About me

I have a BA(Hons) degree in Interactive Media Design, three years experience in a studio environment and five years freelance experience. Such roles were undertaken within both the public and private sector. My last in-house role was as a BETA and usability tester in Solihull Council and previously as a Designer within the Shetland Islands Council ICT department.

I worked here as the Designer to be part of the web team to design, develop and implement the new Council and Library websites. Other key responsibilities included training staff members to maintain their section of the site using Macromedia Contribute. During my time at the Council I was responsible for the production of the Healthworks newsletter. I also attended meetings regarding the Shetland Brand and its use within Shetland.

I have worked in several design agencies including Business Support Solutions in Shetland and Montpellier Creative in Cheltenham. During my time at Business Support Solutions I was the Principal Web and Graphic Designer. My role involved designing commercial websites and outsourcing potential clients. Some examples of clients were estate agents, solicitors and ecommerce portals. I worked alongside coders to design the interface and layout design of the company's bespoke content management system developed using ASP.NET.

For five years and to date I have freelanced during quiet spells of work. This involves doing work such as corporate identity, typography, poster and web design. Writing tenders and liaising with clients is also necessary. I attended network meetings in Shetland and Glasgow to keep up to date with the local industry.

I build websites using Dreamweaver MX/ 8, HTML/ XHTML, CSS, CSSP and Flash 5 - 8. For graphical work I use Photoshop, Fireworks, Freehand, Quark and Illustrator. I am also proficient in AfterEffects, Premiere and Director.