SHONA JUDGEProduction, Events and Marketing Manager

Ph: +44 7771778188 Ph: +353 86 66 49703. (IRE) E-mail: judgeshona@gmail.com Skype: shona.judge

PROFILE I possess over 17 years of international TV production and project management, specialising in TVC’s, live sports coverage, reality tv, documentaries and event management, often successfully running several large projects simultaneously across multiple platforms.Complimentary to that I have up skilled to be a registered Prince2 project manager and trained in SAP. I consider myself extremely dynamic, technical and artistic with great interpersonal and managerial skills, therefore I am currently looking to join forces with a fast paced company with impeccable standards.

The main attributes I offer:• Strong awareness of the criticality of branding and brand management• A record of delivering high-end outcomes and benefits • Creation and implementation of deliverables to exact specifications and within budgets• Involvement of all the right people• Best use of resources in involved organizations • Appropriate management of risks that may jeopardise success• A full awareness of the needs of clients and consumers• Free thinking• International Skills

I thrive on pressures and challenges thrown at me and I’m constantly thirsty for knowledge. My quick thinking, flexibility, problem solving, organizational ability and foresight help prevent or remedy potential issues.Time management and budgeting is imperative to my success.I’m savvy on research, content, branding, and graphics -in these I am critical when it comes to detail. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Project management – Prince2 Certified Marketing Campaign Management Film Planning and Organisation PowerPoint presentations and full production budget workups Reading, researching and assessing ideas Building and developing contact networks Liaising and discussing projects with financial backers Troubleshooting/Risk Management Bookings and Logistics manager Budget control and resource allocation Pulling together all strands of creative and practical talent involved in projects Organising and maintaining schedules Holding regular meetings with staff/clients Acting as a sounding board for upper management Maintaining contemporary technical skills Using all forms of computer software inc. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint – Mac and PC

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY IRELAND

FREELANCE 7Yrs- Current Camera Assistant/Lighting assistant/AD – Wild Goose Lodge (Feature Film) MeathFixer – AFL Media (Sports Coverage) DublinMedia Manager/Event Co-ordinator– Corstorphine + Wright Architects, DublinERP Project Manager/Scheduler – IIS, DublinProduction Director/PR Manager and Marketing - Verzik Media - Cork

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ARMENIA

PUBLICIS HEPTA ARMENIA 1yrProof Reader/Editor/Creative/VOI proof read and edited all pre-translated technical data for the launch of Orange Telecommunications in Armenia. This included all in-depth technical specs for instruction manuals, voice automated commands and below the line print campaigns. Brand awareness was a highly essential and a vital part of this role while keeping to strict deadlines. Creative print campaigns were developed and approved through me before final approval from Orange Telecoms London. All English voice automated commands were recorded using my voice as requested by Orange.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY DUBAI

SPORTSBRAND MEDIA GROUP 5yrsProduction Supervisor/Producer/Production Manager/Office ManagerSportsbrand was fairly unique as it based over 90% of its reality TV Production budgets on brand funding through product placement. This was a huge success across the board as high end clients such as Castrol, DHL and Coca-Cola were getting mass advertising through nonconventional methods, aimed at a specific target audience. My roles included: Budgeting, creating in-depth presentations and schedules, Logistics, fixer, project management, brand management and placement; HR, Recruitment and Office Manager. Sportsbrand Continued;On these multi-million-dollar productions I was responsible for running and controlling all aspects of the finances. Duties other than those listed under ‘Typical work activities’ were to approve all aspects of the final product including edits, subtitling and the completion of all technical checks on masters before airing.I formed and maintained relationships with clients, broadcasters, crew and distributors from around the world including Japan, France, Korea, USA, London, Malaysia, Australia and Philippines. Stock Footage/Programme Library ManagerIn setting up record keeping systems, I was involved in detailed compilation of databases, ensuring there were appropriate storage facilities for archive creation.

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Notable Sportsbrand Production Services Dubai Tennis 2004/2005/2006/2008 (English/Arabic) Prod Mngr. & Live Feed OB Dubai 24 Hr. Race Al’Faisal Racing Team Documentary (Arabic) Producer Castrol Racing Heroes 2007-08 Reality TV (Arabic) Production Supervisor Castrol Race Academy 2007, Reality TV (Arabic) Production Manager Real Smarts -Game Show Reality TV (Arabic) Production Supervisor F2 Powerboats Fujairah/Bahrain/Oman/Malaysia (English) Producer/Production Mngr. ADMM F1 - Press release + 2hr live feed (English) Production M / Live Feeds FIM & ICC Cricket Show Magazine Series (English) Pre-Prod./Production Mngr. Office/ Studio Build Project Manager

Government liaison, Contracting Liaison, full set-up of: office, audio, edit studios and Library

SIGNATURE PRODUCTIONS McVitie’s TVC 1 Lebanon 35MM ProducerMcVitie’s TVC 2 Saudi 35MM ProducerArial TVC 35MM Production ManagerUsing the McVities Logo I created a commercial using brand colour, the corporate image as well as taking into account the desired target audience and brand objectives. My roles included; Hiring of key members of staff and creative’s, casting, brand management and placement, finalising edits and client liaison. The commercial saw an incredible rise of 42% on biscuit sales in the Middle East.

