Resume

NAME WOLF RUCK
ADDRESS 1720 Lincolnshire Blvd., Mississauga, ON Canada L5E 2S7
MOBILE (647) 210-0706
E-MAIL wolfruck@wolfruck.com
WEBSITES wolfruck.com | wolfruck.com/artgallery | biospace-corporation.com
BIRTHPLACE Augsburg, Germany
CITIZENSHIP Canadian

LANGUAGES
English, German, working knowledge of French, some Spanish and Italian

EDUCATION
B.P.H.E. (Bachelor of Physical & Health Education, University of Toronto, 1969) with academic majors in English, German, Zoology & Physiology

CURRENT
Self-employed artist re-focusing wide-ranging experiences in sports and the visual arts with the aim of expressing the “joy of effort”; the “human body in action”; and “the spectacle of sport” on paper and on canvas. Detailed information is available online at: Wolf Ruck Art Gallery

EMPLOYMENT
Communications Coordinator for The Ontario Soccer Association from February 2005 to June 2012.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Sports & Recreation Consultant, Youth Camp Director, Outdoor Education Specialist, Supply Teacher, Author, Illustrator, Photographer, Cross-country Skiing Instructor & Technical Director, Film & Video Producer / Writer / Director, Cameraman, Sound Recordist, Editor, Inventor, Entrepreneur, U.S. Patent & Trademark pro se Applicant/Owner, Webmaster.

BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Proprietor — Wolf Ruck Productions
Founder/Owner, Biospace Corporation — Home of the Bathbar®, Wall-Album®, SUPERSTRIPS® & PlayMaker®

VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND

• Coach, Convenor, Webmaster, Vice-president of Swansea Soccer Association (1993 to 1999)
• Coach, Swansea Hockey Association (1994 to 1998)
• Member at Large, Facilities Committee Chair, Vice-president of Swansea Community Recreation Centre Advisory Council (1993 to 1999)
• Trainer, GTHL Weston Hawks Minor and Major PeeWee A’s (2000 to 2001)
• Assistant Coach, George Bell Hockey Association, Bantam Division (2002 to 2003)
• Registrar and Webmaster of West End United Soccer Club (1999 to 2003)

SPORTS BACKGROUND

• Member of the Mississauga Canoe Club (1967-1970)
• Member of the Canadian Olympic Canoeing Team in Mexico City (1968)
• Member of the Canottieri Locarno Rowing Club in Locarno, Switzerland (1971)
• Sport Consultant in Cross-country Skiing and sales agent for GODBER, DINSMORE, LINDSAY LTD. (1974/75)
• Regional Director of Cross-country Skiing, Alberta Division, for the Canadian Ski Association (1975/76)
• Sport Consultant to athletes in Olympic Canoeing, Whitewater Racing and Cross-country Skiing (1971-1980)

OUTDOOR EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Employed at Camp Kandalore — a summer camp for boys aged 6 to 16 in Northern Ontario — in various capacities including Wilderness Guide, Outpost Island Director and Artist in Residence from 1965 -1969; Co-founder in 1973 of the Kandalore Winter Camp Program offering co-educational courses for public school, high school and university students in Cross-country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Orienteering, Rock- & Ice-Climbing, Winter Camping, Natural History and Survival.

TRAVEL AND STUDY ABROAD
Canoeing training and research at European Sport Academies in Munich, Germany, and Biel, Switzerland in 1967; Work, training and study in Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Spain concentrating on languages, art, photography and film from 1969 to 1972.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Supplementary teacher of high school Physical Education, Sciences, Math and Languages in the Peel Board of Education from 1969 to 1973; Emergency Supply Teacher, Toronto District School Board from 2002 to 2005.

PUBLICATIONS

• CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING by Brunner and Kälin (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1972.)
  Adaptation from German to English; translator, photographer, illustrator
• CANOEING AND KAYAKING by Wolf Ruck (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1974.)
  Author, photographer & illustrator.
• WATER-SKIING by Kenneth Stevens (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1974)
  Illustrator

AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTIONS

• CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING EQUIPMENT AND WAXING (Wolf Ruck Productions, 1977)
  Three educational slide-tape presentations; writer, photographer, editor

FILM AWARDS

• Senior Film Grant, Ontario Arts Council (1980)
• Independent Filmmaker’s Showcase, Canada Council (1982)
• Senior Film Grant, Ontario Arts Council (1984)

