Personal Details
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24 October 1978
South African
inky@inky3d.com
021 674 1978
072 504 6382
English
Danish and Afrikaans, basic French
Proficiences
Creative:
3D Studio Max, Photoshop, AutoCAD, TurnTool Realtime Platform
Understanding of Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign
Technical:
Drupal, CSS, HTML, able to modify PHP and Javascript
Productive:
Outlook, MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Basecamp
Education
2007
Dale Carnegie Course – Effective Communications and Human Relations
2005 – 2008
Peer-to-Peer workshops and support groups for Entrepreneurs, gaining the tools and improving my skills as a business owner
2002
TrueMax, Copenhagen – 3D Graphics and Animation
2001
Copenhagen Production School, Copenhagen – Introduction to various media
2000 – 2001
Studieskolen, Copenhagen – School of Danish Language
1997 – 1999
Bachelor of Architectural Studies, University of Cape Town
1996
Matriculated from Herschel Girls School, Cape Town
Career History
May 2009 to Present
Freelancer
Cape Town
- Freelancing in conjunction with a colleague under the name Raido Interactive
- Creating custom-built websites based on the Drupal CMS and using HTML
- Logo design and branding for clients and ourselves
- 3D Graphics, realtime presentations and image compositing
- Designing kit for cycling teams
- Marketing via social networks for both my self and clients (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook)
Sept 2003 to April 2009
Inky3D
Copenhagen and Cape Town
Sole Proprietor
- Started as a freelancer and built up business to 3 full-time employees
- Produced 3D Models primarily for Architecture, presented in a realtime format and rendered still images
- Worked closely with companies in Denmark and Sweden
- Responsible for all aspects of running a business, such as client interaction, project procurement, financial and project management. Making sure my team met their deadlines and maintained a high quality of work.
- Created systems and processes to streamline the production of projects, documenting the process in a handbook
- Developed my skills in web design and other IT skills related to the realtime platform
- Gained extensive experience and business skills as a business owner
Jan 2003 to Aug 2003
PLOT Architects
Copenhagen
3D Artist
- Sole 3D Artist in the Architects’ office working in the design teams
- Produced 3D models and rendered images during the design process of current projects and numerous competitions, as well as presentation renderings for brochures and other print media
Oct 2000 to Dec 2002
Studying
Copenhagen
Jan 2000 to Sept 2000
Revel Fox & Partners
Cape Town
Architecture Student
- Assistant to Architects in the office, drawing plans, helping out wherever possible and site visits to the various projects
Related Interests
- Current Chairperson of the Committee governing the Haven Night Shelter in District Six
- Current Member of the Board of Management for the Haven Night Shelter Organisation
- Involved in the Committee for Club100CT and a member of the Ladies Cycling Team
- Keen cyclist and runner, regularly competing in road and off-road races. Have successfully completed three Cape Epic races
- I practice my writing skills on a personal sports blog aimed at inspiring others to get active
- My passion for creativity includes weekly ceramics classes and beadwork
- Great enjoyment of theatre and music
References
References can be supplied upon request