Resume

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

March 2013 – August 2013
Billy Blue College of Design: Digital Media (Think Education Group)
Casual Lecturer

Lecturing 2 classes: Design in Practice 1 & Exhibition
Teaching campaign based digital strategy, branding and design.

Jan 2011 – current
Freelance Senior Designer
Self Employed

Digital Design/ Marketing: Web, Mobile, Social platform campaigns for Isapien Group. Clients include: News Corp, Pepsi, Twisties, Grain Waves, Smiths

Digital Design: Web and Mobile for Fish Vision. Clients include: A Magazine, Love Black Dresses, Australian Music Therapy Association, Ryan’s Hotel Group, The Real America, Obsidian Data: Teachers Assessment Portal Application.
· Art direction · Concepts/ moodboards · User Experience · User interface design · Branding and style guides.

Digital Advertising Design, Development and Production for Projekta/ Yahoo! Australia; Flash banner ads and placements, storyboards, identity design and edms for clients such as Toyota, Pizza Hut, Mercedes Benz, Aveda, Dove, Mcdonalds, Nissan, Hasbro, Pine-o-cleen, Samsung, Universal Music, Plus 7, Yahoo7!, Vaseline.
· Art direction · Concepts/ storyboards · Edms · Flash banner ads · Advertising media placements · Print/ final art · Production · logo/ Identity design.

Other clients include: News Corp, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Harlequin, Ciolino Constructions, Greg Natale Design, Hardie Grant Publishing, Nitromedia, AH Design Concepts, Freeway, Credit New Holland Group, NEWAGAIN, Semman & Slattery, Scott Petrie Art, Hava Studios, Brian Hoy.
· Art direction · Concepts/ storyboards · Edms · Social media · Print/ final art for business cards, brochures, flyers etc… · Production/ management · logo/ Identity design/ branding · Illustration/ design for book covers · Website/ responsive design · UI wire-framing.

Jan 2008 – Jan 2011
Senior UI Designer / Social Manager/ Executive Strategist
Suede

Web design for clients such as Hutchison 3, Nestle, Mercedes Benz, Thrifty, NRMA, Panasonic, CBRE, GlaxoSmithKline Australia
· UI/ IA design · Art direction · Concepts/ storyboards · Print/ final art · Social community management (CS)/ monitoring/ reporting/ strategy for Panasonic Australia · Flash, html/css · Corporate identity, logo design, branding · Implementing studio management systems · Strategy, presentation and implementation internal management concepts and systems · eMarketing: eNewsletters, banner ads and presentations.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2008
Freelance Senior Designer
Self Employed

Building a client base both independently and as a reliable subcontractor for Hutchison 3G, Massive Interactive, Hot House Interactive, News Ltd, Nomad NetworX, 3GSpot, Mint, Suede, Mobile Streams, Hyro, Greg Natale Design and other smaller companies.
· Project and client management · Assessing project requirements and forming quotations · Self management · Art direction · Sourcing and management of sub contractors · User interface and information architecture design for both web & mobile · Concepts/ storyboards · Final artwork · Flash and html · Corporate identity, logo design · eMarketing: eNewsletters, banner ads and presentations.

Jan 2002 – Jan 2003
Senior Graphic Designer
Vurv Media

Project and client management – clients included; Carrington Real Estate, Vince Maloney, Westfield, Speedo’s Café, Myoko Restaurant
· Designing from visual concept through to finished art, documentation, presentations and day-to-day admin tasks. · Assessing project requirements and forming quotations · Self-management · Art direction · Sourcing and management of sub contractors, suppliers and builders on various projects ranging from, graphics for retail fashion, design for print, advertising, retail store graphics and signage. · Concepts/ storyboards · Final artwork · Corporate identity, logo design and packaging · eMarketing: eNewsletters, banner ads and presentations · Website design · Print Media/ Advertising.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2001
Senior Designer (Contract)
Cyber Interactive & Northdown

· UI Design · Creative conceptualisation/ direction of website and viral marketing · Logo design and identity · Ecommerce website design · Print design layout/ document reformatting · Exhibition design/ rendering and presentation Clients include; Base London shoes, Blue24, Apple, Clearswift, Clubdates.

Jan 2000 – Jan 2001
Senior UI Designer
comTech Online/ Dimension Data

· Projects included: Virgin Mobile, nutrimetics, Data Advantage, BankWest websites. Foxtel, Unicef Australia website updates, Energy Australia intranet, dstore eCommerce website and various other online projects. · Project art direction · Overseeing junior designers and programmers on various projects · Sourcing and management of suppliers and contractors · Self management · UI and IA design · Concepts/ storyboards · Icon design · Banner ads · Implementing studio management systems · Liaising with clients and suppliers · Client presentations and meetings.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1999
Web/ Print Designer
Tech Talk Australia

· UI Design · Creative conceptualization, innovative experimentation and direction in the online space · Viral marketing · Logo design and corporate identity · Practicing website optimisation and best standards for online design · Magazine/publications print layout design · Client meetings and presentations · Banner ads · Slicing graphics and optimization for HTML build Clients and projects included; The Microsoft Network (various entertainment sites), The Big RORRT (Reach Out), Hodder Headline Australia, Magshop for ACP, Sunday and Business Sunday & the Wine guide websites for 9msn, Australian Technology Awards website, Department of Fair trading website, Blackmores website, Sun Microsystems Australia website, Onsun newsletter, The Australian Net Guide Magazine and various other online and offline projects.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1996
Junior Multimedia Designer
Big Interactive Media

Clients included; Colgate and Nestle. · Interactive presentation · 3D animation and rendering.

Jan 1995 – Jan 1996
Junior Designer Internship
Jensen Design

Mentoring and industry guidance of final university assignment and of the following industry practices; · Corporate Identity · Studio management; observing, documenting and reporting about the business · Concept development · Storyboards and sketches · Sitting in on meetings, photo shoots, presentations, pre-press processes Clients included; Tourism Australia, MLC brochure, and my final year project on the NSW Taxis Corporate Identity.

 

EDUCATION

Jan 1992 – Jan 1995
College of Fine arts (COFA)
Bachelor of Design Degree

6 July – 20 July
HTML 5 Basic Dreamweaver
March 2013
ALTO (Adult Learning & Teacher Orientation) Training
Think Education Group