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PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Mrs Gill Clark
E-mail: Please use form on contact page
Date of Birth: 5th April 1962
Marital Status: Married

OVERVIEW
Skills: My chief interest is Internet technologies: I have had this Web-site (http://website.lineone.net/~gill.clark/index.htm) since April 1998, and consequently have strong skills in HTML and JavaScript. The University of Portsmouth’s MSc in Information Systems has complemented my Graphic Design experience with analysis and design (structured and Object-Oriented methods), database design and SQL, interface design, project management and cognitive design (the psychology underlying human-computer interaction). I have a clean driving licence and speak fluent French.
Job sought: Web development for Internet, intranet or e-commerce sites (analysis, graphic design and coding, hardware and software installation and maintenance) to extend the practical experience gained during my MSc project (a prototype Intranet). My longer term ambitions are for a role in consultancy, team leading, or project management.
Preferred location: South Hampshire or West Sussex (eg. Portsmouth, Fareham, Chichester, Petersfield, Havant).
Preferred hours: Flexible working hours or job-share position. Would consider short term part-time contract.
Availablity: Immediate.

RECENT EXPERIENCE
- Involvement in the full project lifecycle (intranet development/implementation)
- Carried out a Feasibility Study, including Cost/Benefit Analysis
- Scoped and planned the project using Microsoft Project
- Investigated and evaluated appropriate solutions
- Analysed requirements using structured and object-oriented approaches
- Communicated with management, technical staff and end-users
- Created easy-to-use, consistent user interfaces adhering to HCI usability principles
- Devised help and tutorials based on user needs
- Designed and developed an Access database to deal with a diverse range of document types
- Used ActiveX controls in a Web page form to allow database integration with the intranet
- Installed, configured and tested Web server software (IIS3)
- Produced end-user documentation on the system
- Prepared an Intranet Development Plan outlining future expansion ideas culled during analysis
- Gave a presentation to and fielded questions from peers and superiors

WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Team Leader (Sept 1999–date) Computerised Sales Solutions: Fareham

Freelance Illustrator (1987–1991) Self-employed: Emsworth
- Planned work to meet strict (often pressurised!) customer deadlines
- Gained customer-facing skills - by telephone and face-to-face
- Maintained work discipline despite long hours of working alone
- Researched new clients and gave them presentations of my work
- Showed initiative in winning new work
- Demonstrated discipline to work alone and complete work on time

Art Editor (1985–1987) Quarto Publishing Ltd: London
- Worked with other team members to co-ordinate outside contractors and in-house staff in various departments
- Liaised with management, in-house staff and freelance staff
- Planned and maintained progress on multiple projects with staggered start dates
- Prioritised tasks and managed time during the handling of multiple projects
- Worked to meet strict production deadlines
- Steered brainstorming sessions
- Set objectives; prioritised and allocated tasks

EDUCATION
University of Portsmouth (1996–1999)
MSc Information Systems (DISTINCTION)
- Human-Computer Interaction - interface design, usability principles
- PC Systems - hardware, viruses, operating systems
- End-User Computing - user awareness, application packages
- Data Communications - LANs, WANs, Internet, data transfer
- Introductory Further Software Engineering - C++, structured design, classes
- Project Management Control - project lifecycle models methodologies, planning tools, CoCoMo, Quality Audit, security, risk management
- Structured Analysis and Design - Coad Yourdon
- Databases and Database Design - SQL-Plus, E-R diagrams, view integration
- Object-Oriented Analysis and Design - OMT
- Web Programming - Java language basics
- Computer-Aided Learning with Multimedia - Toolbook, learning theory, CBT
- Interactive Learning on the Web - HTML, JavaScript, DHTML
- Project : A Database-backed Document Search Application and Prototype Intranet for the Drug Safety Research Unit. (Analysis, investigation, design, prototyping, testing, evaluation, Web server installation and configuration, management reports, end-user documentation.)

Middlesex Polytechnic (1981–1985)
BA (Hons) Graphic Design/Scientific Illustration (2:1)
- First year - Graphic Design principles and practise, Art History
- Psychological aspects of Graphic Design - colour theory, non-verbal communication, etc.
- 2nd - 4th year - illustration of natural history subjects (including Medical Illustration)
- Included a 3rd year sandwich element - one term at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust preparing educational material for primary and secondary school children.

Ravensbourne College of Art (1980–1981)
Foundation course in Graphic Design
- One-year course (pre-requisite for an art degree)

Hautlieu Grammar School (1972-1980)
- 3 A-levels (Art, A: English, A: French, C)
- 9 O-levels (Maths, English Language & Literature, French, Art, Geography, Physical Science, Human Biology, General Studies)

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Interests: Circuit training, swimming, badminton, squash, gardening, DIY, Internet.
Activities: Member of Southbourne Primary Schools’ fund-raising committee; Student Member of the British Computer Society (keen to follow Continuing Professional Development program).