Kenny Dorman CV

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'The Old Farmhouse', Mossend Farm, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8LD, Scotland, UK


	Online Curriculum Vitae Kenny Dorman

Personal Profile

Adaptable, quick learning and focused individual, with experience applied across a wide gamut of organisations and roles. A consensus building team player, who combines IT / Web / Graphic Design skills with creativity; excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication qualities.

Software industry veteran: Aldus, Adobe, Picsel, Vebnet and Craneware
Adobe Certified Expert: Raster, Vector, DTP Technologies
Communicator/Evangelist. Speaker and technical presence at industry events and technical seminars:
- MacFesta (Malta)
- Moscone Center (San Francisco)
- DRUPA (Germany)
- MacIS Europe (Eire)
- Adobe Europe Technical Summit (France, USA)
Studio Manager of Facilities House / Bureau
Pop star! Co-founder & drummer of H2O [1978 - 1984]; UK & European TV appearances / radio performances

Relevant Experience

Website Creation / Management / Development
Design for Print qualified Graphic Designer
Press-ready Preflighting & Production
HNC Qualified Scientific & Technical Illustrator
Technical Product Support & Training

Key Skills

Graphics / DTP Specialist
Traditional & Digital print workflows
Web/UI Design
Digital Video
IT / Networking - cross platform systems integration and administration

Recent computer experience

XHTML/CSS2.1, HTML5/CSS3, Flash, Javascript/jQuery, Postscript/PDF
MS Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, 7, 8
Mac OS Classic 7.x through 9.x, OS X 10 – 10.7
Adobe Creative Suite (Design & Web Premium) 1 through 6

Employment

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Adobe Systems Europe Ltd.
[May 1993 - March 2000]

Product Support Engineer - Adobe Vector Technologies

3rd Level Technical Support - Adobe Frame Technologies

3rd Level Technical Support - Adobe Prepress Technologies

Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Aldus Europe Ltd.

Technical Support for Prepress Technologies - Aldus Europe Ltd.

Responsibilities

technical management of multi-regional products
train/educate outsourced support/call centres
provide workable solutions for support escalations & latest technical information to outsourced European support centres
assist in development of product support infrastructure
report confirmed bugs to development engineering & localisation teams
ensure product issues are logged with quality assurance & accuracy of product information for legal department
provide latest technical information to distribution channel & product information to customer services/sales group
support product marketing managers, operations & manufacturing groups
supply Adobe's European OEM partners & OEM teams with technical guidance
resolve customer complaints to satisfaction of customer
build/strengthen partnerships with European & USA contacts
present new Adobe technologies to Adobe personnel & various external audiences
maintain personal knowledge of technology workflows & latest global technical advances

I also deputised for the Product Marketing Manager.

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Picsel Technologies Ltd.
[October 2000 - February 2002]

Technical Author / Publisher

Working with restricted access to resources & financial CapEx budget, due to the embryonic development stage Picsel Technologies were at when first joining the company, I enjoyed overcoming a variety of challenges managing & creating global corporate documentation in multiple disciplines/mediums.

Responsibilities

origination of 128 Patent diagrams/illustrations for ePAGE intellectual property submissions — see Picsel sues Apple for patent infringement
origination of Engineering White Papers
production of all press ready artwork — dvd/cd-r jewel cases, dvd/cd-r labels, perfect or wiro-bound book binding, corporate A5 directory, powerpoint and flash animations for technical, sales, marketing presentations; plus self-running cd-r based kiosks & screen savers
compilation of recto-verso duplex formats, re-purposed, catalogued & indexed for electronic delivery
design & implementation of intra/inter/extranet | html/css/javascript/flash solutions
javascript functionality in pdf administration/authorisation forms
conversion of paper-based content with ocr scanning tools for digital archives
user interface design e.g. icons, “widgets” (buttons, scrollbars etc.); concept mock-ups
origination of 3 brand new logos for Picsel Group subsidiaries

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dormanDESIGN
[February 2002 - Present]

Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator

Specialising in graphically rich content, repurposing to a variety of mediums & media, tailored to accommodate clients’ brief and budget. Referral business gained.

