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Resumé 2011

me

I am an enthusiastic and professional Website Designer, I enjoy being part team and is quick to grasp new ideas and concepts. I am able to work well on my own initiative and can demonstrate the high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest of deadlines. Even under significant pressure I feel I possess a strong ability to perform effectively. I am always Keen to achieve further professional development. My strengths lie in XHTML/CSS hand coding, web usability, accessibility and promoting good working practices in front–end web development.

As well as my career detials below, I have undertaken a number of website development contracts personally, demonstrating my ability to apply my existing knowledge and skills to commercial use which can be found on the portfolio page.

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Experience

Web Designer
Scotts & Co - Swindon
December 2011 – Present

My role is to build and update the companies many websites, as well as building of new features or fixing exisiting ones for any of the 12 websites using HTML, CSS and Photoshop.


Web Operations Project Manager
Intel Corporation - Swindon May 2011 – August 2011

  • Project management of website production through external agencies
  • Coordinate job preparation, localisation, and production for websites in multiple languages
  • Represent EMEA with production teams around the globe.
  • Producing static and animated banners and widgets for internal and external websites
  • Building internal MOSS (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) sites
  • Management of communities pages and community request support
  • Weekly status reports for Intel IT Galaxy and Intel IT Galaxy Netherlands
  • Creation and management of groups and forums within PlanetBlue Intel Blog

Web Coordinator
UNITE Group Plc - Bristol MAY 2009 - FEB 2011

My role is to manage and update the content of the student website for UNITE, the largest student accommodation provider in the UK, using Interwoven Teamsite Content Management system (CMS), as well as designing and building HTML emails to go out to our students through external sites such as UCAS. In addition to HTML emails my role also entails designing and building animated and static Flash banners for promotions on the student website as well as external student accommodation websites that UNITE properties are listed on. As well as designing and building websites for promotional campaigns and competitions. Some examples of these sites are below:

Senior Web Designer
Binary Studios - Bradford-on-avon DEC 2008 - JAN 2009

This job was taken on as a temporary role and involved design and building HTML newsletters to send out to Clients, As well as  designing, building and maintaining the intranet site for Lloyds TSB, which gave information to the employees of Lloyds TSB information about the take-over by HBOS. For uploading and maintaining this website we used Interwoven Teamsite Content Management system (CMS).

E-Store IT Specialist
Milestone LTD - Marlborough OCT 2006 - Nov 2008

The job involved: Updating, editing and maintaining the companies UK, Holland, Ireland and Swedish Website using Venda (CMS) and Total Blue (CMS), as well as creating graphics for the websites and user manuals for products, designing and creating html marketing emails, creating affiliate and advertising banners, designing and building microsites and packaging designs. I also redesigned the whole customer facing website. This job was very fast paced and I have had valuable experience in a hard commercial environment where there are four different sites to manage and maintain in different languages as well as working closely with external clients.

Sales advisor, Comet Group Plc, Cardiff, south wales — 2005-2006

The main role for this job is dealing with customers, stock checking and processing payments. The main job was to look after the customers needs, direct them and advise them on a product that they needed and make sure they at the end of the day the customer goes away happy with the product they bought.

Head of E-Commerce Applications, Cottingham Consultancy, Cardiff — 2005

This job entailed, building websites using xhtml, css, along with website management. This only lasted for 6 months due to the company not having enough funds at the present time.

Education

  • HND Multimedia Design – Glamorgan Centre for Art & Design.
  • BTEC Media Production – Bridgend College.
  • 10 GCSEs – Cowbridge Comprehensive School.

Skills

  • Excellent hand coding skills in XHTML and CSS for development and prototyping
  • Develop with cross–platform and browser awareness
  • Accessible web design methods – W3C standards (WCAG 1.0 & 508) and manual testing
  • Understanding of usability design methods, user interface design, typography, colour and page layout
  • Graphic design skills, including creating web and print layouts, integration of existing business branding into XHTML.
  • Search engine optimization: traffic analysis, keywords, anchor text, title tags, structural HTML, and HTML filenames
  • Understanding the capabilities and constraints of design concepts in the web environment
  • Develop effective online user experience through usability techniques and research
  • High degree of Internet & computer literacy
  • Ability to multi–task and prioritise
  • Experience of working in a team environment and individually with both creative and technical staff and executives.
  • Excellent client relations skills, including good phone presence and professional email.
  • Photoshop in Macintosh & PC environments
  • Computer hardware upgrades and installations and custom builds
  • Computer maintenance and repair.

Programs Known

  • Macromedia Dreamweaver (Advance knowledge / Frequent use)
  •  Macromedia Fireworks (Intermediate knowledge / Infrequent use)
  •  Macromedia Director (Intermediate knowledge / Infrequent use)
  •  Macromedia Flash (Basic knowledge / Frequent use)
  •  Adobe Photoshop (Advance knowledge / Frequent use)
  •  Adobe Illustrator (Intermediate knowledge / Infrequent use)
  •  Adobe InDesign (Basic knowledge / Infrequent use)
  •  Adobe GoLive (Intermediate knowledge / Infrequent use)
  •  QuarkXPress (Intermediate knowledge / Infrequent use)
  •  Microsoft Office (Advanced knowledge / Frequent use)
  •  Various FTP systems
  •  Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win7
  •  Apple Macintosh OS 7.0 - 10.6
  •  Venda CMS system
  •  Total Blue CMS system
  •  Interwoven ContentCenter Professional CMS

Leisure Interests

  • Cars/Motoring
  • Photography
  • Custom building PCs
  • Gaming