Andrew Stuart Tijou

Profile

I am a responsible, confident, dedicated and reliable person. My self motivation enables me to work well both in a team as well as individually. I have excellent communication skills which have been developed over the last five years whilst working in voluntary radio. My management skills at Staples and Pure FM (University radio station) enable me to cope very well with high pressure situations and I am a resourceful strategic thinker.

Key Skills

• Communication
• Verbally – over five years of presenting shows on University and Hospital Radio
• Visually – producing posters, leaflets and signs and for University Radio and Staples.
• Written – producing shows for others on University Radio and content for their website.
• Technology
• Able to use a very wide range of computer programs including Microsoft Office, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash & Fireworks, Adobe Audition, Photoshop & Premiere.
• Use of a range of production and studio equipment in a radio environment.
• Learning
• Ability to pick things up with minimal instruction and then teach them to other people.
• Leadership
• Training manager for three years at University Radio and Station Manager for my final year at University.
• Inventory Team Leader at Staples, responsible for running the whole store by myself at times.
• Motivation
• Can find constructive work to do when no direction is given.
• Motivate other people in the team to get on with work.

Work Experience

• August 2007: BBC Radio Resources
• Schedules Assistant
• Take bookings for our studios in Western House and broadcast lines within the BBC.
• Write the daily schedule for the broadcast engineers.
• Running the studios on the ground floor of Western House.
• September 2006 – Present: Time FM, Romford
• Sports Reporter
• Watch football matches, informing the studio of changes to the score line.
• Write a post match report for the Time 107.5 FM website.
• Conduct post match interview with the local teams manager and anyone else of interest.
• June 2005 – Present: Epsom Hospital Radio
• Produce and present a Weekly show.
• Produce marketing materials to promote the radio station within the hospital.
• Outside broadcast to raise funds for the radio station.
• Maintain the broadcast equipment in the studio.
• Provide recommendations for new equipment requirements.
• October 1998 – August 2007: Globus Office World/Staples; (Staples bought Office World in June 2004)
• Inventory Team Leader
• Responsible for the Stock File’s Integrity, Co-ordinating stock checks, deliveries and returns.
• Managing staff on the shop floor and dealing with problems with members of staff and customers.
• November 2005: Virgin Radio
• Three week Work Experience
• Runner
• CD Librarian
• Competitions and Prizes
• September 2000 – June 2005: Portsmouth University’s Radio Experience (PURE:FM)
• Station Manager (one year)
• Managing all areas of the station from problems with the staff to securing funding and deciding station policy.
• Personnel Manager (three years)
• Training approximately 60 new students a year on the operation of studio equipment. Providing ongoing support to develop both the technical quality of output as well as the interest of the content.
• Production and presentation of radio shows and news.
• Production of written media to promote the station.

Qualifications

• University Of Portsmouth (September 2000 – July 2005)
• BSc (Hons) Digital Media Obtained: 2.1
• Glyn Technology School (September 1994 – June 2000)
• A Levels: Geography (C), Graphical Communications (D)
• GCSE: One subject at A grade, Two at B Grade and seven at C Grade.

Interests

My main passion is for music of a variety of genres though my favourites are Indie and Rock. I enjoy watching and playing football, my favourite team is AFC Wimbledon.