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Cameron Dale Parsons

14 Judith Road

Emmarentia, Johannesburg, 2195

South Africa

(031) 564 8456/076 044 9273

Personal Information:

Date of birth: 14 January 1994

ID number: 9401145024080

Email address: camparsons@live.com

Nationality: South African

Home Language: English

Additional languages: Afrikaans

Driver’s license: Yes

High School: Matric – Kearsney College (class of 2012) (Prefect)

University: Rhodes University (Bachelor of Commerce)

Vega School of Branding (Bachelor of Commerce Honours)

Matric Results:

English Home Language 73%

Afrikaans First Additional Language 48%

Mathematics 68%

Life Orientation 80%

Accounting 73%

History 67%

Physical Science 65%

Mathematics Probability, Data Handling and Geometry 57%

Rhodes 2015 (Undergraduate)

Please see transcript attached.

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Vega School of Branding (Postgraduate)

Semester 1:

Brand and Brand Building 71%

Strategic Brand Management and Leadership 70%

Research Proposal 70%

Semester 2:

Financial, Economic and Legal aspects for Strategic Brand Management 83%

(Still waiting for exam results)

Practice of Strategic Brand Management 73%

(Still waiting for exam results)

Work Experience:

2016 – Present

Internal Sales Consultant at Newsclip.

2013 - 2015

MixLab project manager and events coordinator.

o MixLab is an events company based in Grahamstown (Rhodes University).

As project manager and events coordinator I was tasked with ensuring that

projects and events ran smoothly. My self and the founder lead all operations.

Involving delegation and management.

2013 - 2015

Red Bull Disk Jokey.

o As a Red Bull DJ I have performed at many parties for various crowds.

Djing is an art of mixing music and providing entertainment for a crowd.

Vacation Work Experience:

November 2016

Barrows

o I was fortunate enough to spend a month completing an internship

at Barrows in Durban. I was involved in a number of different

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projects while engaged there. The biggest of which being the

development of a launch strategy for Dove’s Baby range of

products.

June 2016

Ogilvy and Mather

o I was fortunate enough to engage in a week of shadowing different

individuals and their daily work life. Unfortunately, I got sick and

was only able to complete a day. However, I will be returning later

this year. I was also asked to give my opinion and offer solutions to

strategic and creative issues.

November 2014

Unilever

o I mainly focused on the marketing department and the inner

workings thereof. I was tasked with exercises that where relevant to

the work that they were doing at the time as well as sat in on

meetings.

July 2013

Toyota

o We were given a scenario that they were currently battling with

and where asked to propose solutions to the issue.

April 2012

Norton Rose Fulbright

o I approached different departments, in order to try and ascertain

where my interests lay.

December 2010

Deneys Reitz

o Interviewed each partner and the relevant heads of department in

order to establish where my interests lay and what made the

organisation tick.

Interests

Hockey (2012 Kearsney College 1st team)

2012 captained the Pinetown district B side.

I have continued playing hockey socially through my university years.

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Cricket (2012 - Kearsney College 2nd team).

Play for Rhodes 3rd team.

Play for Rhodes internal premier league (RIPL) for the Honey badgers.

Still water lifesaving (Kwa-Zulu Natal colours).

Music (Won the Red Bull Rhodes Campus Clash DJ competition)

Community Service

I have completed over 100 hours of community service at a number of

different places.

To list a few:

The Domino Foundation.

Focus on iThemba