Experience

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  Emakina.ZA

  • South Africa
  • Advertising Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Designer

    • May 2023 - Present

  • Visual Tester

    • Jan 2022 - Present

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  The Bead Cart

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Owner

    • Nov 2016 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

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  The Forge Web Creations

  • Main Peanut

    • Aug 1999 - Present

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  Cape Stay Accommodation Guide

  • Sarge Major

    • Aug 1999 - Jul 2018

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  eFrog Digital Design

  • Head Tadpole

    • Sep 2010 - 2016

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  FCB Electric Ocean

  • Account Executive

    • Feb 2000 - Aug 2000

    Supervision of large off-shore account. My responsibilities included project management, client services and quality control. I supervised a team of programmers and designers and worked in close conjunction with the Technology Manager to ensure that the client received the best possible service.This involved consulting regularly with the more than 30 UK-based representatives, advising them on strategy and technology, presenting cost estimates and relaying their instructions to the Studio, ensuring that the work was done within our ETA and finally, checking the completed work. I also assisted with coding and design on a daily basis.

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  Sanlam Health Information Technology

  • Web Developer

    • Apr 1999 - Jan 2000

    Designed and developed the entire corporate intranet on PC using Notepad, Homesite, Dreamweaver, Drumbeat 2000 and Adobe Acrobat. I was responsible for the daily, weekly and monthly maintenance of the site.I worked closely with developers, data warehouse and EDI specialists to create UI for a number of online applications - both front-end and back-end dashboards.

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  Hirt & Carter

  • Training Consultant

    • Jul 1998 - Mar 1999

    Trained students on the 15 week Comprehensive Desk Top Publishing Course on Apple Macintosh, using QuarkXpress, Freehand and Photoshop. The course included Typography & Layout, Printing Principles, Desktop Scanning and Systems Maintenance.Trained students on an HTML 4.0 programming course.Developed a Comprehensive Web Authoring Course covering: Introduction to the Internet, Publishing on the Web, Information Architecture, HTML - basics and advanced, Preparing images for the Web, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, Site Optimisation, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Flash

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  GSA Marketing

  • Studio Manager

    • Jan 1995 - Jul 1998

    Managed and supervised the DTP studio. This included controlling staff, assigning work and maintenance of seven Apple Macs.Main delivery was a monthly 320-page trade magazine and a 24-page trade tabloid.Other deliveries included a quarterly 20-page consumer tabloid and periodic Special Destinations Features (normally one per quarter).I was responsible for the appointment and training of staff, page layout of the above publications, supervision of the design and make-up of new advertisements, updating of all information for the trade, preparation of all files and sending them to Bureau.Interaction with clients and their ad agencies, to ensure correct criteria for supplied material.Provision of ongoing support to staff for Apple Mac queries and management of system software. Negotiation of software and hardware requirements with suppliers.