Safir Soeparna
Bangkok, ThailandA one of a kind creative type who has been unconventionally blending his passions – creative design, traveling, HIV awareness, and LGBT rights.
Work Experience
United Nations - Economic And Social Commission Of Asia Pacific
HIV Technical Expert Consultant
March 2013
- Present
Bangkok, Thailand
UNDP - Asia Pacific Regional Office
Graphic Designer for "Being LGBT in Asia" Initiative
May 2013
- Present
Bangkok, Thailand
International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHOT)
Communication and Creative Officer
February 2014
- June 2014
Bangkok, Thailand
Orphanage Nimmit Asia
Volunteer Worker
Volunteering as caregiver and English teacher in an orphanage that hosts 40 Thai kids ranging from 2 to 16 years old.
February 2012
- April 2012
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Cetuphon - School For Novice Monks
Volunteer Teacher
Volunteering as teacher for English subject in a school enrolled by novice (Buddhist) monks who are equal to grade 10-12 students
November 2011
- February 2012
Chiang Mai, Thailand
"Living With HIV" Project
Creative Director
"Living with HIV" Project provides HIV/AIDS awareness workshops for high schools and universities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
March 2011
- June 2011
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
XL Axiata
Marketing Officer
Managed the marketing communication of social networking and chatting platform products, such as Yahoo! Messenger SMS, Facebook SMS, Nokia Messaging packaging and Twitter SMS.
November 2010
- March 2011
Jakarta, Indonesia
McCann Erickson
Intern
Employed in three different brand communication projects: Cathay Pacific airline, Djarum Merah cigarette and SGM Balita baby’s nutricial milk.
March 2010
- April 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia
Education
School Of Business And Management - Institut Teknologi Bandung
Bachelor of Business and Management
Exchange student in University of Groningen, The Netherlands (August 2009 - February 2010).
Graduated with GPA of 3.67.
Final dissertation titled "Attitude towards Sexual Suggestive Advertising: An Experimental Investigation on Indonesian Muslim Female Consumers", 2010.
Secondary dissertation titled "Country Branding through Film-Induced Tourism", 2009.
Graduated with GPA of 3.67.
Final dissertation titled "Attitude towards Sexual Suggestive Advertising: An Experimental Investigation on Indonesian Muslim Female Consumers", 2010.
Secondary dissertation titled "Country Branding through Film-Induced Tourism", 2009.
August 2007
- October 2010
Bandung, Indonesia
LASALLE Summer Holiday Creative Workshop
student
The workshop is created by LASSALE college of the arts (Singapore) and it aims to help students build their understanding of the visual arts, develop their skills and introduce them to the creative thinking process
July 2011
- July 2011
LASSALE College of the Arts, Singapore
Chulalongkorn University
Master of Arts
Minoring in social development on HIV/LGBT issues, with accomplished thesis/papers such as, to name a few, The Politics of Sodomy Law, How Cities Infect their Gay Dwellers with HIV (presented as e-poster in 2013 ICAAP), and The Injustice behind HIV Travel Restriction (won best paper award in 2013 Bangkok International Student Conference).
August 2012
- October 2013
Bangkok, Thailand
Languages
English (Fluent),
Arabic (Conversational),
Bahasa Indonesia (Native),