About me

I have worked in the Print/Design industry since I did my Apprenticeship at Waterlows in Dunstable in 1980, I qualified as a Typesetter and worked on publications such as the TVTimes magazine, Country Life, Banking World and also Amateur Photographer. I have used QuarkXpress since it was introduced for the above publications and also Report & Accounts for Abbey National and various other big companies. With the introduction of new technology and programs, I have used QuarkXpress up to Quark 6 and also used Indesign, which I feel is alot more user friendly and you can create alot more interesting designs using it. I have a good working knowlege of Photoshop and Illustrator. However, I have been working for Archant Herts/Cambs for the last two years and because of copyright laws I am not allowed to upload work from the newspapers. I do however have a portfolio on Coroflot to show what I am capable of doing and what publications I have been working on lately. The link is on my CV.

Skills

Experience of working with clients face to face and via telephone, Full clean driving licence, Good communication skills, Good team worker, Own transport, Polite and courteous dimeanour, Warm, friendly, approachable and helpful attitude

Sector Experience

Adobe InDesign, Graphic Design, Newspaper production, photoshop, QuarkXpress, Retail Security at Next, Security (worked at Olympic Games 2012), Security at Boots, Security at Tesco

Clients

Amateur Photographer, Archant newspaper group, Banking World, Bedfordshire on Sunday newspapers, Country Life, LOCG (Olympics), LSN Media Ltd company, Next Retail, Sutton Seeds, Tesco, TVTimes

Trade Associations

City & Guilds in Printing (4 year course), Scouts - Wooden Badge for Beaver Leader, SIA Security Badge