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| Name | |
| Alex Fisher |
| Address | |
|---|---|
| 3 Broad Street | |
| Brassall Qld 4305 |
| Telephone | |
|---|---|
| Home (07) 3201 4849 | |
| Mobile: 04 2936 9029 |
1994 University of New England. B.A., External.
1990 University of Newcastle. B.A., Second Year
1989 University of Newcastle. B.A., First Year
1972 North Sydney College of TAFE. Certificate of Engineering, (Electronics) Stage 1 & 2.
1999 Toowoomba College of TAFE. Certificate III in Information Technology (PC Support).
December 2000 to present. Yellow Cabs, Ipswich.
January 2000 to June 2000. Yellow Cabs, Toowoomba.
1995 to Sept 1998 Garden City Cabs, Toowoomba.
Feb 96 to Aug 96 Gemcrest North Pty Ltd, 17 Mile Road Helidon. Phone (07) 4697 6033.
Assistant Manager under New Work Opportunities programme.
Duties included daily running of a sandstone quarry, liaison with Brisbane office, ordering materials and attending to clients.
1989 to 1991 Newcastle Taxi Co-op.
1983 to 1988 Sanitarium Health Food Company, Cooranbong, New South Wales.
Duties included supervision of up to six staff and Stock control
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1981 Coursemaster Autopilots, Artarmon, New South Wales.
Production and testing of a range of marine automatic pilot equipment
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1979 to 1981 Self employed as courier driver.
1978 to 1979 Warburton Franki Special Products, Chatswood, New South Wales.
Process worker/assembler of precision electrical test and measurement equipment.
1977 to 1978 Tudor Distributors (part of the Doubleday group), Lane Cove, New South Wales. Bulk Storeman.
Duties involved receipt of bulk books, stock control, and picking for the order and despatch department.
1976 to 1978. Worked in various semi skilled positions.
1976 Caxton Press. Sales representative.
Encyclopaedia sales, including much cold canvassing.
1974 Farmer and Co., (part of the Myer group at this time). Sales assistant, Small electrical products.
1973 Expo Photographic, Hornsby, New South Wales. Sales assistant.
Merchandise included hi-fi equipment as well as photographic equipment.
1964 to 1972. I spent several years travelling about, working at various occupations. During this period I also spent several years in the Hippie scene. I finally decided that this was a dead-end, and re-entered normal society.
1963 Warburton Franki Special Products, Chatswood, New South Wales. Process worker/assembler of precision electrical test and measurement equipment
1963 Findlay Communications, Artarmon, NSW. Apprentice Radio Trades. Retrenched after 6 months service.
Most of my skills have been acquired through experience, and consequently I have very few certificates or other formal qualifications. The period with Sanitarium Health Foods enabled me to develop my supervisory, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
Whilst studying at the University of Newcastle, I was able to develop my research and time management skills, and further improved my abilities to communicate effectively. In addition to my studies, I learnt to use and operate MS-DOS based computers and associated software. I taught myself DOS 3.30, WordPerfect 5.0, several spreadsheets and databases.
To supplement my Austudy, Ibecame a freelance consultant, assisting in the setting up, installation and ongoing maintenance of PCs. This included installation and configuration of software, advising the client as to the most suitable software, and general support and training. During my second year, WordPerfect was made available on the mainframe, and I took the opportunity to become familiar with VMS 5.0.
Since then, I have graspedthe basics of Unix, in several implementations, learnt to use Windows, and had a brief skirmish with OS2. I am currently using a computer which I built myself from a mix of new and second-hand parts. Click here for Specifications
I am currently teaching myself the rudiments of HTML and web design, whilst wrestling with the inner workings of Linux. Click here to view my current projects
I have taken every opportunity to upgrade my skills and knowledge, Although lacking in formal qualifications, I am more than able to set up a computer completely from scratch, as demonstrated by my activities mentioned above.
I have had training as a counsellor, which, when combined with my experience in the NSW State Emergency Services and Sanitarium Health Foods (detailed below), gives me excellent interpersonal, communication and supervisory skills
Community Involvement and Interests Click Here
© March 2003 Alex Fisher