A versatile & experienced electronic senior media designer with over 20 years experience designing user defined UX solutions for a range of complex data presentation scenarios. Very strong visual awareness coupled with experience in process mapping coupled with sound technical knowledge enables him to deliver clear interactive design solutions.

He is a good communicator able to work in all situations & management levels & enjoys agile development team interaction. He is able to think creatively within the boundaries of project requirements but also able to influence & reshape client requirements when the situation arises.

He has a rare mixture of traditional & technical design skills using paint, marker, mouse or writing code for a range of platforms. He has put these skills to good use developing brand identities, software services, corporate websites, interactive Kiosks, packaging, sales collateral, eLearning services, event materials, and help materials for web and print. He also has growing 3D skills that overlap into his development and sales design work.

April 2009 – Present Day    Gladstone MRM Ltd

Senior Design Lead – Interactive Design, Interface Design, Branding

Aug 2007 – April 2009    Ceridian

Senior GUI Design Lead – Interactive Design, Interface Design, Branding

Aug 2005 – Aug 2007    FujiFilm Electronic Imaging Ltd

Contract/Senior GUI Designer – Interactive Design, Interface Design, Branding

Oct 2003 – Aug 2005-11-07    Freelance Media Designer

Freelance Designer – Graphic Design, New Media Design, Project Management

Dec 2002 – Sept 2003    RMCS Cranfield University

Senior Designer – Illustration, Graphic Design, New Media Design

Sept 1999 - July 2002    Research Machines plc

Art Director – Web/New Media/Print/Brand Design/Illustration

Jan 1999 - Sept 1999    Harmonics Communications

Senior Designer – New Media Design, Account Management

August 1998 - Jan 1999    Xstream-media Ltd

Partner / Senior Designer - New Media Design, New business

March 1997 - June 1998    Visua Communications (Division of SSVC)      

Graphic Designer – New Media & Graphic Design

Multimedia Designer – Interactive & UI Design

Illustrator / Visualiser / Graphic Designer – (Design Studio)

June 1988 - August 1993    Freelance Illustrator

Illustrator

MANAGEMENT

Project planning, resource management (human, financial & material), work scheduling, client liaison, negotiation & sales, quality control, communication, quality control, brand structural management, presentation skills, mentoring, coaching & guiding, collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

CREATIVE

Conceptualisation based on client objectives, excellent visualisation enabling the visual articulation of design problems, cartoon and character creation, art direction, icon design, interactive design, user interface design, interactive content design, illustration, conceptual interactive storyboarding (still & animated), brand conceptualisation, motion graphics design.

PROCESS

Design project lifecycle resource development (PPD) - (client surveys, flow diagrams, task analysis/breakdown & planning, design brief design, planning, research, & production planning & scheduling, quality control, workflow process development (dissemination of best practise), resource management, user analysis) & creation of tools for knowledge sharing & management.

ADMIN

Financial planning & management (human & material).

TRADITIONAL

Drawing, painting, visualisation, illustration, storyboarding, typographic, layout, interface & aesthetic skills.