About Kelly and PMF-Design

Key Skills

  • Obtained extensive qualifications in Graphic Design.
  • Managing all areas of designing for print for a variety of clients from initial concept through to completion and print.
  • Excellent knowledge of using designing software such as Quark Xpress, Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Designing Reports, Newsletters, Brochures, Adverts, Stationary, Corporate ID and Exhibition Displays.
  • Visiting suppliers and keeping up to date with developments within the printing industry.

Employment

February 2006 - Present | Freelance work | Graphic/Web Designer/Artworker

Since leaving Churchill Insurance I became a full time Mum of two, doing some freelance work when required. This has included designing invitations and greetings cards for family and friends. Designing two of my own websites using iWeb on the Apple Mac.

Then in July - December 2008 I started Freelancing for NEB Solutions working on business cards, postcards and also minor changes to some Dreamweaver sites.

In January 2009 - Present I started Freelancing for Propel Media. I started of by working on Newsletters, Magazines and Exhibitions stands. Now after extensive trainging I now maintain and design websites from scratch.

In September 2009 NEB Solutions closed down and I was asked to take over two of their clients and have now added another three customers to the Pigs Might Fly client list.

March 1996 - February 2006 | Churchill Insurance Company Limited | Middleweight Graphic Designer/Artworker

My duties included using Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator and other design packages to produce and design the Policy Books, Sales Brochures, Bus Posters, and Press Adverts. Then as a Production Co-Ordinator/Mac Artworker I shadowed the Manager in her absence and assisted in booking in jobs, helping out with IT Mac issues and archiving work.

Education

Dates
Schools/Colleges
Qualification obtained
1999-2000
West Kent College
Tonbridge
BTEC HND in Graphic Design
1997-1999
West Kent College
Tonbridge
BTEC HNC in Graphic Design
1991-1993
Croydon College
Croydon
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design
1988-1991
Langley Park Sixth Form
Beckenham
GCSE in Graphic Design

 

Equipment

  • 1 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Apple Mac Pro with a 19" Cinema Display
  • 1 x Dual 2 GHz Apple PowerPC G5
  • 1 x 15.32.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Apple MacBook Pro (both running OS X 10.5.8)
  • Canon CanoScan LiDE 500F Scanner
  • Canon i9950 A3/A4 printer
  • Extensive backup and storage devices to hold clients work, including:-

    1 x Western Digital My Book 2TB Studio Edition II,
    1 x Western Digital My Passport SE 1TB,
    1 x Apple Time Machine,
    1 x LaCie 40GB portable storage,
    1 x 16GB Easy Disk Flash Pen
    1 x 4GB Flash Credit Card
    And various other portable GB storage devises.
    I also have an iomega Zip drive along with an Advent 7 in 1 camera card reader

  • All the latest software packages including Quark Xpress 8, CS4 Design Premium Edition (which includes Adobe Firework, Flash Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat, Extensis Portfolio 8.5, Art Explosion 750,000 Images and Clip Art, Microsoft Office:mac 2011, Apple iLife 11, Greetings Card Factory, Print Explosion Deluxe