A creative designer/developer specialising in interface design, usability and accessibility with over 10 years experience. A talented self-motivator who produces quality work within tight timescales and to budget. Excellent technical & inter-personal skills coupled with a broad skill set in IT, design, print & management, make me a valuable member to any team.

Professional Experience

Saville Consulting are a new International company formed in July 2004 with an aim to redefine the Occupational Psychology market.

Head of Creative

• Established Creative department. Central role in the design of a start-up company
• Technical role specialising in interface design, accessibility and usability. Main interface between business, creative design and IT
• Design & front end development of innovative online application, dynamic reports, Flash “instrument” players, corporate website & Intranet
• Define / specify requirements and produce wireframes & prototypes
• Worldwide branding, logo design, design of complex products, brochures, adverts, leaflets, artwork and presentations
• Responsible for creation / implementation of off and online marketing campaigns
• Organising photographic shoots and providing photographic services

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SHL Group plc are a market leading global brand offering Occupational Psychology products to a worldwide client base with offices in over 30 countries.

2002 - 2004 Interface and Usability Design Architect

• Specialised in interface design, accessibility and usability enhancement for all IT systems worldwide. Sole UI designer for global, high transaction Internet applications
• Wireframes, iterative prototypes & proof of concept designs. Worked with on & offshore development teams providing UI templates and final UI code inspection and sign-off
• Define & specify requirements for internal and external Internet projects
• Worked closely with Sales & Marketing Director on online campaigns, branding and application across the group. Directly involved with full company rebrand in 2003

2000-2002 Business Systems Development Manager

• Responsible for all Internet, Intranet and Business Systems application development worldwide, managing a team of 6 people ranging from business analysts and designers to developers
• Interface design, usability and accessibility issues, staff management, budget responsibility,reports to the board, business process definition, strategy
• Projects included; online product catalogue, sourcing & implementation of global CMS system, development of multi-lingual CMS sites, internal business systems and web interfaces / reporting

1999-2000 Internet & Multimedia Production Manager (Group eBusiness)

• Part of management team focusing on eBusiness issues, Responsible for UI design and development / branding, multimedia, training and sales tools and help systems
• Sole responsibility for designing and marketing corporate website & Internet application, managed rollout and translation into 10 different languages
• Responsibilities included: UI design, development & maintenance of internal & external web sites, eCommerce marketing plan, branding & logo design, managing agencies & suppliers, development of multimedia sales & marketing tools, staff management

1997-1999 Media & Information Manager

• Development and team / project management of a number of sales and marketing demonstration tools & websites. Development and maintenance of global product support site
• Graphic/UI designer and communications manager creating overall look and feel of interface, product branding, offering advice on user interaction and program flow and creating product prototypes and demos
• Evangelical role promoting multimedia and online technologies. Creation of internet and multimedia development guidelines and standards and training staff in multimedia

1995-1997 Communications Manager

• Responsible for all electronic / paper based documentation for software products developed in-house. Writing and implementation of house “style” for paper based documentation
• Managerial control of software production. Documentation process, software production, training and developing staff, suppliers/manufacturers, managing budgets & ISO audits
• Produced quarterly multimedia CD-ROM to provide world-wide offices with an easy to use reference tool.  Designed, developed and maintained Intranet

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Chrysalis Training is a software training and IT consultancy company.

1992 - 1995 - Training Administrator

• Responsible for the general running of the office, booking & arranging training courses, liaison with major company clients, invoicing, petty cash, organisation of weekly computer rota
• Creating, altering & upgrading course notes using QuarkExpress and PageMaker. Production of advertisements & sales / promotion media using CorelDraw and PowerPoint
• Production of macros, automated templates and style sheets for company clients using MS Office and Lotus SmartSuite

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For the past six years I have run my own small company providing IT consultancy and design services to clients in South East england.

IT Consultant

Services I have provided include:

• Design and development of standards compliant marketing and ecommerce websites
• Design and development of interactive multimedia sales and training tools
• Coding of automated templates and macros in popular desktop applications
• Branding development and logo design. Logo font creation
• Print design (stationery, flyers, business cards, adverts etc.)
• Running IT training courses

Companies I have worked for include:

Penguin Books, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ready Mixed Concrete, London Borough of Harrow, Guildford Borough Council, John D Wood

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