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<h1 class="name">Matt <span class="highlight">Cowley</span></h1>
<h2 class="occupation">
Community Platform Manager <span class="highlight">@ DigitalOcean 🦈</span>
<br />Maintainer of cdnjs.com <span class="highlight">@ Cloudflare ⛅️</span>
<br />Developer Relations <span class="highlight">@ js.org 📝</span>
<br />
<br />Open-source maintainer & avid supporter 💻
<br />
<br />Community Management, Website Design & Development, Software Engineering.
<br />Stage Management, Production Electrics, Lighting.
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<br /><small><i>(I encourage you to email me, I rarely answer phone calls)</i></small>
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<small>(45 minutes from London)</small>
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<li><a class="github" target="_blank" href="http://github.mattcowley.co.uk/">GitHub</a></li>
<li><a class="linkedin" target="_blank" href="http://linkedin.mattcowley.co.uk/">LinkedIn</a></li>
<li><a class="personal" target="_blank" href="http://mattcowley.co.uk/">mattcowley.co.uk</a></li>
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<li>Passion for building communities and ensuring they continue to thrive.</li>
<li>Large understanding of web design and development tools and technologies.</li>
<li>Powerful grasp of web and graphic design skills as well as general computing.</li>
<li>Good understanding of technical terminology, both theatre and networking.</li>
<li>Great experience working in shows and backstage as well as stressful situations.</li>
<li>Strong team player in group situations and experienced in leading and management.</li>
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<span class="normal highlight">Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe</span>
<br />
<small>(September 2012 – June 2019)</small>
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<p>
Achieved 9 in Maths with an A in Additional Maths (FSMQ), Computing, Physics & Geography at
GCSE. Additionally, gained an 8/6 in English Lit/Lang and a B in Biology, Chemistry, Art, French
& RS at GCSE.
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<p>
Achieved an A in Maths & Computer Science as well as a B in Business Studies at A Level.
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<p>Mark Oldknow</p>
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Artistic Director, Young Theatre
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<p>Andrew Balaam</p>
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Team Leader (SLST) & Teacher, Royal Grammar School
<br /><span class="highlight" data-atob>YWNiQHJnc2h3LmNvbQ==</span>
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<p>Ben Krebs</p>
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Professional Technical Manager
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<p>Luke Hashman</p>
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Former Station Controller, Blink FM, Wycombe Youth Action
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<li><a href="#latest">Latest</a></li>
<li><a href="#community">Community</a></li>
<li><a href="#development">Development</a></li>
<li><a href="#theatre">Theatre</a></li>
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A community manager with a passion for developing and supporting user groups.
A fast learning web designer and developer using HTML, CSS, SCSS and JavaScript on the frontend
with Node.js, PHP 5/7 and Python 3 (with basic knowledge of Ruby on Rails) powering the backend.
A keen understanding of version control and working effectively in large development teams.
Working with many clients and managing multiple development teams to get work done on time
whilst working directly with them as a member of the teams.
Additionally, a budding theatre technician who enjoys stage management as well as working in
electrics and lighting, getting involved with as much as possible and eager to help out.
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<span class="normal highlight">DigitalOcean</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">Community Platform Manager</span>
<br />
<small>(June 2019 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
Helping millions of developers easily build, test, manage, and scale applications of any
size - faster than ever before.
<br /><a href="https://digitalocean.com/" target="_blank">https://digitalocean.com/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Working with the engineering team for the Community platform to continually evolve
the feature-set provided ono the site to better the experience for our Community
users and internal teams using the website.
</li>
<li>Moderating the <a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/community/" target="_blank">
DigitalOcean Community</a> on a daily basis, handling any user reports as well as
the automated spam filter systems in place. Responding to any users who reach out
when their post is caught in the automated filters.
</li>
<li>Running our GitHub open-source outreach program, where I am responsible for reaching
out to new contributors on any of the <a href="https://github.com/digitalocean/"
target="_blank">DigitalOcean maintained
open-source repositories on GitHub</a>, thanking them for being involved with
our projects and sending them a swag pack as a gift for contributing.
