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MARISKA RICHTERS
Email: mariska.richters [at] gmail [dot] com
Web: www.MariskaRichters.com
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SUMMARY
- Highly motivated and energetic professional with a record of delivering quality results through a “can do” attitude.
- Strong ethics and a friendly, professional attitude to both staff and clients.
- Enjoy coaching and mentoring staff, together with improving processes and procedures.
- Commitment to continuing education.
- A great sense of humor in all situations.
SKILLS
- First class organizational, planning skills, and attention to detail
- Management experience in the internet industry
- Communicate in a calm and professional manner
- Fluent in English and Dutch, intermediate French
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
- Social Media: Flickr; Twitter; Facebook; blogging platforms
- Graphics: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Office Applications: Quickbooks, Microsoft Word; Excel; Outlook; Entourage
- Familiar With: WordPress, Drupal, CSS, HTML
- Operating Systems: Mac OSX; working knowledge of Windows
EXPERIENCE
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Eighty Elements Entertainment: Operations Manager (July 2010 to Present)
A Web, Drupal, and Mobile app development shop based in Burnaby, BC.
Accomplishments: Run day-to-day business operations, corporate tasks, administration, payroll, book keeping, SR&ED application, daily scrum meeting management, contract writing, task management, project management, travel planning.
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Raincity Studios: Operations Manager (June 2005 to August 2010).
An award-winning, internationally acclaimed web development and marketing agency based in Vancouver, BC.
Accomplishments: Run day-to-day business operations, corporate tasks, administration, payroll, book keeping, contract writing, human resource management, task management, project management, travel planning, conference planning, corporate secretary.
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www.vancouveraccess2010.com: (January 2010 to June 2010)
A project focusing on the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics fan and cultural experience during the Games.
Accomplishments: Photographer, blogger and events coordinator. Accredited through the British Columbia International Media Center. Attended many press conferences, cultural venues and sporting events with the purpose of photographing and blogging about the Olympic experience.
*Blog posts were also featured on the Vancouver Sun / Canada.com VanFans 2010 community blog at http://communities.canada.com/SHAREIT/blogs/vanfans2010-
Skana Imaging Solutions: (2003 – 2004)
A photo lab supply warehouse in Delta, BC
Accomplishments: Sales, data entry, catalogue layout
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G. King Photo-Colour: (2002 – 2003)
A custom photofinishing lab in Vancouver, BC
Accomplishments: Sales, customer service, quality control
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Pim’s House of Photography: (1994 – 1999)
A custom photofinishing lab and retail store in Duncan, BC
Accomplishments: Lab and retail manager, custom black & white darkroom printer, sales, quality control
EDUCATION
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Senior Management Certificate, CD-ROM & Web Design and Development (2005)
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
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Business Administration Diploma with Concentration in Management (2002)
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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High School Graduation with Honours (1996)
Brentwood College School, Independent boarding school located in Mill Bay, BC.
OTHER PROJECTS
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Personal Blog (ongoing)
Personal website focusing on photography, travel, events, experiences and topics of personal interest to me
Accomplishments: Ongoing learning curve with the open source WordPress blogging platform. Learning about social media marketing techniques using Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and other social media tools.-
@QuatchiTravels (ongoing)
www.twitter.com/QuatchiTravels
A fun, small personal social media project to keep my travels interesting. Quatchi travels with me on trips and has his photos taken and tweeted from all over the world. His first major trip was to Bali, and will soon embark on a new 7-week adventure to Thailand! Follow @QuatchiTravels to keep up with his adventures!
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Komasket Music Festival 2010
Photographed the festival as part of a social media team covering the event, August 2010.
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2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariskar
Accomplishments: Freelance photographer accredited through the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Paralympics and the British Columbia International Media Center (BCIMC) for Olympics.
Attended press conferences, cultural venues and sporting events for the purpose of photographing and blogging about the Olympic experience from a fan perspective.-
New Media Slam 2005
Served as project manager as part of a team of BCIT students during a 48 hour new media slam competition. The team achieved the People’s Choice Award and Best Use of Interactivity Award for the resulting project.
WEBSITES
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mariskarichters
- Personal: www.mariskarichters.com
- Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/mariskar/
- Twitter: @mariskar
- Twitter: @QuatchiTravels
CITIZENSHIP/RESIDENT
Dutch citizen with Canadian Permanent Resident Status
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