Experience

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  BLOTT WORKS

  • United Kingdom

  • Founder/Designer

    • Jan 2012 - Present
    • United Kingdom

    BLOTT WORKS is a small design studio, based in the north of England, producing limited-edition hand-engineered functional sculpture. Drawing on a mechanical aesthetic, products often incorporate a kinetic element, and are designed to encourage interaction, bringing a sense of ritual and play into...

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  IOU

  • Halifax, United Kingdom

  • Deviser/Composer/Maker

    • Mar 1990 - Present
    • Halifax, United Kingdom

    Throughout the last 25 years I have been a regular freelance collaborator on projects with art production company IOU - as sound artist/composer, as deviser and maker, and as performer. IOU is an organisation with 37 years experience making original work across art-forms including: sound, video a...

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  J&C Warburton

  • Todmorden

  • Funeral Director

    • Nov 2009 - Sep 2014
    • Todmorden

    My move out of London up north into the hills of Yorkshire was partly motivated by a desire to put down some roots in a smaller more stable community. And it was this desire that lead me to respond to an advert in a local paper for a Funeral Director, which seemed like a deeply interesting and wo...

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  Sense Internet

  • Leeds, United Kingdom

  • Account Director

    • Sep 2006 - Nov 2009
    • Leeds, United Kingdom

    I was recruited first as an Account Manager, managing web developments for various big brands, working with our technical and creative teams and the client's commissioning teams. During this time I helped Travelodge move from 6% online sales to over 85%, completely transforming their business...

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  protoLAB Ltd

  • Brighton, United Kingdom

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2001 - Sep 2001
    • Brighton, United Kingdom

    protoLAB was a Technology Lab focussing on the conceptualisation and prototyping of new technological solutions. I was brought in to drive the design and piloting of a highly secure networked resource for children living in care, available via handhelds, Web TV, Kiosk, Games Consoles, PCs etc. T...

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  Okupi Ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • Apr 1997 - Jul 2000
    • London, United Kingdom

    I joined the company as the first employee to aid the three founders in developing the business: I was instrumental in growing the company from this up to 35 employees plus a large freelance pool of designers and programmers.Okupi was set-up to develop online social environments, specialising in ...

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  Quidnunc

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Developer & Project Manager

    • Oct 1994 - Apr 1997
    • London, United Kingdom

    Joined the company when there were only 30 of us. I initially worked as a C++ programmer building client/server applications for for brands including Financial Times, Plan International, McKinsey & Company and Nynex Communications

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  Bartlett School of Architecture, University Col...

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Software Developer/Researcher

    • Apr 1992 - Dec 1994
    • London, United Kingdom

    Developing an Intelligent 3D drawing package for architects and engineers using C++ and HyperTalk on a Mac.

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  Rattlentoot

  • Royal Leamington Spa

  • Musician/Creative

    • Aug 1983 - Apr 1992
    • Royal Leamington Spa

    During this time I worked with many other artists and performers operating on the edges of their field, devising and touring various shows, installations and ensembles. From John Peel Sessions to the Royal Festival Hall, from Edinburgh Festival to Blue Peter, I could be seen and heard in all sort...

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  Jackdaw with Crowbar

  • Royal Leamington Spa

  • Musician

    • Mar 1984 - Oct 1988
    • Royal Leamington Spa

    Hard-hitting underground band of the mid-eighties. Record deal with independent label Ron Johnson Records (Long Eaton), recorded two John Peel sessions and toured throughout the UK (and later Europe).A track appeared on a recent CD release entitled "The Best of British Underground 1983-1988&...

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  Warwickshire County Council

  • Warwickshire

  • Peripatetic Teacher and Musician

    • Sep 1985 - Jul 1987
    • Warwickshire

    Teaching drums and percussion to individuals and groups in schools around Warwickshire. Played in the Warwickshire Multicultural Ensemble, taking world music to young people, as part of this role.