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Director of Finance and Administration
Natasha's home town is Ranau. A peaceful place right at the foot of Sabah's majestic 4095m high Mount Kinabalu. After completing school, she worked for few years as a kindergarten teacher before becoming an accountant. In 1997 she joined the scuba diving industry and had the opportunity to take up diving and become a PADI Rescue Diver. Natasha co-founded Treasure Images Sdn Bhd in 2002. She loves outdoor photography and traveling, although she spends most of her time in the office overlooking the company's finances. Currently she lives with her husband in Kota Kinabalu.
Birthday: 09.03.1973
Languages: Hakka, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, English
Director of Operations
Eric was born and grew up in Switzerland, where he worked as a Swiss banker for some years. Feeling himself completely out of place, he decided to start a new life in Asia. After years of traveling and working throughout Southeast Asia, he found the place where he finally allowed himself to settle down in 1999. Today he lives with his wife and his two daughters in Sabah. In 2002 he co-founded Treasure Images Sdn Bhd. Apart from being responsible for the company's day-to-day operations, Eric does most of the company's topside and underwater photography himself. His multi-task job description also includes being a Director, DOP, Editor, Photo- and Video Instructor, Webmaster and half a dozen other positions.
Birthday: 26.08.1973
Languages: English, German, Malay
Director / Senior Underwater Camera Operator
Walter also grew up in the small town of Ranau in Sabah's mountainous region. As a teenager he was already drawn to the sea and left to Kota Kinabalu where he pursued a career in the scuba diving industry and became a PADI Assistant-Instructor soon after. In 2002 he joined Treasure Images Sdn Bhd and has since spent thousands of hours filming underwater and assisting in many productions. Today, Walter lives together with his wife and three kids in Mabul Island, where he oversees the company's resort studios.
Birthday: 13.12.1976
Languages: Mandarin, English, Malay
Underwater Camera Operator
Sorian, a beach boy who loves the sun and the ocean, grew up in Kota Kinabalu. Already an instructor for various water sports, he decided in 2008 to add scuba diving to his skill set. Sorian loves to meet people from around the world and to learn about foreign cultures. He joined Treasure Images Sdn Bhd in 2009 and says that underwater filming is for him all about "fun under pressure".
Favorite quote: "Smile! You are on MTV!""
Birthday: 25.09.1984
Languages: English, Malay, basic Japanese - Italian - French - Finnish
Freelance Location Manager
Eric Thein knows Sabah's production locations like no-one else. He has worked as Location Manager for many major Wildlife Documentary Producers and Broadcasters visiting Borneo. Natural history is his speciality and he brings 30 years of working experience with him. Locating a wild giant 20-feet python snake, saltwater crocodiles, pygmy elephants, orang utans, slow loris and other exotic Borneo wildlife is what he does best. Still, he also manages other productions from reality TV shows, soap operas to commercials. One of Eric's favorite locations, even outside working hours, is the Kinabatangen River, where he spends lots of time observing wildlife.
Birthday: 31.12.1949
Languages: English, Malay, Hakka
Business Development MIddle East & Americas
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Languages: English
Editor & Production Assistant
Gary, a former Hong Kong police officer, retired from the force in early 2004 so he could escape the hectic live in the crowded Asian metropolis. Already a NAUI Diving Instructor at the time, he enjoyed scuba diving Borneo's reefs while getting more and more interested in filming and photography. He moved to Sabah and joined Treasure Images, refining his skills in underwater videography and as an editor. Gary also enjoys cooking when he is not too busy editing.
Favorite quote: "work hard, play hard"
Birthday: 13.06.1962
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Production Assistant
Cheryl Madeja is a multi-task mother. She not only takes care of two young daughters, but also makes sure all the important logistical details during productions won't be forgotten.
Cheryl grew up in the Philippines and came to Sabah in 1995 where she met her husband.
She enjoys traveling, singing, a good meal and a glass of wine.
Birthday: 25.09.1979
Languages: English, Malay, Visaya, Tagalog
Underwater Camera Operator
Suzanne was born and bred in the U.K where she studied at University and worked in publishing for two years. Finally sick of the miserable English weather, in 2008 Suzanne escaped in search of sun, sea and sand. After backpacking around Asia and Australia for one year she discovered the thrill of Scuba Diving. Once hooked, Suzanne worked as a Dive Master for one year and moved up the ranks to become a PADI Specialty Instructor. Suzanne joined the Treasure Images team in 2010.
Birthday: 04.05.1984
Languages: English
Underwater Camera Operator
Ewan is another "child of Sabah" who spent his school years in Kota Kinabalu. After his school, Ewan tried different lines of work, from joining the kitchen crew of a famous fast food chain to tendering a Bar and working as a bank messenger. Finally friends introduced him to scuba diving on which he instantly got hooked. Treasue Images took him under training at the end of 2010.
Favorite quote: "life is meant to be tested"
Birthday: 18.11.1984
Languages: English, Malay
