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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
NICHOLAS ANTHONY SPOWART
Email:
[email protected]
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
09/98 to 07/00
09/96 to 07/98
BSc (Hons) Industrial Design at London South Bank University
A-level passes in English Literature and Design and Technology
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
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03/11 to 03/13
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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.
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Company: Spowart.net
Job title: Freelance Websites/Graphics/Flash
Flash 9 /ActionScript 2.0 / Photoshop CS3 / HTML / CSS2
InDesign CS3 / Illustrator CS3
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02/10 to 10/12
05/06 to 02/11
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03/06 to 04/06
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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.
03/05 to 05/05
09/04 to 10/04
06/04 to 09/04
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Degree Related Work:
03/04 to 04/04
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Work Placement:
01/03 to 09/03
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
12/02 to 09/03
Know-how:
Long-term Objectives:
General Information:
Other Achievements:
To develop my hand coding in Jquery, motion graphics with CSS3 and HTML5.
Full Driving Licence
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Bronze and Silver.
Grade 5 Violin Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
References:
Available on request.