</li>
<li>Working with the community management team to ensure the platform provides the
features they need to effectively work with our community and assisting them with
engaging on <a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions"
target="_blank">Community Questions and Answers</a>, as well as
improving processes for triaging feedback provided by our users.
</li>
</ul>
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<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">Project & Engineering Manager</span>
<br />for Community Tooling
<br />
<small>(July 2019 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Co-ordinating the <a href="https://github.com/do-community/" target="_blank">
open-source development of the Community tools</a> with the internal main Community
site application to eliminate any potential blockers and ensure ease of deployment.
</li>
<li>Responsible for assigning new tooling concepts to the Community tooling designers
and engineers, keeping track of progress and organising consistent check-up
meetings.
</li>
<li>Triaging any user-raised issues on the
<a href="https://github.com/do-community/" target="_blank">open-source GitHub
repositories</a> as well as handling code review for any pull requests to ensure
high code quality & future maintainability.
</li>
<li>Listening to external user feedback and internal voices to ensure the Community
tools we create meet any requirements provided.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section>
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">Hacktoberfest 2019</span>
<br />Social & Support
<br />
<small>(September 2019 – March 2020)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
Open source is changing the world – one pull request at a time.
<br /><a href="https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/" target="_blank">
https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Leading support for Hacktoberfest 2019, primarily though the Freshdesk service that
handles our email ticketing as well as through our Twitter account. Co-ordinating
with Kotis to hand-off any swag/shipping related enquiries to their team.
</li>
<li>Running the <a href="https://twitter.com/hacktoberfest" target="_blank">
Hacktoberfest Twitter account</a> and co-ordinating with the DigitalOcean social
team to ensure that any tweets are aligned correctly.
</li>
<li>Assisting the Hacktoberfest engineering team, from
<a href="https://raise.dev/" target="_blank">Raise.dev</a>, in the development of
the Hacktoberfest app and website.
</li>
<li>Working with the Hacktoberfest team from previous years as well as our swag
provider, <a href="https://kotisdesign.com/" target="_blank">Kotis</a>, to ensure
the FAQs that are presented on the website and up-to-date and informative for all
participants.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
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<div class="item">
<section>
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">Cloudflare</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">Maintainer of cdnjs</span>
<br />
<small>(March 2020 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
The #1 free and open source CDN built to make life easier for developers.
<br /><a href="https://cdnjs.com/" target="_blank">https://cdnjs.com/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Working on a contract with
<a href="https://cloudflare.com" target="_blank">Cloudflare</a> to help maintain and
moderate the core cdnjs CDN service, mainly focusing on the
<a href="https://github.com/cdnjs/cdnjs" target="_blank">core GitHub repository for
cdnjs</a>.
</li>
<li>Assisting external contributors wanting to add libraries to cdnjs by triaging and
responding to issues, as well as reviewing and merging submitted pull requests to
the <a href="https://github.com/cdnjs/cdnjs" target="_blank">main GitHub
repository</a>.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
<!-- cdnjs - october 2018 -->
<div class="item">
<section>
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">cdnjs</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">Community Manager</span>
<br />
<small>(October 2018 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
The #1 free and open source CDN built to make life easier for developers.
<br /><a href="https://cdnjs.com/" target="_blank">https://cdnjs.com/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>cdnjs is the #1 free & open-source front-end CDN service powered by Cloudflare which
is used by <a href="https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cd-cdnjs/all/all"
target="_blank">10.5% of all websites</a> worldwide, serving
<a href="https://github.com/cdnjs/cf-stats" target="_blank">almost 190 billion
requests a month</a> and has been the
<a href="https://w3techs.com/blog/entry/web_technologies_of_the_year_2018"
target="_blank">top W3Techs CDN for three years</a>.
</li>
<li>Working with <a href="https://cloudflare.com" target="_blank">Cloudflare</a> to
resolve issues on the CDN as well as securing new sponsorships with companies such
as <a href="https://statuspage.io" target="_blank">Atlassian Statuspage</a> for our
new <a href="https://status.cdnjs.com" target="_blank">status page</a>.
</li>
<li>Managing the <a href="https://twitter.com/cdnjs" target="_blank">cdnjs Twitter
account</a> (and <a href="https://twitter.com/cdnjsStatus" target="_blank">status
account</a>), providing support to those who ask questions and triaging issues to
be passed onto the maintainers.
