About me
An experienced designer with a proven ability to manage projects
across a range of media, from print templates and branding guidelines
through to re-designing online content for a global financial
organisation. Extensive experience of managing both in-house employees
and relationships with vendors, from print suppliers through to design
and web development companies. An enthusiastic self-starter and a team
player with good communication skills.
Skills
Indesign [good working knowledge], Illustrator [good working knowledge], Photoshop [good working knowledge], Flash [good working knowledge], DreamWeaver [good working knowledge], HTML [good working knowledge], CSS 2/3 [good working knowledge), JavaSript [working knowledge], Actionscript [working knowledge], Interwoven CMS [good working knowledge], Camtasia (good working knowledge), iMovie [good working knowledge], Fantamorph [basic working knowledge], Microsoft Office [good working knowledge], Jira tracking [good working knowledge], Outlook [good working knowledge], Lotus Notes [good working knowledge], Dot Vacancy CMS [good working knowledge], Spanish [basic / intermediate].
Sector Experience
MARKIT / MARKITSERV : HEAD OF DESIGN; DEC 2007 - PRESENT DAY, MCGREGOR-BOYALL / WOMENINTECHNOLOGY : IN-HOUSE DESIGNER; SEP 2005 - DEC 2007, SIMMONS & SIMMONS : IN-HOUSE DTP DESIGNER; JUL 2004 - SEP 2005, PA NEWS : IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION DESIGNER; NOV 2002 - JUL 2004
Awards
CSS - BASIC TO ADVANCED : UBIQ CREATIVE TRAINING; OCT 2009 (basic / intermediate) / FEB 2010 (advanced), Three days training in total, covering all aspects of website creation using CSS, from basic styling and concepts through to advanced layout and browser-compatability issues., THE TRUTH ABOUT BRANDING : JOHNSON-BANKS DESIGN AGENCY; NOV 2007, A one-day workshop held by design agency Johnson-Banks, offering an inside view of how a leading agency approaches branding projects to produce cohesive branding and design guidelines., ADDITIONAL COURSES INCLUDE :, Colour Management (Oct 2007), Adobe CS3 [Oct 2007], Canon Photography Course [Oct 2006], Dreamweaver [Sep 2006], Flash [Jun 2006], PowerPoint [March 2006], Word [Jun 2006], Fireworks [Dec 2005].