FORUM FZ 4yrsCorporate/Project Events Manager – FreelanceI project managed corporate events, product launches, channel road shows, conferences and exhibitions for main stream clients such as ACER, Microsoft, GITEX, DELL, SUN Microsoft, Fujitsu Siemens, SAP and Oracle.My roles included: Account management, client liaison, data base management, email shots, flyer and invitation creation and distribution, build and management of stalls, registration, fixer, PR and advertising, press packs and hand-outs. Projects ranged from software launches to some of the largest tradeshows in and around the Middle East.

FREELANCE DUBAI 4yrsClapper Loader/Video assist/Production AssistantFILMWORKS, PHOENIX FILMS, BAREFACE, CENTRAL FILMS, BOOMTOWN, ATLAS, AVP, VIP, OGILVYMy roles included: Stock control, shot list data base, clapper/loader, technical assistant, fixer and runner.16MM/35MM Clapper Loader for over 30 commercials including: Pampers, Dubai duty Free, Dubai Ford, 35MM/Digi Camera Asst. for documentaries including: Dubai Tourism, Dubai Dry Docks, Awareness Campaign, Aqim Salatak

FILMWORKS 2yrsPost Production co-ordinator – Manager/Equipment rental & bookings managerMy roles included: Bookings Manager, Office Manager, quoting, scheduling, resource allocation, organisation of meetings with clients and staff, issuing project briefs, quality assurance, filing, equipment checks, stock checks and client databases.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ENGLAND

FREELANCE 1998 – 2001Camera assistant/Video assistantLoose moose

Commercial: Daygum Protex DIR. Ken Lidster 35MM Steadicam assistThe End

Commercial: NIKE 35MM Camera assistant Commercial: Packard Bell DIR. Frederik Bond 35MM Camera assistant Pop Pro: Caprice (model) DIR. Tim Royes 35MM Video assist Pop Pro: Travis DIR. Ringon Ledwidge 35MM Video Assist Pop Pro: Wannadies DIR. Jeff Thomas 35MM Runner + Driver: Pop Pro: Moby DIR. Frederik Bond 35MM Video assist

Planet Pop - Interview + Live Performance Gerri Halliwell DIR. Jason Collier BETA Steadicam assist. N-sync BETA Steadicam assist. Ronan Keating DIR. Anthony Thomas BETA Camera assistant BB MAK DIR. Anthony Thomas BETA Steadicam assist.

Outsider Commercial: phone company DIR. Fredrik Bond 35MM Camera assistant Commercial: Koff Beer DIR. Fredrik Bond 35MM Steadicam assist.

Paul Weiland Film Company Pop Pro: Arturo ‘Former’ DIR. Graham Fink S16 Steadicam assist.

Godman Pop Pro: Brother Brown DIR. Jake and Jim S16 Steadicam assist.

Alex Myers + Associates Commercial DIR. Hugh Harkness 35MM Steadicam assist.

Les Films De L’Odyssee (Paris)Short Film: Halima DIR. Olga Naccache BETA Sound Op./Camera assist

For any additional information please do not hesitate to contact me on the following:

Ph: 00353 86 66 49703. (IRE) E-mail: judgeshona@gmail.com Skype: shona.judge

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To Whom It May Concern

Shona Judge was employed at Filmworks in Dubai, as Head of the Technical Division of our Sister Company – Filmquip Media, then she transferred over to Filmworks as one of our TV Producers.

Shona is a very keen and ambitious member of the team, she tackles every project with enthusiasm and has the determination to see the job to the end no matter the scale of the project.

Her Duties included, budgeting TV Commercial scripts, liasing with clients and succeeding in winning the projects. Then Managing the budget and organizing the shooting – locations, casting, crew etc. Shona is a leader and a popular member of the Group so she managed her team extraordinarily well. Especially with all the diverse nationalities and abilities of crew that she encountered during her time in Dubai. She has excellent communication skills and a valuable member of any team.

