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Tim Zapart
Bjelland
Færvik, 4818
Norway

tim[dot]zapart[at]gmail[dot]com

22/01/1980

I am an Australian citizen, and a Norwegian resident.

Education and Qualifications

Master of Information Technology
Monash University, completed in 2005.

Bachelor of Multimedia
Monash University, completed in 2001

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
Westbourne Grammar School, completed in 1997 (TER 85.5)

Overview of Skills

  • Great passion for learning, and sharing knowledge
  • Currently learning Norwegian at an intermediate level
  • A great team and individual worker with a strong sense of contribution
  • Strong social skills with a polite, professional attitude
  • Hard working and efficient problem solver
  • A strong devotion to getting the job done well and on time
  • Experienced in Game Design and Development
  • Development strengths in a wide range of fields including Interactive Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, DVD Authoring and Digital Imaging
  • Excellent multimedia authoring skills with strong knowledge of many programming/scripting languages
  • Extremely efficient with industry standard multimedia development tools
  • Industry experience in multimedia since 1998
  • Experienced on both Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems
  • Strong time management and self-administration skills
  • Teaching experience in lecture, tutorial and studio modes since 2001
  • Experienced in Research and Development and Research Supervision
  • Experienced in both task and event coordination
  • Strong understanding of various contemporary technologies
  • Competence in utilising a wide variety of peripherals and technologies.

Employment history

Game Developer (Lead Technical Artist and Programmer)
Chord Artwork and Technology AS (formely Mixmedia AS)
2006 - Current, Permanent Full-time

  • Web-based Game Design and Development
  • Game Programming (AJAX and Actionscript 3.0)
  • Graphical User Interface Design
  • Game Art Asset Creation
  • 3D modelling and Animation
  • 2D Design and Animation
  • Sound and Music Creation

Lecturer
Monash University, School of Multimedia Systems
2001-2006, Permanent Full-time

  • Preparation of unit material
  • Lecturing, tutoring and consultation
  • Development of assessment criteria
  • Member of school education committee
  • Member of school research committee
  • Coordinator of second level students
  • Coordinator of Flash animation competition
  • Co-Coordinator of school exhibition
  • Faculty of Information Technology research review panel member
  • Heavy involvement in promotional events and trade shows/conferences

Multimedia Developer
Instant Recall Australia Pty. Ltd.
2000-2003, Permanent Full-time/Part-time

  • Multimedia Development
  • Content Development
  • Graphic Design
  • Digital Imaging
  • Programming
  • Project Management
  • Sales role at trade shows and OH&S Conferences

Freelance
1998-2003, Part Time

  • Graphic Design and Illustration
  • Web Design and Development
  • Digital Imaging Services

Research Publications

London ITRE IEEE 2004
"Make it Machinima! Incorporating gaming technologies into e-training applications."
Authors: Tim Zapart, Dr. Koon-Ying Raymond Li, Prof. Kathy Blashki.

Manchester InSITE 2006
"Video Annotation - Improving Assessment of Transient Educational Events."
Authors: Matthew Butler, Tim Zapart, Dr. Koon-Ying Raymond Li.

Washington IRMA 2006
"Computer based edutainment for children aged 3 to 5 years old."
Authors: Man-Ying Cheung, Dr. Koon-Ying Raymond Li, Tim Zapart.