About me

I have spent 20 years in the graphic design business after training at the London College of Printing where I studied Typographic design.

In May 2011 I decided to leave the graphic design industry to follow my other great passion which is food and began an artisan sauce manufacturing company producing a range of cream sauces which has recently been awarded 2 gold stars at the great taste awards (the Oscars of the food industry). Although this has been a great experience I have discovered that my love of graphic design outweighs my love of food and I am now looking to return to the industry.

I believe that my year out has reignited my passion for design and I am now better placed having had this alternate experience.

After reading my CV you will see I can do just about every type of design possible, my style is very varied so I am able to design in whatever style is required for the job and I have all of the necessary experience to produce work to the highest standard. I hope that you will be able to see my determination to achieve in all that I do. I am an excellent communicator and find it easy to empathise with clients and work colleagues. I find that working as part of a team very satisfying but I am equally comfortable working alone and particularly thrive under the pressure of deadlines.

Skills

I have specialist knowledge of:, Quark Xpress, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, I also have a working knowledge of Adobe Premier, I have extensive experience on all of the above on both Mac and PC systems., I am an excellent communicator and find it easy to empathise with clients and work colleagues., I find that working as part of a team very satisfying but I am equally comfortable working alone and particularly thrive under the pressure of deadlines., I have a broad range of experience dealing with printers from sourcing quotations to seeing the job through to delivery., I have massive experience dealing with overseas suppliers and manufactures and the particular demands regarding accuracy that this commands.

Sector Experience

Magazine Design - Eclectic Magazine, I was the proprietor of a glossy local entertainment magazine. My duties included piecing together the entire magazine as well as designing the whole publication. I designed the majority of the adverts within each issue, sometimes developing market identities for companies that previously had no direction. Liase printers, PR companies, writers, photographers, accountants and advertisers and have built relationships with many companies throughout the running of the magazine., Packaging Design - Expect (Gem Distribution), My day to day responsibilities ranged from designing in house packaging for all ranges of products as well as for the licensing deals they had such as Sony, Breast Cancer Campaign, What Ever It Takes, Joystick Junkies and most recently Hed Kandi and Ministry of Sound. I was also in charge of the company’s identity and all advertising.

Awards

1991-1992 Durham New College, BTEC National Diploma - Graphic Design, 'A' Level in Art and Design, 1992 - 1994 London College of Printing and Distributive Trades, BTEC Higher National Diploma - Typographic Design, 2011 Reaseheath College, Level 3 Award in Food Safety Supervision for Manufacturing, Foundation Certificate in HACCP, 2012 The Guild of Fine Food, 2 Gold Stars at the Great Taste Awards