Curriculum Vitae

I am a qualified and experienced web designer with hand-coding skills as well as experience of industry-standard web design software packages. I also have experience of computer network management and general IT consultation and support, including operating systems, office productivity and multimedia software.

Professional & technical skills

• Website development and management using packages including Dreamweaver, Homesite, TopStyle, XMLSpy.
• Graphic design using packages including Fireworks, Photoshop.
• Scripting & programming languages include HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, SQL, XML and XSLT.
• All-round experience in website management, hosting and domain name registration.
• Experience of building, implementing and training in the use of Content Management Systems.
• Project management skills including the use of project management and mind-mapping software.
• Presentation and staff training skills.
• Highly-develped customer service and teamworking skills.
• Official beta tester for Microsoft Office XP and 2003, and for Philips hardware.
• Music production and digital audio recording & editing using Cubase & Soundforge.
• Experience of corporate branding of Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers.

Training & qualifications

• Professional Diploma in Management Studies
  Certification obtained November 2007
• Adobe Certified Professional: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Developer
  Certification obtained February 2003 - view list of certified developers
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2000
  Certiification obtained February 2003
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator on SQL Server 2000
  Certiification obtained February 2003
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator on Windows 2000
  Certification obtained July 2002

Other skills

• Fluent in both Welsh and English.
• Basic knowledge of French.
• Certification in British Sign Language at Level 1.
• Full UK driving licence and own car.

Educational qualifications

• 1998 - MA Music (with technology)
• 1996 - BA(Hons) Music/Popular Music
• 1992 - A-levels in English (B) and Music (C)
• 1990 - 10 GCSEs in
  • English Language (A)
  • English Literature (A)
  • Welsh Language (A)
  • Welsh Literature (A)
  • Maths (A)
  • History (A)
  • Music (A)
  • French (B)
  • Chemistry (B)
  • Biology (C)

Voluntary work

• 1995 - News anchor & DJ duties for Royal 945 AM, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
• 1995/6 - Running community music projects including Gog Rock and Sgrechian EP
• 1997 - Sexual health promotion & outreach, MESMAC North Wales
• 1997/8 - Web designer, Bangor University Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Society
• 2001 - present - Web designer for the National Trust's Quarry Bank Mill
• 2002 - Results operator, XVII Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2002
• 2005 - current: registered user of IT4Communities project
• 2006 - trustee of the Lesbian & Gay Foundation, a board representative on the charity's Performance Management Working Group and a volunteer on their IT Working Group.