Michael Allison

Music Curator

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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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About me
MPhil at Cambridge University | HERA Construction 4.0 IAG | Gates Cambridge Scholar 2023
Education
- Trinity College London
  2014 - 2014
  ATCL Communication Distinction
- Christ's College, Canterbury
  2010 - 2014
  Activities and Societies: Head Prefect. NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 endorsed with Excellence. School Honours: Academic, Cultural, Choral
- The University of Auckland
  2019 - 2022
  Bachelor of Engineering (BE(Hons)) Civil and Environmental First Class Honours
  Activities and Societies: Kupe Scholarship, Colin Maiden Scholarship (Dean’s Leadership Programme), Society of Petroleum Engineers Scholarship, Distinguished Graduate Award, Dean’s Honours List, Velocity 100K Challenge Award, Velocity Innovation Award (2021 and 2022), First in Course Award
- University of Cambridge
  2023 - 2024
  Master of Philosophy - MPhil Engineering for Sustainable Development
  Activities and Societies: Gates Cambridge Scholarship, i-Teams Cambridge
- The University of Auckland
  2016 - 2019
  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biological Sciences
  Activities and Societies: University of Auckland Scholarship, First in Course Award
- The University of Auckland
  2016 - 2019
  Bachelor of Music (BMus) Music
  Activities and Societies: University of Auckland Scholarship, First in Course Award
Experience
- SoSound
  Feb 2017 - Mar 2020
  Music Curator
  Playlist curation, audio engineering and managing client relationships for SoSound.
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
  Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
  Molecular/Genetic Research
  Molecular and physiological characterisation of resistance in kiwifruit to Pseudomonas syringae actinidiae.
- Chiasma
  Dec 2019 - Mar 2022
  Chief Financial Officer - Auckland
  Overseeing financial administration, reviewing strategy and financial reporting for Chiasma Auckland.
- Teak Construction
  Jun 2020 - now
  Site Manager
  Project management, site engineering, design management, quality assurance and health + safety on a range of multimillion dollar construction projects.Projects:- Westlake Girls High School Events Centre- Mairangi Bay ‘Waipapa’ Apartments- NZ Maritime Museum- Mahon Way Offices- Arthur Street Apartments
- The University of Auckland
  Aug 2021 - Jul 2023
  Developing a humanitarian engineering course for the University of Auckland. Lecturing on appropriate engineering principles in humanitarian contexts. Researching water resource management and building a water quality monitoring system which uses spectrophotometry and artificial neural networks. Researching sustainable development, humanitarian engineering education and implementation, and WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) in the Pacific region.
  - Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Nov 2022 - Jul 2023
  - Honours Research
    Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
  - Summer Research Scholarship
    Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
- Kupe Leadership Scholarship
  Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
  Mishriki Kupe Scholar 2022
  The prestigious Kupe Leadership Scholarship offers a unique opportunity for exceptional students from all faculties to enrich a year of their postgraduate studies.
- HERA
  Mar 2023 - now
  Construction 4.0 Industry Advisory Group
  Developing an Industry 4.0 transformation of the New Zealand construction sector.
- Gates Cambridge
  Sept 2023 - now
  Gates Cambridge Scholar 2023
  The Gates Cambridge mission is to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others. It aims to achieve this mission by selecting outstanding scholars, providing them with financial and non-financial support at one of the world’s leading universities and facilitating community building at and beyond Cambridge.
- University of Cambridge
  Apr 2024 - now
  Masters Research
  Researching steel circularity in New Zealand’s construction sector.
- EyeSea Green
  Apr 2024 - now
  Innovation i-Teams
  Decarbonising multi-occupancy buildings by increasing energy efficiency.
Licenses & Certifications
- Site Safe - Supervisor
  Site Safe New Zealand Inc
  Apr 2021
- New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trades - Supervision Level 5
  Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer
  Issued by Christ's College, Canterbury on Jan 2014
  Associated with Michael Allison
- Volunteer
  Issued by CanTeen Aotearoa on Jan 2014
  Associated with Michael Allison