April 2008– June 2009

Contacting Microsoft MSN

Contract Senior user experience designer and art director. Involved developing engaging experiences through effective information architecture and design. The role involved working closely with multiple stakeholders at various levels of the company  - reviewing and improving current experiences of MSN web products and also developing MSN’s next-generation web strategies.

October 2005– 2008

Contracting Design Agencies

- The GreenRoom digital/Momentum pictures :
   Lead flash designer for various rich-media movie advertising campaigns.

- The OtherMedia :
   Website design and art direction for Nokia, Scalextrics, Lords Cricket, Ecover/Wateraid, Virgin Experience.

- Tangozebra / Doubleclick :
   Graphic, concept design rich media advertising and art direction for Channel 4, E4, Royal Bank of Scotland,    Natwest, Budweiser, Sony, Ford, GNTO, EA, Johnson & Johnson, Yahoo, Nintendo, Squaresoft.

- RMG connect :
   Vodafone flash design

- Crayon london :
   BT graphic and flash design

- Sage associates :
   PMCPA pitch

- Proximity London :
   Motorolla flash design

- LBI / FRAMFAB :
   Orange branding and webdesign

Private freelance Animation

- Three Blind Mice
   Storyboarding, animatic and concept design

- Jelly London
   Promotional animation sting

- Channel 4
   Transmission Music Show - Promotional Animation

Private freelance Web and Branding

- HMV
- TerraPlana
- Bluesq
- Fasttrackfitness
- Searchspace
- Look at my crazy shoes
- Everything Cute
- Mount Republic
- Walktall
- Body Language PT
- Cosyfeet
- Amazon
    
August 2003 – September 2004, May 2005 – October 2005

- Amazon Designer – EU Design Team

- Creating graphics for online and offsite promotions for UK, French and German locales, including emails, banner   graphics and print work.
- Participating in regular international and EU design meetings to discuss globalisation issues and projects with US,   Canada, Japan and EU designers.
- Designing new web site features and having the opportunity to develop exciting new blue sky solutions.
- Providing design expertise and opinion whenever necessary and liaising with business managers to discuss   design and marketing strategies.
- Gaining expertise with Photoshop, Image-ready, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Freehand and Amazon’s in     house tools.
- Working in an environment with stringent goals and tight deadlines and maintaining a very high level quality of  work.
- Developing successful website solutions for projects with continued emphasis on information architecture   and usability.

First Class Honours Multimedia Technology & Design BSc - Brunel University, London.
Industry Induction Award for Audio & Visual Insustry NVQ level 2.



2006

April 2005
'A dream of long ago' was a finalist in the Channel 4 Rolling Stock Film festival and was screened across the UK .

2005

December 2005 / July 2006
'A dream of long ago' is on the BBC Big Screen and local television in Birmingham for the month of December and during Summer respectively.

July 2005
Graduated from Brunel University with a First Class Honours in Multimedia Technology & Design BSc with Professional development. I am awarded a Graham Hawkes prize by Brunel University.

'A dream of long ago' is featured in Computer Arts Magazine: Best of British Design Graduate Showcase 2005 and is awarded 'Computer Arts Excellence Award'.

June 2005
I achieved a First Class Honours for Multimedia Technology & Design BSc degree at Brunel University

May 2005
I presented my final year project 'Character Culture in Japan' at the Brunel Sharper Pixel Design Exhibition.

2003

A Lord of the Rings campaign graphic I designed for Amazon.co.uk was featured among the top ten most popular graphics on the net with over 36 million hits.



Available on request.