personal:

key skills:

These can be broadly divided into three categories, as follows:

• Digital audio and video - combining skills and experience from both computing and recording
• Internet – web sitebuilding design, development, construction and maintenance
• Graphics, multimedia programming and technical problem-solving

I continue to build on the wide range of skills I gained in my Degree and in the time both before and since. I have worked extensively in the creative as well as the technical fields, and feel equally comfortable in both. I am a motivated self-starter, and acquire new concepts fast.

I have a strong eye for detail and accuracy, and appreciate the importance of cohesive group work, especially in the light of the success of my study team at University, and in every project since.

I am currently honing my DVD authoring techniques, and I seek fresh challenges in a stimulating and dynamic, creative new media work environment.

education:

main courses:

My skills were focused in the communications and real-world design. In addition I was responsible for establishing the working team of which I was a member. This group achieved top marks in the year for two consecutive years. My final year project was an Apple Mac multimedia presentation on the history of classical music for children.

I achieved distinction in 7 modules, including technology and communications.

short courses:

Dreamweaver MX & Advanced Dreamweaver MX
BBC Training

DVD Authoring using Sonic Creator (3 days)
Video Engineering & Training (V.E.T.) Ltd.

Avid MCXpress for Windows NT
Video Engineering & Training (V.E.T.) Ltd.

employment:

Web Assistant
BBC Recruitment Online
London W1

www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/

Responsible for daily maintenance and upkeep of two busy internet and intranet sites. I am also very involved in development of the sites, as well as advising on recruitment accessibility issues.

June 2000 -
April 2001

www.bbc.co.uk/radio3
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4

Responsible for daily updating of time-dependent web pages and Real media content.

www.rnib.org.uk

Responsible for web page construction and editing of existing pages on this large site. Work required a significant degree of self-starting as well as teamwork.

www.guardian.co.uk

I was a member of the original sitebuilding team, and have been involved with the creation and launch of seven major sites under the "unlimited" umbrella. This process has involved developing pages using StoryServer, SQLPlus, Tcl, Javascript, cgi, HTML and custom-built tools built around StoryServer templates and a proprietary sitebuilding production process. I was also involved in graphics production for the project.

Recent projects include DVD authoring training; working as digital image and audio editor on the acclaimed CD-ROM 'Le Corbusier – Architecte Artiste' for Infinitum Publications; soundtrack and Director presentation commissions for V.E.T. Ltd.; and websites for a small London charity and Japanese musician and composer Isao Tomita. I have also produced a number of highly regarded websites about analogue music synthesisers.

Multimedia trainer on Avid Media Composer (Mac) & MCXpress (Windows NT)
Video Engineering & Training (V.E.T.) Ltd.

www.vet.co.uk

I helped plan non-linear editing courses in collaboration with the training director; taught the courses to film students.

Deputising for Manager; assisting and selling to the public;
stocktaking; handling money; staff rota; working on my own

Recording and mixing music tracks

Recording and mixing music tracks

Recording and mixing music tracks

software skills:

Dreamweaver
Frontpage
Homesite
BBEdit

Photoshop
Flash
Fireworks

Final Cut Pro
Adobe Premiere
Avid Media Composer
Sonic DVD Creator / Fusion
DVD Studio Pro

Illustrator
QuarkXPress

Acrobat (full suite)
DeBabelizer

I use a high-spec Apple Mac G4 for remote working and on which I also compose and produce music in my own digital recording system, using analogue and digital equipment.

Download a copy of my cv in pdf format

other interests:

Benjamin Ward
april 2003