Running a virtual business in Linden Labs ‘Second Life’ creating, marketing and selling products and services under the =IcaruS= brand for ‘in world’ and external customers.

Involving 3D modeling and animation, 2D graphics and texturing, programming/scripting, filming (machinima), video editing and compositing and visual and audio effects.
Product range examples: functioning multi time zone watches and clocks, smart frame displays, lighting, working vehicles, Props, clothing, ‘Sculpties’, furniture items, animations/poses, textures, seasonal items, custom scripts

Services:
set builds and virtual towns/streets/buildings, machinima, landscaping 3rd party product vending, tutorials/tuition on many aspects of Second Life.

CD - DVD authoring, 3D models, animation, effects for TV/Film/Web, product pre-visualisation photographed and 3D generated interactive panoramic, video editing, titling, audio and visual effects, Style books/branding, logo design, Shockwave(Director) Flash products, 2D Graphics, graphic manipulation, programming in various languages, Photography.

EEU Government funded projects (various European Environmental and business projects)

Huddersfield University (various Video work including coverage of events & interviews, presentations by Chancellor Patrick Stewart)

TMSLearnOnline.com (assessment of viability for multimedia version)

Environment Agency (various CDrom, DVD, web projects including conference videos and awareness promotion, adaptation of stylebooks for digital media)

Envirowise (various CDrom, DVD, web projects including conference videos and awareness promotion, adaption of stylebooks for digital media )

Brixham Labs (promotion of Bel Labs through digital means, production of interactive learning materials and CDroms including Dispersion Modeling Demonstrations)

Astrazeneca (cdrom material)

designhaus Design Consultants (3D product visualisation)

Cloverleaf Group Ltd  (pre vis work for their entry in Institute of Store Design International) (3D product visualisation)

Johnson Bros (potters) (pre vis work for entry in Ambiente 2002 Frankfurt http://www.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en.html)

NEC (previs exhibition layouts)

wedgewood (pre vis work for entry in Ambiente 2002 Frankfurt http://www.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en.html)

Indata (consultancy)
Sigma (consultancy)
Vox Humana
Rolls Royce
ICI
Learndirect
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
ROCOM

participant and contributor to:
Imagina
Viewpoint
Salford University
Sigraph
amigaworld.net

Responsible for developing and maintaining the Company web site including store front development, video editing and post production. Producing interactive CD-ROMs and web material for Clients. Creating multimedia effects and 3D animation for video, including VR walkthroughs and post-production effects, still photography.  Designing graphics for printed materials. DVD authoring, marketing strategy contributor, logo design, part of OB crew and vox pops, client liaison & solution provider and providing hardware/network & software installation and support for fellow Employees.

3D freelance and product pre-visualisation, walkthroughs, panoramic, animation and 3D video work for various Companies including 3d previs from blueprint and some projects remotely exclusively via the Internet, working unsupervised to deadlines and set specifications.
Clients  included terza, wedgewood, car, Sigma, Indata, Australian Commodore and Amiga Review, ROCOM, designhaus Shot in the Dark.

While at Castle Training I coded in various languages and undertook microelectronics projects, computer maintenance and upgrades. In my spare time I designed and built my own multi-platform PC (Windows/Mac/Amiga), including custom-built circuits. I also continued with my own 3D Modeling, Video and photography projects while studying.

Qualifications gained:

NVQ 3 (advanced) Analogue Circuits & Fault Diagnosis
NVQ 3 (advanced) Digital Electronics
NVQ 3 (advanced) Electronic Printer Maintenance
NVQ 3 (advanced) Microelectronics
NVQ 3 Systems Analysis
NVQ 3 Microsoft C
NVQ 3 COBOL 85
NVQ 3 Data Processing
NVQ 2 Program Design Techniques
NVQ 1 Computers & Computing

Charge Hard/supervisor
Tasks included supervision of Machine Operatives, programming and maintenance of various machinery, producing documentation for Attendance, Evaluation and Production Reports and liaising between Management and Workforce

Head Mechanic
This post entailed responsibility for the supervision / work allocation of Mechanics, producing Quality Control Reports, stock control of parts and training of Apprentice Mechanics, going on location to dismantle and remove machinery for transportation and reinstallation at other sites.  Skills developed included the ability to work in teams or individually, stock control, evaluation and fault-diagnosis abilities. As Head Mechanic I made various modifications to machinery to improve operational efficiency resulting in a nomination for an award in Innovative Design

Mechanical Engineer
Work included maintenance and repair of allocated machinery, installing and maintaining computer monitoring equipment, keeping to scheduled tasks, being responsible for the efficiency of the machinery and ability to work unsupervised.

Trainee Mechanic
Training for Pneumatic, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Control Pneumatics, Pneumatic and Mechanical Robotics, Electrical Maintenance and General Engineering skills.

Physics GCSE or equivalent: O Level
Biology GCSE or equivalent: O Level
Geography GCSE or equivalent: O Level