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Contact Mob: 0435 017 212 Ph: (02) 6258 9332 W: http://users.tpg.com.au/hasquare - Online Lessons: English, Math, Other. Qualifications Masters of Internet Communication, Bachelor of Science, Certificate IV – Workplace Training and Assessment, Canberra Institute of Technology Current Positions Gallery Assistant – Questacon
Most Recent Contract I.T. Exhibitions - Questacon Travel Licence – Class C Passport - Y Australian Citizen |
Personal Strengths
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Well developed communication, interpersonal
skills, instructional and customer service skills;
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Ability to explain
complex concepts in simple, understandable language. · Broad picture focus, enabling me to see the larger picture, enabling me to explain science concepts in simple language, and fit them into the larger context of the real world. · Translate clients I.T. needs into a working system. Key Skills and Experience
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Trainer - Over 10 years
experience · Design & deliver many Face to Face Lessons – See below for details.
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Questacon Finance Spreadsheets - Design and revise multiple, tabbed, linked finance spreadsheets that track contractor hours and rates. · Questacon Water Exhibition
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- Interactive ‘Water’ exhibit at Questacon – touch screens. · Questacon Perception Exhibition - Interactive ‘Perception’ exhibit at
Questacon. Touch Screens.
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Questacon QES Maintenance
System Database · Many years programming experience, including Webmaster experience. Expertise in design, development, analysis, programming, testing and implementation of software systems. Experienced in PC Assembly, Database development and data migration. Extensive experience and knowledge of Microsoft Access. · Fully conversant with Data Analysis and Design techniques – including Data Normalisation, Data Dictionaries, HIPO, Data Oriented and Procedure Oriented Design and Structured Programming Methodology. |
Career Profile – Training Courses Designed and Delivered
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Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC)
MS Access - designed and delivered (including Training Needs Analysis – TNA)
custom course to DIAC staff, concentrating on Access SQL;
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South African Embassy
Designed (inc. TNA) and presented customised DHTML, Dreamweaver and Web Design Course;
Designed (inc. TNA) and presented customised IT course
to Embassy staff, covered Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Internet, and Email.
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Online course – ‘Perimeters and Areas’
Designed (inc. TNA) and constructed online, interactive, course of 6 lessons
introducing perimeters and areas to high school students. I also created the
content for lessons 4, 5, and 6, and designed the screen layouts for ease of use
by students. Hosted on my web site: http://users.tpg.com.au/hasquare;
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Online Course – ‘Emma’
Constructed the online, interactive, course of 6
lessons on the novel ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen,
by request for two post graduate University of Canberra students. I also
designed the screen layouts designed for ease of use by students. Hosted on my
web site: http://users.tpg.com.au/hasquare;
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Canberra Furnished Accommodation – Custom courses in Word, Excel
Design (inc. TNA) and presented customised course
in Word, Excel and general I.T. skills to staff. Included 1 on 1 training;
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Designed (inc. TNA) and presented customised course
in Word, Excel and ‘Introduction to Windows’ to the public. Numbers varied from
15 to 2 students;
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MS Excel, Word, Access, Windows Introduction, and PC Extras
(Moviemaker) - CIT Solutions.
Designed (inc. TNA) and delivered custom courses to
the public – covered basics and some advanced features;
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MS Access - ANU Centre for Continuing Education.
Regularly presented Introduction, Intermediate, and
Advanced Access to the public;
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Digital Divide Project - 3 year contract
with the ACT Government (through CIT) to teach basic computing skills and use
of the Internet to the general public.
Customised courses to cater for variable skills of students. Groups -5 or less
and 1 on 1;
· Various contracts presenting courses in Visual Basic, MS Project, FrontPage for a number of training organisations;
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Canberra PC Users Group – 1 year
Designed (inc. TNA) and delivered half and full day
courses in Word, Excel and MS Access. Catered to variable numbers and skills of
students;
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Belconnen and Dickson Libraries
Designed (inc. TNA) and delivered courses in basic
PC and Internet skills;
· Australian Public Service Experience: Presented Word Courses to ATO Staff for 2 years.
Current - Ongoing Contracts:
2004 –Present Questacon Gallery Assistant – Questacon
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Explain
the Science behind the Fun to the public.
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Enables
me to refine my communication and teaching skills.
2003 – Present Casual Trainer – CIT Solutions
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April 2010 – Access Course - Department of
Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC)
Teach Microsoft Access at both Basic and Intermediate level to
staff.
I custom designed the 2 day course.
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2010 – Evening Excel and Computers for
Beginners Courses
Teach Excel and basic computing skills to the public – offered
each semester.
