Tim James Savage: Wrecclesham, Surrey
www.Savagephoto.co.uk, www.TimSavage.co.uk
Tim@Savagephoto.co.uk

Employment history:
October 2006 - Present: Resource Coordinator for Media & Communication. Farnham School, University for the Creative Arts, Resource and staff management within the areas of Photography, Animation, Film production and Journalism.

August 2004 – September 2006: IT Technical Coordinator, Farnham School, UCA.
Heading the creative application support team delivering support for creative technology, IT, Software and peripherals. Responsibility for evaluating new and emerging technologies and managing their implementation. Management of technical support services to students on a variety of platforms and management of IT/AV purchasing. Supervision of photographic technique through capture, manipulation and output.

January 2000 – August 04: Senior Technician for Digital imaging & Multimedia, Faculty of Design. Surrey Institute of Art and Design.
Supervision of the creative IT team and the delivery of multimedia technical support and demonstrations, Including: Digital and traditional photographic process, film and video support.

Freelance Photography and Teaching, January 1995 – Ongoing:
I regularly freelance; I work mainly in portraiture, production, promotion and commercial areas.

In addition to my full-time role I teach photography, digital imaging and Photoshop. I teach several courses a year at West Dean College, University College for the Creative Arts and instruct creative professionals within industry. I am also an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CS.

Education:
October 1995 – June 1998: Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Farnham BA Hons, Photography, 2:1
October 1994 – June 1995: Reigate Art College BTEC Foundation,
September 1991 – June 1991: Alton College Art and Design A Level B
Mature GCSE Photography A*
September 1986 – June 1991: Eggars School 9 GCSE’s A – C

IT skills:
I am an expert user of Photoshop CS, Aperture, Premiere 6.5, and GoLive CS. I am also skilled with Illustrator and After Effects. I have a reasonable working knowledge of InDesign, Director, Flash and I am also capable using other creative applications and Microsoft Office.

Achievements:
Awarded a 2K Princes Trust Award for Photographic excellence
Runner up e-photozone prize for photography
Published works in Digital Photo FX magazine
Winner of 5K Innovations grant to create online digital learning resource
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award
St Johns Ambulance qualified first aider
Adobe Certfied Expert (ACE) in Photoshop CS
I hold a full World Kickboxing Association fighting licence and fought in the quarter finals of the WAKO British Championships 2008

Personal Details: Date of Birth: 18/2/1975 Full Driving licence

Spare time: Squash, golf, reading, gym, kickboxing.