Firdaus A - Resume
Personal
Particulars |
|
Name |
Firdaus
A |
Date
of Birth |
February
1983 |
Age |
20 |
Gender |
Male |
Citizenship |
Singaporean |
Nationality |
Asian
(Chinese, Indian & Malay) |
Residence |
Singapore |
Email |
|
Educational
History |
|
Present |
LASALLE-SIA
College of the Arts |
Pursuing
a Diploma in Arts Management |
|
1996
- 1999 |
Secondary
School |
General
Certificate of Education “O” Level |
|
Strengths
in Physics / Chemistry, Design & Technology |
|
Internships
/ Attachments |
|
March
2003 |
"Summer"
Art Market |
Project
Assistant |
|
Assisted
the student project manager in planning, logistics and operations
in the event for the LASALLE-SIA Open House 2003. Prepared and
carried out various procedures in the 3-day event. |
|
March
2003 |
ACT
3 |
Festival
Assistant |
|
Performed
Front of House and Stage Crew tasks for the Prudential Children
First! Singapore International Festival for Children 2003. Specifically
managing the venue and operations for Sharona Shapiro’s
The Giant and His Garden at ACT3 Theatre & Bond Street Theatre’s
Cozmic Jazz at the Singapore Zoo and Jurong BirdPark. |
|
August
2002 |
Earl
Lu Gallery |
Assistant
Curator |
|
Managed
and performed various curatorial tasks for the annual LASALLE-SIA
College of the Arts, School of Fine Arts Staff Show 2002, entitled
Portraits Reassessed. |
|
| Employment History | |
May
- July 2002 |
HMV
Singapore Pte Ltd |
Sales
Associate |
|
Performed
cashiering and customer service duties as well as help merchandise
and maintain the Classical/Jazz Department. Familiar with HMV’s
TRACK Catalogue System. Organised the World Music section by
researching and filtering through the collection. |
|
Nov
2001 |
Development
Bank of Singapore Ltd |
DBS
Finance - Loans Department |
|
Devised
telemarketing strategies for the promotion of Cashline personal
loan programme. Introduced offer packages to existing account
holders. Managed their loan credits and co-ordinated individual
purchase orders. |
|
May
- July 2001 |
Shankar's
Emporium Pte Ltd |
Oct
- Dec 2000 |
Administration
/ Accounts Department |
Reconciled
corporate accounts, issued transaction statements, invoices,
receipts and vouchers. Updated business records. Managed and
configured software facility for corporate and personal contacts. |
|
Feb
- May 2000 |
Net
Megastore Pte Ltd |
Discvault.com |
|
Data
Development Department |
|
Established
feature information of music for uploading to commercial website:
http://www.discvault.com Reviewed artists, albums and related
articles. Published software reproductions of related audio
and image samples. Music genres more familiar with: Classical,
World, Easy Listening and Pop/Rock. |
|
Skills |
|
Language |
Proficient
in English |
Basic
Mandarin |
|
Basic
Bahasa Melayu |
|
Basic
French |
|
IT
Skills |
IT
literate |
Proficient
in standard office applications such as MS Office - Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and StarOffice |
|
Experienced
knowledge of desktop and web publishing: - Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver Macromedia Director |
|
Quick
to learn new software programs Able to troubleshoot various computer complications Currently experimenting with freeware/shareware |
|
| Projects & Interests | |
| May 2003 | Singapore Food Rush - Proposal Document |
Conceptualised
a food event with an element of a race within Suntec City Mall
to promote Singapore’s food culture. Compiled a proposal
for an actual event, complete with research and planning. |
|
| Oct 2002 | An Italian Girl in Algiers - Theatre Production |
Produced
an original adaptation from Rossini’s opera buffa L’Italiana
in Algeri. Adapted story and produced script, co-arranged accompanying
music and directed a performance for History of the Arts - Theatre
module. |
|
| Interests | |
Film
Art |
|
| Extra Curriculum | |
| Present | Voyeur - Student Paper |
| LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts | |
| Writer | |
Contributing
original articles regarding issues and concerns of the college
students. Sourcing for information and reports that would have
affect on the budding artist community. |
|
| 2002 - Present | Department of Arts Management |
| LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts | |
| Student Committee Member | |
Initiated,
built and maintained Department of Arts Management Online Community.
Responsible for media updates regarding arts news and events.
Part of the organising committee for gatherings and other activities. |
|
| 1996 - 1999 | Military Band |
| Awarded Grade A1 | |
| Appointed Head Treasurer | |
| Ranked Master Sergeant | |
| 1st Trumpet | |
Participated
in numerous performances, competitions and music festivals,
including the prestigious Southern Cross International Music
Festival held in Brisbane Australia Selected to be part of the
Honour Band in the festival. Received the Outstanding Award
for performance. |
|
