Alan Foulis

Full time MSc student

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Timeline
About me
Owner of Dark Performance Apparel
Education
- Rhodes University
  2008 - 2008
  BSc Hons. Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
  Activities and Societies: Chairman of the Rugby Club 1st Team Rugby Member of the Underwater club Member of the University Gym Underwater Hockey Scuba Diving
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
  2010 - 2012
  MSc Marine Biology/FisheriesScience Cum Laude
  Activities and Societies: Regular trips to sea with commercial vessels in order to assess the number and species of sharks being caught incidentally. Member of Virgin Active Member of Rovers Rugby Club
- Rhodes University
  2005 - 2007
  Bachelor of Science - BS 2nd
  Activities and Societies: Rugby, Zoology Society,
- Rhodes University
  2005 - 2007
  Bachelor of Science - BS Zoology and Ichthyology
  Activities and Societies: Chairman of Rugby Club Class Rep 1st Team Rugby
- Rhodes University
  2005 - 2007
  BSc Ichthyology and Zoology
  Activities and Societies: Member of Zoology Society Member of Rugby Club Member of the University Gym Member of the Underwater Club 2006 - Treasurer of Rugby Club 2007 - Sponsorship Rep. of Rugby Club u21A Rugby team 1st XV Active student life making the most of all the opportunities available.
Experience
- Oceanographic Research Insitute
  Apr 2010 - Feb 2013
  Full time MSc student
  Assessment of shark catch by pelagic longline vessels in the South West Indian Ocean.
- Body Excel
  Aug 2012 - Jul 2013
  Personal Trainer
  Personal Trainer to a variety of clientele from young students to elderly folk. Worked under Derek Hieberg who specializes in rugby-specific conditioning, for three months.
- Cipla Nutrition
  Mar 2013 - Jan 2015
  Sponsored Athlete
  Cipla Nutrition sponsored me as a Crossfit Athlete.
- Crossfit False Bay
  Aug 2013 - Jun 2017
  Coach
  Member of the coaching team and co-owner at Crossfit False Bay, an affiliated Crossfit training facility.
- NUTRITECH
  Feb 2015 - now
  Sponored Athlete
  Sponsored for the sport of Crossfit. Currently ranked in the top 10 in South Africa
- 2oceansvibe Media
  Apr 2015 - Aug 2016
  Radio Presenter
  Member of the Rude Interlude show team on 2Oceansvibe Radio.
- R/GA
  May 2017 - May 2017
  Independant Consultant
  I was employed as an independent consultant to advise on the shooting of the Mens Training Apparel shoot. My role required guidance for the movements, practicality and relatability of the shoot for the social media and advertising platforms.
- Dark Performance Apparel
  Aug 2017 - now
  Managing all social media channels in line with the commercial plan and social content roadmap. Creating and curating exciting and relevant content that increases brand awareness and positions Dark in the fitness apparel market. Create content relevant to content pillars. Developing strategic initiatives in order to improve the performance of channel specific KPI’s. Developing strategies and execute initiatives in order to grow the audience of the social media channels and website. Show less
  - Small Business Owner
    Jul 2017 - now
  - Social Media Manager
    Aug 2017 - now
- Roark Gyms USA
  Mar 2020 - now
  Manager and Head Coach
- Best10
  Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
  Personal Coach
  As a personal coach I was required to interact daily with all my clients, monitoring progress and making any changes they needed to their training program whilst going through their 10 week journey.
Licenses & Certifications
- First Aid National Level 1
  HWSETA
  Jun 2019
- Crossfit Level 1 Trainer
  Crossfit
  Jun 2013
- Personal Trainer
  American Council of Exercise
  Apr 2013
- Crossfit Speciality Training - Endurance training
  CrossFit
  Jun 2015
- Crossfit Level 2 Trainer
  CrossFit, Inc.
  Mar 2018