Senior Interface/Graphic Designer at Concentra
London, United Kingdom
Senior Interface/Graphic Designer at Concentra
London, United Kingdom
Trained as a graphic designer with a masters in Graphic Design from the London College of Communication with over seven years of commercial experience designing for the web and print.
My portfolio consists of a variety of corporate work to websites for small independent bodies focusing on accessibility and also work for local government bodies. Previous clients including Lloyds TSB, Fujitsu, Thomson Reuters, Figleaves.com, Islington Council, Department of Health and Surrey County Council.
I have developed a strong understanding of layout, design and usability.
Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign • XHTML, CSS, jQuery, Javascript
(Internet industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
Bringing Graphic Design (establishing a strong brand value), User Interface design and enhancing User Experience for web based applications, websites and Sharepoint solutions as a senior lead.
(Public Company; LLOY; Banking industry)
September 2008 — October 2008 (2 months)
Designing and requirements gathering for a web based portal system to be used by Corporate Markets subscribers of Lloyds TSB. The specifics of which cannot be diverged due being of a confidential nature.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year )
Design role within Fujitsu-Services working on the Thomson Reuters account towards the transitional period of the Thompson Reuters merger. Post merger creating and integrating XHTML, CSS, web development with an emphasis on layout and presentation implementing the new company brand identity and design values.
Devin Wenig web presence:
Conception, requirements gathering and design for the internal communications website of Devin Wenig, the Chief Executive Officer of the Markets Division within Thomson Reuters. The website is part of the newly formed Thomson Reuters Intranet and allow Devin to share his thoughts/ideas/dates and media (including Video) to his fellow colleagues nationwide.
iTeam Extranet:
Web site design, development, content population, and deployment for a proposed MOSS (SharePoint 2007) extranet as well as pricing proposals to set up a the environment, configuring and customising to meet requirements. Investigating Web2.0 technologies, RSS, Blogs and Wikis.
(Public Company; RTR.L; Financial Services industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
Graphic Designer working on advertising, online and print material utilising predominantly Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign as part of the Research and Asset Management marketing communications team.
Producing print collateral (brochures, advertising, media packs, presentations) and online collateral (Flash animations/adverts, emails, presentations, web pages) to support the activities of the Marketing team delivering on-brand material.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RTR.L; Financial Services industry)
2005 — 2007 (2 years )
Tom Glocer’s Blog:
Solely responsible for all design and development for the blog of Thomson Reuters Chief Executive Officer Tom Glocer. The website is capable of accepting content via any computer, Blackberry, mobile phone or via any email client. The blog website includes a Photo gallery and Videos (within a custom Flash player) and blog posts which are published into Atom, OPML and XML.
I-Web Template Redesign:
Oversee the redesigns of the intranet templates and coding the final designs in CSS and XHTML complying with accessibility issues while maintaining the refreshed design. Developed in conjunction with the RNIB including undertaking their training in Web accessibility.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
Seasonal campaigns, creating designs for the website homepage, promotional banners and advertising graphics to use for affiliate marketing online, all maintaining the Figleaves brand values. Designing emails, newsletters and correctional imaging of model photographs for use on the site. Design and creation of printed vouchers the seasonal printed catalogue.
(Graphic Design industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Layout, conception, design and creation for two web sites involving authorities working in partnership with Surrey County Council for the internet (awaiting final testing before public launch).
Working with clients of limited internet experience to identify their needs and what their websites should cover including publication of information required under the Freedom of Information Act. Sole responsibility for the sites, developing and creating the web solutions incorporating Flash Actionscript, XML, JavaScript, and PHP. The websites were developed such that they could be maintained by the content owners after their launch.
(Internet industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year )
The Department of Health’s website is one of the largest and most visited in central Government.
Creation of the following sites within the bespoke CMS (Content Management System): Health Advice to Travellers and NHS Foundation Trust. Migrating existing content and testing the overall functionality of the CMS, identifying bugs within the system.
MA , Graphic Design , 2005 — 2005
Graphic design, typography and related fields. Developing my individual approach to the production of communication.
Post Graduate , Design for Visual Communication , 2004 — 2004
Research Methods, Print Design Application and two elective units:
Image-based Design and Design for Advertising
BSc , Computer Science (Hons) , 1999 — 2003
Computer Science Specialist Project (ASP E-Commerce site, design and development).
Development of Interactive Strategies.
Social, Professional and Ethical Issues in Information Systems.
Issues in the Design and Development of Interactive Systems.