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UI Web Developer & Graphic Designer with 10+ years of experience with focus on ecommerce, on-line marketing, branding and sales promotions, UI Design, and standards compliant Web development. My extensive experience has allowed me to hone my marketing, technical, and communication skills into a unique offering that provides organizations with the knowledge and dexterity needed for formulating innovative solutions for the global enterprise.

I would describe myself as forward thinking, creative, with an excellent eye for detail. I enjoy problem solving and exploring alternative solutions to common tasks. Always thinking outside of the box and never afraid to challenge perception or to ask "why?"

Industry Experience

SkillYears
  • Project Management8
  • Usability, Accessibility Orientated Design5
  • Site Planning and User Flow6
  • Content Management (CMS)5
  • Content Localization (GMS)1
  • Management of 3rd Party Vendor Relationships5
  • HCI / User Interface Design5
  • Development of Multi-Media Collateral5
  • Web Metrics and Analytics5
  • Search Engine Optimization (Organic and Paid Search)4
  • CMS template Development4
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Work Experience

McAfee, Inc. (EMEA)

Web UI Developer

Slough, UK | May 2006 - May 2007

  • McAfee's web properties consist of thousands of pages of content localized for 25 languages and counting. Overall, these web sites receive millions of hits every day and are responsible for over 70 percent of the company's revenues
  • Manage over 50 projects quarterly
  • Responsible for client side code using W3C Web standards compliant XHTML, advanced CSS, XML and XSL to support site versioning, content single sourcing, SEO, and content localization
  • Provide design, architectural, and technology direction for web infrastructure
  • Evaluate new technologies and manage third party vendor relationships
  • Responsible for the UI of the EMEA Consumer Direct, Small business and Retail Web Presence
  • To continually improve on Best Practices for the delivery of McAfee products online
  • Assist cross-functional teams, working with Engineering, QA, Localization, IT, Marketing and Sales
  • To work closely with the UI teams in Sunnyvale, CA and Bangalore, India to deliver projects, sometimes requiring travel to either site

Equinox Marketing Agency

Lead Designer / Junior Developer

Oxford, UK | October 2005 - April 2006

  • Creation of web and print solutions for the private and telecom sector
  • Brand Development, Corporate Identity, Cross Media Branding
  • Clients included; PNC, SpairePair (Bebe Clothing), Britannic, My Lucky Seat, Photo Idol, Chatterbox, Telrad Connegy

Digital-Prozac

Freelance Website & Graphic Designer

Witney, UK | January 2005 - October 2005

  • Project Management
  • Client Handling and Sourcing
  • Account Management, Budgeting, Costing, Build and Delivery
  • Client Support & Server Management

European Electronique

Designer (Web & Print)

Eynsham, UK | August 2004 - December 2004

  • Creation of web and print solutions for the Commercial and Education sector
  • Brand Development, Corporate Identity, Cross Media Branding
  • Clients included; HP, Compaq, Sony, Continental Landscapes, Endeavor Chemicals

Blackwell Publishing

Senior HTML & Graphic Designer

Oxford, UK | September 1999 - August 2004

  • To create web based products and solutions for the academic publishing market from marketing websites through to corporate web presences
  • Responsible for the full project management of site development from initial concept, build to final launch
  • Specializing in design, GUI design and usability planning and testing
  • Creation of project documentation from initial proposals through to full technical specifications
  • Gathering of annual statistics and report writing
  • Maintaining the corporate brand across all products
  • Other roles included training production team in current standards, writing and documenting working standards. Research into alternative working methods and practices, Project management. Client liaison

Stop Press Ltd

Graphic Designer

Milton Park, UK | July 1998 - August 1999

  • Developed the "in-house" Website Design Team
  • Brand Development, Corporate Identity, Cross Media Branding
  • Clients included; Renault, New Greenham Park, Infineum, DETR, UKAEA
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Technical Experience

Application / Tools


Visual Source Safe, Accurev, Rational Clear Quest, Web Trends, Apache Web Server, MS Office 2003 (Project, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe CS2 Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator ImageReady, GoLive, InDesign), Flash 08, Dreamweaver 08, Windows Vista, XP Professional, NT, MAC OSX, Quark Express, BBEdit, TopStyle, Painter, Plesk.

Programming Languages


HTML, XHTML, CSS1 & CSS2, XML/XSL, PHP (Junior level), JavaScript, DHTML

Other


Usability, Accessibility, WCAG, WAI, HCI, GUI Design, Cross Platform Design (PDA, Mobile), Print Process.
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Education

Abingdon College

Abingdon | 1994

NVQ3 HTML, City & Guilds 53401 Auto Cad, A level Art/Art History

Fitzharrys School

Abingdon | 1992

GCSE: Art, Math, English, Music, Physics, Chemistry.
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Training

Hemsley Fraiser

London | 2001

Effective Project Management

Media Training

London | 2002

PHP, XML, XSL/XSLT, Javascript

AppDev USA

Santa Clara, CA | 2006

Advanced XML/XSLT
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Portfolio

  • McAfee Trade Doubler - Spainview
  • McAfee Internet Security Suite - Student Editionview
  • McAfee Paypal Campaign - Franceview
  • MyMcAfeeview
  • PNC Mediaview
  • Blagroveview
  • Adrianna (Private Commission)view
  • Polity Pressview
  • BPS Blackwellview
  • Blackwell - Philosophy of Computing and Informationview
  • Blackwell - Social Policyview
  • Philosophical Gourmet Reportview
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