I custom designed the courses and adjust them to fit all the clients.
March/April - 2010 - South African
Embassy – Design and Run DHTML, Web Design Course – Enable staff to update
the South African Embassy Web site easily.
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June - Aug - 2008 - South African Embassy.- Design &
run Introduction to Windows Course – basic & Intermediate - including
Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access databases.
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June - July 2008 – Canberra Furnished
Accommodation Design &
run short course – Teach Word, Excel/update I.T. skills to staff at.
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Regular Contract Training - Regularly teach ‘Introduction to the
Computer’, and ‘Introduction to Excel’ to the public. Design and run custom
courses, such as Advanced Excel functions, Databases, and generation of
mailing lists. For example, how to set up an Excel database of names, addresses
and other information, and integrate it with MS Word Mail Merge abilities.
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Digital Divide Project 3
year contract with the ACT Government (through CIT) to teach basic computing
skills and use of the Internet to the general public – the idea was to teach
the public such skills to enable them to use government online facilities. Each
Trainer was given a schedule, and we taught at various libraries and other
locations around Canberra.
Training - Completed Contracts:
Oct 2007 –December 2009 -
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Regular
Trainer for Hawker Evening
College, Adult Learning Courses for the pubic:
Excel for Beginners, PC Extras – Digital Camera,
and Moviemaker and Your PC’, Microsoft Access for
Beginners courses.
Courses transferred to CIT Solutions due to change in administration policy.
2003
to February 2004: Contract
Microsoft Access Database Trainer
- ANU Centre for Continuing Education
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Regularly teach Microsoft Access -Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced
to the public.
Class sizes – 10-15 people.
2003 I.T. Trainer – Various
Contracts including Educom and Spherion
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Contract - Visual Basic Trainer.
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Contract - Microsoft Project Trainer.
1998 to 2002 Volunteer Trainer – Belconnen & Dickson Libraries
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Teach
basic computing and internet skills to the public.
Other Completed Contracts:
2009 –2010 Questacon Assistant– Questacon
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Supervision of staff, Rover duties, Roster control.
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Explain the Science behind the Fun to the public.
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Enables me to refine my communication and teaching skills.
Duties ended with standard rotation of staff to
position.
Oct 2008 – July
2010 I.T. Exhibitions – Questacon
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Finance Spreadsheet Project – June 2010
Design and revise multiple, tabbed,
linked finance spreadsheets that track contractor hours and rates.
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Questacon
Exhibition Services Database Project – August 2009 – June 2010
Fully revise and repair QES database, including
total redesign of interface, full normalisation of data, addition of sending
reports by email, automated data repair of incorrect spellings, automation of
data upgrade process. Microsoft Access.
June 2010 - Added Automated Shift
Roster System
Add additional functionality to QES database as per client requests.
Feb 2010 - Added Automated
Shift Roster System
Microsoft Access. Database emails reminders to relevant people and
sections about who is rostered for which maintenance shift. Added additional
functionality to QES database as per client requests.
Mar
2010 - Added Exhibition Asset forms,
reports.
Added data table, forms and reports to enable database to update and track asset
number and related information of the many exhibits.
Aug 2009 - Automated Task Register
Creation.
Microsoft Access. Create Automated Regular Task, Register
Generator that creates regularly scheduled tasks automatically in a timely
manner to ensure routine tasks are completed and tracked with minimal
administration overhead.
Administrator inputs a list of regular maintenance tasks through a User
friendly form, and the database application automatically generates task
records (known as ‘Pinkies’) either daily, weekly, monthly, or as required to enable
staff to easily track their regular maintenance tasks. Design and code allows
for future extensions into other time periods.
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Exhibition
Documentation Project - Dec 2009 – Mar
2010
Revise exhibition documentation,
including adding links to a central Excel sheet to simplify and speed up
updates.
Create documentation for ‘Water’ and ‘H2O’
exhibitions.
Revise documentation for Perception Exhibition. Made
extensive use of links to a central
Excel sheet to simplify and speed up updates.
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Water Exhibition Project - Oct 2009 – Feb 2010
Develop, using Macromedia Director, (including
extensive Lingo coding), a number of the interactive hands on - ‘Water’
exhibit.
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Perception
Exhibit Project - Oct 2008 – July 2009.
Develop, using Macromedia Director, (including
extensive Lingo coding), the interactive hands on - ‘Perception’ exhibit. 7
exhibits coded. Exhibit opened in July
2009.
All projects and work
completed to satisfaction of client. Insufficient work left to continue
contract into new financial year.