Resumé

January 2010 - present

Various roles to Derby's "Secret Millionaire" Kavita Oberoi & associated companies & charities

2013 - Present : Director of Design and Development

Tasked with developing, and implementing, business solutions within the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical sectors.

Examples include building, maintaining and querying a national database of NHS prescriptions, and developing an application, funded by Bayer HealthCare, which can help highlight under-diagnosis of heart disease within a GP's practice area.

  • Bayer HealthCare - developed an online tool, for GPs, Nurses and Practice Managers to calculate expected income, using the NHS QoF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) system, as well as highlight any unexpected diagnosis levels.
  • Sanofi - developed a system for real-time data analysis; for use by representatives at remote sites
  • Developing dashboards, and other data analysis software, for use within GP practices.
  • Designing, maintaining and analysing inter-relational databases; some of which increase by 100 Million entries per month.
  • De.

2011 - 12 : Web Developer

Responsible for the development of online presence and business applications.

  • Developed a secure, CMS (Content Management System) controlled online application, for distributing documents and presentations, to off-site personnel, via their standard issue BlackBerry phones.
  • Developed a secure, CMS (Content Management System) controlled online application, for distributing documents and presentations, to off-site personnel, via BlackBerry phones, iPads and other mobile devices.

2010 - 11 : Graphic Artist & Web Designer

Responsible for overhauling of the group's online presence; raising their websites in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages), introducing interactive user interfaces (UI) and improving the overall user experience (UX). This includes Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), embedding multimedia and developing social media.

  • Introduced full spectrum SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) to group's websites, using only "white hat" techniques; so as to ensure the sustainability of results.
  • Improved cross-platform compatibility and speed of page loading, of group's websites; which is a factor in how well websites rank in SERPs.
  • All websites were raised in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages). For example: octaviangr.com was raised from not appearing in the top 1000 results to being on pages 1 to 3, for their sector's main keywords.
  • Visitor numbers increased by a factor of 10+ compared with previous figures.

PHP/SQL

  • NHS database
  • Business applications, for healthcare sector and pharmaceutical industry
  • Secure online document storage system, for in-house use
  • Secure online document storage system, for in-house use

Drupal

Design and development of business applications, and online tools, for the healthcare sector and pharmaceutical companies.


2005 - 2009

Freelance (Sole Trader)


2005 - 2006

Community Developer CryTek/UbiSoft ("FarCry") and CryTek/EA ("Crysis")


2000 - 2005

"Vivid Gaming", part of the BarCrest Group owned by IGT



SKILLS:

  • Graphic design
  • CGI (computer generated images)
  • 3D modelling and animation
  • Web-based graphics and interactive animation
  • Website design, creation, development and marketing (full spectrum SEO)
  • Illustration (technical and cartoon)
  • Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

SOFTWARE:

  • PHP
  • SQL
  • PhotoShop
  • DreamWeaver
  • 3DStudioMax
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Flash
  • Microsoft Office
  • Quark Xpress
  • various audio-visual editors and media compression applications.

EDUCATION:

Brighton College

  • 2 A Levels: Maths and Physics
  • 1 AO Level: Maths
  • 12 O Levels

Derby University

  • HND and BTEC Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • HND and BTEC Electrical and Electronic Engineering

EXPERIENCE:

2009 Present: Web Developer / Graphic Artist
Oberoi Consulting, Derby Conference Rooms, Oberoi Grand Interiors and Octavian

Operating as a one-man design studio (and occasional IT department) for a group of companies has given me an opportunity to expand my repertoire and gain a broader view of the different businesses and my role therein.

For example Having identified a problem with the method of production of tenders, reports and proposals, I initiated a project to identify how to reduce the approx 15% of time taken to format and brand documentation (as estimated by the Commercial Director of Octavian, Tony Mellors email: t.mellors@octaviangr.com)

Corporate Graphics

Responsible for design, construction, maintenance and ongoing development of the group of companies' websites.

Tasked with optimising the group's websites, generating higher ranking and more site traffic; utilising full spectrum Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) techniques, e-marketing strategies and a more robust online presence.

Design and production of branded multi-media material, for publicity and frontline marketing.

Editing of TV programmes and creation of original promotional videos for exhibitions, presentations and motivational speeches, usually projected onto a screen or played on large monitors.

Design and control of corporate social media sites, and offer advise on their strategic use.

Creation of web-optimised, interactive (ActionScripted) Flash animations.

Responsible for the enabling the branding of company computers, laptops, phones and BlackBerrys with logos, corporate insignia, colour schemes, icons and animated screensavers / wallpaper.

Other

Introduced a few techniques to speed up non-graphics-related, office based activities; such as the production of editable reports / contracts from scans, by using the previously neglected OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software built into Windows Office.

Having identified a flaw in a projected business venture, have offered technical advise on how to overcome the expected problems.

"Unique Selling Point" While working for Vivid Gaming, a subsidiary of IGT (International Gaming Technology), under Federal "Due Dilligence" and to conform with Nevada State law, I was background-checked and found to not be a member of the Mafia.


Outside of Work

Currently involved in an ongoing project, through "iT4Communities"; a charitable community of IT specialists who provide skills and knowledge "pro bono publico".

My current task is to assist in the game design and then create an interactive "emotion recognition" game for 7 to 10 year old children, which includes animating 3D versions of the hospital's mascot characters.

Previously:

  • Transported large amounts of cash around the countryside in armoured vans.
  • Guarded concrete blocks from casual thieves and government facilities from spies.
  • Have been a face-painter of children and caricaturist of nightclubbers.
  • Illustrator and graphic designer for government agencies, local and national.
  • Made 2 TV appearances and been nationally published as a cartoonist.

Additional Information:

  • Bilingual; went to school in Belgium, so was taught in Dutch/Flemish.
  • Lived in various countries; mainly Saudi Arabia, Germany, Holland and Belgium.
  • I learn whatever's needed in any given circumstance, hence a rather eclectic knowledge base garnered from prior experience.

Splendid references available on request