Professional Experience
FREELANCE CONCEPT ARTIST, 2006-11:
During this time, work has included:
• Concept art for independent games developers (including character, environment, vehicle design, prop, UI, web graphics design and storyboarding).
• Design consultancy, visual futurology, future mobile gaming product design, web and UI design, and identity branding for global research and development centres.
• Concept art and storyboarding for film and TV.
• Book, card and album illustration for private and corporate clients.
• Digital painting tuition and creative innovation workshops for teachers, students and private clients.
I enjoyed accepting diverse, creative briefs, adapting my style and approach for each one. This helped keep my work fresh, offering new and interesting challenges. Freelancing has proven my ability to manage and meet project deadlines, improved focus, self-motivation and networking skills.
DESIGN MANAGER, BT Group Chief Technology Office, London 2005-06:
SENIOR FUTURES DESIGNER AND VISUALIST, BT Emerging Technologies Lab and The Mobility Research Centre, Martlesham Heath, 2002-05:
FUTURE CONCEPTS DESIGNER, BT Emerging Technologies Lab, Martlesham Heath, 2001-02:
HEAD DESIGNER, John Makepeace Furniture Studio, Parnham House, 1999-01:
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QUALIFICATIONS:
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY 1995-99:
DEGREE: BA (HONS) Product and Furniture Design (First Class Honours)
Industrial Placement Diploma - BT Research and Development Labs, Human Factors
Italian Level 1
SPALDING HIGH SCHOOL 1988-95:
A-LEVELS, 12 GCSE'S
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KEY SKILLS & STRENGTHS:
CONCEPT ART:
• Ability to quickly morph style, medium and imagination to fit any brief, from conceptualising and storyboarding to digital sketches and paintings.
• Practical research, quick and extensive ideas iteration from one starting point.
• Rapid development of realistic or stylised characters, vehicles, costumes, environments, props.
• Excellent knowledge of animal and human anatomy, architecture, composition, tone, colour boards, texture swatches and lighting.
My diverse background has informed and inspired my concept art, offering something different in the creation of credible or crazy visions and content for a range of platforms. What marries it all together is a passion for storytelling through shared visions and this, together with my love of games and film, helps me provide a more unique contribution to these industries.
DESIGN: (Product, Industrial, Set, Furniture, Fashion)
• Able to think in 3D, taking initial concepts through to full size prototypes for manufacture.
• Thinking analytically and technically, simplifying often complex problems by explaining them visually or verbally to customers or teams.
• Quick, adaptable and innovative problem solving.
• Interface and userbility experience, specifically for new devices.
• Up to date understanding of emergent and predicted technologies.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Specialise in Photoshop / Painter digital painting skills using a Cintiq 21UX Wacom tablet.
• Basic knowledge of 3D Studio Max, Form Z, Illustrator, Flash and HTML. Whilst my key strength remains in unique design and presentation, I am always keen to learn new skills.
• Full Office package skills.
MANAGEMENT:
• Experienced and motivated manager of people and projects.
• Able to adapt to different personalities and team dynamics quickly and easily.
• Enjoy working as part of a team towards exciting goals, using initiative and an infectious enthusiasm to get the best from others and myself.
• Ambitious and motivated when working on my own or within a team, welcoming feedback and delivering accurate, quality tasks to brief and project expectation.
LANGUAGE:
• Excellent communication and experienced presentation skills with basic French.
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ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Featured artist and challenge winner on ImagineFX.com
• Runner up in Primeval’s ‘Design a Monster’ competition
• Featured singer / songwriter on BBC Eastern Counties Radio and BBC Introducing
• Exhibited own work at the V&A, Millennium Dome, London Natural History Museum and London’s Business Design Centre
• SMS Toys and Emotional Communication patent
• Design Registration and Trademark of Jelly family products
• BT GCTO Values Award for Inspiring 2005
• Completed the Inca Trail in Peru 2004
• Duke of Edinburgh bronze award and gold expedition
• A-Level and GCSE prizes for Art and Design, Design and Technology
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