Jan ’05 - present • Graphic Recorder Working in front of as many as 200 delegates during plenary discussions and Q&A sessions on strategy, leadership and performance issues, I combine my skills as a cartoonist and graphic artist with my corporate experience to create a conceptual map of the conversation. • Graphic Facilitator The design and production of rich picture infographics.. These are A0 sized illustrations used to facilitate change management projects. I work directly with clients to create a visual metaphor that effectively communicates their message. • Whiteboard animator Alongside the above I also storyboard and create animated ‘hand-drawn’ videos that bring to life a client’s narrative in a compelling and memorable way. • Information graphic artist – I have been immersed in the world of information graphics since the advent of desk top publishing and my different roles at the Reuters News Graphics Service have given me a great deal of expertise in the field of visual communication. • Cartoonist – I sold my first spot cartoon to the Sun newspaper in 1980 and am an accomplished carcaturist. • Childrens books – During 2005 and 2006 in partnership with the author I designed and illustrated two childrens books based on football team mascots. We went on to publish these two books independently. May ’95- Jan ‘05 Art Director/News Editor News Graphics Service (RNGS) Reuters Ltd, 85 Fleet Street, London EC4P 4AJ Managing and directing the Reuters News Graphics Service - an award winning operation providing print and animated web graphics to over 500 international clients. • Overall editorial control maintaining our reputation for accuracy, speed and excellence. • Leading a team of 10 graphics journalists and researchers in London and Miami and managing the provision of service by content suppliers in Bonn and Paris. • Allocating resources and delegating tasks to meet production deadlines while responding to breaking news. • Liasing with senior management on all aspects of the department’s budget. • Point of contact for our 500 clients and the Reuters Global Marketing Team to meet clients’ needs and changing technologies. • Cross company liaison on daily coverage and major joint venture projects such as the Athens Olympic Games, War in Iraq and 2004 US Election. • Maximising the department’s exposure outside Reuters through promotional material, competition entries and work experience & training programmes. • The RNGS interactive web guide to the Athens Olympics won the Silver medal at the 2005 Malofiej Infographics Awards and the RNGS print portfolio won the Bronze (highest in its class) in 2004 • 2000 - Ran the Reuters News Graphics Service live at the Sydney Olympics. • 1999 - Bronze medal from the Malofiej Infographics Awards for art direction on the “Best News Graphics Agency Portfolio”. • 1999 - Created and ran a training programme teaching text journalists to edit web graphics.…Jan ’05 - present • Graphic Recorder Working in front of as many as 200 delegates during plenary discussions and Q&A sessions on strategy, leadership and performance issues, I combine my skills as a cartoonist and graphic artist with my corporate experience to create a conceptual map of the conversation. • Graphic Facilitator The design and production of rich picture infographics.. These are A0 sized illustrations used to facilitate change management projects. I work directly with clients to create a visual metaphor that effectively communicates their message. • Whiteboard animator Alongside the above I also storyboard and create animated ‘hand-drawn’ videos that bring to life a client’s narrative in a compelling and memorable way. • Information graphic artist – I have been immersed in the world of information graphics since the advent of desk top publishing and my different roles at the Reuters News Graphics Service have given me a great deal of expertise in the field of visual communication. • Cartoonist – I sold my first spot cartoon to the Sun newspaper in 1980 and am an accomplished carcaturist. • Childrens books – During 2005 and 2006 in partnership with the author I designed and illustrated two childrens books based on football team mascots. We went on to publish these two books independently. May ’95- Jan ‘05 Art Director/News Editor News Graphics Service (RNGS) Reuters Ltd, 85 Fleet Street, London EC4P 4AJ Managing and directing the Reuters News Graphics Service - an award winning operation providing print and animated web graphics to over 500 international clients. • Overall editorial control maintaining our reputation for accuracy, speed and excellence. • Leading a team of 10 graphics journalists and researchers in London and Miami and managing the provision of service by content suppliers in Bonn and Paris. • Allocating resources and delegating tasks to meet production deadlines while responding to breaking news. • Liasing with senior management on all aspects of the department’s budget. • Point of contact for our 500 clients and the Reuters Global Marketing Team to meet clients’ needs and changing technologies. • Cross company liaison on daily coverage and major joint venture projects such as the Athens Olympic Games, War in Iraq and 2004 US Election. • Maximising the department’s exposure outside Reuters through promotional material, competition entries and work experience & training programmes. • The RNGS interactive web guide to the Athens Olympics won the Silver medal at the 2005 Malofiej Infographics Awards and the RNGS print portfolio won the Bronze (highest in its class) in 2004 • 2000 - Ran the Reuters News Graphics Service live at the Sydney Olympics. • 1999 - Bronze medal from the Malofiej Infographics Awards for art direction on the “Best News Graphics Agency Portfolio”. • 1999 - Created and ran a training programme teaching text journalists to edit web graphics.WWWW…