Curriculum Vitae – Jason Lamb
Information:
Name: Jason Lamb
Website: http://www.thetestproject.com
Email: jason@thetestproject.com
Education:
McMaster University: 2010 – Combined Honour Multimedia/Theatre & Film Studies
Sherwood Secondary: 2006 – Honours Highschool Diploma
Work:
Web Editor – The Silhouette
December 2007 to April 2010
Web Editor for McMaster Universities newspaper
Originally charged with the task of creating a website for the student newspaper as one hadn’t been in operation for several years
Designed and implemented website for the newspaper
Weekly tasks of web management
Uploading of articles and media
Fixing bugs
Author and comment mediation
Teaching Assistant – McMaster University
May 2008 to December 2009
MMedia 1A03 – Multimedia and Digital Society
September 2009 thru December 2009 (Dr. Stéfan Sinclair)
January 2009 thru April 2009 (Dr. Lori Shyba)
MMedia 1B03 – The Digital Image
May 2009 thru June 2009 (Dr. Andrew Mactavish)
September 2008 thru December 2008 (Prof. Robert Hamilton)
May 2008 thru June 2008 (Prof. Robert Hamilton)
Taught lessons on web design and photo manipulation to approximately 50 students per class
Graded assignments and prepared weekly lesson plans
Held office hours for student support
Attended numerous lectures and meetings
Web Design – McMaster Political Science Department
June 2008 to October 2008
Redesigned the Political Science Department’s website for McMaster University in accordance to McMaster design standards
Blackbox Fire – Emerging Artist Series
February 2008 to May 2008
Wrote and Directed a play for Black Box Fire’s “Emerging Artist Series”
In charge of set and lighting design
Honorarium
Blockbuster Entertainment
February 2005 to December 2007
Customer Service, stock processing
Community Involvement:
Vice President – McMaster Digital Games Group
April 2009 to April 2010
Responsible for planning and running of monthly and weekly gaming events
Recruited 100+ members in the month of September
Web Design – Casket Cases
September 2009
Designed a website for the McMaster Theatrical Production of “Casket Cases”
Set Construction – “Footloose”
June 2009
Put on by the McMaster Musical Theatre team
Part of team constructing the set for the play
Treasurer – McMaster Humanities Society
April 2007 to April 2009
In charge of budgeting for the year
Design of posters and promotional material
In charge of running “Welcome Week” for first year Humanities Students
Delegation of funds to McMaster University clubs
Running of social events such as formals, film festival, art festival, etc.
Media Design – Eurydice
September 2008 to December 2008
Designed multimedia elements for the stage play “Eurydice” as part of my class at McMaster University
Use of After Effects to create special effects such as rain, etc. for the play
Spotlight Operator/Set Construction – Six Women With Brain Death
July 2008
Part of the McMaster Summer Drama Festival
Operated the spotlight during the production of Six Women with Brain Death
Member of a team in charge of set construction for the show
Multimedia Operator – McMaster Universities “Lion in the Streets”
February 2008
In charge of media projection during the play “Lion in the Streets”
Use of media projection systems
Lighting Operator – Black Box Fire’s “Stop Kiss”
February 2007
In charge of lighting operation during the play “Stop Kiss”
Use of a lighting board for operation
Student Council President – Sherwood Secondary School
June 2005 thru June 2006
Grants and Scholarships
Karan Barker Memorial Scholarship
2006
Pepsi Scholarship Award
2006
Awards and Honours:
Sherwood Secondary President’s Award
June 2006
Awarded to the president of the Student Council at graduation
Time Magazine Person of the Year
2006
Adjudicator’s Award – Sears Drama Festival
April 2006
Best Student Written Award – Sears Drama Festival
April 2006
City of Hamilton Art’s Award
December 2005
Student Recognition Certificate for accomplishments in visual and theatre arts
Technical Skills:
Knowledge of Windows, Mac OS and Linux
Ability to install operating systems from scratch
Ability to reformat computer systems
Ability to build computers/install hardware in computer systems
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Apple’s iWork, OpenOffice and GoogleDocs
Ability to write HTML and CSS and edit PHP and Java script
Knowledge of MYSQL databases and FTP clients
Knowledge of web content management systems
Wordpress, Moodle, Joomla, Drupal, Blackboard
Extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suites 3 & 4
After Effects, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator
Extensive experience with Final Cut Studio
Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Soundtrack Pro
Extensive knowledge of Apple’s Garageband software
Analog/Digital Still and Motion Camera experience
Ability to develop film in a darkroom
Experience with video switchers, video tape recorder units and video projection systems
Experience with analog to digital video and audio convertors
Experience with lighting control consoles and spotlight operation
Experience with audio systems and public address systems
Additional Skills:
Ability to play Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboard/Piano, Accordion and Recorder to various degrees
Excellent leadership, teamwork and time management skills
References:
Available upon request
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