User:Naren

I have been working at Swinburne for the past 10 months as the Faculty Marketing Coordinator. I have been asked politely to write a brief profile about myself so here goes...!

I completed Year 12 in `99 and went on to study Commerce & Marketing at Deakin University. Back then you actually needed an ENTER above 80 to do a course there! Following this I worked 6 months in marketing for a recruitment company. I then moved to Pacific Brands to work in marketing and product management. That was interesting...I got to work on some interesting brands like Bonds, Holeproof, Slazenger. Spent 2 years there and thought of moving into an area which had more purpose : education.

So I am now with the Faculty of ICT. I previously had no IT knowledge apart from an IS subject I took at uni. Now, I would love to learn more and go back to study something like the MTECH IT. With so many jobs in the IT industry now its probably not a bad idea. That's the most satisfying part of my job - promoting courses that will give young students the chance to work in creative, exciting, fast paced and lucrative jobs. Also - students that take on an ICT degree have the chance to work anywhere in the world.

Hats off to Andrew and the students for putting this competition together. Lets hope that all Year 11 & 12 students around the country embrace SwinGame 08 and learn more about software development as well as having fun with friends!