Date: May 2001 - June 2002
Company: Realtime IT Solutions.
Position: Graphic Designer & Web Developer.
Working with technical developers and management personnel, I obtained
a high level of both business and design experience including; working
to strict deadlines, developing a range of innovative design products,
creating project proposals, design schedules, development costing and
leading many formal, client consultations.
Date: Sept 2003 - March 2005
Company: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
Position: Museums Schools ICT Officer.
Working to increase and extend the content of the museum's schools website,
making connections with the curriculum and the collections. This process
involved working closely with teachers and children (5-11 years) to
develop informative and engaging interactive productions. Achievements
within role include more than trebling the number of unique visits to
the Schools Liaison web site, along with designing and implementing
a gallery kiosk featuring interactive, educational activities.
Date: April 2004 - December 2006
Company: Highflyers Publishing Ltd.
Position: Multimedia Designer.
Working with a small team of careers advice publishers, my key role
was to design and develop professional multimedia applications for children and students aged between 7 and 18 years, including
those with special needs. The resulting pieces of software have the
generic aim to inform young people about the variety of career opportunities
available to them including what particular jobs involve, and the methods
in which to get them.
Data Protection Act - Birmingham City Council, Alpha Tower, Birmingham. 21/01/04.
Project Management Essentials - Birmingham City Council, John Rattlidge Associates Ltd, Birmingham University. 25/03/04.
Evaluating E-learning Innovations - Oxford Brooks University, Birmingham University. 9/07/04.
Flash MX 2004: Application Development for Programmers (FPAD) - Symbiosis (accredited Macromedia trainers), Leamington Spa. 09/09/04.
Creativity Learning and New Media - Becta, Orange Studio, Birmingham. 04/11/04.
Website Accessibility Training - Becta, Orange Studio, Birmingham. 26/11/04
Developing Creative Content for New Media - BBC, BBC Training Centre, London. 9/12/04.
Jacky Hartley
Highflyers Publishing
9 Riverway
Stafford
Staffordshire
Tel: 01785 257744
Dr. Melissa Price - University Lecturer
Staffordshire University
College Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Tel: 01782 294000