Design Manager

C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

Name: Giles Forrester, Age: 39.

E Mail: **********@*****.***, Nationality: British.

Mobile: 00.33.607.784.893 Address: Les 4 Chemins de Fongouge, Montignac.

User Experience

* Requirements gathering, information architecture and iterative user centred design.

* Planned and conducted usability evaluations for large corporate web projects.

* User interface design, persona development, wire framing & complete site structures.

* Expert review and rapid prototyping for existing sites and research projects.

* Management and mentoring of interface design teams.

* Liaison with creative design consultants.

* M.Sc: User Interaction Design The Open University.

Project Experience

www.elsevier.com www.chemweb.com

www.scopus.com authors.elsevier.com

www.thelancet.com www.cardiosource.com

www.embase.com Information Visualisation Prototype

R&D for Xerox / Science Direct

Career History

Independent Consultant (2004 2009)

Role: Director User Experience Consultancy.

Responsibilities: Conduct user experience testing and reviews for business. Development of

knowledge discovery networks, information visualisation, interface design.

Elsevier Science (Aug. 1998 Nov. 2003)

Role: Senior Interaction Architect User Centred Design Group.

Responsibilities: Lead interaction engineering, for large dynamic,

database driven sites (2 million users / < 1million "pages").

Involving; requirements gathering, user research planning,

user evaluation before and after design changes,

prototyping & wire framing, iterative design,

reporting and liaison with business, development and branding teams.

Produce visual and written specifications for site development and maintenance.

Current Science Group (Jan. 1997 July 1998)

Role: Web Design Department Manager.

Responsibilities: Manage team, Update department, Organise workflow.

Develop imaging production processes for online publication of scientific data.

Produce interfaces for intranet. Design and deliver web interfaces.

Oxford Brookes University (Apr.1994 Apr.1996)

Role: Ph.D. Research Scientist Biological and Molecular Sciences.

Responsibilities: Plan and implement 3yr. research program.

C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

Academic Qualifications

M.Sc: User Interaction Design The Open University (2002).

M.Phil: Cellular Effects of Aluminium on Wheat Oxford Brookes University (1993 1996).

M.Sc: Applied & Environmental Biology (2.1) York University (1989 1993).

'A' Levels: Chemistry, Biology, Physics Oundle School (1988 89).

'O' Levels: 10 (incl. Maths & English) Oundle School (1984 1987)

Other Qualifications

Full Driving License (Van, Car & M.Bike).

Trainee Instructor : White water and Sea Kayaking.

Interests

Sports: Rock climbing, BMX, surf kayaking.

Music: Live sessions & recording.

Other: Family, the environment and sustainability.

Referees

Mr David Marques,

Elsevier Science,

650 655, Avenue of the Americas,

New York City.

Prof. Chris Hawes,

Research Director

School of Biological and Molecular Sciences,

Oxford Brookes University,

Oxford.

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