FILM & VIDEO CREDITS

• PADDLES UP! (Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematographer) A 1979 American Film Festival Finalist broadcast on CBC national and local TV in 1978-1981.
• WINNING! (Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematographer) Winner of the Golden Sheaf Award for Best Picture Editing at the Yorkton International Short Film Festival in 1981 and selected by the Canada Council for national theatrical release in 35mm as part of the Independent Filmmaker’s Showcase in 1982.
• MAROONED IN THE LAND GOD GAVE TO CAIN, SPIRIT OF THE RIVER TO CHINA, MADELEINE DE VERCHERES (Cinematographer — Second Unit) Three historical docu-dramas in the SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE series co-produced by Rosebud Films and TV Ontario in 1979/80.
• THIS IS CROSS-COUNTRY (Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Sound-recordist, Editor) A motivational-instructional film on the sport of Cross-country Skiing broadcast on CBC national and local TV in 1982-85 and on Australian Television in 1985.
• CBC’s SPORTSWEEKEND, FIFTH ESTATE, QUARTERLY REPORT, MAN ALIVE, TAKE-30, MARKET PLACE, THE NATURE OF THINGS and CTV’s WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS and YESTERDAY IN THE CFL (Cinematographer or Sound-recordist) Numerous broadcasts for national and local TV from 1976 to 1990.
• FINAL OFFER (Sound Recordist, second unit) An award-winning documentary film covering the Canadian United Auto Workers’ contract negotiations with General Motors — produced by the National Film Board in 1984.
• FREEWHEELIN’ (Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor) A motivational-lyrical film on state-of-the-art Mountain Biking broadcast on CBC national and local TV in 1985-1988.
• LOST! (First Assistant Cameraman and Second Unit Cinematographer) An action-adventure feature produced by Rosebud Films in 1985.
• CHASING RAINBOWS (First Assistant Cameraman and Camera Operator) Two one-hour episodes of a thirteen-part drama series co-produced by Northernlight & Picture Corp. and CBC in the new high definition video format in 1986-87.
• STRANGE NOISES (Director of Photography) 1/2-hour TV Drama Series pilot independently written, produced and directed by Brian Damude (SUDDEN FURY) in conjunction with Kinorama Film Productions in 1986.
• 1-2-3 ZOOM! (Producer, Director, Cameraman, Sound-recordist, Editor) A 15- minute motivational film on high school sports produced for OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) in 1986-87 broadcast on CBC national and local TV in 1988-90.
• FIDDLEVILLE (First Assistant Cameraman) A 1-hour TV special on traditional folk fiddling in northern Ontario produced by Close-Up Films for CBC in 1988.
• THE LAST DEMISE OF JULIAN WHITTAKER, GRACIE’S RAP (First Assistant Cameraman) Two 1-hour TV Drama episodes in the INSIDE STORIES series produced for CBC Television by Toronto Talkie’s in 1988.
• AIDS IN AFRICA, BURDEN ON THE LAND (Cinematographer) Two 1-hour documentaries for CBC’s MAN ALIVE, GLOBAL TV and NFB. Included 12 weeks on-location shooting in Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Zaïre, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ethiopia and Uganda investigating the AIDS epidemic on the African continent as well as governmental and non-governmental development aid programmes in 1988-89.
• TERRA NOVA, GOAT RANGE (Videographer) Two 1-hour documentaries produced by Good Earth Productions for the Discovery Channel in 1998.
• OSATv & OSATv TouchLine (Producer, Videographer, Editor) YouTube channels created in 2008 with over 400 video clips produced and posted to 2012.

COMMERCIALS

• Government of Canada ANTI-SMOKING spot for Watt-Burt Advertising in 1983 (Cinematography)

CORPORATE VIDEOS

• MOLSON INDY corporate video module for Communiqué Limited, 1989 (Director/Cameraman)
• CANTEL PAGING video for Index Communications, 1989 (Producer/Director/Cameraman)
• ONEIDA CANADA LTD. sales training video in 1989 (Producer/Director)
• FISHER-PRICE — THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE for Wolf, Mansfield, Bolling in 1988 (Director)
• FISHER-PRICE — CHRISTMAS for Wolf, Mansfield, Bolling in 1987 (Director/Cameraman)
• FISHER-PRICE — MR. OPPORTUNITY for Wolf, Mansfield, Bolling in 1987 (Director/Cameraman)
• CECOS/BFI — Public Relations for Wolf, Richards, Taylor in 1987 (Director/Cameraman)