Shona was dealing with budgets of 20,000 USD up to 1 million Dollars and kept all projects managed and delivered to a professional standard.

With her background of the technical aspects this also provides Shona with a fully rounded understanding of all production details.

I would recommend Shona in any future projects that come her way.

Kind Regards

Amanda Confavreux

Suite #108, Building #4, Studio City, P.O.Box 37415, Dubai, UAE tel.+971 4 457 3132 fax.+971 4 457 3141 www.filmworksdubai.com

To Whom it may concern;Re Shona Judge

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Shona worked full time, often seven days per week, for Verzik Ltd here in Cork, in our early research of an ambitious and exciting global TV entertainment product. In that time she demonstrated great ability to ‘open doors’ for us, as a representative of a new and unknown media company, in a world of ‘big hitters’, to whom this project was pitched. To do that she needed and demonstrated skills of diplomacy, organisational ability and of course, common sense and was able to get us past the ‘gatekeeper’ in many international media entities to a point of meaningful project discussion with them. As well as this, her written/cross-platform presentation skills were very important in early project planning/discussion and greatly enabled the progression of the project to feasibility stage. As a determined, focussed ‘teamplayer’ and communicator, Shona is a person able to fit into many media ‘cogs’ in a merging ‘broadcasting web-world’ which needs well-grounded organisers and communicators more than ever. As a fledgling internet TV channel, we appreciated Shona’s dedication to her role in the company, which of course, necessated working to many timezones, with their associated unsocial working hours.As a company, we thank her for her work with us and wish her the very best in her future media career. I would have no hesitation therefore, in recommending Shona for any media industry position that included project management, logistics, financial control and budget/people management.Sincerely,

____________________Gerry Mac BrideDirector of Operations,Verzik Ltd - IrelandMobile…0852296872

Verzik Limited - Registered Office: 8 Parkdale, Parklands, Commons Road, Blackpool, Cork, IrelandTel: + 353 0214211880 Company No. 507115 VAT No. 9819808T- Directors: Barry J Murphy, Barry T Murphy

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From: Richard Forbes-Robertson [mailto:rforbesrobertson@gmail.com] To: judgeshona@gmail.comSubject: Shona Judge

To whom it may concern,

I first met Shona on Dubai when she was a very competent camera technician.Her somewhat slight build worked against her in the punishing heat over here and she wisely moved across to production.

She worked freelance for me at Signature Productions in Dubai.I was General Manager of the company.

By hard work and sheer professionalism she became producer and ran several productions for me with great style, energy and dedication.When it transpired that the backers of the company had withdrawn all funding for their personal purposes we both left but we ensured that all suppliers and crew were fully paid.

If you want any more information please do not hesitate to contact me Regards

Richardrforbesrobertson@gmail.comThe Television DepartmentDoha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi+974 339 61626

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To Whom It May Concern:

I have worked with Shona on a number of years during the Dubai Tennis Championships..

Working as the Broadcast Engineer it was vital to me to have a very open minded and committed Production Manager that was willing to work extremely hard and get the job done, this was especially more difficult dealing with the local people and government, Shona could do all this and get things done.

Shona showed that she could handle all tasks and was positive and professional during these productions, which was vital when dealing with a number of local and international broadcasters.

She also made all international crew feel very welcomed, by arranging tours of the local area during days off as well as team building exercises and award schemes.

I would not hesitate in recommending her in any production role, she will be an asset to any company that she works.

Regards

Joe ScaliseManagerBroadcast Services+61413 800 404

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To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to give my highest recommendation to my former colleague Shona Judge, for a position with your company. I have worked closely with Shona at Sportsbrand Media Group Dubai for about two years and can attest to her outstanding character and work ethic.

As her role as a production manager/Supervisor at Sportsbrand, she successfully handled productions like ‘Racing Heroes’ that required lots of travelling across the Middle East with overseas cast and crew. At times she comfortably managed multiple productions simultaneously. Shona often filled in as a producer and satisfactorily did the role of an office administrator as well. She acted as a link between the Melbourne head office and us. Working with Shona has inspired me to achieve higher goals, because she gave helpful criticisms of my work and then would volunteer to help me implement the solutions. She was a team player who could always be counted on to put in more than her share of the work.

Shona was an intelligent and motivating team player, I was sad when she had to leave Sportsbrand and I'm sure I'm not the only one who misses her in Dubai. I know that she will be an asset to your organization. If I can answer any questions for you, please feel free to contact me at +971.507411967 or hussainziad@hotmail.com

Yours Sincerely,

Ziad Hussain

Former Senior Video Editor

Sportsbrand Media Group