JOHN CHANNING BA HDIP MIAI
ARCHAEOLOGIST & VISUAL COMMUNICATOR
CONTACT
EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS
PERSONAL
WHAT I DO
HOBBIES
SKILLS
Director & Senior Photographer, Redlight Studio, 2015 to date
Responsible for daily management of studio, client liaison, online marketing and sales. Shooting portrait, wedding, product and architectural images to client spec. Organise props, models. & clients.
Senior Archaeologist/Project manager, V.J.Keeley Ltd, 2001-15
Managed large and small scale infrastructural projects. Dealt at a senior level with clients and licensing authorities. Brought projects to successful conclusion while motivating and mentoring staff . Combined the roles of senior project manager and project archaeologist. responsible to relevant licensing authorities in both Ireland and UK. Much of the work involved taking technical ideas and presenting them in a simple clear manner to both get funding and get stakeholders onboard.
Consultant Archaeologist, 1987-2001
Ran a small archaeological consultancy funded by developer driven projects. Undertook contracts for the OPW, Mags Gowan Archaeology, Headland Archaeology, National Monuments Service, Local Authorities and Commercial businesses eg Sean Quinn Group.
I am interested in expanding my professional horizons by seeking new challenges to keep my enquiring nature active.
Drama & Acting
Chairperson of Baltinglass Amateur Drama Group.
Art
Member of Cruthu art group,exhibit at Russborough House.
Sport and Community Development
Juvenile football & tennis coach, Tidy Towns committee member & volunteer.
Higher Diploma in Arts in Digital Media Design, NFQ Level 8, second class honour grade 1
Teacher Training, NFQ Level 7, C.E.L.T. approved with distinction. NFQ Level 6, Train the trainer, approved with distinction
Archaeology B.A. UCD
Member of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland.
Publications
Published technical author, photographer and Illustrator. (see Govt. Publications office, Amazon and Archaeological journals).
Photography
Over 100 weddings captured in unique documentary style, real Google and Facebook review rating
Project Management & Archaeology
Successful management of multiple large infastructural projects.
Directed over 50 arcaheologicl site excavation under licence.
Interpersonal Skills
Excellent listener with ability to lead, mentor and motivate.
Adobe CC, MS Offfice, Audacity, ProShow
Image cataloguing and manipulation in Lightroom & Photoshop, Logo and digitizing in Illustrator, Album and publication with InDesign, Web in CSS HTML & WP. Video in Premier Pro. MS Office for word & excel. Audacity for sound and ProShow for slides
Sales & Marketing
B2B - Selling to Co Councils and Developers. Private - Selling to brides/ grooms.
PROJECT MANAGER/DIRECTOR
TECHNICAL WRITING & DESIGN
TEAM LEADERSHIP & MOTIVATION
Archaeological site director of 11 sites
N52 Belvedere scheme. Co. Westmeath
Senior Archaeologist/Project manager
N6 Kinnegad/Kilbeggan Co. Westmeath
Senior Archaeologist/Project manager
I enjoy bringing site data into the public domain. Presenting information in simple understandable blocks which build into an easily understood yet scientific interpretation of the archaeology.
Presenting three dimensional stratigraphy on the two dimensional page or screen and eagerly embrace the possibilities of GIS processing.
Direct leadership skills have been honed over 50+ archaeological excavations throughout Ireland. Fusing technical and management skills to resolve the archaeology of large infra-structural projects such as Curlew bypass Co. Roscommon and the Ballysadare-Collooney Bypass Co. Sligo.
I have conducted and presented numerous EIA’s, lectures & authored several publications.
Senior Archaeologist/Project manager
Archaeologist director of 8 sites
Clients range from archaeological companies to developers and public bodies
Artefact Photography with print ready layout & scale. Expert in Photoshop and Lightroom.
Publication layout using Adobe InDesign
Artefact Research
Digitize site drawings using Adobe Illustrator
Digitize site registers and stratigraphy
Site survey from grid layout to plans and sections.
Context and feature recording from context sheet to artefact register.
Stratigraphic interpretation and graphic presentation. Context excavation.
Site photography.
