Dean Oakley's Resume (Last updated July 8th 2008)

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Dean Oakley

Gold Coast, Queensland 4220 Australia


http://deanoakley.com

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OBJECTIVE

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To utilize my diverse computing experience and exceptional technical understanding to continue producing innovative web designs and solutions.

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PROFILE

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Extensive customer service and tuition experience in a variety of environments.
Excellent communication skills and pleasant demeanour with all kinds of people.
Independent worker, intelligent and fast learner.
Ability to think outside the box.

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SKILLS

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3 years full time graphic design and website production experience.

Expert in Photoshop.
Coding and programming: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C++, PHP.
Database Software: MySQL.

Strong understanding of design principles and interface usability.

Ability to create unique, clean, modern sites that are easy to understand and to navigate.

Works comply with web standards and have a minimal use of flash, with elegant hand coded CSS and XHTML.


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WORK EXPERIENCE

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2006 - Current
Designer developer

The Web Kitchen

London

Initially working in a small team my duties included liaising with clients, developing specifications, design, coding and programming.

However, the company has quickly grown now producing sites for large schools and corporations.

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2004 - 2005
Director

Greenstone Designs

Gold Coast

Self employed developing web solutions for various clients including Morrision Media one of Australia's top publishing companies.

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2004 - 2005
Tutor

Griffith University

Gold Coast

Tutoring students in 2012INT Interactive Multimedia Development. The course was designed to introduce students to 2D and 3D game creation using Macromedia Director

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2001 - 2004
Graphic Designer / IT Support

Future Retail

Brisbane

Multimedia and graphic design coordination including: design of brochures, flyers, company website and email newsletters. I also provided IT expertise when dealing with new windows based Point of Sale systems.

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EDUCATION

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February 1999 - November 2004

Griffith University

Australia

Bachelor of IT with 1st Class Honours

  • Multimedia

  • Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank of 89.35 (out of 100) Grade Point Average

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SUMMARY

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My solid technical background, experience and love for good design allow me to move effortlessly between graphics, coding and programming.

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