IT SKILLS

 

VectorWorks, Autocad, Form Z

 

Photoshop, Illustrator, In design, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, (HTML,Wordpress, java, CSS,)

 

Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

 

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

 

Concept design, Drawings for planning and construction, brief based research, presentation of concepts through illustration, furniture procurement. Graphic design and illustration. Art direction, Project mangment from concept to completion, including onsite managment, local government liaison & permissions. Space planning and feasibility studies. Client and contractor relationships. Airport (airside and landside) experience. Web design and development, Graphic design for print and publishing

 

CAREER HISTORY

 

RIVER ISLAND: JULY 2011 - PRESENT

I run the CAD team, co-ordinating and translating the design for all shopfits.

 

JACK WILLS: Sept 2010 - JULY 2011.

I was part of the small, in house store design team managing projects from conception to completion. I completed several stores, notably Fouberts place, Birmingham new st, Manchester (Aubin and Wills). As Jack Wills likes to use listed and heritage buildings I negotiated complex planning situations and building control issues. I am used to an extremely fast paced turn around for projects benifitted greatly from the creative process of working closely with the visual merchandising team.

 

FUSION DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE: June 2010 - SEPT 2010

I had a few months of freelance work at this busy design practice. My main project was a Fishworks restaurant which is part of the new Central St Giles Renzo Piano development. I produced and co-ordinated the drawing package and dealt with client/landlord issues throughout the project.

 

SUCK UK LTD : July 2009 -June 2010

I was employed to design and build the flagship store for Suck Uk in the Iconic Oxo Tower. The brief was to create an industrial, minimal space to give the design products room to shine. There was also wayfinding issues to solve and landlord restrictions to circumnavigate. The job was truly hands on as the budget was minimal. Turnaround from the start of strip out to completion was achieved in 2 weeks.

 

FITCH : Oct 2009

I was employed for a short period to work on new concepts for a telecommunications company moving into a new middle eastern market.

 

ALLEN INTERNATIONAL : Freelance Feb - April 2009

I worked on and off in a freelance design role for Allen International producing working drawings for Egyptian Bank rollout concepts.

 

 

SUCK UK LTD: Freelance Jan 2009 - Company Representative New York Gift Show.

 

MAX CLEMENTS : Freelance Dec 2008 & Jan 2009

Having done construction drawings for Max's furniture range in December. He then asked me to style his stand at the Birmingham International interiors Show.

 

W1 STUDIO : Oct 2007 - Dec 2008 Senior designer / Interior Architect

My time with W1 saw me working on a wide variety of projects. notably airside Leisure lounges for Virgin Holidays and Virgin Atlantic; high end residential properties in Mayfair and retail projects for Office shoes and their sister brand Offspring. The Virgin Holidays lounge was a fantastic opportunity to work on an airside project and gain the experience of working with BAA. Myself and a collaegue designed the lounge from concept to completion and produced every aspect of the job. The 7340ft squared 'VRoom' can accomodate over 200 people. The site comprises a number of carefully integrated areas including a quiet room, a cafe, a family space, a tech zone and an adults area. Throughout the space quirky design features innovative graphics and 3D installations engage the holiday maker.

I worked on a number of outlets for Office Shoes in the 2008 new concept rollout. Most notably the Spitalfields branch.

 

GREIG & STEPHENSON : Jan 2006 - Oct 2007 - Designer / Interior Architect

I ran several projects in the retail, commercial and leisure sectors. I was responsible for the complete refurbishment of Magdalen restaurant, Tooley St, which opened in Jan 07. I dealt with several delicate planning, building control and other utilities related issues throuhout the project.

I founded a relationship with the catering company Searcys. Pitching 3 high profile jobs for them, for the National Gallery Cafe, The Globe Theatre and The Law Society.

Other leisure projects included work for Bombay Sapphire - designing their show space in Vinopolis, London.

Retail projects included work for HMV in different locations throughout the UK. Notably a fit out in the most listed building in Guernsey (again steering through planning permissions) and 2 units in T5, Heathrow. I worked on Modelzone outlets around the country. Other project involvment ranged from large scale developments, such as feasibility studies for the refurbishment of the foodhall at Victoria Train Station, to smaller office developments and further restaurant and bar refurbishments. I assisted with large scale shopping mall developments in the Netherlands as part of the architectural team; carrying out site analysis and producing concept documentation to take the projects forward.

 

PAUL DALY DESIGN STUDIO : Freelance Aug 2004 - Dec 2005 - Designer

I began freelancing with Paul Daly as a versitile designer, duties included graphic designing all promotional material for the studio and related businesses, assisting on the interiors projects and designing and building the studio website. I became a job runner for 2 design and build projects. One a bar/restaurant in Stevenage. The other a bar in Holborn. I was the designer and project manager for both jobs, handling all aspects of the projects.

 

BLACKSHEEP CREATIVES : March 2005 - Nov 2005 - Designer / Interior Architect

Project: The Cuckoo Club - Private members club in Mayfair London. My responsibilities included working with the clients and contractors from concept to completion, largely concentrating on producing the drawing package and assisting in all areas of the design process.

 

CAULDER MOORE :Nov 2004 - Jan 2005 - Designer / Interior Architect

I worked on bar refurbishments and high end childrens retail outlets.

 

SUCK UK LTD :2002-2004-Company representative for the Bi-annual Maison et Object Show in Paris for 3 years; Spring and Autumn shows.

 

HALF MOON BAY : 2000 - 2001 - Product and packaging designer.

I was a product and packaging designer for this leading gift wholesale company. other responsibilities included organising and co-ordinating trade shows, responsible for booking, designing, assembling and manning the stand.

 

NICE: 97 - 2000 Shop Manager and Buyer.

I was the manager and buyer for this furniture shop. Attending all of the furniture shows to procure the latest furniture and interior accessories for the shop. I was in charge of 5 members of staff and the day to day running of the shop.

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

UWIC - Cardiff BA Hons Interior Architecture - 2:1

 

Trowbridge College - Fine art - HND

 

Various C&G Qualifications in Photography and computer aided design

 

Bath High School - 3 A levels B,C,D 8 GCSE's 2A's 5B's, 1C.