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Benjamin Crapp : Senior Web Designer / Strategist
Skills

  • Eight years of progressive experience in the design industry acquired nationally and internationally
  • Extensive hands on experience in the design and development of websites
  • Ability to manage projects and clients
  • Effectively cost and implement design strategy and production schedules
  • Write e-business strategies and objectives
  • Site design, production & construction (see client list for examples)
  • Work independently or as a member of a team
  • Work with company directors and creative directors to achieve deliverables and project objectives
  • Cooperate in a professional environment
  • Work quickly in pressure situations to achieve tight deadlines
  • Deliver innovative thinking and excellent communication, management and interpersonal skills
Applications
Software:
In Design 2.0
Adobe GoLive 5.0
Photoshop 6.0
ImageReady 3.0
Illustrator 9.0
Fireworks 4.0
Dreamweaver 4.0
Quicktime 5.0
Flash MX
Director 8.0
Quark Xpress 4.4
Soundedit 16
Code:
HTML
DHTML
CSS
FTP
JavaScript
Working Knowledge:
ASP
CFM
SQL
CGI
PHP
NT,98
ActionScript
Lingo
UltraDev
Other:
Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Access
Microsoft FrontPage
Microsoft Project
CorelDraw
Debabelizer
Education
  • 2002 2nd Yr of Masters in E-Business, RMIT School of Management
  • 1996 Level 2 First Aid, Melbourne University
  • 1995 Bachelor of Design (Graphic Des.), Swinburne National School of Design
  • 1994 Lvl 2 Canadian Ski Instructors Certificate
  • 1992 Victorian Certificate of Education, Wodonga South Secondary College
Career History
09/2002 - present
Swish group www.swish.com.au
Senior New Mesia Designer / Strategist - reporting directly to client
  • Responsible for strategy, costing, brand integration, design and production for: Olex cables Australia and International, Flight Center Kiosks, Michelle Sillar, Australia Post Annual Report 2002 and The Australian Food and Grocery Council.

10/2001 - 09/2002
crapp.com www.crapp.com
Freelance Senior Designer / Art Director / Consultant - reporting directly to client

  • Responsible for strategy, costing, brand integration, design and production for: Your Prosperity, AXA - Summit CD rom, Qantas Holidays, BetterHealthChannel, ArlbergHotham and others. Working on the interface, design and code for CD rom and websites. Extensive consulting to IconMediaLab.

10/2001 - 12/2001
mmpowered communications
Freelance Senior Designer / Art Director / Consultant - reporting directly to client

  • Responsible for strategy, brand integration, design and production for: Your Prosperity, AdvantEdge, Quest apartments and others. Working on the interface for 3 internal products - CMS, LMS and a QuizNow learning tool. Constructing the ebusines strategy for the companies new website and crm with major clients.

2000 - 09/2001
Singleton Ogilvy & Mather / WebDevelopmentGroup www.wdg.com.au
Senior Designer / Art Director - reporting directly to client

  • Responsible for online brand integration, design, art direction and production for many of Australia's top 100 organisations including: Australia Post, Vegemite, STA Travel, Telstra.com, Kraft, ENEX- resources, Orica, Pasminco & Mercedes-Benz Australia. Creating innovative user centric solutions that deliver quantifiable returns on investment.

11/1998 - 12/1999
Dresdner Klienwort Benson www.drkw.com
Freelance Senior Designer / Art Director / Consultant - reporting directly to client

  • Responsible for delivering a new brand identity, corporate print based templates, design and systems development for the Presentations and Graphic design unit of Europe's tenth largest trader. Materials included: credentials covers, print based materials, an international styles guide and intranet interface.

02/1999 - 06/1999
Addison Design www.addison.co.uk
Freelance Senior Designer / Art Director / Consultant - reporting directly to design manager

  • Responsible for designing annual reports and corporate materials. Delivered design for Abbey National, Natwest and Powergens 1999 Annual reports and was also involved in the design of a global marketing campaign for Price Waterhouse.

08/1998 - 04/1999
The Brand Works www.thebrandworks.co.uk
Freelance Senior Designer - reporting directly to design manager

  • Responsible for concepts, design and artwork. As part of a team worked on brand integration for Virgin Clothing, Tescos Supermarkets and the rebranding of a 80 strong product range for Mars Confectionary - Galalxy range.

01/1998 - 07/1998
EDG Entertainment www.edg.com.au
Freelance Senior Designer / Print manager - reporting directly to managing director

  • Responsible for concepts, design, artwork and environmentals for EDG facilities. Delivered and co-ordinated environmental and print based design for all of EDG's facilities (score, barcode, galactic circus, the next blue and king pin) in Australia and overseas. Was also responsible for the design on successful pitches for Times Square in NY and Crown Casino. Main deliverables were print based promotions and duratrans.

01/1996 - 01/1998
Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE www.gotafe.vic.edu.au
Interface / Graphic Designer - reporting directly to CEO of Flexible Delivery

  • Responsible for interface design and print based artwork for online training programs and course materials. Worked on interface and audio for a number of customised training cds for large companies including: SPC, Rosella, Nestle, Simplot, Kraft and Ardmona.