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Name: Adam John Wilkinson

Address: 14 Barrow Close, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9SW

Mobile: 07963 522780

E-Mail: adam.wilkinson7@

Date of Birth: 26/09/93

Nationality: British

Personal Summary

I am a highly resourceful & determined individual with a creative eye & a patient approach. I love (& have always loved) an outdoor life, which shows through in my sports & wildlife filming activities.

From my early teens I started filming water sports using a GoPro and making small edits on iMovie with my friends and family as members of a local water-skiing club. Since then I have progressed to Final Cut Pro & longer promotional videos & documentaries.

My sports have allowed me to develop a good sense of teamwork (hockey, football) as well as a sense of individual motivation & perseverance (waterskiing, windsurfing, snow skiing).

As captain & treasurer of the university snow sports club I was able to develop my organisational & leadership skills, as well as gaining experience in financial management.

Technical Experience: Final Cut Pro

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Education:

Sept 2012 – May 2015 BSc. Hons: Zoology with Conservation 2:1

Bangor University, North Wales

• Whilst at university, I was Captain of the University Snow Sports Club during my penultimate year, and Treasurer in my final year.

• I also played field hockey for the university for all 3 years.

Sept 2011 – July 2012 A Levels: Chemistry, Biology, Drama

The Weald School 6th Form

GCSEs:

Maths, English, Science, ICT, R.E., P.E., Drama, Geography, History, Product Design

Relevant Experience

April 2016 Rhodope Mountains Re-Wilding Documentary (20 mins)

Trailer:

(Please ask for access to full video).

Responsible for planning, filming (Sony A7S camera with multiple lenses) & editing (with Final Cut Pro) the entire expedition, gaining experience of pre-planning sequences as well as filming in a variety of weather & lighting conditions; finally, for adding graphics & voice-overs.

Solely responsible during the expedition for maintaining battery charge for all equipment given the challenge of blocks of days with no access to power.

July 2014 Operation Wallacea Promotional Video (4:46 mins)



Whilst working as a zoological research assistant in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest, filmed & edited (with Final Cut Pro) a promotional video to attract future research assistants.

The video was posted on the Operation Wallacea website.

June 2014 University Zoological Field Trip Promotional Video

I filmed & edited field trip videos which were then used by the university as promotional videos for the Zoology degree course.

December 2013 University ski video

(As below)

December 2012 University ski video

I filmed & edited the annual trip videos for the University Snow Sports Club on Final Cut Pro. These were used as an advertisement, encouraging students to join the club.

2013 - 2015 Whilst studying, I purchased a drone and taught myself the basics of aerial photography. The aerial clips were great in small edits, bringing a whole new perspective to a segment.

Employment History

July – Oct 2017 Head Water-Ski Instructor

Mark Warner Holidays, Lemnos Village Resort

My summer season was solely teaching water-skiing and wakeboarding. This position allowed me to develop and improve my coaching & customer care skills.

April - June 2017 Goods in and Quality Control

Aspinal of London

(As below)

Nov 2016 – Apr 2017 Shuttle & Transfer Driver

3 Valley Vans, Meribel, France

These winter seasons improved my under-pressure decision-making as well as organisational skills. One of the biggest bonuses alongside skiing so regularly was the opportunity to capture skiing footage. The enjoyment of being out on the mountain continued into my editing. These small private projects were a great way for me to understand valuable techniques of editing such as “mickey mousing” and the importance of clip length.

July – Nov 2016 Goods in and Quality Control

Aspinal of London

This job relied on organisation of delivery’s as well as the paper work that goes with them. The quality check aspect required a high level of concentration and thorough.

Nov 2015 – Apr 2016 Shuttle Driver & Client Services

Ski Weekends, Meribel, France

July 2012 – Sept 2015 Bar staff & occasional Front of House Manager

(University vacations) Three Crowns Public House, Wisborough Green

Qualifications:

• Ski Boat Driver Award (Waterskiing)

• Full clean driving license of 6+ years.

• MiDAS, (No: 245946) expiry date: 1st January 2019 (Minibus driver training)

• ROSPA Advanced driving certificate; expiry date: 2nd December 2019.

• Scuba PADI Open Water certificate

Interests:

• Filming wildlife & sports

• Water-skiing & windsurfing

• Snow skiing

• Field hockey & football

References:

Three Crowns Management Tel: 0333 7007 333

Guillaume Pignero, Ski Weekends

Managertarentaise@ Tel: 0238 0206 971

Dr R. Robinson, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University

Tom Bolton, 3 Valley Vans

info@ Tel: +33 (0)678 993 174

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