Personal Details    
Name
   Tan Chin Chuan (Chris)
Home Address
   Penang, Malaysia.
Fax
   00 604 2266686
Email
   chriscctan@yahoo.com
   
Term Address
94B, Forth Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Tel
 +03 471 7189
Fax
 +03 477 4457
Email
 tancc1@tekotago.ac.nz
    http://geocities.datacellar.net/chriscctan
Profile    
   
  • Multi-lingual, excellent command of English, Chinese, Malay and Cantonese.
  • Translation and interpretation skill.
  • Strong customer service ethnic, developed through font desk and restaurant work.
  • Earned 50% of Polytechnic expenses during study period.
  • Computer literate.
Education and Training    
1995-1999
   Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand
  Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts,majoring in Photography.
   
  • other subject taken including Computer Art.
  • minor in Printmaking.      
1994-1995
  Aoraki Polytechnic, Timaru, New Zealand.
    National Foundation Studies in Visual Arts.
   
  • Introduction to Visual Arts.
1986-1993
  Chung Ling High School, Penang, Malaysia.
   
  • Science students accomplish fifth form level, which is equivalent to sixth form level in New Zealand.
Employment History    
1997-1999 December.
 Golden Harvest Restaurant, Harvest Court Mall, Dunedin.
    Waiting Staff/ Kitchen-hand (Part-time, Full time during the summer)
   
  • Duties included: General duties, providing service to customers.
  • Appreciated standards of practice particularly in relation to food hygiene and service.
  • Occasionally help at the bar.
  • work as a team, or on own initiative.
  • help trained and supervised new staff.
1995-1996
Lake Tekapo Hotel, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
    Kitchen-hand(Part-time summer job)
   
  • Duties included: food preparation, general cleaning, and assisting chefs with general duties.
1993
Super Camera Store(now Lai Lai), Penang, Malaysia.
    Front desk staff(Part-time)
   
  • customer service skills, face to face and general duties
1991
A&W Restaurant, Komtar, Penang, Malaysia.
    Kitchen-hand(Part-time)
   
  • general cleaning duties.
Relevant Skills    
1995-1996
Toroa International House, Dunedin.
    President of Publishing Committee.
   
  • Duties included: Published weekly newsletter, designing brochure, pamphlets for special events.
  • Planned and worked in team to cope with tight deadlines.
  • Take on the job of editing and publishing.
  • Designed the letterhead and logo for the House, which was officially used in the following year.
Computer skills.   Competent in PC/Windows and Apple MAC.
 

 

 Proven knowledge in Adobe Photoshop5 and able to applied to Web page designs. Basic skill in Adobe Premier and other Adobe packages.
    Knowledge in Web page editor like Macromedia Dreamweaver2.
    HTML (Hypertext markup language)and CCS orientated. (Designing Homepage)
    Learning javascript.
     
Photography Skills   Studio(staged) and Outdoor photography.
    Trained in B&W photography, including processing and developing.
    Familiar with the use of current photographic medium, 4X5, 120 format, 35mm, Large format field camera. Alternative processes like: Chemical printing.
    Familiarized with Colour theory and Colour processing.
     
Interests and Hobbies   Running, Cooking, gym workout, Snowboarding.
     
Referees   Will be provided upon your requested.

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