Jun 2005 to Jul 2005: University College London
Web Designer

Assist in the migration of the school’s old website to new corporate design in Dreamweaver including working with templates, cascading style sheets, server side includes and html. Updating website with information from the new prospectus.

June 2001 to Present: Miscellaneous Contracts
Web Designer

Assignments gained through my US based company, project Management, design and maintenance of websites for:

• Hamsa Publications (Jewish Storyteller)
• Office of Health Disparities, Denver (re-create website for Colorado based local government body)
• Colorado Minority Health Forum (Denver Public Health Department)
• The Gift House (eCommerce – gift store in Lakewood, Colorado)
• Willow Springs Soap Company (eCommerce – homemade soap company)
• Magic Ceilings (Unique ceiling designs)
• Q-City, Denver Public Health Department (Men’s wellness)

Dec 2004 to Jan 2005: Haringey Council
Project Officer

Temporary assignment working for the Childcare Information Services to 1) assist in the migration of data from Microsoft Access to a Centura based database, 2) input data from various paper resources which included human eye validation and checking, 3) some general office assistance.

Aug 1993 to Oct 2004: Home Office
Various

eLearning and Intranet Manager (from 2000)

• Project manager for large eLearning intranet site for the training department which was subsequently rolled out across 30 other government departments
• Manage up to 15 project team members to bring together the online courses, administrative functions and functionality of the site.
• Met with departmental representatives to determine their training needs for online course delivery.
• Wrote many of the courses and all the web pages.
• Manager of the intranet team with three members of staff.
• Developed other high profile intranet sites for the office.
• Worked with programmers to write non-ActiveX scripts for online courses, and liaised with IT outsourcing provider for network resilience testing.

Trainer (from 1997)

• Involved in the full training process; needs analysis, pre-course questionnaires, writing and delivering courses, post course assessment, and administration.
• Regular meetings with departmental managers to determine training needs through examination of business goals, local training strategy and core competencies of staff roles. Recommended and wrote training programs to meet those needs.
• Delivered very successful courses to Advanced level in the classroom, one to one, and in a Distance Learning Center (lab). Training provided to 15,000 customers across 50 departments up to and including Secretary of State level.
• Training courses included MS Office, Databases i.e. Access/Filemaker, HTML, Front Page, Dreamweaver among
  many others. Also assisted in delivering Soft Skills training including Website Project Management, Presentation
  Skills, and Diversity.
• Assess post course feedback to improve the training department functions and met with departmental clients to agree plans to take this forward.
• Work on departmental projects as an adviser to input where training can be identified to help bring them to a successful conclusion.
• Design databases for departments (training administration, file tracking etc) and deliver training on its use.

Contracts Manager and IT Support/Help Desk (from 1995)

• Assisted in the management of a £15m Computer outsourcing contract.
• Information Systems Support, Strategy, Contract Management and Procurement;
• Wrote outsourcing contract specifications and Best Practice manuals.
• Trained information system specialists across a large organization.
  Assist in the development of an Intelligent Customer Program to support the contract and promulgated policy and best practice.
• Provided first line of support IT Help Desk up to 90 users, including training and advising department on its IT strategy and procurement.

Data Collection Manager

• Managed a Database including the collection and publication of data of criminal offenders.
• Assisted in the publication of statistical data collected
• Organized regular meetings with 55 probation areas and managed 4 staff

Jan 1998 to Dec 2000: 2Be3 – French Boyband
Webmaster

Project managed, designed, authored, implemented and maintained internet site for band's launch into English speaking market including US, Canada and UK.

Jul 1992 to Aug 1993: Freelance Positions
Various

International Business Communications: Training Course Marketing; Organized and sold a range of conference and training courses to the private and public sector

Barclays Bank and Nat West Bank; Assist in setting up and managing their credit scoring systems.

May 1986 to Jul 1992: Central Office of Information
Various

Research role in a Media Library worked for TV and Radio Producers, gathered information on Britain for promotion overseas. Within the Radio, Exhibitions and Photographs Unit organized public service radio broadcasts, prepared Exhibition stands at various trade shows and assisted photographic researchers.

Sep 1978 to May 1986: Foreign Office
Various

Events Coordinator
Organized and attended Dinners, Luncheons, Receptions and Theater Suppers for Government Ministers and the Prime Minister and visiting Foreign Ministers including Heads of State. Numerous functions were in the presence of the Royal Family.

Press Office Assistant
Organized photo opportunities between the Press and Foreign Office Ministers, organized Press Conferences, provided press facilities at special events such as State Visits.

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