About me
Name: Stuart Wilson
D.O.B: 29/06/1985
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Education
BA Degree in "Software Systems for the Arts and Media" at the University of Hertfordshire. (2:1) (Sep 2003 - May 2006)
"Software Systems for the Arts and Media" (SSAM), is a unique degree with the University of Hertfordshire being the only university to run this program. In essence, it covers the programs used to create modern media pieces as well as give the student contextual awareness of modern practices and practitioners.
As the degree covered so many aspects of media creation, I have a strong knowledge of
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- Macromedia Flash
- Macromedia Director
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere
- Cubase SX
And also have some experience in
- 3D studio Max
- Visual Basic
- Logic
- Adobe After Effects
- Macromedia Fireworks
- Macromedia Freehand
As a consequence of studying the above programs, I am very versatile in the sense that I can learn new programs as well as old, and have a good knowledge of modern web solutions taking account of the industry 'standards' regarding the properties of digital artefacts.
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Technical specs
Flash actionscript - 3 years - expert (hand-coding - intermediate)
HTML - 3 years - advanced (hand-coding - basic)
Javascript - 1 year - advanced
VB - 6 months - basic
PHP - 1 year - basic
Web applications
Macromedia Flash MX version 6.0 - 3 years - expert
Adobe Photoshop CS - 3 years - expert
Macromedia Director MX version years - expert
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX version 6.0 - 3 years - advanced
Edmonton County School
3 A-Levels (Sep 2001 - July 2003)
- Graphics (B)
- Business Studies (C)
- English Literature (C)
9 GCSE's (Sep 1996 - July 2001)
- 5 grade B's
- 2 grade C's
- 2 grade D's
Previous Employment
Oakray Heating
Position: Administrator
Work consists of general office admin such as scanning, copying, filing etc. Any other 'odd jobs' were also dealt with as my position could be described as helping the day to day running of the company and making sure all paperwork and admin runs smoothly.
Genesis Web (September-April 2006) PT/Freelance
Position: Web developer
Worked as part of the web development team, building, amending and designing web sites and-or web based artefacts. This was my first major experience of working within the media field enabling me to use my skills in Photoshop and Flash as well as learning how to work within a team environment on specific projects.
Indiefield (Independent market research Company) (September 2005-Present) PT
Position: Telephone Researcher
Indiefield is a large telemarketing research company where |I conducted interviews be telephone. Sometimes respondents were the general public, other times I had to speak to specialist individuals such as doctors or business executives. This further developed my communication skills at all levels. I was regularly 'top interviewer' and was also assigned to more senior roles when needed.
Motor Help UK (July-September 2005) PT
Position: Researcher and duty manager of the research department
I took a year out from working between to concentrate on study.
Sainsbury's (June 2001-September 2004) PT
Position: Sales assistant
Citigate Albert Frank (work experience) (June 1999)
Citigate are a design company and I was taught to create and amend adverts using Quark Express (Mac) to be sent to the regional press. I was also given general office duties.
I felt I learnt a lot from this job, especially developing my communication skills and learning how to work efficiently in a working environment.
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Confident
- Flexible attitude
- Good team player
- Strong work ethic
Interests
Football: I am a keen sportsman and am captain of my Sunday football team, playing in the London Cypriot league. Being captain I also help with the general running and finances of the club as we have very strong 'family values' within the team, where everybody helps out if they are able to.
Music: I also have a very strong interest in music and have been creating and editing music as a hobby for almost 7 years. The range in my musical taste is vast as I listen to and create anything and everything that I like.
Film: Film has always been something that fascinates me and whenever I have the time, watching films is something that I really enjoy. Film creation also interests me as I have covered this in my studies and anything film related is something I am fascinated by,
Examples of recent work can best be viewed at
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