Past

At Gunnersbury I achieved three A and four B grades at GCSE and four A-Levels in History, English, Design Technology and Information Technology. I studied at Brunel University for three years and where possible took the time to travel to different countries.

After university I spent a year as a Duty Manager in Sainsbury's Locals before joining Dennis Publishing as a web designer. My Curriculum Vitae is available here.

Present

I work on their whole portfolio of websites such as Maxim, IT Pro and their upcoming online only magazine Monkey.

Future

I am looking to move into website or 3D graphics design and implementation. Eventually I would like to return to the United States and pursue a career there.

University

My final year project was a 3D animation, "Final Year Hell" which covered the pressures and difficulties of meeting deadlines and how the only drawback to this can be yourself.

I participated in many group projects, and my final year work was part of the "Made in Brunel" exhibition.

Career

I maintain and I am actively learning new skills in website design and coding, 3D graphics work, specifically 3D Studio Max as well as Illustrator and Flash.

I am looking for work in the IT and media sector, specifically website coding and design or graphics work.

Skills

I have years of experience using 3D Studio Max and PhotoShop and continue to expand my skill set with them. I work with PHP and CSS daily and continue to refine my skills and I am adding new features to rdimages.

I am extremely proficient in the use of Windows and all of the Office programs including Word and Excel.

My current role at the moment requires a lot of management and people skills, I lead a team of 40 people and have to accommodate a wide range of needs while ensuring corporate aims are met. I appreciate the challenge this brings and I am always looking to improve both my own performance as well as my team's.

Hobbies

To relax I read books, I recently finished reading "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA" by Tim Weiner, listen to music, my latest album purchase being "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" by the Foo Fighters.

I play computer games as well, recently I have been playing "Assassin's Creed" on the PlayStation 3 and "Beyond Good and Evil" on the PC.
The last good movies I saw where "The Departed", a mob film by Martin Scorsese, a riveting movie and "28 Weeks Later" which is quite a good zombie movie.

Travel

The summer before that I was at Exit Festival in Serbia, there are some images available on rdimages. I also spent two weeks traveling in Eastern Europe covering countries such as Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

In 2005 I spent a month traveling across the United States of America from the East Coast to the West Coast, covering cities such as New York, Washington D.C, New Orleans, Austin, San Diego, L.A, and San Francisco. The experience was unforgettable and I would love to repeat it.