Simon Le Geyt

Profile

• Designed and built 150+ e-commerce, content-managed and static websites
• Clients from major businesses and public sector to one-person arts enterprises
• Good communicator, organiser, people manager and motivator
• Extensive experience of client management, sales, marketing and administration

Specialist Knowledge

• How people use the web – and website usability
• The target market – and what it expects of a website
• Web standards
• Search engine optimisation
• Accessibility in all its meanings
• Writing for the web
• Web imagery

Key Attributes

• Inter-personal skills
• Team management skills
• Commitment to achieving targets and high standards
• Service-centred approach with a flexible attitude to changing demands
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Resourcefulness and determination to deliver high levels of service quality

Career Development

• Senior web position with an organisation which understands the potential of the Internet and how it can work for and benefit itself and its target market
  

Career history

2001 – date - Northern Centre for Digital Imaging

2006 – date

Web Design Division:

• Lead Web Designer / Developer
• Project Management
• Marketing / Sales
• Tender Response Documentation
• Oversee Administration and Contact Management System

Training Division – Digital Design and Web Development:

• Marketing
• Northern Centre for Digital Imaging website development and maintenance
• Deliver Training in: Advanced Web Design, Imaging for the Web, E-Commerce, Using Content Management Systems, Effective E-mail Campaigns
• Oversee Administration and Contact Management System

Evolve Business Training Division - Marketing Manager

• Marketing
• Evolve Website Development and Maintenance
• Course Co-ordination
• Liaison with 6 Team Leaders
  

2001 – 2006 – Lead Web Designer / Project Manager / Business Internet Advisor

• Content management and maintenance of the Dewsbury College website
• Project Management, Marketing, Print Design, Exhibitions and Promotions
• Built 62 websites for businesses in West Yorkshire
• Delivered digital technology training to 212 West Yorkshire businesses
• Delivered Macromedia Certified Professional training to 13 delegates

2000 – 2001 – Red Letter Design - Lead Web Designer / Developer / Client Manager

• New Business
• Lead Web Designer / Developer
• Project Management
• Marketing

1981 – 2000 – BOS Recruitment - New Media, Marketing and Temp Recruitment

1979 – 1981 –Dandelion Music - Systems Analyst / Programmer

Languages and Software (Mac and PC)

(X)HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, JavaScript, Perl

Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Quark Xpress

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Graphic Communication
• Macromedia Certified Professional
• Systems Analysis Distinction