Andi Hazelwood
Phone: (619) 733-0418
Email: andi [at] andihazelwood.com

Objective: To find meaningful employment that utilizes my varied talents, positively contributes to the local community and fulfills my own needs and passions.

Areas of Skill and Experience: (click an area for more details, or continue reading for general resumé)

Abilities and Strengths:

• Responsible, reliable, professional and intelligent
• An effective communicator with the written and spoken word
• Excellent at prioritization, multi-tasking, organization, delegation and time management
• Experienced with working under tight deadlines
• Friendly and outgoing, with leadership and management skills
• Consistent and reliable when working independently or with a team
• A resourceful, fast learner and a patient, natural teacher
• A meticulous, entrepreneurial self-starter driven towards success

Employment History:

Aug 1999 – Present: Freelancer, multimedia projects, online. Responsibilities: Digital photography, photo restoration and image manipulation. Voiceover and audio production for radio, television, computer games, on hold messaging. Basic web site design and maintenance. Clients include media, corporations and private individuals. See www.AndiHazelwood.com. Supervisor: Self. Reason for leaving: haven't.

July 2009 - December 2009: Project/Marketing/Office Manager, SafeList Ventures, San Diego, California, USA. Responsibilities: Support development team in creation and promotion of SafeList website. Use Scrum and Agile project management methodologies to break larger project into a series of milestoned tasks. Track and manage tasks and bugs. Supervisor: Beaumont Muni, 1-801-995-9100 or email beaumont [at] beaumontmuni.com. Reason for leaving: to seek better opportunities elsewhere.

Jul 2007 – April 2009: Founder, SustainaBundy Inc., Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. Responsibilities: Raise awareness of oil depletion, climate change, relocalization, permaculture and other sustainability challenges and responses. See www.SustainaBundy.org. Supervisor: Self. Reason for leaving: to move back to the USA.

Jun 2004 – Feb 2008: Operations Manager, Post Carbon Institute, international. Responsibilities: Research sustainability issues. Conduct and edit audio interviews with authors, politicians and experts. Evaluate all external and internal audio, video, articles and transcripts and delegate responsibilities. Assist with upgrades and maintenance of all organization websites. Promote the relocalization concept throughout Australasia. Edit and layout monthly electronic newsletters. See www.PostCarbon.org. Supervisors: Mack Hardy, (604) 722 6225 or email mack [at] affinitybridge.com. Shelby Tay, (902) 412-3228 or email shelby.tay [at] gmail.com. Reason for leaving: to focus on local volunteer efforts.

Aug 2002 to Jun 2005: Commercial Production, Clear Channel Communications, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Responsibilities: Copy editing, voicing and producing radio commercials. Conduct workshops to train staff on new software programs. Assist with department management, coordination with sales, traffic, promotions and programming departments. Occasional corporate photography for event coverage and trade publications. Supervisor: Dave Savage, (404) 870-5012 or email davesavage [at] clearchannel.com. Reason for leaving: to move to Australia.

Jun 2001 to Feb 2002: Commercial Production, KFMB AM, FM & TV, San Diego, California. Responsibilities: Client recording sessions and account management, copy editing, voicing and producing radio commercials, development and maintenance of commercial delivery website. Train staff on new software programs. Department management, delegation, coordination with sales, traffic, programming and television departments. Supervisor: Roy Robertson, (858) 726 0382 or email roy [at] royrobertson.com. Reason for leaving: to move to Atlanta.

Aug 1993 to Jun 2001: Clear Channel Communications, San Diego, California. Responsibilities: Commercial production director for four stations, working with a team servicing a total of 11 San Diego radio stations daily. Creator, programmer and host for a weekly specialty radio show, morning show producer, programming assistant, production assistant, console operator, promotions/sales intern. Supervisor: Steve Asaro, (619) 250-4478 or email steveasaro [at] cox.net. Reason for leaving: to take advantage of better opportunities elsewhere.

1992 to 1994: Assistant Manager, Wherehouse Entertainment Inc, La Mesa, California. Responsibilities: customer service, selling music, videos, and accessories, renting movies, store maintenance and merchandising, inventory control, loss prevention, employee training and scheduling, customer issues management. Reason for leaving: to begin radio career.

Technical Skills:

Web: Hand code HTML, some Drupal, Joomla, Movable Type, cut and paste ASP, CGI, PHP, Javascript, well versed in Thunderbird, Internet Explorer, FTP, domain registration, renewal, transfer, hosting, DNS, contact changes, setting up POP email, strong internet research using Google and other online resources

Imaging/Graphics: Photoshop CS2, Bridge, Gimp, Picasa, ImageStyler, InDesign, Illustrator, Virtual Photographer, Focus Magic, Neat Image, Photomatix Pro, Panorama Factory, Aviary, Picnik, Flickr, SmugMug, PBase

Communication: IM including Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Skype, VOIP, email including Outlook, Thunderbird, Eudora, webmail, forums, social networking including MySpace, Facebook, Twitter

Audio: digital editing with Adobe Audition, Audacity, ADX, Audicy, broadcasting software and equipment such as Prophet Wizard, NexGen, mixing consoles, microphones, CD players, etc.

Office Administration and Support: Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Open Office, Acrobat, CRM, bug tracker and trouble ticket systems, word processing, data entry, scanning, copying, answering phones, directing calls, shipping and mailing, correspondence, travel arrangements, internet research

Advanced Windows 95/98/2000/XP user

Some PC hardware (A+) training

Education and Certifications:
Feb 2009: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104), Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Oct 2006: Permaculture Design Certificate, Eumundi, Queensland, Australia
2003: Successful completion of several 6 week courses at the Showcase School of Photography, Atlanta, Georgia: Photography 101 & 102, Digital 101, Portrait Photography, Basic Studio Photography
Jun 2002: Independent study of the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 1994: Associate of Science Degree in Telecommunications/Audio Emphasis, Grossmont College, El Cajon, California

Hobbies:
Learning rockabilly and rhythm & blues guitar and singing, digital photography and image manipulation, watching and learning martial arts, traveling, PC games, music and movies of all types, swing dancing, reading, collecting pin up art.

References:

• Alana White, State Projects Coordinator, Growcom: 011 41 0400 231 949 or 011 61 7 3620 3808
• James Stanfield, Manager, Waste & Recycling Services, Bundaberg Regional Council: 011 61 7 4130 4411 or email James.Stanfield [at] bundaberg.qld.gov.au