Nathanael

I have extensive design and UX experience, working on multi million pound projects.

Profile

Usability Designer at Insightsoftware.com
Design | London, United Kingdom, GB

Summary

An experienced Design Consultant with Project and Team Management experience. Creative and driven, works equally well as part of a team and thrives when working under own initiative, complementing any management team with an objective focused approach, and the ability to work well and communicate effectively with all levels. Proven ability to liaise and build beneficial relationships with Clients whilst generating innovative ideas and design solutions.
Specialties: Architectural modelling and Visualisation, UI design, Usability Consultation, User experience design, Graphic design, Branding and product identity, DTP, Technical drawing and design/illustration, Creative Design, Digital Illustration (e.g. Photoshop), Traditional Illustration, Team/Project leadership & management, Change Control and Documentation, Technical design, Video Production & Editing, Animation, 2D/3D model design & construction (CAD), Visualisation, Wireframing.

Experience

  • Jan 2011 - Present
    Usability Designer / Insightsoftware.com
    Usability guru and designer.
  • Apr 2010 - Present
    Co-Founder / Cooper Nero Martinus
    Co-Founder of Cooper Nero Martinus, which operates a small press publisher dedicated to limited print, premium books.
  • Apr 2010 - Present
    Owner / Constructive Design Solutions
    Offering freelance design and consultancy services in UX, UI, art and graphics fields. Clients have included upliftingstunts.net, a wheelchair cheerleading stunt team who needed a logo design which can be seen on their website and T-Shirts, and Compagnie Tête-à-Tête who needed a new website developing which should be rolling out in the coming months. I am available for UX, Media production, Project Management, Creative/Design positions, and 3D/2D CAD roles.
  • Dec 2010 - Present
    WBS Consultancy / GPSVision
    Provided consultancy services in helping GPSVision develop a marketing communications plan
  • Oct 2010 - Present
    Student / Warwick Business School
    Studied as part of the HOST programme
  • Sept 2007 - Present
    Senior Media Designer / telent
    Key Responsibilities Leading a team of 5 producing 2D and 3D assets for acoustic simulation and UI/UX projects respectively whilst liaising with other production teams. UI and UX design, development, usability assessment & consultation for touch screen control interfaces and management/efficiency tools. Lead developer of enhanced media and 3D graphics used for bids and presentations as part of rail and metro marketing campaigns. Construction and Project management of the creation of 3D models of London Metro and Underground stations for Tubelines and Metronet OPO projects, including the Tottenham Court Road re-design, Waterloo, Euston, and Liverpool Street amongst many others ensuring delivery according to scheduled deadlines through management of team resources. Various levels of video production, including project management, design, pre-production, production, and post production. Liaising with clients on design decisions and objectives. Design Visualisation/Pre-Visualisation Marketing material design and implementation. UX Development and maintenance of division intranet presence. Information Architecture Key Achievements: Developer of media and 2D/3D graphics used for bids and presentations, helping to win large contracts worth millions of pounds including a £12 million contract supplying London Bus with new bus stop timetable displays. Creation and delivery of technical drawings as well as recreating substandard drawings at an acceptable quality for a major rail FTN upgrade project, saving the company large non-conformance fines.
  • Jul 2006 - Present
    Advanced Media Designer / telent
    Key Responsibilities Design of UI/UX for touch screen interfaces including icons, station maps, asset selectors, and navigation management. 3D & 2D modelling. UI/UX design and development. Liaising with clients on design decisions and objectives. Graphic Design Design Visualisation/Pre-Visualisation Acoustic Modelling Lead role in research into potential new technological aids such as real time 3D tracking and mapping using new technology and software developments to save time and money in the creation of 3D models. Software and services branding. Marketing material design and implementation. Key Achievements Developed in house 3D design capabilities as integral part of a acoustic modelling/simulation team developing tools for use in acoustically problematic environments. Developed a 3D design process to help streamline engineering design and keep site visits to a minimum by teaching engineers 3D design tools to help visualise designs more efficiently, saving the company money on site visits and design rework. Core part of a team involved in winning acoustic design approval for all Tubelines operated stations away from the incumbent provider, saving the company millions of pounds, and lowering costs for the client. Key role in UX development of HCI on MICA software controling all Tubelines operated stations on the London Underground.
  • Aug 2005 - Present
    Installation Design Administrator / telent
    Key Responsibilities Documentation and change control Information Architecture Record Management Technical drawing Illustrative drawing Key Achievements Pre-production of corporate marketing video
  • Jan 2005 - Present
    Administrative Support / telent
    Initially worked for Telent on a Temp basis, offered full-time role in the Design team. Key Responsibilities Documentation and change control Information Management Key Achievement Update of documentation presentation procedures in order to increase efficiency of data records and work flow, saving the company money in man-hours and data storage costs.
  • Jan 2004 - Present
    Contract Worker / Various
    Various short term contracts for multiple firms and service providers through various agencies. Roles involved PR, business administration, and database administration.
  • Sept 2003 - Present
    Office Manager / Compagnie Tete-a-Tete
    Brought in to manage the day-to-day administration of the business, dealing with clients, marketing, and regular contact with clients and potential clients in the education sector for a theatrical production company specialising in the foreign languages education field of Theatre in Education. Responsibilities involved dealing with the sending and receipt of contracts, invoicing, customer relations, public relations, booking and scheduling, marketing, and office administration & management.

Education

  • 2010 - 2010
    University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
    HOST Programme
  • 2000 - 2003
    University of Teesside
    BA(HONS) in Computer Animation
    Activities: Ethnic Minorities Representative, Rock Soc
  • 1992 - 1999
    Bablake

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