Curriculum Vitæ
I am a Digital Designer of 9 years experience with a major focus on designing for the user. A lot of my design expertise is on User Interface design; my goals are to produce high quality products that achieve business goals and that are engaging for users.
Design is more than just working in Photoshop. I consider my strengths as a designer to be around stakeholder management and team relationship management. I like to be involved in all stages of projects from inception and brainstorming through to production and delivery. Including all the problems, project and scope changes that appear along the way. I find the challenge of a development and design issue incredibly rewarding when solved with all parties satisfied with the outcome.
Without thought of user and stakeholders intentions or the technical limitations of a project, the most effective designs/solutions can not be produced and implemented. Nothing is award winning or innovative until it is delivered and engaged with by the user.
To gain a better understanding of my skills and work experience, head over to my Linkedin in profile.
- Work History
- 2010-2011 Senior Visual Designer, Detica, London, freelance.
- 2009-2010 Design Team Lead, News.com.au, Sydney, full-time.
- 2007-2009 Senior designer, News.com.au, Sydney, full-time.
- 2002-2007 Graphic designer, FuseFarm Interactive, Sydney, full-time.
- 2000-2002 Graphic designer, WHO Presentation Services, Newcastle, part-time.
- 1999-2000 Digital printer, WHO Presentation Services, Newcastle, full-time.
- 1998-2003 Sapper, 14 Combat Engineer Regiment, Australian Army, part-time.
- Education
- 2002 Advanced diploma graphic design - Design Centre, Enmore, TAFE NSW.
- 2001 Diploma graphic design - Design Centre, Newcastle, TAFE NSW. Finished within the top three students of course.
- 2000 Cert. 4 graphic design - Design Centre, Newcastle, TAFE NSW. Completed one year full-time course in six months.
- 1999 Fine arts - University of Newcastle. Completed six months of course, then began full-time work.
- 1998 Design fundamentals - Design Centre, Newcastle, TAFE NSW.Passed one year full-time course at credit level.