Glen Schaefer and Elizabeth Bond are a dynamic and experienced management team based on the Mid North Coast, NSW. With over 30 years combined experience, they have worked in information technology, print media, radio, web design and e-commerce development.

During this time a strong working relationship has been developed with a network of Australian internet and media professionals and some specialist work is project managed and outsourced through this network.

Business Manager & Senior Developer

Name: Glen Schaefer

Primary Roles:
Business Manager/Senior Web Developer

Personal Interests:
Surfing, Bushwalking, Music, Outdoor Music Festivals and watching a good movie

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Background and Experience

During his professional IT career Glen has been involved in most facets of the Australian IT&T industry including; PC hardware and software support and sales, LAN/WAN networking, project management, IT recruitment, as well as web and e-commerce application development.

In his spare time Glen likes to surf uncrowded waves and listen to good music.

Glen has been heavily engaged as a systems trainer and specialist IT&T consultant on major state-wide projects such as the NSW Dept of Community Services Client Information System, the Queensland Electricity Commissions $43 million state-wide DEC network and MS Office rollout, and as an IT systems training consultant to test and deploy training for the NSW Dept of Corrective Services Offender Management System.

While working for the NSW Dept of Community Services in 1990, Glen was seconded by the NSW Director of Disaster Welfare to write and develop a Dbase IV system to support the $6 million relief funding project that was launched after the Newcastle earthquake in 1989.

Community Service

During his IT career Glen has also been heavily engaged in economic and social development issues in regional Australia, working as a regional IT&T industry representative to improve regional telecommunications. In 2000, after recognising serious shortcomings with regional telecommunications services, Glen engineered and facilitated high-level talks between Telstra and regional businesses to discuss a range of telecommunication service issues, subsequently representing the Northern Rivers region at the Besley Telecommunications Enquiry in 2001.

Glen has also worked as both a volunteer and consultant with other local community-based organisations on the Northern Rivers, such as the Byron Shire Echo newspaper and the national award-winning BAYFM community radio (99.9 FM) station, as a committee member, radio presenter and IT coordinator.

In 2003 Glen helped develop and submit a successful application for $120 000 federal ITOL funding for a regional film industry initiative called ‘ScreenXchange’ under the auspices of Northern Rivers Screenworks.

Journalism, Photography and Copywriting

Name: Elizabeth Bond

Primary Roles:
Journalist/Copywriting and Proofing/Media Liaison/Photography

Personal Interests:
Music, Tai Chi, Yoga, Nature, Reading, Photography, Cooking

Background and Experience

Elizabeth has completed both a BA (Humanities) in film, media and production (1992) and a Grad Dip (Journalism) including editing, proofreading and public relations (2002). She has also completed a TESOL course to teach English as a second language (2005) and has even found  time to become a qualified AATC Tai Chi instructor (2003).

Since 1993 she has worn many hats, working as a journalist, copywriter, researcher, editor, proof-reader, teacher, photographer, presenter, producer, interviewer, and in public relations. She has gained experience in the print, radio and web industries both professionally, privately and academically.

Elizabeth has worked as a freelance journalist and photographer since 2002 in the web, print and radio industries. She has most recently worked as a copywriter and photographer for the web development company Tweed Coast Internet servicing mainly business clients. Her freelance features and photographs have been published in print and online in both Australia and the UK, mainly focussing on health and wellbeing (Art of Healing, Mama-Mag), creative industries (Inside Film, The Write Stuff) and human interest (New Idea).

During this time she has also worked as a journalist on the Northern Star newspaper (Lismore) and the Byron Shire News (Byron Bay) as well as doing a stint as a researcher and producer at ABC North coast radio 94.5 FM (Lismore). She has also worked privately for four years with SAE (Sound and Audio Engineering) students in Byron Bay, editing and proofreading honours theses.

Teaching English as a second language overseas (Europe) and more recently in Cairns and Byron Bay, has honed the more technical elements of Elizabeth’s English language skills.

Community Service

Elizabeth has been involved in nonprofits community-based organisations since 1986, where she first started spinning vinyl records for the graveyard shift on 4ZZZ (102.1 FM) Brisbane’s public radio station. Since then she spent seven years as a volunteer at BAY FM (99.9 FM), Byron Bay’s community radio station as a presenter, producer and news reader among other duties. She has also been involved with the NRWC (Northern Rivers Writers Centre) in Byron Bay, contributing to their bimonthly magazine and as a regular volunteer for the annual internationally regarded Byron Bay Writers Festival.