cath cocker

26 January 2009

Cath Cocker
109/421 Queen St
Auckland

Ph: (09)3685755
(027) 4585671

my interests are: music, reading, writing, viewing art, sewing, tivaevae, designing, talking, singing

Key skills:

Demonstrated Competencies

Skills developed from previous employment including:

Event Management
Experienced Event Manager and Co-ordinator
Personal Assistant duties
Budget and Financial Management
Hiring training, co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation of staff and performers
Vehicle liaison, co-ordination and operation
Site management
Site and stage crew
Stage building- pack in and out
Loading and unloading
Design and manufacture of costumes and props
Technical management
Sound crew support
Lighting crew support
Crew supervision and support
Theatre crew
Film extra
Acting and performing - music and singing

Communication
Excellent written, verbal, numerical and listening skills
Communicating with people from varied ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
Computer literate
MS Word
MS Excel
Internet and Email

Relationship Management
Ensuring all stakeholders expectations are met or exceeded

Team
Contributing to productive teams in a variety of workplace environments

Time Management
Ability to prioritise duties, multi-task and work to set targets and timeframes
Experienced in rostered and shift work

Education history:

OSH
Knowledge of workplace OSH regulations
Employment History

School Certificate (Maths,English,Science)
University Entrance (English, History and Art History),Sixth Form Certificate
New Skills for Women: Basic Carpentry and Basic Metalworking
English:Writing and Theory, Massey University
Argument and Reason, Auckland University
Bowerman School of Design: Garment Design and Construction
New Zealand Institute of Fashion Technology:
Sewing Career Skills,
Patternmaking Skills
Prema Ayurveda:1,2,3,4,massage,and councilling skills

classical singing lessons with Robyn Hill

Formal qualifications:

Vocational Training
John Boltons Whangarei All Human Circus
People in Parks(games team)
Hands On My Own Events

Work history:

I am seeking offers of full-time Event Management or Co-ordination roles. I have extensive skills and experience in Events work along with well-developed Artist skills, and I am open to offers of positions where my skills, maturity and experience would be considered useful or transferable.
I am also looking to organising private events with the advantage of having a huge range of different kinds of pergformers on my lists. Rangin from singer/songwriters, bands dj`s, classical trio`s, to drag performers and stand up comedians .

Creative achievements:

Events worked on include:

the Siren Song Fashion Show (North Shore Hero festival)
Gossip:Women Performing the Arts (one and a half years,multi-media)
Another Night of Effervescence (multi-media)
The Cowgirl Night (themed,band)
The Death of Elvis (themed,band)
King Drag the First, Second, Third and Fourth, Aucklands Annual Drag King Competition
The Wild Wild West (themed with Live Performance)
Go Girl (stage manager)
The Big Gay Out (band played)
Events Co-ordinator Auckland Pride Centre

References:

referees on request

Contact details:

cath@nzvisionz.com

Submitted by Cath Cocker on Mon, 26/01/2009 - 1:00pm.