Hannah Smith

Current

• Freelance project manager and web developer at ThingyThing (Self-employed)

Past

• Project Support Officer at Environment Agency
• Studio/project manager at Team Rubber

Education

• University of Bristol
• Bishop of Llandaff High School

Recommended

2 people have recommended Hannah

Connections

28 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Portfolio

Hannah Smith’s Summary

I’m a freelance project manager and web consultant in Bristol. I specialise in digital media, IT and environmental projects with a special interest in being creative, sustainable and socially conscious.

I'm a great communicator and am used to working with all types of clients, teams and bosses. I work hard to get the best solutions implemented effectively whilst remembering that people are at the heart of every project.

Hannah Smith’s Specialties:

Project management, studio management, resource planning, web development, staff management, recruitment, software development, information architecture, usability, game design, training, appreciative inquiry, zope, plone, joomla

Hannah Smith’s Experience

• Freelance project manager and web developer

  ThingyThing (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  April 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  Doing exactly what it says on the tin. Freelancing around Bristol & helping people out when they need something doing or organising.

• Project Support Officer

  Environment Agency

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  May 2007 — November 2007 (7 months)

  Working to spread the word of project management far and wide. My job is training people in how to manage their projects and helping them keep on track. I'm there as part of the Environment Agency's efficiency drive to make stuff happen better.
  
  My 6 month contract involved creating a learning framework for my directorate which stated the need for frequently run, short training workshops for all levels of management.

• Studio/project manager

  Team Rubber

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2005 — March 2007 (2 years 3 months)

  I did all sorts for this digital media company whislt working here. I managed projects across the company’s three businesses: Delib (e-democracy specialist), Rubber Republic (viral marketing & digital media specialist) and Rubberductions (multi award-winning film production company).
  
  My job covered a great many roles:
  
  * planning, managing and client-handling multiple projects during all stages of development
  * cost estimation and ROI for said projects
  * heading-up architecture and testing for a variety of projects
  * developing process, personnel and infrastructure strategies
  * recruiting freelancers and full-time staff
  * day-to-day running of the Bristol studio, 10-15 people
  * studio resource scheduling
  * reporting to company directors for board meetings
  * training new staff and graduates
  
  I worked on all sorts of digital media wonders including: flash games, collaborative websites and web applications, animation and cd/dvd build.

Hannah Smith’s Education

• University of Bristol

  BSc, Computer Science, 2001 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Ultimate Frisbee - captain of women's team and captain of seconds. Awarded half colours for contribution.
  Year Representative and Admission Days Student Representative in Comp Sci dept

• Bishop of Llandaff High School

  1995 — 2001

  Regional Debating winner in Cardiff(1999), Economics (2001), Textiles(2001) and German(1999) faculty prizes and Student Contribution Award (2000)

Additional Information

Hannah Smith’s Websites:

• My Portfolio

Hannah Smith’s Interests:

digital media, web development, project management, snowboarding, arty stuff

Hannah Smith’s Contact Settings

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