Helen B.

## BIO WORK HISTORY 2000 (Ongoing) H2O Designs  - Self Employed •Liaising with Clients in person and via phone and email •CDROM, DVD and Video authoring using After Effects, Premiere, Director and Flash with Actionscript •Graphic Design, such as Corporate Identity, layout and typography using Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Freehand and Quark Xpress •Marketing and Advertising using promotional flyers and posters •Website Design for start-up companies using Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS and Javascript. All websites designed to the latest W3C standards •Implementing Content Management solutions for businesses August - November 2005 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council •Inserting content into the CMS •BETA Testing the Council’s Bespoke CMS •Validating the XHTML and CSS code •Search Engine Optimisation •Followed W3C Web Accessibility Guidelines. 2004 – 2005 (7 month contract) Business Support Solutions •Principle Web & Graphic Designer •Designed and constructed websites using Macromedia Studio MX for estate agents and solicitors •Designed the GUI of a bespoke CMS created in ASP.NET •Outsourced potential clients using telemarketing strategies to fill advertising space on e-commerce portals •Corporate identity – designed company logos and advertisements using Macromedia Freehand and Fireworks •Traditional Illustration  •Liaised with clients to present design pitches  2003 - 2004 (1 year contract) Shetland Islands Council – ICT Web Team •Researched into the design of other UK Council’s websites •Designed and constructed the new Council and Library websites using Macromedia Studio MX •Followed W3C Web Accessibility Guidelines •Trained staff members across the Council to maintain the websites using Macromedia Contribute •Designer and Editor of monthly “Healthworks†newsletter using Microsoft Office, Quark and Fireworks •Designed and constructed the Daily Virus Status Warnings for the Intranet using Flash •General Office Duties, for example basic technical support for the website. 2002 Montpellier Creative •Web Marketing - Banner advertising using Flash •Website Design using Dreamweaver and Flash EDUCATION 2000-03 Gloucestershire University BA (HONS) Interactive Media Design •Studied the principles and techniques of website and CDROM design •Video editing using Premiere and AfterEffects •CDROM and DVD design and development using Director and Flash •Stop Frame animation •Website design with Dreamweaver, HTML and Flash •Graphic design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and Macromedia Fireworks and Freehand •3D modelling with 3D Studio max •Usage of Mac OSX Operating System 1999-00 Staffordshire College       BTEC National Diploma, Graphic Design •Typography and layout design •3D Modelling •General Art & Design •Brochure Design with Photoshop ## Area of Expertise SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE MS Office •Word •Powerpoint •Excel •Access •Frontpage Adobe •Photoshop •Illustrator •Premiere •After Effects Macromedia •Flash •Dreamweaver •Director •Fireworks •Freehand •Quark Xpress •W3C web accessibility standards •HTML/XHTML •CSS •CSSP •Linux •The Gimp •Javascript REFERENCE WEBSITES [[login to view URL]][1] [[login to view URL]][2] <a href= "http://www.shetland-library.gov.uk">www.shetland-library.gov.uk</a> [[login to view URL]][3] <a href= "http://www.atlanticsalmon.co.uk">www.atlanticsalmon.co.uk</a> <a href= "http://www.clydecommercialdiving.com">www.clydecommercialdiving.com</a> <a href= "http://www.experience-scotland.co.uk">www.experience-scotland.co.uk</a> [[login to view URL]][4]