</li>
<li>Working with the cdnjs team to build
<a href="https://github.com/cdnjs/new-docs" target="_blank">new documentation</a>,
<a href="https://github.com/cdnjs/brand" target="_blank">updated branding</a> and an
active community around the service through our
<a href="https://github.com/cdnjs/cdnjs" target="_blank">GitHub organisation</a>,
<a href="https://cdnjs.discourse.group" target="_blank">Discourse community</a> and
<a href="https://twitter.com/cdnjs" target="_blank">Twitter following</a>.
</li>
<li>Creating and moderating our <a href="https://cdnjs.discourse.group" target="_blank">
Discourse forum</a> to allow the community to interact with each other, get help on
development issues, suggest improvements to the service and to meet the cdnjs team.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End Latest -->
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<div class="block" id="community">
<h2>Experience - Community <a class="collapse">(Collapse)</a></h2>
<!-- js.org - october 2018 -->
<div class="item">
<section>
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">js.org</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">Developer Relations</span>
<br />
<small>(October 2018 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
JS.ORG - Dedicated to JavaScript and its awesome community since 2015.
<br /><a href="https://js.org/" target="_blank">https://js.org/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Directly responsible for reviewing all pull requests made by third-party developers
requesting their custom js.org subdomains on the
<a href="https://github.com/js-org/js.org" target="_blank">js.org GitHub
repository</a>.
</li>
<li>Working with the js.org team and external contributors to develop new PR review and
management systems through continuous integration (CI).
</li>
<li>Handling the annual cleanup of the js.org active file to ensure all subdomains are
valid, liaising with contributors on subdomains which have failed checks to resolve
any issues.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
<!-- jetbrains - april 2018 -->
<div class="item">
<section>
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">JetBrains Community</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">Community Manager<br />also, Developer</span>
<br />
<small>(April 2018 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
JetBrains Community is the unofficial community for all things JetBrains.
<!--<br/><a href="https://jetbrains-community.github.io/" target="_blank">https://jetbrains-community.github.io/</a>-->
</p>
<ul>
<li>Working with the team at JetBrains to create
<a href="https://github.com/JetBrains-Community/brand" target="_blank">unique
branding</a> for the community and to ensure that our operations align with
what they expect of a user group.
</li>
<li>Creating and manging a large <a href="https://discord.gg/dJK27sh" target="_blank">
Discord server</a> where the community is based as well as developing a
<a href="https://github.com/JetBrains-Community/discord" target="_blank">custom
Discord bot</a> to provide dedicated JetBrains information for users.
</li>
<li>Continually expanding the reach of the community not only on Discord but also
through the expanding network of
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SupremeDesigner/m/jetbrains_community/"
target="_blank">JetBrains Community subreddits</a>.
</li>
<li>Running the <a href="https://twitter.com/jetbrainscomm" target="_blank">community
Twitter account</a> to provide key JetBrains updates to followers whilst also
working to promote and build the community around JetBrains. Sharing interesting
information and links to our community locations online.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End Community -->
<!-- Divider -->
<div class="line">
<div class="line_left"></div>
<div class="left_circle"></div>
<div class="central_circle"></div>
<div class="right_circle"></div>
<div class="line_right"></div>
</div>
<!-- End Divider -->
<!-- Development -->
<div class="block" id="development">
<h2>Experience - Development <a class="collapse">(Collapse)</a></h2>
<!-- magiccap - may 2019 -->
<div class="item">
<section>
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">MagicCap</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">
UI/UX Developer
<small>(HTML, CSS, Javascript [Vanilla, Node & Electron])</small>
</span>
<br />
<small>(May 2019 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
An open-source, versatile image/GIF capture suite for Mac and Linux.
<br /><a href="https://magiccap.me" target="_blank">https://magiccap.me</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Helping to triage user-created issues (feedback, bug reports & help requests) on the
<a href="https://github.com/MagicCap/MagicCap" target="_blank">MagicCap public
GitHub repository</a>.
</li>
<li>Developing a new design for the main user interface within the software, overhauling
the existing views and controls to provide a far greater and easier user experience
within the app.
