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my skills

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Introduction

I am a game designer with a strong and varied background. The details of my skills are below, or go to Projects to see some samples of my work.

Skills
Design skills
 

I have designed web and mobile games and applications for students, teachers, doctors, patients, and journalists.

To deliver against these I have developed a variety of design skills, such as:

  • data gathering
  • user persona development
  • user journey definition
  • wireframing
  • prototyping
  • copywriting
  • functional testing
  • usability testing
  • technical writing
  • user documentation
 
Management skills
 

I have managed functional and cross-functional teams comprising up to 20 team members. As a team manager I have called upon many specialised communication skills, including:

  • training and coaching
  • staff appraisal
  • delegation
  • project management
  • planning and time management
  • conflict resolution
  • managing change
  • supplier management
  • budgeting
  • public speaking
 
General professional qualifications

During my career I have attained the following certifications:

  • ITIL v2 Foundation (Axelos 2015)

  • PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner (Axelos 2014)

  • Product Management (CIM 2012)

  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (Learning Tree 2011)

Software

MS Office

Axure

Balsamiq

GIMP

Gravit

Unity

Languages

HTML/CSS

SQL

C#

 

 

Education
Kingston University

MA (Dist) Game Development (Design), 2016 - 2018

 

University College London

BSc (Hons) Molecular Biology, â€‹2002 - 2005

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