Background
I am a graphic designer based in Melbourne Australia.
I started in the field at a news magazine in Canberra, Australia over 20 years ago.
After leaving Canberra for Melbourne, I gained experience in real estate, direct marketing and then a small design agency within a photo studio. I made the decision to leave Australia for 2 yeas in the UK, freelancing in London for two years.
Returning to Melbourne, I continued to freelance for a wide variety of companies, before accepting a job within a great marketing team at a previous client – Guild Insurance. I had made such a good impression that when the previous designer departed they didn't interview anyone (including myself), they just offered me the role.
I feel comfortable in both print and digital, having come from design agencies specialising in yearly publications, point of sale/marketing material, packaging and outdoor advertising, but also having studied 3D animation and I have been creating digital graphics since childhood with my first computer.
I am fully capable of taking projects from concepts through to completion.
On stage at the ADMA awards receiving the award for Best Retention Program, one of two nominations for us
Work Skills
Proficient skills:
• Adobe Indesign (16 years)
• Photoshop (22 years)
• Illustrator (16 years)
• 3ds Max/Blender (20 years)
• HTML, CSS and other desktop and mobile web technologies
• MacOS and Windows operating systems
• Photoshop (22 years)
• Illustrator (16 years)
• 3ds Max/Blender (20 years)
• HTML, CSS and other desktop and mobile web technologies
• MacOS and Windows operating systems
Intermediate skills:
• After Effects
• Cinema 4D
• Unreal Engine 4 & 5
• Marketo
• Vision6
• Acrobat
• Cinema 4D
• Unreal Engine 4 & 5
• Marketo
• Vision6
• Acrobat
SELECTIVE WORK HISTORY
Digital & Design Specialist
Guild Insurance, Glucojel, Gold Cross
Nov 2016 – Current
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Print design
Illustration
Digital marketing with email, SMS, landing pages and forms with Marketo and Vision6
Motion graphics and web animation
Photography (portraits and architectural)
Photo retouching and compositing
Logo design and branding
Event stands, banners and promotional items
Graphic Designer
Freelance
Jan 2011 – Nov 2016
Australia & United Kingdom
Graphic design and pitch concepts for Aegis/Carat pitching for clients such as Burberry, SONY, Adidas, BMW, MINI, Mulberry, Nokia, Ferrero, Tic Tac and more
Freelance work for companies including PTV, Department of Transport, Fuji Xerox, Oxford University Press, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, along with others
Projects included mobile apps, OOH advertising, TV spots, POS, client work compilation books, awards presentations, etc
Graphic Designer
EMBLAZE
Nov 2008 – Jan 2011
South Yarra, VIC, Australia
Design of flyers, billboards/posters, press advertising, digital displays, signs for local and international coverage
Branding/logos
Illustration
Design concepts of books and other publications.
Design and coding of websites and electronic direct marketing email
Photography plus retouching and colour correction of supplied photos
Graphic Designer
Digital Logic
Nov 2006 – Nov 2008
Moorabbin, VIC, Australia
Design of flyers, posters and logos for various Australian Companies
Creation of localised packaging for Garnier and L’Oréal products including usage of barcode creation software
Concept and creation of packaging and point of sale media for Amcal and Guardian Chemists
Creation of Photoshop and Indesign files for use with Xerox’s Direct Marketing software XMPie for individually personalised printed mail
2018 - Adobe After Effects Essentials
2018 - Adobe After Effects Advanced
City Desktop Training - Adobe Authorised Training Centre
Thank you!