*I'm a freelancer with over 20 years experience in Graphic Design, Marketing and 3D visualisation. I am also a musician with a digital home recording studio where I write and compose music for various purposes. I am very proficient in the* ***Adobe applications - Photoshop/Illustrator/In Design/Acrobat, and 3D software such as Blender, Catia Composer, Creo Illustrate and Keyshot.*** #### **Employment experience** **Technical Illustrator** - Aleido (formerly Semcon), Edgehill Drive, Warwick. **July 2023 - November 2024** Creating line work style illustrations/graphics and CAD style images using Creo Illustrate and Catia Composer for use in clients’ technical manuals, apps or documentation as part of a large graphics and 3D team. Working on a hybrid basis with one day per week on-site. **Graphic Designer/3D visualiser** - Brian James Trailers, Sopwith Way, Daventry, Northants. **April 2017 - July 2023** Design and production of all marketing material including high quality colour brochures, price guides, assembly manuals, spare part guides and option kit guides for the full range of trailers produced in the factory using Adobe apps. Production of marketing images/videos using 3D models which are visualised using Blender 3D software to create materials, textures and lighting, as well as rigging for animation work. Images are then rendered using Blender or Keyshot and interspersed with traditional digital photographic techniques. Design of vehicle and trailer graphics/liveries. Production of installation/assembly manuals/user guides using Solidworks Composer to create exploded diagrams of components and equipment. Creation and distribution of social media content via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. **Graphic Designer** - Quest Hardware (Quicksharp Ltd), Gawcott, Buckingham, Bucks **April 2010 - April 2017** Design and production of all in-house point-of-sale and marketing material including high quality multi-page colour brochures covering the ranges of architectural ironmongery, hardware and fixings products stocked. approximately 20,000 products Using Google data and web statistics to increase customer conversion and web sales as well as increasing web presence through the use of Google Analytics, Adwords and SEO Creating advertising and promotional campaigns for magazines Product photography with professional Canon DSLR equipment **Marketing Assistant** - Isaac Lord Ltd. High Wycombe, Bucks **2004 - 2010** Maintaining and updating the website, containing approximately 30,000 products Using Google data and web statistics to increase customer conversion and web sales plus increasing Isaac Lord’s web presence through the use of Google Production of high quality multi-page colour brochures. Creating advertising and promotional campaigns for newspaper, radio and magazines. Product photography Design and production of all in-house point-of-sale and marketing material

Dave McBride

*I'm a freelancer with over 20 years experience in Graphic Design, Marketing and 3D visualisation. I am also a musician with a digital home recording studio where I write and compose music for various purposes. I am very proficient in the* ***Adobe applications - Photoshop/Illustrator/In Design/Acrobat, and 3D software such as Blender, Catia Composer, Creo Illustrate and Keyshot.*** #### **Employment experience** **Technical Illustrator** - Aleido (formerly Semcon), Edgehill Drive, Warwick. **July 2023 - November 2024** Creating line work style illustrations/graphics and CAD style images using Creo Illustrate and Catia Composer for use in clients’ technical manuals, apps or documentation as part of a large graphics and 3D team. Working on a hybrid basis with one day per week on-site. **Graphic Designer/3D visualiser** - Brian James Trailers, Sopwith Way, Daventry, Northants. **April 2017 - July 2023** Design and production of all marketing material including high quality colour brochures, price guides, assembly manuals, spare part guides and option kit guides for the full range of trailers produced in the factory using Adobe apps. Production of marketing images/videos using 3D models which are visualised using Blender 3D software to create materials, textures and lighting, as well as rigging for animation work. Images are then rendered using Blender or Keyshot and interspersed with traditional digital photographic techniques. Design of vehicle and trailer graphics/liveries. Production of installation/assembly manuals/user guides using Solidworks Composer to create exploded diagrams of components and equipment. Creation and distribution of social media content via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. **Graphic Designer** - Quest Hardware (Quicksharp Ltd), Gawcott, Buckingham, Bucks **April 2010 - April 2017** Design and production of all in-house point-of-sale and marketing material including high quality multi-page colour brochures covering the ranges of architectural ironmongery, hardware and fixings products stocked. approximately 20,000 products Using Google data and web statistics to increase customer conversion and web sales as well as increasing web presence through the use of Google Analytics, Adwords and SEO Creating advertising and promotional campaigns for magazines Product photography with professional Canon DSLR equipment **Marketing Assistant** - Isaac Lord Ltd. High Wycombe, Bucks **2004 - 2010** Maintaining and updating the website, containing approximately 30,000 products Using Google data and web statistics to increase customer conversion and web sales plus increasing Isaac Lord’s web presence through the use of Google Production of high quality multi-page colour brochures. Creating advertising and promotional campaigns for newspaper, radio and magazines. Product photography Design and production of all in-house point-of-sale and marketing material

Available to hire

I’m a freelancer with over 20 years experience in Graphic Design, Marketing and 3D visualisation. I am also a musician with a digital home recording studio where I write and compose music for various purposes.
I am very proficient in the
Adobe applications - Photoshop/Illustrator/In Design/Acrobat, and 3D software such as Blender, Catia Composer, Creo Illustrate and Keyshot.

Employment experience

Technical Illustrator - Aleido (formerly Semcon), Edgehill Drive, Warwick.
July 2023 - November 2024

Creating line work style illustrations/graphics and CAD style images using Creo Illustrate and Catia Composer for use in clients’ technical manuals, apps or documentation as part of a large graphics and 3D team.
Working on a hybrid basis with one day per week on-site.

Graphic Designer/3D visualiser - Brian James Trailers, Sopwith Way, Daventry, Northants.
April 2017 - July 2023

Design and production of all marketing material including high quality colour brochures, price guides, assembly manuals, spare part guides and option kit guides for the full range of trailers produced in the factory using Adobe apps.
Production of marketing images/videos using 3D models which are visualised using Blender 3D software to create materials, textures and lighting, as well as rigging for animation work. Images are then rendered using Blender or Keyshot and interspersed with traditional digital photographic techniques.
Design of vehicle and trailer graphics/liveries.
Production of installation/assembly manuals/user guides using Solidworks
Composer to create exploded diagrams of components and equipment.
Creation and distribution of social media content via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram.

Graphic Designer - Quest Hardware (Quicksharp Ltd), Gawcott, Buckingham, Bucks
April 2010 - April 2017

Design and production of all in-house point-of-sale and marketing material including high quality multi-page colour brochures covering the ranges of architectural ironmongery, hardware and fixings products stocked.
approximately 20,000 products
Using Google data and web statistics to increase customer conversion and web sales as well as increasing web presence through the use of Google Analytics,
Adwords and SEO
Creating advertising and promotional campaigns for magazines
Product photography with professional Canon DSLR equipment

Marketing Assistant - Isaac Lord Ltd. High Wycombe, Bucks
2004 - 2010

Maintaining and updating the website, containing approximately 30,000 products
Using Google data and web statistics to increase customer conversion and web sales plus increasing Isaac Lord’s web presence through the use of Google
Production of high quality multi-page colour brochures.
Creating advertising and promotional campaigns for newspaper, radio and magazines.
Product photography
Design and production of all in-house point-of-sale and marketing material

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