Gavin Botica

Please note: You can view this resume online at 'http://www.gbot.info'.

To whom it may concern…

Hi, my name is Gavin Botica. I have recently returned to New Zealand after many years in Sydney. I am currently seeking freelance contract work in front-end website development or website production.

I have extensive experience in all aspects of website design and development having worked in government, corporate and small business environments. I can work to tight deadlines and deliver to specification.

I have been operating my own freelance business in Sydney for seven years – which I believe makes me an ideal candidate for short-term business critical projects where a trustworthy, reliable and broadly skilled developer is required.

I've been producing, maintaining and managing websites for eight years.

Efforts to put myself into a single classification have proven difficult. My passion is front-end web development to web standards, but I also have a keen interest in server-side development. I have a great eye for design, proficiency in many desktop applications and lots of experience in multimedia production, video editing/encoding, sound-for-picture and music.

I am creative, confident and a very fast learner. I am motivated and proactive. I think fast … and I work smart. I am organised and methodical with excellent analytical abilities. I am known for my meticulous attention to detail.

In early 2000 I trained in web design at Sydney's Computer Graphics College (now part of the SAE Group) while working as producer for one of Australia's largest online stores at the time, eStore. Later I worked as web master and technical support for publishing firm Investor Info before starting with the NSW Department of Education and Training.

At this time I also started doing freelance work under the name 'Stomp Box'. My clients came from the marketing, fashion, recruitment, creative and architectural industries.

I hope that you find all the information you need - if you require anything further - please contact me: gbotica@gmail.com, or phone +64 21 851 302.

Sincerely

Gavin Botica

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2001 – Present

Freelance

Website developer

As a freelancer under the business name 'Stomp Box', I provide my clients with website development, email marketing, hosting and consultation services.

Freelance work has given me great experience with project planning and management, project development, consultation, proposals, documentation and client support.

2001 – 2007

NSW Department of Education and Training

Corporate Communications Directorate.
Sydney, Australia.
Website producer / designer

Working primarily in the TAFE NSW marketing team I was responsible for on going management of several internet and intranet sites; in addition to planning, design and development of new websites, email campaigns, mini-sites, Flash interactive applications and Flash banners, content management, ad campaign creative and production, SEO, code optimisation, video editing and web publishing. Also occasionally included some desktop publishing, graphic design, training and technical consultation.

DET NSW is a very large organisation with many stakeholders and many legacy systems and processes undergoing a multi-year modernisation. During my time there I successfully implemented many initiatives, including:

• Two complete re-designs of the central website
• Web search marketing
• Online advertising and promotions
• Accessibility compliance
• Direct email marketing
• Usability testing and site review
• Multimedia and distributed content
• Improved statistics and reporting

2001 – 2002

Crash Productions

Sydney, Australia.
Website producer / developer

As producer and developer for Crash I was responsible for all aspects of the project cycle from receiving project briefs and delivering proposals, to project planning, liaison with third party contractors and service providers, testing, QA and client support.

• Web project producer
• HTML/ CSS, ColdFusion, some ASP
• Project management and planning
• Client support
• Sites included: cebit.com.au, freedomkitchens.com.au, hannoverfairs.com.au

January 2001 – April 2001

Investor Info

Sydney, Australia.
Webmaster

Investor Info is a publisher of investment news and editorial through hard-copy magazines, online newsletter subscriptions and websites. They also offer an exclusive online investment management system.

• Content management and production for 3 websites
• Technical support of in-house network. Mac & Windows
• Some network and server administration

October 2000 – January 2001

eStore

Sydney, Australia.
Producer

In 2000, eStore was once of Australia's largest on-line retailers. As producer I was responsible for supervision of the web production team. This included web and graphics production, staff roster, task assignment, training and reporting to management. I also was responsible for liaising with our service providers and over-seeing development of the website.

• eStore website producer
• Implemented many usability improvements to the website (both front-end and back-end)
• Management of production team
• Training

1996 – 2000

York Street Recording Studios

Studio 3 – Mastering.
Auckland, New Zealand.
Mastering and post-production engineer

I was invited to join York Street Recording Studios, working in the new Studio 3 – Mastering. New Zealand's first dedicated music post-production and direct-to-CDR pre-mastering studio. Initially second-engineer, I later took sole charge of Studio 3 as it grew to be the busiest mastering studio in the country.

During my time at York Street I edited and mastered dozens of chart success and award-winning albums and singles for music artists such as: Greg Johnson, Stellar*, Bic Runga, Strawpeople, Salmonella Dub, The Mutton Birds, Che Fu, Dave Dobbyn, Dimmer and many more.

• Manager, 'York Street Studio 3 – Mastering' (from 1998)
• CD pre-mastering engineer
• Digital audio specialist
• Recording, editing and mixing for music, radio, TV and film projects

1995 – 1996

Link Audio

Auckland, New Zealand.
Assistant production engineer

Assist and engineer audio productions for television, radio and short-film. Also some music demos and production.

1991 – 1993

Electric Factory

Auckland, New Zealand.
Administration manager

Electric Factory is one of NZ's largest importers and distributors of musical instruments, recording and production equipment. During my time here I learnt much about business management, sales, marketing and customer relations.

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Please feel free to contact me at any time:

Email: gbotica@gmail.com

Phone: +64 21 851 302

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