Nicolas Holzapfel

Current

Co-Founder at yoomoot LLP

Past

Freelance Digital Designer at (self-employed)
Managerial Assistant at Groves Working Mens Club
I.T. Supervisor at Nottinghamshire County Council

Intern at Perpetual Design and Media
Intern at City Advertising

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Education

University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
University of York

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

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Nicolas Holzapfel’s Summary

As a freelance designer and as a student I have worked on many projects in diverse media, from book illustration to content management systems.

I am currently dedicated to launching yoomoot, an innovative online collaboration tool.

Nicolas Holzapfel’s Specialties:

General experience: Social media, information architecture, usability, copywriting, project management

Software and coding skills: Flash, ActionScript, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, HTML, CSS

Nicolas Holzapfel’s Experience

Co-Founder

yoomoot LLP

(Partnership; Online Media industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

yoomoot is a web application which makes online discussions radically more focused, organized and quick to browse.
Freelance Digital Designer

(self-employed)

(Design industry)

February 2006 — April 2009 (3 years 3 months)

Jobs of all shapes and sizes, some of which are featured on www.nholz.com. I worked mainly for non-profits, including NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), CMHA (Chinese Mental Health Association) and Luton Museums.
Managerial Assistant

Groves Working Mens Club

(Food & Beverages industry)

September 2004 — June 2005 (10 months)

Included supervision of opening up, closing down and taking accounts.
I.T. Supervisor

Nottinghamshire County Council

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Government Administration industry)

June 1999 — May 2000 (1 year )

Supervised educational I.T. service.
Intern

Perpetual Design and Media

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

March 1999 — March 1999 (1 month)

Assisted with web design and desktop publishing work.
Intern

City Advertising

(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 1998 — February 1998 (1 month)

Assisted with design work for newspaper advertising, general clerical work and handling clients.

Nicolas Holzapfel’s Education

University of the Arts London

MA Interactive Media , 2007 — 2008

Graduated with Pass with Distinction

This course has mainly consisted of a series of group projects where each team is given a brief and a few weeks to conceive, prototype, test and develop a working solution. This culminates in an industry-style pitch in which the product is presented and justified to the rest of the class. All the briefs fall within the amorphous field of 'interactive media' and the focus is on developing team-working, time-management, prototyping, brainstorming and presentation skills. The course includes a very strong emphasis on user-centred design at every stage of the design cycle. In all this I found the course was very successful and has certainly shaped my own career goals.
University of the Arts London

FdA Digital Media , 2005 — 2007

Graduated with Pass with Merit Plus
University of York

BA Politics & Sociology , 2001 — 2004

Graduated with First-Class Honours

Activities and Societies:

Social Captain and President of Orienteering Club (Social Captain and President), SPEAK, Habitat for Humanity

Additional Information

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Nicolas Holzapfel’s Groups:

Interaction Design Association
University of York Alumni Association
User Experience
University of the Arts London Alumni Association
Social Media, Social TV, Monitoring, Mobile Social Networks, Marketing, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, PR