o After being at my last job for five years, I decided to resign and start my venture alone.
o Setting up and successfully running this company was a milestone in my life, and – is still the best move I ever made.
o During this time (just a few months) I have worked with clients all over the UK and the globe.
o The experience from this venture was invaluable. All work done using Adobe’s Creative Suite.
o Doing all creative to print ready artwork of exhibition design, direct mail, advertising campaigns, corporate brochure and leaflets.
o Also worked closely with various web development experts (University Central Lancashire) on multimedia design and web creative.
o Source and liaise with printers on all print based design.
o 100% able to exceed client expectations.
o Create brands and company names utilising brainstorming techniques.
o Fully aware of print workflow and pre-press issues.
o Implemented back up solution and server (OS X) for all client files.
o Design and build roller-banner stands and Plex Systems for exhibitions.
o Research the market for brands I created for clients.
o Wrote proposals and handed to clients with statistical evidence.
o Never missed a single deadline.
o Write detailed briefs from client notes.

o Head hunted - a creative role was ahead of me for the following five years.
o Working with some huge clients such as The FA, Mitre, Manchester City Council, Liverpool Football Club, Bodycote™,
Microban™ and Rio Ferdinand to name a few.
o During my time at Thinktank, I had possessed the ability to be promoted to Head of Creative Design, answering directly to the Director.
o Duties included: liaising with clients, booking jobs in and solely designing creative to print ready artwork of exhibition design,
direct mail, advertising campaigns, corporate brochure and leaflets. All done using Adobe’s Creative Suite.
o Also worked alongside web development on multimedia design and web site creative design – purely on an aesthetic level.
o Source and liaise with printers on all print based design.
o Create brands and company names utilising brainstorming techniques.
o Fully aware of print workflow and pre-press issues.
o Implemented back up solution and server (OS X) for all client files.
o Worked to tight (near impossible) deadlines.
o I have good craft skills, with an eye for detail.
o Basically maintain the printer (photocopier and RIP), making sure parts are ordered as and when needed.
o Design and build roller-banner stands and Plex Systems for exhibitions.
o Never missed a single deadline.
o Write detailed briefs from client notes.

o Initially employed as an in-house Mac Operator and later on to Scanning Operator / Colour Correction.
o The job consisted of the build of catalogue pages in Quark Xpress, Photoshop and Illustrator.
o Scanning all transparencies to be colour corrected to samples from the catalogue.
o The catalogues worked on were Studio and Ace catalogues (Express Gifts Ltd).
o Get signed-off spreads ready for print and create Postscript files / CT files.
o Work to tight design deadlines using layouts supplied.
o Carry out all amends to proofs back from the buyers.
o Never missed a single deadline.