Having originally been recruited in 1998 as a Senior Consultant, I re-joined Steer Davies Gleave (SDG) in 2003. My focus was on transport information systems, environmental graphics, mapping applications, consultation material and printed media. Whilst at SDG, I led the design and production of Transport for London’s (TfL) Consultation Toolkit, Battersea Power Station’s Transport Accessibility Application, East Dunbartonshire’s Public Transport Guide, network mapping and signing for a revitalised Metrolink in Manchester, a printed and online mapping for
SEA/Renue in south London and many other projects for private and public sector clients.

Core tasks included: managed visual communication projects, including research, ideas generation, art direction, scheduling and client liaison; business development, including
the submission of proposals and expressions of interest; commissioned and managed relationships with external agencies and sub-contractors in print, reprographics, sub-editing, etc; provided professional and management support to other members of the business unit as well as
other consultants within the company; acted as personal supervisor to the junior consultants; designed specialist graphic and cartographic products for internal and external clients; provided design direction to the Corporate Marketing Group; and ensured all Quality Management System (ISO:9001 2000) procedures are followed within the business unit.

I spent two years at NLP, responsible for the graphic and cartographic outputs for corporate and external clients. This ranged from corporate brochures to exhibition panels and bespoke mapping. The clients included blue-chip companies such as Computer Associates, Glaxo Wellcome and Marks and Spencer—as well as for many public sector clients. I helped NLP build
the graphic design and specialist cartography as one of its core service offerings.

Core tasks included: design of specialist graphic and cartographic products for internal and
external clients; and design and maintenance of corporate marketing material.

Whilst working as the Senior Graphic Designer in the Department of Planning, Architecture & Engineering, I was responsible for introducing the Authority’s first GIS. Of particular note was its use in the creation of the country’s first local plan derived from large-scale Ordnance Survey land-line data. The local plan was derived and originated in the GIS package, then imported and manipulated in a graphics package for litho printing using computer-to-plate technology.

Core tasks included: design and production of graphic and cartographic products for consultation
and guidance; management and development of the DTP and GIS facilities; and the training and supervision of the junior technician.

Working within the Planning & Engineering Department, I supported the Forward Planning Team in the production of maps and graphics for public consultation exercises, local plans and design guides.

Whilst studying for my BTEC HND, I spent a year working here on work experience. I was solely responsible for the design and production of charts, diagrams and maps for the Institute’s scientific research staff.