</li>
<li>Implementing new functionality into the software based on user feedback and
requests, such as the ability to capture the current clipboard or opening the
capture URL after uploading.
</li>
<li>Acting as an organisation administrator, reviewing new pull requests made to the
application source and reacting to any errors reported through the Sentry monitor
for the live application.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
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<div class="item">
<section>
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">BotBlock, Discord</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">
Project Manager
<small>(HTML, CSS, SASS, Javascript [Vanilla & Node])</small>
</span>
<br />
<small>(August 2018 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
A website and API service dedicated to Discord bot developers, making their lives
easier.
<br /><a href="https://botblock.org/" target="_blank">https://botblock.org/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Managing a new core developer and a team of open-source developers to engineer the
new site in Node.js as well as a collection of open-source libraries on GitHub.
</li>
<li>Linking into multiple existing APIs from other projects and sites to enable the
BotBlock site to communicate with them, a core part of the
<a href="https://botblock.org/api/docs" target="_blank">API service</a> provided.
</li>
<li>Working with team members from other projects related to BotBlock to coordinate a
successful product.
</li>
<li>Supporting third party developers
<a href="https://botblock.org/api/docs/libs" target="_blank">creating libraries</a>
to work with the project's API.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">
Lead Developer
<small>(HTML, CSS, SASS, Javascript, PHP)</small>
</span>
<br />
<small>(August 2018 – June 2019)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Developing the core website with a fully-fledged CMS system for moderators, using
vanilla PHP for the backend that hooks into the MySQL database.
</li>
<li>Creating and maintaining a fully functional JSON-based API service that interacts
with the website and forwards requests on to target sites from data stored within
the MySQL database.
</li>
<li>Integrating
<a href="https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/topics/oauth2" target="_blank">
Discord's OAuth2 system</a> to allow users to sign into the site, allowing
access to additional features and information.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
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<div class="item">
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">Rythm Bot, Discord</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">
Development Manager
<small>(Java / Python / HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP [Laravel])</small>
</span>
<br />
<small>(November 2017 – May 2018)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
The most popular Discord music bot, used by over a million communities.
<br /><a href="https://rythmbot.co/" target="_blank">https://rythmbot.co/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Responsible for the <a href="https://rythmbot.co" target="_blank">main homepage
site</a> and the <a href="https://web.rythmbot.co" target="_blank">web dashboard</a>
in design, development and maintenance.
</li>
<li>Coordinating all developers on the team working on the project and managing the
GitHub repositories (private) for all Rythm related projects.
</li>
<li>Development of utility bots to work alongside the core bot project including a large
self-service help desk bot.
</li>
<li>Providing live chat support in
<a href="https://rythmbot.co/support" target="_blank">Discord</a> for users of the
bot and helping them with issues alongside evaluating user feature requests.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">Technical Support Agent</span>
<br />
<small>(July 2017 – May 2018)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Using my technical knowledge of the system and bot to be able to provide live chat
support in the <a href="https://rythmbot.co/support" target="_blank">Discord
server</a> for users.
</li>
<li>Triaging issues reported and helping users to quickly resolve them alongside
evaluating any feature requests made.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">Python & Web Developer</span>
<br />
<small>(July 2017 – November 2017)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Working as part of a large development team for the project all with our own tasks
and projects.
</li>
<li>Providing assistance to the Java developers with secondary bots and other
development tools for the team and users written in Python.
</li>
<li>Designing and developing the front end of the
<a href="https://web.rythmbot.co/" target="_blank">user control panel</a> for the
bot, working with another developer responsible for the Laravel/PHP backend to
provide user interaction through JavaScript.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
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<div class="item">
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">Unreal Designs</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">
Website Design/Development Lead
<br />also, Business Manager
</span>
<br />
<small>(June 2012 – June 2019)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
A small online business creating website and graphic designs for clients.
<br /><a href="https://unreal-designs.co.uk/" target="_blank">
https://unreal-designs.co.uk/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Maintaining the company site and backend systems.</li>
<li>Designing most website design orders and assisting with graphic design orders.</li>
<li>Organising payment of the team and ensuring all team work is completed to a high
standard.
