Resumé

Get in touch by e-mail at gavin.harvey86@gmail.com or by telephone +44 (0)7817228081

Key Skills

Autodesk Maya
Sketching
Leadership and Management skills
Video and Photographic experience
Control of project financial elements
Concept Development
Illustrator
Logo Design
Photoshop
Negotiation techniques
Market Analysis
Print Management
Branding

Recommendations
“Gavin is a highly competent graphics design, with a keen eye for detail. He has very good time keeping ability and works well both in our team and individually.”
Dean Lennard, Technical Director, Design Infusion

“Gavin is a creative and competent graphical designer with strong skills in the adobe suite and a creative eye for detail.”
David Mountford, Creative Director, Design Infusion

“I taught Gavin on the module 'Creativity and Innovation' as part of his undergraduate degree studies reading for the Award of Product Design BA [Hons]. He was a highly articulate and considered student who greatly appreciated and understood the role of design when applied within an organisational context. Gavin offered an erudite and often detailed argument supporting his understanding of strategic design within the realm of new product development. I would not hesitate in recommending him whatsoever to any potential employers who wish to appoint an intelligent and ambitious designer - highly recommended.”
Dr. David Hands, Senior Lecturer - Design Management and Product Innovation, University of Staffordshire,

Experience
-Working as a graphic designer at design infusion
-Work placement as graphic designer at jamiedia
-Competition Brief to design a creative cv
-Competition Brief for Stoke-On-Trent to design art work for a street leading to the Staffordshire University
-Competition Brief for Alphason UK leader in audio and television stand design
-Competition Brief for Michelin Lifestyles developing a new cycle security
-Competition Brief Kite Related Design creating a sculptural lighting unit

Placements
-Jamiedia- Designing leaflets and booklets to advertise the company
-The co-operative academy at Brownhill- Designing posters and leaflets
-Wedgwood- two week experience working inside the design studio, using Adobe Photoshop to design mugs for the next Olympics, this developed my understanding of deadlines, being self motivated to look at research from past designs, and to present my work to other designer

Reviews and Coverage
My design of a Audi Concept motorbike has been covered on: -
http:// www.thedesignblog.org
http://www.stayontheblack.com
http://www.tuvie.com

My most recent design of the wireless electric bus stop shelter has been covered on:
http://www.tuvie.com
http://www.yanko.com
http://en.wikinoticia.com/culture-science/strange-inventions/88138-proposed-bus-stop-with-wireless-powerWork History
http://www.ecofriend.com
http://www.greenlaunches.com

Full Time Employment

July 2011 to September 2012- The WareGroup UK LTD- Graphic Designer
In a team of developers and marketers my duties consisted of:

- Client Design Presentations, which include writing the agenda, going to client meetings to discus the designs and the brief, from the concept stages through to the final stages.
- Designing websites to the clients brief
- Designing exterior and interior signage, Menu, leaflets, business cards, and promotional posters etc.
- Designing layouts and appearance of a CRM System called Dzire

-Arc Car Wash-2005-2008- Three years self employed operator of an international known franchise, where I learnt to become self motivated and business aware, I employed four staff where I had to fund and motivate my self, look after a million pound machinery, advertise using posters, leaflets, banners etc which where all designed by my self, as well as looking after the general running of the business.

Part Time Employment

- NHS Hospital admin-July 2010- September 2010

-Next- 2004-2005-One year where I learnt about time keeping, cash handling, stock taking and working within a team

Education
-Staffordshire University 2006-2011
BA-hons Product Design

-Fenton Sixth Form Collage 2004-2006
Three A-Levels (Product Design, Art, Business Studies)
Adult and Community Programme-Drawing and Painting level one and two,
Computer Aided design course level one and two,
New Vocation Horizons level two

-Blythe Bridge Sixth Form 2002-2004
A-level in ICT, GNVQ in business studies

-Blythe Bridge High School 1997-2002
8 GCSE'S Grade A-C including Maths and English

Projects by Gavin Harvey

Third Year Project
10 Files

Audi Bike Render
20 Files

Portfolio 2011
1 File

Logo Design
15 Files

Website Design
13 Files

degree Show Boards
3 Files

Graphics
13 Files

Signage Design
5 Files

Alphason Tv Stand
4 Files

Titan
6 Files

Michelin Project Cycle Security
5 Files

Computer Modeling
18 Files

Photoshop Work
7 Files

Painting
4 Files

Curriculum Vitae
2 Files