CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: NICHOLAS ANTHONY SPOWART

Email:

Linked in profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/nickspowart

Website: www.spowart.net

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: 14/08/1982

Education: 09/00 to 07/04 BSc (Hons) Industrial Design at London South Bank University

09/98 to 07/00 A-level passes in English Literature and Design and Technology

09/96 to 07/98 GCSEs in Maths, English and Design and Technology

Employment History: 04/13 to present Company: Dixons Retail

Job title: Email Specialist at Dixons DSG eCommerce

HTML5 / CSS3 / Responsive liquid HTML5 design (Mobile 1st)

Hand coding (Sublime 3) / Mobile & tablet media queries

Photoshop CS6 / Image optimisation / Animated GIF header banners

§  Hand coded HTML table layouts, CSS2, CSS3 & progressive media query enhanced device layouts

§  Using Sublime 3 for progressive coding & Dreamweaver for weekly workflows

§  Responsive 'liquid' layout (Mobile 1st) approach to tables <table> <tr> <td>

§  Cross email client checked, device checked & browser compatibility

§  HTML responsive email creation templates

§  Image optimisation

§  Animated GIFs for leading products and banners

03/11 to 03/13 Company: Dixons Retail

Job title: Front End Responsive Web Designer at Dixons DSG eCommerce

HTML5 / CSS3 / Responsive liquid HTML5 design (Mobile 1st)

Hand coding (Notepad ++) / Mobile & tablet design / Browser compatibility

W3C Compliance / UX Design / Photoshop CS5 / Image optimisation

§  Part of the eCommerce design team for Currys, PC World.

§  Manage HTML/CSS3, links, tags and graphics for both homepages on PC World and Currys on a daily basis including late nights when “As Advertised on TV” promotions are being put live.

§  Design, create and build new responsive pages and Hub navigation pages for weekly promotions all in HML5 and CSS3 for Desktop views down to mobile and tablet.

§  Create graphic banners for homepages and internal pages and promotional pages

§  The day-to-day maintenance of the sites and meeting tight schedules and deadlines.

02/10 to 10/12 Company: Spowart.net

§  Job title: Freelance Websites/Graphics/Flash

§  Flash 9 /ActionScript 2.0 / Photoshop CS3 / HTML / CSS2

§  InDesign CS3 / Illustrator CS3

05/06 to 02/11 Company: PGA City Golf - Permanent

Job title: Web/Flash/Graphics Designer

Flash 9 /ActionScript 2.0 / Photoshop CS3 / HTML / CSS2

InDesign CS3 / Illustrator CS3 /

§  Front End Developer (Member of Web Development Team)

§  Designed/Built www.pgacitygolf.co.uk – Also maintaining it everyday by populating it with new Flash Banners/Image Logos

§  Liaised with clients to provide artwork in the desired format for Flash and chasing approvals for print publications.

§  Laid out and developed HTML emails or e-marketing shots

§  Built sister sites for PGA City Golf.

03/06 to 04/06 Company: Productivity Point International (PPI)

Job title: Flash Designer

Flash 8 /ActionScript 2.0 / Photoshop

§  Part of a team with other contract Flash Designers and Developers

§  Completed 2 E-Learning presentations for a pharmaceutical client

§  Followed PPI’s storyboards to create interactive animation content

§  Used Macromedia Flash MX 2004 then migrated to Flash 8 towards the end of the project

§  Liaised with other team members to adhere to consistency

03/05 to 11/05 Company: Stylographics Job title: Web/Admin Designer

Flash 7 /ActionScript 2.0 / Acrobat / Illustrator / Dreamweaver / HTML / Photoshop

§  Uploaded photos to company’s pre-built “Back-End” Website

§  Liaised between Managing Director and Propellor Developers

§  Tested usability and functionality of “Back-End” & “Front-End”

§  Created 2 manuals for corporate website. Format: Interactive PDF

§  Produced Flash presentation for all functions at stylographics.co.uk

03/05 to 05/05 Company: Burnblue

Job title: Flash Web Designer

Flash 6 /ActionScript 1.0 / Illustrator / Dreamweaver / HTML / CSS / Photoshop

§  Produced complete website from the ground-up

§  Provided an online preview of progress made at spowart.net

§  Followed client’s design concept of entire site www.burnblue.co.uk

09/04 to 10/04 Company: Cube 3 Exhibitions

Job title: HTML Web Designer

Photoshop / Illustrator / Dreamweaver / HTML / Word

§  Produced complete website from the ground-up

§  Consulted throughout production

§  Liaised with client for site content, usability and aesthetics.

06/04 to 09/04 Company: Technical Signs

Job title: Flash Web Designer

Flash 7 /ActionScript 2.0 / Acrobat / Illustrator / Dreamweaver / HTML / CSS / Photoshop / 3D Studio Max

§  Produced complete Flashsite from the ground-up

§  Liaised with employees for site contextual info and graphics

Site found at www.technicalsigns.com

Degree Related Work: 03/04 to 04/04 Company: Style:Works

Job title: Flash Web Designer

Flash 6 / ActionScript 1.0 / Illustrator / Dreamweaver / HTML / Photoshop

§  Produced and promoted University Design Show Flash website

§  Coordinated fellow university students in Flash and Photoshop

Site found at www.lsbu.ac.uk/designshow/2004

Work Placement: 01/03 to 09/03 Company: Technical Signs

Job title: Graphics Designer

Flash 6 / ActionScript 2.0 / Acrobat / Illustrator / Dreamweaver / HTML / CSS / Photoshop / 3D Studio Max

§  Helped with visualisation of signage in Photoshop

§  Produced Technical Sign’s Corporate Business Card CD-ROMs

§  CD-ROMs made with Flash MX. PC & Mac compatible

12/02 to 09/03 Company: Surfability

Job title: Flash Designer

Flash 5 & 6 / ActionScript 1.0 / Acrobat / Illustrator / Photoshop / 3D Studio Max with Swift 3D plug-in

§  Produced an Educational cartoon Animation in Flash MX

§  Promoted Surfability in a fun and humorous manner

§  Followed story-line provided by Dr. Mark Williams M.D

Know-how: Software:

§  Notepad ++, Sublime 3, Coda (Mac), Filezilla FTP, Cute FTP, Microsoft Office

§  Adobe Suite: CS3 to CS5, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign.

§  Browser inspecting and Firebug debugging

Web specialities:

§  Hand coded pages and websites in HTML5, CSS3, (XHTML & CSS2)

§  Responsive/fluid mobile layouts (Mobile 1st)

§  UX & UI designs

§  Cross browser compatibility

§  SEO optimisation

§  W3c web standards

§  Animation and timeline manipulation (Flash)

Long-term Objectives: To develop my hand coding in Jquery, motion graphics with CSS3 and HTML5.

General Information: Full Driving Licence

Other Achievements: The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Bronze and Silver.

Grade 5 Violin Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.

References: Available on request.