Festival

Board Member / Publications & Internet Director

Development and coordination of publishing schedule and budget. 

Production management, layout and design assistance for annual guide, promotional postcards, brochures, advertising, banners, tickets, stickers and merchandising.

Production of maps for annual guide and special events.

Development and coordination of website.

Publishing & Design

Publication Design

100%

Layout

100%

Website Design

90%

Graphic Design

90%

Cartography

100%

Video Production

80%

Infographic Design

95%

Signage & Stationery

100%

Applications

Adobe In Design

100%

Adobe Illustrator

100%

Adobe Photoshop

95%

Adobe Acrobat Pro

100%

Adobe Dreamweaver

80%

Adobe Premiere Pro

85%

iMovie

90%

Microsoft Excel

90%

Microsoft Word

100%

Microsoft PowerPoint

95%

Microsoft Teams

100%

Sharepoint

90%

Writing & Editing

Editing

90%

Proofreading

100%

Academic referencing

100%

Copywriting

85%

Indexing

100%

Italian

50%

Online tools

Wordpress

95%

Custom CMS

90%

Action Network

90%

MailChimp

95%

HTML

85%

CSS

80%

WooCommerce

90%

Issuu

100%

Shorthand

85%

RISE / iMIS

75%

Personal & Management

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

100%

Strategic Management

%

Partnering & Co-creation

100%

Flexibility & Adaptability

100%

Communication Skills

100%

Staff Management

95%

Finance & Budgeting

100%

Contract Management

100%

Freelance Commissioning

100%