Clients

Spektra Systems Ltd. - design & production of marketing collaterals, technical white paper, plus brand identity for 1st generation (‘Origo’ compliant) financial software package ‘Open Transaction Server 1.0’, [OTS 1.0]; incorporating product splash screen, product icon, CD-R label and jewel case; consultancy expertise provided facility to reduce corporate overheads with respect to brokering high quality yet cost efficient production.
National Youth Choir of Scotland [NYCoS] - illustration of 3rd in series [I also illustrated the first two] of musical books targeted at children by NYCoS. Repurpose cover illustrations to meet formatting criteria of audio CD-R.
Environ-IT Ltd. - design of corporate identity and all stationery for IT developer/specialist; client primarily working on Forestry Commission contracts, requiring company brand to reflect association with forestry/eco-system, yet endorse technical ambience of IT/Developer service.
Caledonian Classic Motorcycle Tours - origination of nostalgic yet contemporary corporate identity and stationery for new business partnership; reflecting relationship with specific brand of bikes used when touring Scotland.
Door Mirrors Direct Online Ltd. - design of corporate branding and supply of modular graphical components for direct selling web based supplier of vehicle door mirrors.
The Roofrack Shop Ltd. - e-working and prepress/print production of corporate stationery plus design and brokering of external acrylic & internal vinyl reverse adhesion signs for new premises incorporating mock-up of potential situation for signage prior to deployment.
freezbreez - origination of corporate ID, stationery, business card, flyer, Yellow Pages advertising, customised registration plates & van livery, domain registration & temporary web holding page.
Paton Construction Ltd. - origination of corporate ID, stationery, business card, timesheet, domain registration & temporary web holding page, customised registration plates & van livery.
West Calder Health & Fitness Centre - origination of corporate ID, production of promotional/information leaflet, provision of additional graphical assets for future independent projects.
JLR Training Ltd. - origination of corporate ID, and artwork for plastic business card, temporary web holding page, animated logo.

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Mellow Ltd.
[December 2002 - March 2004]

Graphics Specialist / Director

Brand new company established by corporate sponsors; registered with Companies House, Jan. 2003.

Responsibilities

origination/production/management of all graphical content
- Catalogues
- POS (Point-of-Sale) for retail outlets and trade events
- Advertising
- Corporate branding: stationery, fonts, style sheets, templates
- Packaging
- Web Site UI
- Direction of product photographic sessions
- Digital image enhancement, colour correcting pre-production samples
print brokering
archival & image asset management procedures
acquisition and technical administration of all hardware
sourcing and version control of all software
electronic communications & networking administration
customer/client interfacing/liaison

Company ceased trading (31/03/04) due to withdrawal of corporate sponsorship, which was caused by a cash flow crisis resulting from major creditor Karrimor International going into receivership.

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Vebnet Ltd.
[November 2004 - June 2006]

Web Design Engineer

A relatively young company, Vebnet was formed in July 2000 to address the need in the HR market place for affordable, effective solutions for 'virtual employee benefits'.

Responsibilities

web UI creation for Vebnet's FIX&FLEX^® solution, to strict client specifications
folio clients include:
- British Telecom
- Schroders
- Virgin
- Sony BMG
- Price Waterhouse Cooper
- Prudential
- KPMG
- BAA
- Heineken
client liaison
production of corporate event graphics - static & dynamic content
management of corporate branding
administration of corporate web site

Employment [current]

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Craneware plc
[July 2006 - Present]

Web Development Manager [July 2006 - May 2007]

Corporate Design Manager [May 2007 - September 2010]

User Experience Architect [September 2010 - Present]

[Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer in all of the above positions.]

Another young rapidly developing company but already established as the number one vendor in their market place. Craneware was formed in 2000 to address the need in the US Health Industry for revenue cycle management of Chargemaster medical billing systems.

Initially, ‘ghosting’ the position of Web Development Manager, I recruited my replacement but it took a year to find the correct candidate. Immediately transitioned to become the Corporate Design Manager establishing quality improvements, automation procedures & templating systems for a consistent corporate presentation layer. Promoted to, and currently working as, User Experience Architect where, once again, I’ve introduced a cosmetic continuity across Craneware’s range of software products/applications and internal bespoke corporate tools.

Responsibilities

administration of Craneware’s public & secure (Intra/Extranet) web sites
hiring manager for new web development recruitment resources
management of small web development team (4)
creation of prototype layouts meeting modern standards & accessibility compliance
responsible for migrating sites from legacy HTML4 framesets to modern XHTML fixed & fluid CSS layouts
- more recently, constructing media query 'responsive' layouts/architecture, modular design patterns, typographic rhythm, introducing HTML5/CSS3, jQuery sliders/gallery solutions, dual density display @2X raster resources
production/administration of web assets:
- dynamic & static content/resources
- font sets
- HTML mail campaigns
- web banners
production/management of corporate publishing:
- adverts/Promotions/sponsorships
- event stands/banners, corporate signage
- executive/board members photographic sessions direction
- data-diagrams, flow/organisation charts
- interim/annual reports, AGM notices/minutes, stationery & business cards
- photo. re-touch/colour correction
- presentation slides/DVD interfaces/movie Loops/screen savers
- templates/automation workflows
management of print brokering & production
management of corporate branding deliverables
creation of Craneware's core application icons, toolbar widgets, splash screens
liaison with internal Administration, Data, Development, Finance, HR, Marketing, Support, Technical Author and Leadership Agenda teams; plus external agencies/bureaux etc.