My Resumé

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A highly motivated designer, passionate about design and exploring new ideas and technologies in the Internet and Design arena, with more than 12 years experience in the internet & print industries. Skilled in design, conceptualisation, HTML & CSS coding and repro preparation, with a strong knowledge of the relevant software.

Having solid commercial experience on both Mac and PC.

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April 2006 – present

Telkom – Web Development Department
Johannesburg, SA

Senior Web Graphic Designer

• Responsible for the conceptualisation and design of intranet and internet websites, banner advertising and email campaigns.
• Initiating and maintaining the latest design and coding standards within the department.
• Developing and maintaining the online strategy for Telkom’s newest Broadband products; including SEO site optimisation, social media strategies, usability, user experience and information architecture.
• Meeting and liaising with clients on project requirements and specifications.
• Introducing internal processes within the department to optimize workflow.
• Our clients are internal to Telkom.

June 2003 – October 2005

IT-IQ Global Ltd. (t/a CPI London) – creative design, print and internet
London, UK

Senior Graphic Designer

• Responsible for the conceptualisation and design of Web sites and Print items such as Corporate Identity Systems, Brochures, Invitations and Posters.
• Managing the studio to ensure efficient workflow and delivery of  design and production work to a consistently high standard.
• Meeting and liaising with clients throughout the design and  production process.
• Responsible for projects from concept to repro.
• Our clients were mainly organisations within the governmental health and education sectors, as well as small-to-medium sized commercial companies with diverse market focus.

July 2001 – February 2003

Dynatomy (Pty)Ltd. – design & visual communications
Johannesburg, SA

Senior Graphic Designer

• Responsible for developing and maintaining the market strategy, both print and on-line, for Dynatomy’s sister companies; OLAP Solutions(Pty)Ltd. and Administrator Software Limited.
• Conceptualisation and creation of Graphical User Interfaces for the software applications developed by Administrator Software and OLAP Solutions.
• Conceptualisation and development of Web sites, PowerPoint presentations, CD-Rom productions and print items, such as Corporate Identity Systems, Brochures and Invitations.
• Coordinating and managing the developer and design teams to effectively produce work of a consistent standard in line with the given brief.
• Meeting and liaising with external clients.
• Our clients were varied, being mainly IT related, but including retail and the service industry.

March 2000 – June 2001

Intekom (Pty)Ltd.
Web Development Department 
Johannesburg, SA

Web Designer

• Responsible for the conceptualisation and production of web sites.
• Coordinated with web developer and application developer on back-end and html coding issues regarding projects under my ownership.
• Conceptualisation and development of Flash web sites and animations.
• Design and creation of .gif banner advertisements, as well as exploring new methods of banner advertising using the latest technologies available.
• Emphasis was constantly placed on experimenting with new technologies, including 3D graphic animations and illustration, as well as multimedia CD-Rom presentation and video capture.
• Responsibilities often involved liaising with clients.
• Client base ranged from small firms to large corporates.

February 1998 to February 2000

Basement 43 cc
Johannesburg, SA

Graphic Designer

• Responsible for the conceptualisation and design of print related projects.
• All projects were undertaken from concept to the preparation of print material.
• Design projects included magazine advertising, corporate invitations, package design, point-of-sale marketing, leaflets and posters.
• Responsible for executing any illustration work used in my designs.
• Client base included companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Oracle.

1993 – 1997 (Part-time during studies)

Advertising and Design Solutions cc
Johannesburg, SA

Junior Designer

• General studio work, including Layout and Logo design, DTP operation.

Skills

Achievements

• One of CPI London’s clients, NHS Hertsmere PCT won the Nexus Awards in category “Best Website Production” for their online flash Annual Report(s) 2 years running.
• Received Top Performer Award for 2nd Quarter 2000 from Intekom.
• Received a certificate of achievement for overall second place Graphic Design student in final year of studies.

Training

2011

Human Factors International (HFI)

• July – Certificate
  Successfully completed the Putting Research into Practice course.
• June – Certificate
  Successfully completed the Practical Usability Testing course.
• March – Certificate
  Successfully completed the User-Centered Analysis and Conceptual Design course.
• May – Certificate
  Successfully completed The Science & Art of Effective Web and Application Design course.

2000

Incus Data

Completed the Client-Side Web Development course.

Education

1995 - 1997

East Rand Campus of the Vaal Triangle Technikon
Kempton Park, SA

National Diploma in Graphic Design

Subjects: History of Graphic Design, Theory of Reproduction Processes, History of Art, Art of Drawing, Art of Drawing – Graphic Design, Form and Colour Studies, Graphic Interpretation, Perceptual Studies, Space and Volume Studies, Photography – Practical, Photographic Business Management, Communication Skills, Marketing.

1990

Norkem Park High School
Kempton Park, SA

Matriculated without exemption

Subjects: Biology, Geography, Science, Maths, English and Afrikaans.

Interests

Photography, Scuba Diving, Reading, Travel, Painting