Curriculum Vitae

Graphic designer with experience in on / offline design and corporate identity creation. With over 8 years of studio experience I am able offer the complete design solution, providing you with light-weight, web standards compliant websites, bespoke corporate identity and design for all your printed publications.

12/2006 - present | Virgin Media
Designer
  • Work on special projects / pitches & currently redesigning / merging the LIVINGtv site & Siren channel. Web standards compliance
  • Mediator with partner integrations during run up to launch of Virgin media
  • Administration of Virgin Media portal
  • Micro-site creation
  • Dynamic web banners
  • Iconography
  • CSS2
  • Development of site components for virginmedia.com
  • Creation of brand style guides for Virgin Media and LIVINGtv
06/2006 - 12/2006 | Virgin Net
Designer
  • Redesign of Virgin.net portal and external applications
  • Iconography
  • Flash design
  • Design of printed promotional material
04/2004 - 06/2006 | Easynet Group Plc
Web Designer / Developer
  • Intranet design
  • Redesign / redevelop web sites - Easynet
  • Update multiple Arcadia brand web sites - Burtonmenswear | DorothyPerkins
  • Dynamic web banners, e-mailers
  • XHTML / DHTML / HTML
  • Flash design
  • CSS2
07/2002 - 06/2004 | Glow Telecommunications Plc
Mid / Senior Creative Designer
  • Head of a small team my roles main focus is web design online presentations and promotion, while working closely with the programmers to produce the final sites
  • Dynamic web banners, e-mailers
  • Design and produce all printed promotional material (corporate brochures, advertising, stationary, presentations, DM)
  • Account handler & client liaison
  • Experienced in printed media and print buying
07/2002 - 06/2004 | Essentially Sport (In unison with Glow Telecommunications Plc)
Mid / Senior Creative Designer
  • Colin Mcrae | the official site
  • Jenson Button | the official site
  • The Upgrade Store | shopping site
01/2001 - 07/2002 | F1i.com Europe Ltd
Senior web graphic designer
  • Created the site and worked closely with the programmers to develop
  • Dynamic web banners
  • Printed material (advertisements, media pack)
  • Flash TV commercial (constructed in flash 5) that appeared on American TV channel 'SpeedVision' during F1 race weekends
  • Acting client liaison and responsible for own time management to tight deadlines
06/2000 - 07/2004 | EMAP Public Sector Management
Freelance web designer
  • Commissioned to design and produce online media packs for 2 EMAP publications
  • Designed printed promotional material for 2 publications
  • LGC media information 2003 | online media information
  • HSJ Media Information 2003 | online media information
  • HSJ Minisite 2003 | mini site
  • LGC Minisite 2003 | mini site
Skills
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Freehand
  • Dreamweaver
  • Quark Xpress
  • InDesign
  • Flash
  • XHTML
  • CSS2
  • Fireworks
  • Swift 3D
Education
  • 09/1995 - 06/1998: Salford University / BA (hons) Design Studies
  • 09/1994 - 06/1995: Southampton Inst. o. H.E / HND Graphic design
  • 09/1993 - 06/1994: Hertfordshire Regional College / BTEC Graphic design
  • 09/1992 - 06/1993: Hertfordshire Regional College / BTEC Art Foundation
  • 09/1985 - 06/1992: Richard Hale Secondary School