Multidisciplinary Designer

JR Ryan

South Shore, Canada

creativeheat.co.uk

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Highly experienced commercial contractor with extensive background in IT, Graphic Design, Web Development, Systems Analysis, Hardware and Software Troubleshooting, and Business Management.

Also highly experienced in practical Product Design, Fabrication, Digital and Manual Printing, Jewellery Design, Stone Setting, and Precious Metalsmithing.

Additionally, many years of experience as a Distance Learning Tutor, University Lecturer, Demonstrator, and Technician in the Further and Higher Education sector.
Education
- NVQ 2 Parametric Modelling
  
  Bridgewater and Taunton College
  
  Professional qualification course focusing on the use of Autodesk Inventor for parametric modelling.
- MA Graphic Design
  
  Arts University Bournemouth
  
  2018
- BA/BSc, Industrial and Product Design
  
  Bournemouth University
  
  2016
- MA Interactive Multimedia
  
  Bath Spa University
  
  2006
Experience
- Product Development Manager
  
  MicroAces Ltd
  
  Bournemouth United Kingdom, United States
  
  Bringing new range of Bluetooth controlled toy airplanes to market with crowd funding from KickStarter, streamlining manufacturing process, and designing for manufacture.
- Founding President
  
  Bournemouth University Design Society
  
  Bournemouth United Kingdom, United States
  
  Organizing meetings, developing structure of the society in its first year, organizing club trips, decision making on all aspects of the functioning of the society.
- Support Technician
  
  Weebly
  
  Poole United Kingdom, United States
  
  Providing deep and knowledgeable support via email to the 20+million users of the website building web application Weebly.com. Avon and Somerset Probation Trust
- Co-owner/Design Director
  
  Saltwater Studios ltd.
  
  Wells England, United Kingdom, United States
  
  Jewellery designer and studio/business manager. Employing all of my skills to create, manage, and build a hand-made jewellery design and manufacture business from the ground up.
- Owner/creative director
  
  Saltwater Studios
  
  Wells, United Kingdom
  
  2017 - 2023 (6 years)
  
  Jewellery design and fabrication utilising a wide range of techniques including stone setting and precious metal smithing. I directed branding, marketing, and all other business activities including customer service and direct sales.
- Technical Demonstrator
  
  Arts university bournemouth
  
  Poole, United Kingdom
  
  2015 - 2020 (5 years)
  
  Technical and academic tuition and demonstration of digital and practical art making practices and techniques relating to illustration. Office and equipment management. Course procurement, and frontline technical support. Moved into course subject writing and delivery in later years.
- Owner/Director
  
  CreativeHeat Design ltd.
  
  Wells, United Kingdom
  
  2005 - 2020 (15 years)
  
  Multi Disciplinary Design consultancy, providing product design, 3D visualisation, graphic, print, web, user interface/UX and SEO services to SMEs.
Awards

AWARDS

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QUARKXPRESS DTP DESIGNER CERTIFICATE (lapsed)

A+ COMPUTER TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE (lapsed)

DELL HELPDESK TECHNICIANS CERTIFICATE (lapsed)

BOOKKEEPING CERTIFICATE (lapsed)

QUALIFIED DISTANCE LEARNING INSTRUCTOR (lapsed)

MCSE+I COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE (lapsed)

ADOBE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION (lapsed)

IBM COMPUTER TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE (lapsed)

CITY AND GUILDS L1 PARAMETRIC MODELLING

BA PRODUCT DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE

PGCERT INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA

MA GRAPHIC DESIGN
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Skills
- 3D Modeling
- Animation
- CAD Design
- Creative Direction
- CSS
- DIY
- Educator
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Web Design
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