Career

A graduate from Strathclyde University with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, with well rounded experience in design and development for New Media with additional experience in print design, software development and IT.

This was gained from 5 years experience working for one of the UK’s largest newspaper publishers and for a Higher Learning institution where I have honed and adapted my creative and technical skills to the benefit of my employers and clients alike.

Over the years I have helped launch numerous large newspaper websites; a higher learning institution website, virtual learning environments, document repositories, CMSs and many client websites including consultancy work for South Lanarkshire council.

My responsibilities ranged from Website drafting and proposing, project management, Flash development, PHP and Coldfusion development, advertising design for online and print campaigns, as well as working towards broadening the awareness of New Media among traditional media and academic circles.

I have been recognised as a good leader with strong interpersonal skills that enable me to be clear and concise with staff and informative to clients.

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Professional Career

Senior Web Designer - Mar '08 – Present

Digital Media Dept
Scottish & Universal Newspapers - Trinity Mirror plc

Senior Web Designer, leading a team small team of web designers within the expanded Digital Media Department.

Responsible for rolling out all of Trinity Mirror's digital commercial projects for Scotland including 16 large-scale newspaper websites.

Project lead for all client website and online advertising campaigns

Web Designer - Mar '05 – Mar '08

Digital Media Dept
Scottish & Universal Newspapers - Trinity Mirror plc

Role of Web Designer in a small dept of 3 responsible for maintaining 8 regional news websites and a national news & entertainment site www.icscotland.co.uk.

Member of the development teams for projects such as the Scotwheels website and Find It online shopping channel.

Technical Assistant - Jan '04 – Mar '05

Educational Development Unit
Bell College

Technical assistant to the Educational Develpoment Unit designing and maintaining the college websites, intranets, Virtual Learning Environments and document repositaries.

Research of open source platforms to develop online learning and communities.

Maintainance of the video conferencing suite and all onsite web servers.

Academic Career

University of Strathclyde - 1997 - 2002

BSc (Hons) Computer Science - 2:2 award

Honours Classes:

Distributed Information Management
Distributed Programming
Distributed Systems
High Integrity Systems
Multimedia Information Access
Software Architecture.

Honours Project:

Design and Development of a Collaborative Recommendation System.

3rd Year Classes:

Communications;
Compilers
Databases
Embedded Systems Design
Graphics
Group Project
Human Computer Interaction
Software Correctness

2nd Year:

Algorithms and Abstract Data Structures
Approaches to Multimedia
Computer Architecture & Design
Low Level Programming
Operating Systems
Professional Issues
Programming Project
Systems Analysis & Design

1st Year:

Algebra & Complex Numbers
Applications & Implications of Computers
Computer Systems
Computer Organisation
Digital Devices
Discrete Maths
Mathematics 1
Programming Foundations.