Resumé – Brett Cropley
Contact Details
| Name:
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Brett Cropley |
| Address:
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28 Kent Street
Richmond Vic 3121
Australia |
| Email Address:
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brett@allmedia.com.au |
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Employment History |
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Brett Cropley All
Media
| Date: |
March 2002 - Present |
| Position/Title: |
Interactive Multimedia Designer;
Web site design/administration; DVD authoring & mastering.
Utilising tools including: |
• Dreamweaver
• Director
• Flash
• Fireworks
• Photoshop
• Illustrator |
• PHP
• ASP
• mySQL
• XML
• CSS
• VBScript
• JavaScript |
• Access DB
• Final Cut Pro
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Encore
• Pro Tools
• Sound Forge |
| Clients/ Projects: |
• Department of Human Services
(VIC) - Juvenile Justice - online training
• Mazda - touch screen kiosk for motor shows and dealerships
• City of Greater Dandenong – CD ROM - Youth Project
• Ollie Saves the Planet & Ollie's Island - CD ROM projects – Sustain
Ability International
•
Buzzcuts -
Express Media - cgi/DB driven review site
• Explore Australia Traveller – Penguin Australia
• www.gregmalouf.com – Website
redesign (John Willett & Assoc.)
• Cadbury – www.cadbury.com.au & www.cottees.com.au (John
Willett & Assoc.)
• Royal Life Saving Association of Australia – www.wetnwise.com (John
Willett & Assoc.)
• apStream/MMG Interactive – Training provision
to local government (Melbourne City Council, Cardinia Shire)
in streaming technologies
• Short Trips/Fitzroy Shorts – monthly short film
night – website maintenance – www.fitzroyshorts.com
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Streamcom/IT
Technology – Windsor, Victoria
| Date: |
October 2000 - March 2002 |
| Position/Title: |
Senior Streaming Engineer/Digital Media Production
Engineer |
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
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• Operating live webcasts for major corporate
clients
• Configuration of networks/systems for each event
• Live delivery of media in QuickTime, Windows Media Format and RealPlayer
formats
• Optimisation and encoding of media content for on-demand
streaming
• Configured and maintained 24 hour live streaming for 3RRR
FM – delivered in RealAudio format – generating 10,000
hits per month
• Web server usage report generation using WebTrends
• Management of junior streaming engineers
• Office network/systems configuration/support over Unix/NT/Mac platforms
• Client management
• Capturing video content from wide range of media - PAL/NTSC, MiniDV,
BetacamSP, DV Cam, VHS
• Video editing
• Optimised encoding for web delivery, achieving smooth, full-screen delivery
over broadband connection
• Media Management
• HTML design/production
• Flash development
• Director development
• Clients including:
· Cinemedia
· Fosters Brewing Group
· WMC
· Fauldings
· James Hardie
· Museum of Victoria
· National Australia Bank
· CEO Online
· Associated Press Television News
· Global Fashion Village
• Total websites developed
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Brett Cropley All
Media
| Date: |
November 1997 - October 2000 |
| Position/Title: |
Interactive Multimedia Designer |
Responsibilities/
Achievements: |
Interactive designer utilising
tools including: |
• Authorware
• Director
• Flash
• Visual Interdev |
• VBScript
• JavaScript
• Avid edit suite
• Media100 edit suite |
| For clients such as: |
• Coles Myer Ltd
· Computer based training for New Stores Environment – programming,
voiceovers, installation to test labs – for Coles
Supermarkets, Myer Grace Bros, Kmart
· My Car internet kiosk
· Results live webcasts
· Analyst briefing live webcasts
• Scienceworks ( Museum of Victoria)
· Star Trek
· Staying Alive
· T-REX
· Weather forecasting video interactive
· Information kiosks
Visual Purple (Neo Purple)
· Ansell Infectious Diseases CD-ROM
· aXcess Car
· Mobil 1
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• Monash University (Materials
Engineering Dept)
· Distance education website
• Global Vision
· Our Gig
· One Destiny
· Explore Australia
· Math-O-Mat
• inMotion Multimedia
• MediaSoft
• Champney Interactive
• Victorian Cricket Association |
Two-Can Publishing – London,
UK
| Date: |
June 1995 - November 1997 |
| Position/Title: |
Programming Director |
Responsibilities/
Achievements: |
Department head, responsible for four multimedia
programmers working on two products:
• Electronic Young Telegraph (Daily Telegraph
(UK)) - A monthly subscription based multimedia product
for kids 8-12, delivered monthly on disk. My role ranged
right from creative conception to duplication/distribution
management with a strong hands-on programming emphasis
in Macromedia Authorware. The product was developed in
monthly cycles within hard deadline conditions. Subscriptions
grew from 4000 to 12000 during my time there.
