(1975 – 1977):
St Austell 6th Form College
‘A’ Level Art, ‘O’ Level English, Woodwork, Creative
Design, Social Biology.
(1993 – 1996): University of Portsmouth
BA(Hon’s) Computer Animation & Illustration
(Sept – Dec
1998): Brockenhurst College
City & Guilds 7307 Stage 1 Teacher Training – Post 16’s.
(Dec – June
1999): Salisbury College
City & Guilds 7307 Stage 2 Teacher Training – Post
16’s.
City & Guilds Three Dimensional Design using
AutoCAD.
City & Guilds Three Dimensional Design & Solid
Modelling 3
(Sept – June
2000): University of Greenwich (via Salisbury College)
Post Graduate Certificate in Education Yr 2
(Oct
2001 – Oct 2003): Southampton Institute
MA - Interactive Production (with Distinction)
Work
Experience Summary:
Cinema
4D XL7 & R8
Bodypaint 3D
3D Studio Max
3D Studio Viz/Viz4
Architectural Desktop
Revit
Macromedia Director
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Freehand
Macromedia Flash MX
Adobe Acrobat
Sound Forge
CAD Overlay
Microsoft PowerPoint
Employment:
Clear Thinking Ltd
May
2000 – current
Expanded my own business, PR Graphics Ltd, with my husband and formed another
new company – Clear Thinking Training.
Managing Director and Company Secretary of both companies, with all the
duties that this entails.
Creating 2D, 3D drawings, multimedia applications and web sites for various
clients under the name of PR Graphics Ltd, now Clear Thinking Ltd.
Training Macromedia and Autodesk products
Clear Thinking is an authorised training centre for Macromedia, Autodesk
and Maxon.
Course
Coordinator / CAD Lecturer - Salisbury College
October
1998 – October 2000
Technology & Science Division
HND/HNC Course coordinator / CAD Lecturer responsible for the HNC CAD program,
also lecturing on the HND Audio & Visual (Multimedia) program and City & Guilds
AutoCAD Certificates, mainly Architectural Desktop.
PR
Graphics Ltd:
February
1996 – May 2000
PR Graphics Ltd, Nr Romsey, Hampshire
Set up my own company to work as freelance for numerous companies including:
Apex Office Furniture, Protech Motorsport, Maris Interiors, Maris City
Interiors, P&O Cruises, Brazier Interior Systems, Chemlec Engineering,
Cyanamid, Christies Financial Insurance Services and International Speciality
Chemicals Ltd.
I started with a 3 month contract with Maris Interiors in Fleet, using
AEC5.1 to work on office building shells and interiors. After which I gained
freelance contracts with the other companies mentioned using AutoCAD R14,
R13, LT & AEC. P&O Cruises consists of map work using Adobe Illustrator.
Brentvine
Ltd - Contracted to International Speciality Chemicals Ltd,
Hythe:
Using
AutoCAD R13 & LT for all I/E drawings for various projects
on site. Whilst there, I also used Lotus 123, AS400 / ID
Hammer, Ami Pro and Microsoft Project for expediting, costing,
purchasing & receiving goods. I worked for the Site Instrumentation/Electrical
Engineer and the designers.
University
of Portsmouth:
October
1993 - June 1996
BA(Hon’s) Computer Animation & Illustration – Full Time
Student
This course specialised in the use of Pc’s for producing animation
and the Mac for DeskTop Publishing. Programmes used on the PC were: 3D
Studio (R3 & 4), Animator Pro and AutoCAD r12. On the MACs: Quark Xpress
3.1, Illustrator 5 & Photoshop 3.0. During my time at University, I
worked for LVO Partnership in Winchester for 3 weeks producing internal
structures / room planning of a major hotel project in Jeddah, Middle East
and part time for International Speciality Chemicals.
Freelance
Contracts:
October
1989– October 1993
Freelance contracts with local agencies on mainly civils, piping and
I/E using AutoCad R12 and Intergraph Microstation. Also worked on a contract
for Ove Arup in London.
Pipco
Projects Ltd, Hounslow, London: September 1992 – October
1992
Using AutoCAD R11 on various projects including building services, HWS & CWS
and ductwork.
Industrial
Consultants Ltd: June
1992 – August 1992
Using AutoCAD R11 to completely redraw onto CAD site plans, area plans,
elevations and flow diagrams of various BOCM Silcock Mills.
Technical
Design Services Ltd, Hythe - Contracted to Exxon Chemicals
Ltd, Fawley: April
1990 – June 1992
Using Artisan and AutoCAD R11 to do various artwork as required such
as manual covers, safety posters, graphs, flow charts, certificates,
display boards and cartoon visuals for world wide presentations. I was
the sole graphic designer within the drawing office.
EC & A
Ltd (now Industrial Consultants Ltd), Chandlers Ford,
Hampshire: November
1989 – April 1990
Assisting a Piping Draughtsman to trace hot, cold and steam condensate
pipework at Lyons Tetley, Greenford, Middlesex. This was to discover
any redundant pipework that might be the cause of Legionella Pneumophila
in their system. Building outlines were not available so they had to
be drawn with the existing pipework added. I was involved with site work,
going into ducts to trace pipework and amending plans on site.
Pine
Design, Sway, Lymington, Hampshire
June
1998 – October 1989
Kitchen Designer / Consultant
In-House designer meeting clients in the showroom, leading onto survey
visits. Design kitchen schemes in plan view with 2-point perspectives to
aid presentation. Follow up after sales and deal with any enquiries. During
my time there, I attended a sales effectiveness course with RMA training
and also a Master Design course covering kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms,
studies & conservatories. I passed the Master Design exam making me
a member of the Professional Designers Association (MPDA).
Curtis
Kitchens and Interiors - Romsey, Hampshire:
January
1988 – June 1988
Illustrator / Designer
Designing layouts for kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms, with coloured perspectives
and colour boards.
Various:
September
1977 – January 1988
Various places of employment including British Gas, detailing engineering & architectural
drawings using the drawing board. Also 2 years at Romsey Library as an
Assistant.
Hobbies
and Interests:
Animation
and the development of educational CD-ROMs are now a consuming
interest.
All crafts and needlework, woodcarving and Sketching.
Medieval History and classic cars
