Chris Murray
Freelance Media Developer
Highly qualified and experienced self-motivated multimedia designer/developer with a wide variety of skills ranging from 3D animation through to Flash Game programming. Ability to learn new technologies quickly and efficiently and apply a variety of techniques in a constantly changing environment.
Key Skills
- Extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of multimedia design
- Inquisitive and ability to work on own initiative
- Self disciplined and confident in own abilities
- Motivated team player with an enthusiastic approach
- Creative and innovative problem solver
- Proven ability to work under pressure
Technical Skills
- Game/multimedia programming using advanced Flash Actionscript
- Dynamic Web Page construction using the latest technologies
- Server side programming including MySQL and PHP
- General computer skills with all Windows OS
- Experience in 3D, Film Language and all types of animation.
- Video planning, filming and editing including post production effects.
Career Summary
| Freelance Media Developer | 2008 – present |
| Senior Media Developer (Hallmark Cards PLC) | 2005 – 2008 |
| Media Developer (Hallmark Cards PLC) | 2002 – 2005 |
| Multimedia Designer, Crown Greetings | 2000 – 2002 |
Education and Qualifications
| BA Hons in Design/Animation, 2:1 (Upper second Class) North East Wales Institute |
2000 |
| BTEC National Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art and Design | 1997 |
| 'A' Levels in Art, Design and General Studies | 1996 |
| 9 GCSE's including Mathematics, Science and English | 1994 |
Software Skills
- Flash all versions including Actionscript 2/3
- Dreamweaver
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Lightwave 3D
- Premiere Pro
- After Effects
Programming Skills
- HTML, XHTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- MySQL
- Actionscript 2/3
- XML
- Ajax
- Experience with Perl and ASP
