Aaron M. Richardson B.A. (Perf. Arts) Grad. Dip. Ed. Grad. Dip. RM &Archives. Archivist/Actor/Director/Administrator/Public Relations Manager Gracevale Grange 48 Liverpool Road, KILSYTH, Victoria, 3137. Phone: 0405 046 439 Email: aaronrichardson73@hotmail.com Nationality: Australian/New Zealand (Dual Citizenship) Areas of Expertise: Archives

Archives Management Digital Archivist with experience in Audio Visual Preservation / Digital Conversion / Media Migration

Records ManagementActing / Directing / Voice Artist

` Administration / Public Relations Management Education: Post Graduate Diploma of Record Management and Archives

Curtin University, 2016. Certificate in Credit Card Chargeback/Dispute Resolution

Visa Asia/Pacific Business School, 2003.

Certificate in Credit Card Chargeback/Dispute Resolution

MasterCard Asia/Pacific Business School, 2003.

Post Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 1999.

Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts) University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1994.

Victorian Certificate of Education

The Geelong College, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1991. Affiliations: White Dragon Archives – Founder & Owner

The Australian Company of Actors (OZACT) – Artistic DirectorThe Legion of Dragons Production Company (Hong Kong) – Artistic Director Member of the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. (ASA)Member of the International Council on Archives (ICA)Member of RIMPA (Record and Information Management Professionals Australia) Member of Museums Australia (MA)

Skills: Archival description using ISAD(G), ISAAR and Australasian Standard Practice, Dublin Core and PROV Recordkeeping Metadata, EAD, METS, MODS and PREMIS Use of Tabularium, Archives Manager, ATOM, EDRMS, EDMS, TRIM, Tessitura. Knowledge of acquisition, accession, listing, indexing and cataloguing. provenance, classification systems, custody principles, accessibility of records/data, retention and disposal policy, storage materials and techniques, OH&S. Thorough knowledge of Windows 10, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Email, Internet search engines, Website Design and Encryption.

Media creation using Film and Digital techniques, scanning, editing, digitization of analogue materials, photography (35mm & Digital SLR), sound recording and audio production.

Professional Appointments: 2016 Archivist for White Dragon Archives specialising in Audiovisual Preservation / Digital

Conversion / Archiving / Media Migration.

Volunteer for The GLAMorisation of Digital Preservation Forum at the Novotel on Collins. Duties include posting details to Social Media platforms, forums, greeting guests and assisting in the day to day running of the forum.

Volunteer at the RIMPA State Seminar at the Victoria University. Duties included taking digital photographs, posting images, tweets and comments to Social Media platforms, meeting and greeting attendees, assisting in seating, presentation preparation and clean-up.

Volunteer Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). Work involved customer service, crowd control, FOH management, solving customer complaints / issues, OH&S, venue management, technical liaison, ticketing, scanning and seating arrangements.

Internship with Deakin University, under the supervision of Antony Catrice, digitising the Audio / Visual Collection from analogue to digital storage. Primary duties included the classification, assessment and treatment of U-Matic cassettes and content, provenance and transfer from analogue.

Public Relations Manager for MEDUSASMUSIC. Organising the design of website, publicity materials, photographs, graphics, and media materials distributed during the launch of MEDUSA – A Sheer Sky, an indie pop/rock album. Liaising with stakeholders, including the major benefactor Alzheimer’s Australia.

2015 Stewardship with National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) as an

Archivist.

Volunteer Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). Work involved customer service, crowd control, FOH management, solving customer complaints / issues, OH&S, venue management, technical liaison, ticketing, scanning and seating arrangements.

1991 – Present Employed by a variety of national and international companies as a professional Actor and Voice Artist. Work involved acting in Film, Television and Theatre productions varying from Shakespeare to Action Films to Drama to Comedy, to Radio and Musical Theatre, Commercials and Promotions. This work has been in Australia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, USA and New Zealand. Notable performances include “The Kid” in “Gotcha” (Best Actor – Royal South Street One Act Play Festival); “Johnny” in Frankie & Johnny; “Dr Rance” in “What The Butler Saw”; “Trinculo” in “The Tempest” and “Mr Blackburnham” in “Teaching Sucks”. (Full performance listing separately available)

Employed as a professional Director for Theatrical Productions. Work included Artistic Direction and Dramaturge, FOH Management, Production Management, Touring Manager, Liaising with Stakeholders / Venue Management, Grant writing and production proposals to Government Agencies, Company Management (including budgeting, scheduling, customer liaison, public relations, advertising, media coordination and billing, sound fx, lighting, special effects) and OH&S. Notable productions include “The Tempest in the Loch Ard Gorge”, “King Lear in the Grampians” and “Hamlet performed in the grounds of The Geelong College”. (Full performance listing separately available) Additional talents include Voice Coaching, Accents and Dialects (British, American, Australasian), Juggling, Fire breathing/eating, Escapology and Acrobatics.

1999 – 2007 Employed by the ANZ Bank – Merchant Fraud Investigations. Isolate fraudulent credit card transactions performed on ANZ Credit Card processing terminals and businesses. Analyse receipts of purchase, databases of transactions, signature verification, numeric similarities, discrepancies in product / bill of sales, variance in patterns of sales, reasoning and data, correction of multiple / duplicate processing, batch settlement and processing errors.

Affiliated with Visa and MasterCard – Chargebacks and Dispute Resolutions. Liaising with all law enforcement agencies, including State, Federal and International (Scotland Yard / Interpol / AFT).

1999 Employed as a Drama/Media Teacher, Methodist Ladies College (1 Term)Employed as a Drama/Media Teacher, Melbourne High School (1 Term)

Family Status Divorced. Father to 3 children – Emily Clare (12/3/1999) William Harris (21/12/2001) and Maya Lian (18/11/2003)