Curriculum Vitae of Jason Bennee

Jason Bennée

Nottingham UK

will move for

right job

Personal Details
Mobile : 0797 6622 790

E-mail : benzworldphotography@gmail.com
Website : http://jason.bennee.com/index.html
Date of Birth : 10/03/75

Profile

I am passionate about photography. I have created 5 stock agency portfolios as well as my own photography website BenzWorld. I have learnt much about the quality standards required for stock photography. I am also skilled at photo retouching. I am currently seeking work as a photographer or digital artist.

Skills Summary

I have not missed a days work or been late for 5 years. I am naturally self motivated. At work I am always looking for more things to do.

With 20 years experience using a variety of photo software. I am confident I could pick up any new package very quickly. Currently I regularly use: Photoshop, PhotoPaint, Photomatix Pro, Panorama Studio and Dreamweaver.

Having designed hundreds of posters and flyer's as well as countless magazine pages and CD covers. When I moved into Photography this experience became useful in anticipating needs for commercial stock.

I am a team player. I have always got on with the people I work with. In my final year at university I received an award from the Ford Motor Company for the best team design project. I have a British passport and a full clean UK driving licence.

Time	Place	Subjects and Grades
1986 to 1991	Sawston Village College	GCSE, Maths(A), Biology(B), English Lit.(D), French(D), Technology(C), Chemistry(B), Physics(B), English Lang.(B), Geography(C), Graphic Design(B).
1991 to 1994	Hills Road Sixth Form College	A Level Design Technology (B), A Level Physics (C), A Level Maths (D).
1994 to 1998	University of Nottingham	2:2 BEng (hons) in Mechanical Design Materials and Manufacture.

I am currently the senior cardroom supervisor at the Nottingham International Casino. I have the sole responsibility for running three poker tournaments a week. Each tournament, requires management of about 50 people and several thousand pounds.

I have been entrusted with the keys to the dubble bubble night club and was responsible for opening the club and setting up the bands every weekend. As well as designing and producing promotional work for the club.

In my second year at university I managed Ancaster Hall Bar. In that time I increased the profits to £30k, compared to the £6k loss the previous year. This restored the University’s confidence in student managed bars, the majority of which are run by professional managers.

I have been twice elected as course representative. This position required me to gauge student opinion and make their voice heard. In addition I have undergone training in committee and communication skills supplied by the university along with the post.

After graduation I spent 3 years promoting live music in Nottingham for NG1 VIBE. I designed posters, flyer's, CD covers and a colour magazine which was updated 2-3 times a week. In that time I became expert in CoralDRAW and Adobe Photo Deluxe. My work also included sound engineering and working as a booking agent for bands, clubs, pubs, cafes and bars. In that time I strengthened my business and communication skills, time management and planning.

In September 2001 an interest in poker led me to a job at the Gala International Casino in Nottingham. I set my sights on becoming cardroom supervisor. I started as a croupier then an inspector and quickly worked my way up to the position within 3 years. I design and produce posters and paperwork to make the running of the cardroom more efficient and effective. I was responsible for full training of senior staff to manage it in my absence. Working at the casino taught me much about big business, teamwork and organization.

During the 7 years I have been at Gala it has financed two extended photography trips, 4 months in Cuba and Jamaica and 2 months in Egypt and Jordan. Travel Photography has taught me to think on my feet. I currently work part time at Gala which gives me four days a week to build my commercial stock portfolios and create my own photography website BenzWorld.

Photography is an all consuming passion for me in recent years. I the past I played electric guitar for 15 years. I also designed and built an electric guitar from scratch. In my time in Nottingham I played over fifty live music performances at least twenty venues.