• Interfact (World Book (USA) / Two-Can Publishing (UK) Co-production)
- This product consisted of a series of books with cover-mounted disks. Targeted
at kids 7-14, this was an educational title covering topics including Rainforests,
Ancient Egyptians, Ancient Romans, the Solar System and Oceans. The series was
produced in a number of languages. I was involved from creative conception to
distribution management with emphasis on hands-on programming as well as being
responsible for implementation of translation changes to the applications by
four programmers, with strict version control. The product was released in countries
including UK, USA, Germany and Argentina.
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Film Buffs’ Forecast – 3RRR
FM – Fitzroy, Victoria
| Date: |
August 1998 - March 2005 |
| Position/Title: |
Producer/co-host |
Responsibilities/
Achievements: |
Produce/co-host weekly radio show with Paul
Harris, focussing on films, with interviews with actors, directors
and all types of filmmakers, film reviews and covering all
sorts of film events in Victoria. As producer, I operate the
panel live in the studio and operate audio recording equipment
for interviews on location. I ensure high sound quality and
direct timings of interviews during the show, while cueing/playing
music tracks, sponsorship announcements and pre-recorded interviews. |
3RRR FM – Fitzroy,
Victoria
| Date: |
May 1994 - Present |
| Position/Title: |
Producer/Presenter |
Responsibilities/
Achievements: |
Voice/production/delivery of RRR Gig Guide – airs
Wednesday to Sunday nights
Radio show fill presenter - programme
and present music based radio shows |
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Skill Summary |
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| Non Technical Skills: |
Client management, Project management,
Staff management, Sub-contractor management, Application (Authorware)
training provider, Very close attention to detail. |
| Computer Skills: |
Advanced experience in: |
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
MX 2004
• Macromedia Flash MX 2004
• Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004
• Macromedia Director MX 2004
• Macromedia Authorware
• HTML
• XML
• CSS
• PHP
• MySQL database
• Apache web server
• IIS
• ASP
• VB Script
• JavaScript
• ODBC
• CD/DVD Optimization/Mastering – multi platform
• Macintosh – System 7-9.2
• MS Windows – 3.x, 9x, NT, 2000, XP
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Macromedia Freehand
• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word
• Adobe Acrobat
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• Streaming Media
 · Sorensen
Broadcaster
· QuickTime Pro
· Discreet Cleaner
· Windows Media Encoder
· RealProducer
• Video production
· Adobe Premiere
· Adobe After Effects
· Adobe Encore
· Final Cut Pro
· Avid edit suite
· Media100
· Sonic Foundry Vegas Video
· Cinematography
• Audio production
· Sound
Forge
· Pro Tools
· Sound Edit 16
· Cool Edit Pro
· Fast Edit
· Live mixing
• Music/Soundtrack production
· Sonic
Foundry Acid Pro
· Rebirth
· Fruity Loops Pro
• Voiceover talent
• Sound Recordist
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| Proficient in: |
• WebTrends
• Network administration
• ISDN
• TCP/IP
• MS DOS
• Linux
• Cold Fusion
• Quark Express
• Cisco Routers |
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Awards |
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• ATOM award - Best Educational Title (Our Gig)
• Festival Director's Choice Award – 2002 Melbourne Fringe Festival – Whodunnit?
radio play series – audio tech
• Best Innovative New Program/Segment Idea Award – Community Broadcasting
Association of Australia– Whodunnit? series 2 – audio tech |
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Professional Development |
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| Conferences:
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• RealNetworks Conference – May
1998
San Francisco, CA, USA
Conference on Real technology, covering topics such as new RealPlayer
production tools, broadband streaming delivery and plans for new
development.
• Macromedia UCON – June 1998
San Francisco, CA, USA
Covering advanced creation techniques in all Macromedia products
with special emphasis on multimedia, computer based training and
data driven learning applications.
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Other Information |
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Owner/Administrator/Designer of Film Buffs' Forecast
mail list
(800+ subscribers)
and web site www.filmbuffs.net
3RRR
FM Volunteers’ Representative
Board Member/Director – Triple
R Broadcasters P/L
DJ – Hubcap, Richmond; Night Cat,
Fitzroy
Audio tech/operator – Whodunnit series 1, 2 & 3 – 2002/03/04
Melbourne Fringe Festivals
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