Thomas Stirling

Current

Web Designer at Clearly Creative ®, LLC

Past

Web Designer at DataOne Software
Web Designer at Stirling Creative
Graphic Designer & Artist at Shannon Games Ltd

Web Designer at Net46 Design Ltd

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Education

Netcon-X Enterprises
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow College of Building & Printing

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Thomas Stirling’s Summary

I have been fascinated with the subject of web design since around 2000. I initially took classes that taught me the fundamentals of HTML through hand coding websites from scratch without the assistance of WYSIWYG editors. I feel that learning this way gave me a solid understanding of the basics.

I built on this knowledge over the years with many other classes as well as learning a lot of things in my spare time. I have been using Photoshop for over 10 years and together with this knowledge and an artistic eye, I feel I have merged the technical aspects of web design with my artistic abilities to become a well rounded designer with a strong eye for aesthetically pleasing layouts.

Since moving to the United States in the summer of 2006 from Glasgow, Scotland. I have found success in the area of web design and implementation with a number of commercial projects under my belt. I feel I have a diverse skill base, and am capable of taking direction from clients or running with my own ideas for projects.

Thomas Stirling’s Specialties:

HTML, CSS, PHP MyAdmin, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Image Ready, Fireworks, Illustrator, Soundforge, SEO, Traditional Artwork, Some PHP skills.

Thomas Stirling’s Experience

Web Designer

Clearly Creative ®, LLC

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2008 — Present (2 months)

In this role I work closely with clients to deliver a custom built web design that is tailored to their individual requirements. I also work on monthly email marketing campaigns, as well as printed materials as required.

http://www.clearlycreative.net
Web Designer

DataOne Software

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

March 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 9 months)

In this role I was responsible for creating custom built websites for the automotive industry. I took a client’s ideas and created a custom design using Adobe Photoshop.

Once the design met with approval from the client I then sliced the design and coded it using Adobe Dreamweaver and uploaded it to one of our servers. I then used PHP tags to integrate database functionality and incorporate the existing online software.

I was responsible for creating Adobe Flash components, which range from animation, interactivity and streaming video.

I also created a number of design for print projects such as marketing documents and corporate identities and logos. I also created the company's homepage which can be viewed at http://www.dataonesoftware.com
Web Designer

Stirling Creative

(Internet industry)

July 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 5 months)

Upon arriving in the United States I decided to build a portfolio of live client websites to further my experience as a web designer. I have worked with a broad range of clients.

The topics I have built sites for included Marketing Agencies, Journalism, Estate Sales, Non-Profit Organizations, Artists and even Blacksmithing to name a few. I feel that during this time I have built a very strong portfolio as well as good people skills.

For some examples of this line of work, please visit http://www.stirlingcreative.com
Graphic Designer & Artist

Shannon Games Ltd

(Publishing industry)

November 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 8 months)

In this role I was responsible for creation of graphics for bespoke board games to be used in the Scottish tourist industry. I mainly used Photoshop and Illustrator to create design for print. I took the initial raw ideas of the creative director and transformed those ideas into tangible eye catching products

A highlight of this role was having several games of my design chosen by the Scottish Tourism Board to be included in gift baskets at the 2005 G8 Summit in Gleneagles Scotland. Dignitaries that received these games included former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W Bush.

I also designed and coded the company website which can be viewed at http://www.shannongames.com which was key in boosting the online sales of the products as well as attracting a large volume of enquiries regarding bespoke design.
Web Designer

Net46 Design Ltd

(Internet industry)

December 2002 — November 2004 (2 years)

This was a business formed by myself and several other young designers and developers from The Glasgow area of central Scotland. We targeted small to mid sized businesses, focusing on giving clients a one on one type of service that many of the larger web design companies simply didn’t offer.

As well as being on the board of Directors. I was responsible for meeting with clients and listening to there ideas and vision for what they required of their website. Over the 2 years I was involved with the business I worked on a large number of diverse projects that included industries such as Real Estate, Musical Acts and the Hospitality Industry to name a few.

Thomas Stirling’s Education

Netcon-X Enterprises

National Certificate, NC, Website Design, 2001 — 2002

This was a specialist training organization that focused strongly on building every aspect of web design and development. Subjects covered included HTML (hand coding & Dreamweaver) CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop & Flash. Paint Shop Pro. File Management etc. Through this training I got connected with the YMCA of Glasgow at which point I took over as their i house web designer. This positioin would springboard me into other roles in the near future.
Glasgow Caledonian University

BSc, Applied Graphics Technology (With Multimedia), 1999 — 2000

This course was supplementary to the course i took at the Glasgow College of Building & Printing. It focused on further building of my Graphic Design Skills. Software that was used during this time included QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat, Macromedia Director and Flash. There where several "live" projects involved where I had to create multimedia presentations for various groups and organizations.
Glasgow College of Building & Printing

Higher National Diploma (H.N.D), Visual Information (Design & Illustration), 1997 — 1999

This was a 2 year full time course that started from the ground and gradually built solid skills and working knowledge of many industry standard design packages. During this time i gained an in depth knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. Infini-D and later 3D Studio Max. There was also an element of fine art with technical drawing involved, most prominently 1,2 and 3 point perspective methods of drawing. This course inspired me to take the graphical and artistic skills i had aquired and take them to the field of website design and development.

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Thomas Stirling’s Interests:

new technology, investing, art, graphic design, music, photography, making new connections in the field of web design, development and graphics.

Thomas Stirling’s Groups:

Marblehead Arts Assosiation, Cannon Digital Photography Group, Glasgow Caledonian Univesity Alumni, Scottish American Network., Friends of Scotland Group, Adobe Photoshop Group