Curriculum Vitae

Alastair Scott Platt

Graphic designer

Personal Summary

A motivated, analytical and ingenuitive individual. Equally at home working solo or in a lead roll within a group structure, having many years of people and project management experience behind him. With the ability to learn fast and adapt quickly Alastair would be ideally suited for any project or roll within the arena of design. His ability to take an objective position sets him as an ideal mediator, an invaluable trait in any situation and when added to his impressive problem solving abilities Alastair would be a valued asset. Alastair's personality also makes him a valuable commodity. The ability to communicate, with character authority and charisma, with everybody from the Managing Director of a group company to sub-contractors and suppliers. This helps to create lasting and respectful professional, working relationships. Always ready to help or, if he can't, willing to find out who can; the smooth flow from concept to delivery, of any project, is guaranteed and to deadline.

Design Proficiency

• Page Layout (print and web).
• Illustration (digital and hand).
• Typography.
• Various forms of analogue printing.
• Setting for offset and digital print.

Technical Proficiency

• Adobe Illustrator.
• Adobe Photoshop.
• HTML.
• CSS.
• MS Word.
• MS Excel.
• Management Accounting.

Relevant Work Experience

2009 - Present
Ginger Fringe
Project and PR Manager

2004 - Present
Freelance (Übel)
Graphic and Web Designer

2001 - 2004
Friction Media Ltd.
Managing/Art Director

1999 - 2001
Section E Media Ltd.
Office Manager/Graphic and Web Designer

1996 - 1999
SME Zone Ltd.
Web Designer/Information Architect

Responsibilities

Ginger Fringe

• Event manaement.
• Booking and liaising with bands.
• Health and Safety.
• Producing print and web based PR meterial.
• Supplier liaison.

Übel

• Client, supplier and sub-contractor liaison.
• Project manaement.
• Graphic and web design.
• Management accounting.
• PR and advertising.

Friction Media Ltd.

• Company management.
• HR management.
• Client, supplier and sub-contractor liaison.
• Project management.
• Graphic and web design.
• Management accounting.
• PR and advertising.
• Team management.

Section E Media Ltd.

• General office management.
• Client and sub-contractor liaison.
• Project manaement.
• Graphic and web design.

SME Zone Ltd.

• Web and some graphic design.
• Information architecture.
• Team management.

Relevant Eduction

2009 - Present
Graphic Design, Illustration & Digital Media BA (Hons.)
Bradford College
(In Process)

2007 - 2009
Internet Product Design BSc (Hons.)
Bradford University
(Incomplete)

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