Cellphone: 027 359 7820
Email:
daniel@i-am-a-designer.com
Portfolio: www.i-am-a-designer.com
References: Rochelle Key
Hello, I’m 22, a Graphic Designer, and an irredeemable Web Geek.
I love to design beautiful things, write clever code, and play guitar.
My Career Goal is to live off these when it’s possible, and do them anyway when it’s not.
Employment History
June 2008–February 2010
Web All-rounder
Responsibilities
CSS, HTML, Javascript
Graphic & UI Design
Flash/ActionScript
Minor PHP & MySQL
March 2007–June 2008
IWS and InSPire.NET - Web Services
Junior Designer
Responsibilites
Layout Design
CSS, HTML, minor Javascript
Flash/ActionScript
April 2005–December 2006
UCOL (Universal College of Learning) - IT Department
IT Assistant
Responsibilities
Stocktaking computer equipment
Setting up computers
Experience Gained Working independently without time pressure.
October 2003–April 2005
Burger King (TPF Restaurants Ltd)
Experience Gained Working in a team under time pressure.
Education History
Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging
UCOL 2008
Subjects Taken
Image Analysis
Contextual Studies
Advanced Diploma in Design and Multimedia Level 7
UCOL 2005–2007
Subjects Taken
Typography
Web Design
Animation
Computer Graphics
Design Theory
Design History
Video & Sound
Print & Production
Photography
Intro to Business
Intro to Marketing
NCEA L1-L3
Awatapu College 2001–2004
Subjects taken
Mathematics with Calculus
Mathematics with Statistics
Physics
Graphics and Design
Art
English
Note: Mathematics with Calculus, Mathematics with Statistics, and Physics were completed a year ahead thus the others were only taken to NCEA Level 2.
Skills & Tools
CSS & HTML
Web Standards
Photoshop
Illustrator
Layout Design
Logo Design
Typography
ActionScript
PHP & MySQL
Awards
2007
Top Student 3rd year Advanced Diploma in Design and Multimedia
2006
Winner of the Palmerston North Rotary Charitable Trust Logo design competition
Most Improved Student 2nd year Advanced Diploma in Design and Multimedia
2005
Scholarship for the 1st year of Advanced Diploma of Design and Multimedia
2004 and earlier
I received a many awards in high school. They cumulatively state: “Daniel is a huge geek at maths, science, english, etc.”
Awatapu College Excellence Award
Excellence in Graphics, Physics Year 13, Statistics Year 13, Merit in English year 12
Australasian Schools English Competition
Distinction (95th Percentile of New Zealand in that year level)
2003
Awatapu College Academic Award
Excellence in English Year 11, Mathematics Year 12, and Physics Year 12, Merit in ICT and ECT Year 11
Manawatu Regional Science and Technology Fair
Massey University Institute of Information Sciences and Technology Prize for
Computer Use
Australasian Schools English Competition
Distinction
Australian Mathematics Competition
Distinction (93rd Percentile of New Zealand in that year level)
Australasian Schools Science Competition
Distinction (97th Percentile of New Zealand in that year level)
2002
Awatapu College Academic Award
1st in Graphics, 3rd equal in Year 11 Science, 5th equal in year 11 Mathematics
Australasian Schools English Competition
Distinction
Australian Mathematics Competition
Distinction (93rd percentile of New Zealand in that year level)
Australasian Schools Science Competition
Distinction (98th Percentile for New Zealand in that year level)
2001
Awatapu College Merit Award
Excellence in Mathematics, Social Science, English, and Science,
Merit in French, and Technology
Awatapu College Academic Award
2nd in Mathematics, 3rd in Social Studies
Bronze Crest Award
Australasian Schools English Competition
Distinction
Australasian Schools Science Competition
Distinction (94th percentile of New Zealand in that year level)