CURRICULUM VITAE
John Lawson Reed
Multi-Media Production/Geological Consulting
ADDRESS
8 Weavell Street,
Hamilton Hill,
WA 6163
CONTACT
Tel (08) 9337 2928
Mobile: 0414 282115
e-mail:
QUALIFICATIONS
1989-1990 EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY, Grad. Diploma of Applied Science (Media)
1975 -1978 LEICESTER UNIVERSITY, UK. B.Sc Mining Geology
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
1996 Digital non linear video and multi-media production
1991- Commenced part time PhD in Sustainable Development Studies at Institute for Science and Technology Policy, Murdoch University (currently on hold due to other commitments)
SUMMARY OF OIL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
EXLOG OVERSEAS– 2 yrs – mudlogging, trained in UK, worked on land rigs in Australia, including Tubridgi gas field, Eromanga basin and Canning Basin 1981-1984
GEARHARDT AUSTRALIA– contract mudlogging work on land rigs in Australia 1988-1992
COLIN HIGGINS AND ASSOCIATES – contract mudlogging work
ongoing
APACHE ENERGY – contract digital well report publishing
ECL (working at OMV Australia) - contract digital well report publishing
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Administration
• Media Production
• Tour Management, networking
• Desktop publishing, document formatting, technical report editing using Acrobat and Photoshop
• Marketing via the internet, web page design
• Spreadsheet and database design
• Report writing and proof-reading
• Funding applications
• Music production and recording
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1998-2004 Geopix Pty Ltd
Multimedia Production
Digital Technical Report Production
Clients:
Apache Energy 1998-2003
Role - Managed the transition between distributing well reports on paper to digital reports on CD using Acrobat
Colin Higgins and Associates
ECL (for client OMV Australia)
Corporate Video Production
Geopix uses Mac G5 platform running Final Cut Pro HD, editing software, shooting on 3 chip DV Cam digital video cameras. We specialize in the mining and oil industries.
Clients:
Delta Gold
AurionGold
Placer Dome Asia Pacific
OMV Australia
Music Production and Tour Management
Clients:
Sensitive New Age Cowpersons
The Famous Chipolatas(UK)
Mic Conway and the Sultans
1994-97 Sensitive New Age Cowpersons
Position - Manager, band member
Role - Responsible for negotiating and organising Australia wide and international festival appearances, concerts, tours, funding applications, financial records, production of publicity material.
1997 Country Arts WA
Position -Researcher
Role - Assisting with the development of a database designed to facilitate country touring in WA
1996 SBS Independent Television
Co-Researcher (with Linsey Pollak and Kavisha Mazzella) and writer of a 13 part documentary series (working title "Community Music Series").
1995 "Hidden Voice" for Broome Musicians Aboriginal Corporation
Role - Tutor, arranger and recording artist
1994-95 Murdoch University Video Production Department
Position - Assistant Producer
Role - Member of a three person team engaged in all aspects of servicing video production requirements of the academic client base. Activities varied on a day to day basis from initial client interviews, budgeting, scripting, production (shooting video and audio recording), post- production (editing and audio mixing), client previewing, final editing, on-line editing, client approval process, arranging dubbing of client copies, preparing funding submissions for new equipment, especially researching and budgeting the transition to "desktop video" digital video production facilities.
1991-1993 Contract Environmental Research at Institute for Science and Technology Policy, Murdoch University
June-Dec 1993 Murdoch University Energy Research Institute
Researching and writing a report entitled: "Fuel Cells and Carbon Dioxide reduction in Australia"
1993 Institute for Science and Technology Policy, Murdoch University, funded by the Department of the Premier
Designing a database of community groups involved in activities in the area of "Sustainable Development". Supervised by Dr Laura Stocker
Jan-June 1993 Minister for the Environment Researching and writing a report "The Hydrogen Economy - A Western Australian Perspective for the Long Term Future"
Jan-June 1992 Western Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Asbestos Issues at Wittenoom
Research officer supervised by Mark Nevill MLC. Involved researching and writing a report, two field trips to Wittenoom and preparing an archival video for storage in the Battye Library.
1991-1993 Murdoch University External Studies Role - Tutor in the following units:
• Population, Resources and Environment
• Foundations of Science
1992-1994 Colin Higgins and Associates
Role - Contract oil rig geologist
1989-1993 Rich 'n' Famous/Duo with Kavisha Mazzella
Role - band member, co-producer of recorded material
1985-88 Gearhardt Australia
Role - Contract oil rig geologist
1988 Cossack Folk Festival
Role - Contract Coordinator
1983-1985 ‘Bungarra Acoustic String Band’
Role – Band member
1981-1983 Exlog
Role – Oil rig geologist – joined in UK, transferred
to Australia after training period in Windsor training school and oil rig work in North Sea
1979-1981 Irish Base Metals
Role – Exploration geologist in Republic of Ireland working in a mineral exploration team
ALBUM/PRODUCTION CREDITS
2002 “Dirt Music” ABC Records – a compilation album produced by Lucky Oceans inspired by the Tim Winton novel - leased a track from “Reality Check”
1999 “Reality Check” CD recorded with Tristan Glover from UK act ‘The Chipolatas’
1998 Sensitive New Age Cowpersons CD “Strange on the Range”
1996 Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Role - Co-composer and producer of the soundtrack of "Cat Balloon"
1995 Sensitive New Age Cowpersons “This CD Will Change Your Life”
1994 Kavisha Mazzella "Mermaids in the Well"
Role - Co-producer (with Lee Buddle and Kavisha Mazzella) of 3 tracks on the album, performed on most tracks
1994 "The Joys of the Women" CD and film soundtrack (ABC Records)
Role - Musician