Grant Milestone

Current

• Digital Project Manager at 13 Strides Ltd

Past

• Project Manager at Lightmaker
• Web Developer at Walker Hall Associates
• Product Developer at bmarkerting

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Education

• University of Teesside

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Portfolio

Grant Milestone’s Summary

A PRINCE 2 qualified and award-winning Project Manager
with all-round Web Developer & Web Designer skills.

Over five years industry experience working for leading digital agencies including Lightmaker UK and working with world renowned brands including Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Electronic Arts, COI, IPC Media, Emap, The FA, Nickelodeon, Ofsted and Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to name but a few.

Graduated with First Class honours from the University of Teesside with an BSc Multimedia in 2005.

Grant Milestone’s Specialties:

Project Management
Web Development
Web Design
CSS
XHTML
Multimedia
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Digital and Print Design

Grant Milestone’s Experience

• Digital Project Manager

  13 Strides Ltd

  (Internet industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

• Project Manager

  Lightmaker

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  July 2005 — April 2009 (3 years 10 months)

  Project Management – Assure quality of outbound projects, Requirement capture and documentation, Updating of project administration (project planning, scoping and strategizing), Management of medium/large projects.
  
  Team Management – Briefing, organising and motivating teams towards a common goal

• Web Developer

  Walker Hall Associates

  (Internet industry)

  2003 — 2004 (1 year )

  Worked in a highly motivated team, developing IT and Marketing-based solutions including websites, multimedia & CD-ROM production, corporate identities, training and E-learning.
  
  Took an active role in the interview process of potential new employees.
  
  Acquired and developed technical skills including including server-side scripting ASP with MS Access & SQL Server 7 Databases, a high standard of interface design with CSS, Content Management Systems (CMS).

• Product Developer

  bmarkerting

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)

  Developed an Email Newsletter Management Application (ENMA), which enabled users with limited technical knowledge to easily administrate daily newsletters and a database of subscribers.
  Developed technical skills including PHP & MySQL.

Grant Milestone’s Education

• University of Teesside

  1st Class BSc (hons) , Multimedia , 2001 — 2005

  Modules included Business Online, Advanced World Wide Web, Multimedia Group Project, Advanced Multimedia Authoring, Database Systems and Visual Programming

Additional Information

Grant Milestone’s Websites:

• My Portfolio

Grant Milestone’s Interests:

I enjoy travelling, sport and creative expression through Photography & Design. Additional relaxing activities include listening to music, watching films and socialising with a large circle of valued friends.

Grant Milestone’s Groups:

•    ThoseinMedia
•    Teesside University Alumni
•    Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK
•    Media Professionals Worldwide
•    FWA
•    Web Standards Design + Development
•    INTERACTIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA GROUP
•    D&AD
•    Refresh Teesside - Promoting design, technology, and usability
•    The IT Job Board

Grant Milestone’s Honors:

Drivers Republic, 2008 - Interactive Media Awards (IMA) Outstanding Achievement Award Winner in Automotive category(http://www.interactivemediaawards.com/winners/certificate.asp?param=61354&cat=1)

Grant Milestone’s Contact Settings

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