About me
NEVILLE NICHOLAS
20 JERICHO CLOSE, AIGBURTH, LIVERPOOL L17 5AX
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Personal Profile: I was a senior designer & macintosh operator with 13 years service for a leading reprographics company, taking clients briefs from concept to repro ready artwork & film output. Within the first 6 months I was a key holder, opening up at 6am & shutdown at 8pm. During this time I was professionally trained on Agfa and Dinippon Scanning, to which I trained my fellow work mates, plus photo retouching, Iris colour proofing and system backup and maintenance.
Daily Duties: Planning effectively to ensure important things get done first and to tight deadlines & willing to change direction to take on new projects at short notice. Planning and organizing a busy and varied workload, liasing with clients & other official bodies. Stock up keep & system maintenance.
Education & Skills: Higher Education:
1976 to 1979
North West Regional Art & Design Certificate Grade A+
(Mable Fletcher Technical Collage, Wavertree, Liverpool)
Secondary Education:
1971 to 1979
(Halewood Grange Comprehensive School,
Higher Road, Halewood Liverpool)
A - Levels Art & Design A English Language C Sociology C
Psychology B General Studies C
GCSE English Literature A Geography B Maths C
Biology C History C Technology B
Work Experience: January 1988 - Jan 2004
Company: Burral Carwoods, Phillips Street, Liverpool
( Including: Magnum Reprographics )
Position: Senior Mac Operator / Designer
Responsibilities: Designing & producing repro ready artwork / Client Liaison / Film Output / Retouching / Iris and Cromolin Proofing / System Backup & Maintenance / Stock Taking-Ordering.
Clients Handled: Princes Foods, Lions Foods, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer,
Campbell's Foods, Cairns and Brown, Dista Chemicals.
May 1986 - Jan 1988
Company: Robert G Roberts and Jones, Exchange Street, Liverpool
Position: Studio Manager / Mac Operator / Designer
Responsibilities: Designing & producing finished artwork / Client Liaison /
Job Profitability and Overseeing Staff / Obtaining Quotes &
Stock Taking & Ordering.
Clients Handled: Royal Insurance (International), Austin Rover (Regional),
Littlewoods, Greenhall Whitley, De Vere Hotels and Redrow Homes
January 1985 - April 1986
Company: Whitefriars Advertising Ltd, Bourton, Chester.
Position: Studio Manager and Mac Operator / Designer
Responsibilities: Design & Artwork / Client Liaison / Photo Retouching
System Backup & Maintenance / Stock Taking-Ordering.
Clients Handled: Henley's (Rolls Royce Dealership), Lo-Cost Foods,
Laminex International, Barrett Homes and Charles Clark.
1979 - January 1985
Company: Whitefriars Advertising Ltd, Britannia Buildings,
Fenwick Street, Liverpool.
Position: Finished Artist / Designer
Responsibilities: Designing & Artwork / Client Liaison / Stock Taking & Ordering.
Clients Handled: Bug-Byte Software, Mason Owen & Partners, Barrett Homes
and Alan Ward Furnishings.
Freelance Work: Finch Partnership, Liverpool. 7 Days
Worked On: Manweb Plc, Sayers, Littlewoods & Redrow Homes.
Aaron Associates Ltd, Old Bank Building, Manchester. 2.5 Months
Worked On: Co-Op, Black & Decker, Wessex Dairies.
MBNA International Plc, Chester Business Park, Chester. 2 Days
Worked On: All Internal Bank Literature.
G. J. Design Ltd, 23 New Mount Street, Manchester. 2 Months
Worked On: Co-Op (Packaging/Leaflets/Point of Sale), & Renshaws.
BCMB Ltd, Brindley Road, Old Trafford, Manchester. 1 Day
Worked On: Moben Kitchens.
Dimensions Ltd, Tower Street, Brunswick, Liverpool. 2 Months
Worked On: Typhoo and Cadbury's.
Also: Martini Group, West Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire. 1 Month
User Friendly Repro Ltd Swinton, Manchester. 1.5 Months
Computer
Applications: Quark Xpress Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop
Macromedia Freehand Microsoft Office
Other Applications: Retrospect Agamik Barcoder Aldus Trapwise
Colour Central ICISS Separator/Scanner Iris Proof
Agfa Fotolook Adobe Acrobat
I would cite my five most employable qualities are:
- Fresh Creative Outlook on Design. - Business Awareness.
- Good Oral & Visual Communicator, Who Works Well on Solo Projects or Part of a Team. - Organised, Efficient and Flexible
- Committed and Dedicated
Interests &
Hobbies: Development of Solo Design Projects, Cycling, Photography,
National Trust Travel and Animal Care.
Referees: Eddie Basnet Jane Gavin Otto Mellouki
Manager Consultant Managing Director
EBL Group Ltd Pelcom Ltd Otto's
Sutton Quays First Floor 4 Ashfield Road
Sutton Weaver 30-32 Pall Mall Aigburth
Cheshire Liverpool Liverpool
WA7 3EH L3 6AL L17 0BZ
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