Personalia

• Name: Bert SCHODTS
• Sex: Male
• Nationality: Belgian (Flemish)
• Age:
• Place and date of birth: Tienen (Belgium) on June 27, 1978
• Address: Uilstraat 30, 3470 Kortenaken (Stok)
• Telephone: +32 (0)16 78 27 06
• Mobile phone: +32 (0)475 78 27 06
• Internet: www.bertschodts.be
• E-mail: info@bertschodts.be

Profile

"Lifelong learning", a statement that becomes more and more popular, is necessary if you want to stay up-to-date in the fast evolving world of digital media and related technologies. And becoming/staying up-to-date in "new media" and related markets, involving the technical and project or product management aspects, is one of my personal objectives. Because I never felt completely satisfied with the knowledge & experience I gained during my education in engineering electronics, the Master in e-Media Engineering programme was a good opportunity to reach 1 of my goals: become an independent multimedia professional. It allowed me to discover my wide range of interests: digital media, user interface design, web usability, web design, desktop publishing, graphic design, audiovisual production, digital audio, digital video, interactive television, virtual reality, 3D animation… Because the so-called "importance of ignorance" is the beginning of every learning process, I hope this inspiration will keep growing in all my (future) professional activities!

Qualification

• Freelance cross-media expert and audiovisual editor/director in professional marketing environment
• A lot of experience in educational & training environments (both engineering & multimedia courses)
• Strong interest in cross-media publishing & audiovisual production: eager to get highly involved in this industry and related technologies!
• From hardware point of view: Mac Pro & MacBook Pro user, iPad fan, iPhone caller, iPod listener, Audi & Mustang driver, Pearl drummer, Adidas player, ...

Skills & Competences

Professional skills

• Cross-media & tablet publishing: online, mobile and social media strategies & implementation; UI & UX design; usability
• Audiovisual (post-)production: pre-production (scenario, scripting) & post-production (digitalising, editing, mixing & mastering)
• Multimedia training: web content management, digital media, web design, web usability, writing for the web, user interface design, desktop publishing & prepress, graphic design, multimedia labs
• Software training: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro, ...
• Web design: web standards (XHTML & CSS), web usability, information architecture, writing for the web
• Graphic design: DTP & prepress (page design & layout), image editing, vector graphics, visual identity (logo design, ...)
• Digital video & audio: video editing, audio editing, mixing, mastering, web compression

Software skills

• Apple: Mac OS X, Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro, LiveType, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor), Logic Pro, Aperture, ...
• Adobe: Adobe Master Collection CS4 (InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Illustrator CS4, Fireworks CS4, Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro CS4)
• And lots more...

Social skills

• Team: good team player, always available, driving force, project leader
• Communication: strong communicator, experienced trainer, practised & skilled instructor
• Attitude: dedicated, professional, enthusiast, sense for responsibility, sense for humour
• Motivation: eager to learn, striving for perfection, always willing to succeed
• Creativity: open and creative mind, looking for stylish design

Languages

• Dutch: mother tongue
• English: fluently reading, writing, understanding & speaking
• French: good passive knowledge, average speaking & understanding (but eager to make progress in the future)

Certificates

Apple Certified Pro

• Final Cut Pro: Level 1

Adobe Certified Expert

• InDesign: CS2

Dixit Media

• Final Cut Pro: Basic Techniques
• Final Cut Pro: Advanced Techniques
• Avid Editing: Basic Techniques

Work Experience

Freelance cross-media professional

• Period: Aug 2006 - ...
• Domains: Cross-media, Web Content Management, DTP & prepress, Graphic Design, Web Usability, Web Design, Multimedia & Software Training, Audiovisual Editing, Audiovisual Production, …
• Clients: Deloitte Belgium, Videohouse & Prime (Telenet)
• Other references: Emag (Officieel Playstation Magazine), Groep T, Carabas, Cevora, Syntra, Dixit Media, IF global, RLNH, …

Multimedia Lecturer

Anticipative Continuing Education - ACE-GroupT

• Period: Sep 2006 - ...
• Department: Technology
• Program: Electronics - Multimedia, Electronics - Media streaming & storage

Multimedia Trainer & Engineer

Carabas bvba

• Period: Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
• Domains: Multimedia Training, Design & Development

Assistant Professor

Leuven Engineering School - GroupT

• Period: Sep 2000 - Sep 2005
• Department: Information & Electronics
• Program: Bachelor & Master in Electronics Engineering

Lab Instructor

Anticipative Continuing Education - ACE-GroupT

• Period: Sep 2002 - ...
• Department: Technology
• Program: Communication Techniques

Several student jobs during summer holidays

ADB, Cegeac, Hertz

• Period: 1994 - 2000

Education

Master in e-Media Engineering - option Enterprising (Advanced Master, part-time program)

• Period: 2002-2005
• Institution: Leuven Engineering School - GroupT | meme.groept.be/emedia
• Concept: Master Technology - Manage e-Media - Sense the user

Master in Industrial Engineering - option Electronics (former: Industrial Engineer in Electronics)

• Period: 1996-2000
• Institution: Leuven Engineering School - GroupT | www.groept.be/T/BaMa_ing
• Concept: Engineering - Educating - Enterprising

Secundary School - Latin-Maths

• Period: 1990-1996
• Institution: Via Tienen - Immaculata (ASO) | www.viatienen.be/college

Primary School

• Period: 1984-1990
• Institution: Via Tienen - Immaculata | www.viatienen.be/immacbasis

Hobbies & Interests

At this moment

• Architecture, design & construction: concept, design & construction of our new house, renovation of the old building next to it, shopping for design furniture, looking at NGC "megastructures" episodes, etc.
• Ford Mustang: driving my brute looking Ford Mustang of 1970. At 30 years old, finally 1 of my dreams as a little boy came true!
• Soccer: playing actively, analysing & discussing with friends, watching national (Premier League, Primera Division, Seria A, Bundesliga, Jupiler League, Eredivisie) and international (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, World Cup) soccer games on television...
• Music as a listener: enjoying all those great bands & songs out there (most of the time in the car when driving, by using my iPhone or iPod of course…)
• Martial arts: because of my wife Joke Delronge and my Romanian friend & "big brother", grandmaster Cristian Ozon (Shihan Ozon Karyu)
• Apple stuff: not only their great hardware (iPad, iPhone, iPod,...) and software, but also the keynote speeches of Steve Jobs …

In the past

• Music as an active member: drums, programming, sampling & production of the Nu-metal band Manifold, together with Youri Loedts

In the future

• ...

General

• Driving licence (type B)
• Dactylo

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