Summary
- A techie creative
- Recently a creative practitioner, technical writer and LXD (Learning Experience Designer)
- Located in Coffs Harbour, Australia
- Worked in educational technology and the software industry in recent years
- Formerly an academic, artist and researcher
- An internationally award-winning media artist
- A pioneer in multiple digital areas
- 6+ years experience creating training products in different environments
- Excel at breaking complex technical information into simple steps
- Communicate capably in multiple formats, including text, graphics, animation and multimedia
- Graduated from university as a biochemist; worked in hospital labs before re-skilling in IT
- Postgraduate qualifications in animation, communication and media
- Most recently gained a Certificate III in Applied Fashion Design and Technology at TAFE
Selected Awards
New Media Arts Fellowship, Australia Council, 1999 - 2001
The inaugural Elektra Award for a woman with outstanding achievements in the area of new technology, Women in Film and Television (Australia), 1997
Postgraduate Research Award, UWS Nepean, 1992
For interactive works/films/videos
Finalist, Web Art, Drunken Boat's Inaugural PanLiterary Web Art Awards (USA) 2006Honourable Mention, trAce New Media Writing Competition, 2004 (UK)
Finalist, Competitive Program, Retina VII International Film & Video Festival, 2000 (Hungary)
Shared First Prize, Arts_Edge Multimedia Competition, 1998 (Australia)
Finalist, Competitive Exhibition, VIDEOBRASIL 98 (Brazil)
Finalist, International Competition, Videonale 8, 1998 (Germany)
Finalist CD-ROM competition, COMTECart '98 (Germany)
Finalist, National Digital Art Awards 1998, Institute of Modern Art (Australia)
Shared First Prize, Arts_Edge Multimedia Competition, 1998 (Australia)
Gold Medal and Award of Excellence in Personal/Group Titles, NewMedia Invision Awards, 1997 (USA)
Selection for the New Talent Pavilion, Milia 97 (France)
Finalist, Best Use of Sound, 97 ATOM Awards (Australia)
Finalist, Best Student Work, 97 AIMIA Awards (Australia)
Selected for An Eccentric Orbit, travelling exhibition of contemporary Australian electronic media art (USA)
Selected for 1984 SIGGRAPH Electronic Theatre (USA)
Grants
New Media Arts Fellowship, Australia Council, 1999
Australian Film Commission Marketing Grant, 1997
UTS Creative Activity, 1996
UWS Travelling Fellowship, 1995
UTS Internal Research Grant, 1994
ANAT (Australian Network For Art and Technology),1991
Australian Film Commission, Travel Grant,1990
Visual Arts/Crafts Board, Australia Council,1989
Production Assistance Grant, Film Victoria,1983
Employment
Learning Experience Designer 2022
Learning Manager 2016 - 2021
Consultant/Technical Writer 2015 - 2016
Adjunct Lecturer in Media Design 2015 - 2018
College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University
Lecturer in Media Design 2012 – 2015
School of Creative Arts [now closed], James Cook University
Web, interactive, graphic, publication and information design
involving HTML/CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Flash, etc
Freelance Designer/Artist/Programmer 2009 - 2011
communication and information design, desktop publishing,
Flash animation and programming, interactive and other creative works
Lecturer in Digital Media 2006 - 2008
School of Creative Arts [now closed], Melbourne University
Tutor 2008
School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University, Melbourne
Tutor 2005
School of Communication, Culture and Language, Victoria University
Director/Artist/Programmer 2002 - 2004
Lecturer/Tutor 2000 - 2002
Victoria University; Ballarat University; Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Melbourne
New Media Arts Fellow 1999 - 2001
Lecturer/Tutor 1998
Digital Media Studio, Metro Screen, Sydney
Tenured Lecturer 1990 - 1998
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Technology
Artist-in-residencies
Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville
New Media Arts Residency 2001
A combined Northern Territory University, 24HR Art & QANTM initiative
Exhibited, shared skills and experience with local new media artists, NTU art students and staff at NTU
Presented new media works to teachers and inmates as part of the “Ending Offending” Art Program at Berrimah Jail
Separate workshop at the Dondale Youth Detention facility
Emphasis in both workshops was developing opportunities for creatives
Women, Art and Technology 1989
The Performance Space, Sydney
Collections
Artbank, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, university libraries and new media archives of various national and international institutions, including the Australian Centre for Moving Image lending collection and many private collections.
Education
Certificate III in Applied Fashion Design and Technology
TAFE, 2023
Doctor of Philosophy (Communication, Design and Media)
University of Western Sydney, 2004
Graduate Diploma (Applied Film and TV)
Swinburne Institute of Technology, 1983
[3D computer animation]
In-house analyst/programmer training
Burroughs Corporation [now UNISYS], 1979-81
Master of Science (prelim.)
Sydney University, 1977 [the equivalent of Honours]
Bachelor of Science
Melbourne University, 1972-1974
Employment pre 1990
Lecturer/Tutor 1989
College of Fine Arts, Sydney, Digital Media Studio, Metro Screen, Sydney
3D Computer Animator 1989
XYZap Productions, Sydney
Programmer/Artist/Designer 1987 - 1988
Integrated Arts, Kilcare, NSW
3D Computer Animator/Designer 1986 - 1987
Video Paint Brush Co, Sydney [now Animal Logic]
3D Computer Animator/Technical Director 1984 - 1986
Cranston/Csuri Productions, Columbus, USA
Consultant Systems Analyst/Programmer 1982 - 1983
Armstrong/Nylex Pty Ltd., Melbourne
Systems Engineer 1979 - 1982
Burroughs Corporation, Melbourne [now Unisys]
Clinical and Research Biochemist 1978 - 1979
Endocrinology Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
Clinical Biochemist 1976
Luzmila Hospital, Amman, Jordan
Clinical Biochemist 1975 - 1976
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne