Personal Statement
Enthusiastic, dynamic and dedicated. Able to work to tight deadlines with enthusiasm. Always willing to learn new things.
I have a good sense of humour. I work well in a team or individually. I'm always ready to hear and accept others ideas.
Only satisfied unless a project has been done well, professionally and the client is happy.
I strive to come up with innovative graphic design solutions, as well as functional.
Work Experience
Burnbank. 2000 – Present.
- Six years as Graphic Designer. Four of these as a senior designer. This has involved the following jobs and experiences:
- Design for print - Magazine layouts and adverts, mouse mats, Christmas cards, business cards, letter heads.
- Web design - Basic web sites to e-commerce for small to large companies.
- Coding - ASP, CSS and HTML
- Design for corporate ID - Logo design.
- Teaching Studio MX 2004 to clients to enable them to edit their web sites.
- E-commerce – helped design, create and maintain various ecommerce websites including www.gardensystems.co.uk.
- Liaising with clients - Dealing directly with clients, communicating by telephone, getting feedback for projects.
- Presentations of design solutions.
- Project management - Writing quotes, planning and managing projects.
Radius Designs in Sudbury. 2000
Designing web sites and other projects.
NetXtra. 2000
In Melford near Sudbury. Helped input data for an antiques web site.
Mercury Press. 1998
In Sussex. For two weeks as work experience. Designed a hospital brochure proposal.
Spa supermarket. 2000
In Sudbury. Cashier.
Clair Cuts & Curls. 1990
2 weeks work experience in hairdressers.
Qualifications
- Introduction to Designing Accessible Websites
(Eclasses) 2006
- BA (Hons) Degree. 2000
- BTEC Higher National Diploma in Graphic Design Communication. 1998
- BTEC National Diploma. 1996
- BTEC First Diploma. 1993
GCSEs. 1991
- Art: A
- English: D
- Maths: E
- Historical and Contextual Studies: D
Computer Experience
- PCs: 7 years
- Apple Macintosh: 2 years
- XP, Windows 2000 and Windows98
Programmes:
- Macromedia DreamWeaver
- Macromedia Flash
- Macromedia Freehand
- Macromedia Fireworks
- Macromedia Director
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Microsoft FrontPage
- QuarkXpress
- Coral Draw
- Actinic Catalog
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
Other Software Experience:
- Windows NT
- Some experience with file security and setting up users
- Microsoft Access Database – web site connectivity in ASP VB Script
- Some HTML
Achievements
Suffolk College School of Arts web site. 1998
CO-designed Suffolk College School of Arts web site. As a member of a four person team my role was directing the site file layout and contributed in part to the design.
Ipswich Domestic Violence Forum. 1997
Awareness campaign which took the form of posters and leaflets.
Morton Hall Press Award for Design. 1996
Prize giving at West Suffolk College for Computer Aided Design.
Exhibition for the Second Year National Diploma Students. 1996
Designed and screen printed posters, invitations and leaflets to promote the exhibition. It was held at the Market Cross Gallery Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
Personal Interests
My interests include abstract painting, gardening and reading science fiction books
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