Ian Smith

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  • “
    I found Ian to be an exceptionably hard worker and fast learner. Ian was also considered to be very amenable by all members of the team.
    MN. Barclays.
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  • “
    Ian's work was of a consistently high quality and he always performed his work duties with the utmost of care and integrity.
    JC. Harrods
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  • “
    Ian is an excellent designer that has that rare gift for understanding and balancing business need versus artistic achievement.
    PM. Gartner
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  • “
    He was very self-motivated and focused and showed a high-level of pro-activeness that regularly resulted in projects exceeding expectations.
    AB. Gartner
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  • “
    His work was professional and completed to a very high quality. He was always both diligent and flexible in his approach.
    BG. Lloyds TSB
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  • “
    Ian had to work without much supervision and with a very steep learning curve. He handled these conditions superbly, worked well with the established team and produced excellent results.
    RW. English Heritage
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  • “
    He was a pleasure to work with. He was conscientious, reliable and calm during a potentially stressful time.
    KS. AQA exam board
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  • “
    Ian's tenacity, attention to detail and considerable skill in XHTML and CSS enabled us to release the training website on time.
    SHB. Lush
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  • “
    He demonstrated the capacity to learn new technologies and willingness to drive projects to success. I could trust Ian to work on many critical projects.
    CZ. Yell
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  • “
    Ian worked to aggressive timelines to meet our urgent client deadline. Ian handled the pressure well and his final deliverables were excellent.
    CC. Accenture
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Quick Career Highlights

Developed Axure wireframes and implemented jQuery UI components for AQA exam board.

Built HTML templates from design agency PSDs for La Senza.

Created a Sharepoint training environment working to crazy deadlines for Accenture.

Updated Sharepoint intranet with inline CSS and Javacript for Siemens.

Designed/developed sales applications within Agile Sprints for Yell.

Built/designed Staff Training Intranet in Moodle CMS for Lush.

Lead the design of Microsites and coached junior staff for English Heritage.

Designed mathsbigchanges.com with accessible, strict coding standards for AQA exam board.

Built HTML/Javascript training applications and managed projects for Lloyds TSB.

Designed and coded emails, web pages and banners at Screwfix, working with JSP pages.

Built multi-lingual websites, managed projects and coached staff for Gartner.

Designed and coded user interfaces at Adgistics, for Goodyear, Vodafone and Sony.

Built intranet pages for an interactive design department at Barclays

Trained as a Junior Web Designer at Harrods from 2000.