About me

I'm an analytical and self-motivated graduate who for the last 7+ years has designed websites for myself and others for both personal and business use and in the last 2 years started a business and turned over a five figure sum building a loyal customer base in the process. I am now looking for a career in the Digital Design Industry having always had a strong connection and fascination in all aspects of the internet and new media.

Whilst at Portsmouth, I developed my web design skills further in HTML/CSS and the use of Dreamweaver and Photoshop. I also built a knowledgebase around 3D Design and Animation using 3DS Max and V-Ray.

During my time at we are:london, I honed my web/graphic design skills in Creative Suite (including Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks). The majority of my work was turning designs supplied by graphic designers into HTML/CSS editing them myself, where necessary. You can see a recommendation from my manager Steph on my linked in page: *

I have a strong knowledge of Adobe CS (Including Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks and Flash) with the ability to hand code HTML and CSS, as well as experience with XML, JS and Actionscript2. You can see a portfolio of my work at *.

I have also personally designed and distributed an email newsletter for a client - you can see examples of it here: *

Hardworking, reliable and versatile, having held several jobs in different positions over the last years whilst pursuing education. Through my diverse range of jobs, I have developed a great range of interpersonal skills, involving communication, leadership and team working as well as interaction with the public, which is fine with me!

I am a fast learner and can quickly adapt to different scenarios if not already used to them, working well alone or in a team, changing as necessary when the situation demands.

I feel that I could fit into this role well and the skills I've honed will help me succeed in the position allowing to develop my skills and my career further with you. I hope you feel the same and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely,

James Duckett

Skills

Coding (HTML, CSS, XML, ActionScript 2, VB, C++) - CMS (Drupal, Joomla!, Wordpress), Autodesk 3D Studio MAX / V-ray, Adobe Creative Suite (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Flash, Premiere and Illustrator,), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access)

Sector Experience

we are:london (Aug '10 - Nov '10) : Tech Support Intern, - Originally brought in as a support role in bug testing a website overhaul for a large client, however it quickly developed into me playing a major role in the project., - Helped coordinate a new campaign, hand coding designs (in HTML/CSS) supplied by designers, editing if necessary (using Photoshop), publishing in CMS. I also implemented analytics to find bounce rates, track goals and journeys to the sales page., - Documented all bugs found in testing, how to replicate them and provided solutions before eventually implementing many of the fixes myself to 100% success., - I was taken to meetings with the clients where I personally broke down the bugs and time to resolve them along with suggesting other ideas that would benefit the client.

Awards

University of Portsmouth ('07 - '10), BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology, (2004) Qualification in Web design, Graphic design and Animation with 'Macromedia Studio MX' (now known as Adobe CS)