I love what I do and I love the challenge of working on new projects for new clients. I'm also lucky to have long standing clients who look to me to be the guardian of their brand and online media, to make sure that they evolve and live with the changing landscape of their business and markets. I'm always happy to meet with people who may have a project in the offing as I appreciate that what they're buying into is me, my experience, my skill set and my insight. It's as important to me to find the right organisations and projects to work on so if you like what you see in my attempt to list out my attributes and skills below then let's meet up and have a chat.
Here's some high level information about my skills, previous roles and qualifiactions.
The soft skills
• Effective communicator and presenter
• Workshop facilitator
• Client facing and account handling
• Manager of teams of designers and programmers
• Solution oriented, resourceful, performing well under pressure
• Always delivery focused
• A keen eye for detail
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The hard skills
• Strong visualising skills
• Visionary art direction on projects
• Good technical knowledge
• 12 years experience in Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark.
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Previous roles and experience
Detica
Aug 2003 - Oct 2004
Role: Principal Consultant (Creative Consultant)
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Rubus
Mar 2000 - Aug 2003
Role: Creative Architect
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Magmed
Mar 1995 - Mar 2000
Role: Studio Manager & Art Director
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Carlton / Central Television
Jun 1994 - Mar 2000
Role: Animator & designer on Children's ITV
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Education & qualifications
1993-1994: MA Visual Communication, University of Central England
1990-1993: BA (Hons) Graphic Design, University of Central England
1989-1990: Foundation Course, Carmarthen College of Art and Technology
1982-1989: Ysgol Gyfun y Strade, Llanelli, South Wales.