Gordon Powles CV

Profile:
A dynamic innovative professional designer with over 12 years experience in the design industry with a Graphic Design degree from Camberwell College of Art in London.

A good communicator with excellent project planning skills. Having worked in various design environments ranging from large multi national blue chip companies to small design agencies. Been involved on both small and large design projects, and I have the ability to plan time effectively and meet tight deadlines.

Used to working both on my own and in teams for external clients and internal marketing departments, taking briefs for a wide variety of media work and presenting solutions to the client. A broad ranging knowledge of design for Print, Photography, Illustration, Animation, and Interactive Media (Websites, Film, Video and On-Screen Presentations). An integral part of a design team whose strength is adaptability to a constantly developing environment.

Education:
Sept 90- July 93: B.A.(Hons) GRAPHIC DESIGN.
Camberwell College of Arts (The London Institute).

Sept 88- July 90:
B.T.E.C. NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN GRAPHIC DESIGN. E.R.A.C. DIPLOMA IN DESIGN. Lowestoft college of art and design.

Subjects studied:
On-screen graphic design, multimedia (interactive), web page design and construction, 2-dimensional design, storyboarding Ideas, photography, film and video production.

Core Skills:
Photoshop (9 years), Dreamweaver (years 6), Illustrator (7 years), Flash (6 years), Quark X-press (6 years), Indesign (7 years), After effects (1 year), Final Cut Pro (1 year), Imageready (6 years), Wire framing and a accessibility, Understanding of PHP technology, HTML, XHTML, CSS.

Freelance Designer
July 05-Present:
Freelance Graphic/Web Designer-
Recent Projects includes:-
Monster Solutions Ltd- Design and branding of lead Generation System, working with microsoft.net developers. Website and promotional material
One-Estates Ltd- Concept design for Logo and branding including design of marketing material.
Sapphire Life Design Ltd- Design of website and add e-commerce solution to buy online courses.
Charity Funding Solutions- Design of website.
Recruitment Solutions (UK) Ltd- Design of website for rail recruitment company.

Focalpoint Digital Ltd
Aug 04-July 05:
Design Manager- DUTIES:- Working in a busy photographic studio. Designing and building sets for video and photo shoots. Designing Websites, Branding and Marketing materials. Art directing photo shoots for clients and overseeing design of junior designers.

Freelance Designer
Aug 01-May 04:
Freelance Designer- My own freelance design company. Creating total design solutions for small to medium sized business ventures. From corporate identity, film and video storyboarding through to design, maintenance and promotion of corporate web sites. Projects includes:-
MVS Petroleum Services Ltd- Design and implementation of MVSPS website, design of company logo incorporated into business cards and company stationery.
Veloce Motorcycles Ltd- Concept design for Website and marketing materials for official Ducati dealership.
Moneyfacts group plc- Designing various 2d promotional and marketing materials for online products.
Norfolk Rural County Council- Design and construction of website.
Nexus Instruments Ltd- Design of promotional material.
Flowpack Ltd- Design of promotional material.
Emkay Plastics Ltd- Design and construction of website.

Granada Television Ltd- (Granada Learning Professional Development)
Mar 01- Aug 01:
Senior Graphic Designer- DUTIES:- Creating and implementing the branding and promotional campaign for GLPD. Creating style guide, ‘Look and Feel’ for templates in Photoshop For Website, stationary, print, DVD-ROM and Powerpoint presentations.

Anglia television Ltd
April 99–Mar 01:
Senior Graphic Designer- Designing Websites, branding and marketing materials
Anglia Campus Ltd- Educational website, including promotional CD-ROM, style guides and templates.
NTL:-Reprocessing of AngliaCampus content for the NTL Knowledge channel.
Cable & Wireless plc- Reprocessing of Anglia Television Ltd content for the Educational channel.

Spark New Media Ltd
Nov 98-April 99:
Senior Graphic Designer- Designing for all new media projects.

Crown Production Ltd
Feb 97-Nov 98
Senior Multimedia Designer- DUTIES:- Designing of all on screen Graphic Design, projects included
Roche Products- Production of ‘Good manual handling practice’ training video.
Novartis, Phizer- Various interactive floppy disks to support educational brochures for several pharmaceutical companies, also pitch work for laptop presentations to different audiences of launch of new products.
Eastern Electricity- Design and production of an Interactive CD-ROM showing power stations locations and general statistics.
Guardian Royal Insurance- Designing Presentation material for Ford Insurance.
Apco UK- Design and production of an 'Issue manager' CD-ROM.

The Russell Organisation Ltd
Jan 95-Feb 97
Multimedia Designer- Designing Interfaces for CD-Roms and Websites. Projects included-
Sharp Electronics (UK)- Design of interactive touch screen information stations for the electronic consumer show live 95 at Earls court London.
Volvo (Sweden)- Various training presentations, also interactive exhibition work for a ‘Volvo for life’ tour.
Volvo (UK)- Promotional CD-ROM for the launch of the Volvo S40/V40.
BMW (GB)- Corporate video to gain sponsorship for the British Touring Car Championships 1995.
Honda (UK)- Honda Civic product launch speaker support work.
Design and production of screensaver for Honda NSX.
Carat (Media buyers)- Design and production of credentials CD-ROM.

Freelance Graphic Designer
Nov 93-Jan.95
- Producing design work for various design agencies.

Boulton Paul Manufacturing-
Sept- 83-Sept 88
Apprenticeship in Wood cutting machinery. Qualifications gained are: Craft Certificate, Advanced Craft, Licentiateship, City & Guilds. Lowestoft College of F.E. Wood Cutting Machinist- Making furniture, doors and windows.

My personal Interests include travelling, furniture design, Art, Photography, Filmaking, Painting, Playing Guitar and the Cinema.

To see my portfolio visit
www.gordonpowles-media.com

References On Request