Experience

Senior Visual Designer at kalahari.com

December 2010 – Present

  • Develop the visual strategy. Strong focus on user experience design to the product development process. Develop HTML & CSS prototypes of visual design explorations.
  • Optimize and manage Visual Design team effectiveness.

Key Projects:

  • kalahari.com

Senior Web Developer at HeathWallace

November 2010 – December 2010

  • User experience design and Front end development
  • Ensuring that design and HTML / CSS standards, deadlines and usability needs are met.

Key Projects:

  • HSBC United Kingdom

Web Designer at VeriSign Inc.

March 2006 – October 2010

  • Redesign online brands to focus on usability and presentation.
  • Understand and grow our online customers
  • Maintain external and internal sites to reflect business goals
  • Ensuring that design standards, deadlines and usability needs are met.
  • Optimize Web team effectiveness.

Key Projects:

  • VeriSign.com redesign, Homepage Flash banners, New Trust Seal Pages and Localization.
  • GeoTrust Redesign, Google Appliance: Search Results, Geotrust website banners, Geotrust Homepage banners and Geotrust Styleguide.
  • Thawte.com Re-design
  • Launched UI & Patterns Library – design.verisign.com
  • Viewing of portfolio and other projects at VeriSign can be arranged.

Web Designer / Developer II at thawte, Inc

March 2006 – Present (4 years 6 months)

Responsible for all web design work done at thawte. Design of user-friendly web interfaces, banners, online marketing campaigns, online newsletters and styleguides.

Also helped with:

  • UML & Functional specifications.
  • Used Scrum Master techniques in Agile Development on all projects
  • Worked on the RCM/VCC ( Certificate Enrollment ) system for VeriSign from August 2006 until its completion of version1.0 in June 2007. I supplied the developers with the css and xhtml templates and assisted in the conversion of the XHTML templates into XML/XSL.
  • I ensured that all templates were user friendly and cross browser compatible. All templates were delivered in due time and I liaised regularly with VeriSign International to manage any expectations and updates.

Web Designer at Gill Cory Communications

August 2004 – February 2006 (1 year 7 months)

Brand development in an On and Off line Environment. Working closely with clients to achieve their requirements according to brief and brand guide. Mostly did web related work ranging from front-end web site design and development to online marketing campaigns.
Klients: KWV Group, Cluttons, Aida, Col’Cacchio Pizzeria, Safe Security, Monmartre, Cadigan touch screens and Roberts Rock

Web designer / Front-end Developer at Creativelab

April 2003 – August 2004 (1 year 5 months)

Freelanced under creativelab which serves as my online portfolio.

Web Designer at Forwardslash

May 2002 – April 2003 (1 year)

I was responsible for HTML mailers, banners, promotions and general web work with in my team. Worked with web developers, producers and Art Director.
Klients: Gaming Club, Jackpot City, Lucky Nugget, Capital Casino, Home Casino and Showdown Casino.

Designer at Touch Tone Holdings

May 2001 – April 2002 (1 year)

Designed boardgame for PGA Golf and all related marketing material. Also did Aids awareness boardgame and was also involved in the design / layout process for Icebreaker which was the official boardgame played in the first Big Brother South Africa.

Web Designer at Liquid Fire Design

December 2000 – April 2001 (5 months)

Did web interface designs, ad campaigns, banners, HTML mailers and general updates to web sites. Worked closely with Developers and Producers.
Klients: Goodhope FM and AdMakers International.