</li>
<li>Dealing with all emails to the company, such as quote requests, complaints and
general enquiries.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
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<div class="item">
<section>
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">Freelance & Own Projects</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">
Website Design/Development
<br />also, Graphic Design
<br />further, Software Engineering
</span>
<br />
<small>(January 2012 – <span class="present">Present</span>)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
<a href="https://mattcowley.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://mattcowley.co.uk/</a>
| <a href="http://github.mattcowley.co.uk/" target="_blank">
http://github.mattcowley.co.uk/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Working for a large number of different clients creating projects to their
specifications.
</li>
<li>Coordinating multiple projects and managing time allocation to them.</li>
<li>Liaising with other developers on client projects to ensure key parts come together
and work.
</li>
<li>Using multiple languages to ensure the dream of a project becomes reality without
issues.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End Development -->
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<div class="line_left"></div>
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<div class="central_circle"></div>
<div class="right_circle"></div>
<div class="line_right"></div>
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<div class="block" id="theatre">
<h2>Experience - Theatre <a class="collapse">(Collapse)</a></h2>
<!-- yt - feb 2014 -->
<div class="item">
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">Young Theatre</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">Chief In-House Electrician</span>
<br />
<small>(February 2014 – September 2019)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
A youth theatre group run by young people for young people.
<br /><a href="https://www.youngtheatre.org.uk/" target="_blank">
https://www.youngtheatre.org.uk/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Responsible for maintenance of all electrical equipment within the theatre
company.
</li>
<li>Responsible for wiring and checking any practical effects used.</li>
<li>Often the production electrician or responsible for stage electrics during company
productions.
</li>
<li>Assisting with training of new members in all aspects of lighting and electrics.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">Information Technology Officer</span>
<br />
<small>(September 2016 – September 2019)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Providing annual maintenance to all emails used by the production company and
ensuring everyone who requires an email account has one.
</li>
<li>Managing the shared Google Drive for the company, responsible for providing correct
access to all members of the committee.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">Theatre Technician</span>
<br />
<small>(February 2014 – September 2017)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Working on all company productions in a multitude of roles, often with
responsibility for other crew.
</li>
<li>Holding roles such as the stage manager, lighting operator, assistant stage manager,
deputy stage manager or sound operator.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
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<div class="item">
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">School Stage</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">
Installation Technician
<small>(Work experience)</small>
</span>
<br />
<small>(July 2017)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
An install specialist for lighting and sound equipment in schools.
<br /><a href="http://www.schoolstage.co.uk/" target="_blank">
http://www.schoolstage.co.uk/</a>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Assisting with the rigging and permanent installation of lighting fixtures.</li>
<li>Wiring custom cabling for both lighting control/power as well as for the sound and
data
installation.
</li>
<li>Running cable throughout the venue in a tidy fashion for control data and sound.
</li>
<li>Responsible for ensuring the work environment was both clean and tidy as well as
safe at
all times.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</div>
<!-- slst - sept 2014 -->
<div class="item">
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal highlight">Stage Lighting and Sound Team</span>
<br />
<span class="normal position">Team Leader</span>
<br />
<small>(September 2018 – June 2019)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
A team within the Royal Grammar School that runs and provides the technical services for
all school events as requested.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Day to day running of the services the team provides alongside maintenance of team
equipment.
</li>
<li>Teaching younger members of the team technical knowledge and expanding their current
understanding.
</li>
<li>Often responsible for the setup and operation of sound and lighting for school
concerts and other events.
</li>
<li>Liaising with staff and students about upcoming events and their technical
requirements from the team.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">Technical & Stage Manager</span>
<br />
<small>(March 2019)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Responsible for the co-ordination of all technical services during the school
production of West Side Story.
</li>
<li>Taking key notes at rehearsals for the production to ensure all props are
sourced as well as correct set.
</li>
<li>During performances, ensuring stage remains a safe environment at all times,
liaising with other departments to run the show and co-ordinating crew to move set.
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="past">
<blockquote>
<p>
<span class="normal position">Casual Technician</span>
<br />
<small>(September 2014 – September 2018)</small>
</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Assisting other members of the team with the running of assemblies and concerts.
</li>
<li>Providing lighting and sound services for events on the school site.</li>