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Matt Jones
http://www.blackbeltjones.com | matt at blackbeltjones.com
Date of birth: 20/4/72
Married, UK Citizen, based in London, UKSummary: Creative director and user-experience designer with over 10 years experience in both building effective multidisciplinary teams and the biggest web services in Europe - from concept to delivery. Deep expertise in design strategy, information architecture, brand development, mobile interaction design and service design. Active participant in design community, often involved in teaching and research projects in the field of digital design.
Employment history:
November 2005 to June 2007
Director, User-Experience Design, Nokia Design
http://www.nokia.com/nseries/
November 2003 to November 2005
Concept Development Manager, Nokia Insight & Foresight
http://www.nokia.com/Researching and developing new mobile service design concepts, developing design strategy around potential new interface technologies such as tangible interaction through RFID/NFC. Commissioning and guiding external research and design agencies to deliver prototypes illustrating new business opportunities and approaches. Internal consulting on user-experience design and strategy. Speaking and teaching engagements at O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, Middlesex University, Design Engaged Amsterdam, Interaction Design Institute Ivrea.
July 2001 to October 2003
Information Architect, BBC New Media
http://www.bbc.co.ukDesign strategy and design direction, specialising in brand strategy, wayfinding structure and searching in large websites, complex dynamic content and community platforms. Led design for BBCi Search, and iCan, a BBC project focused on political/civic participation. Other duties include assisting BBC New Media Head of Design and Navigation with general design direction and design process facilitation duties and strategic projects. Speaking engagements included: ASIST Information Architecture Summit, AIGA Advance for Design London, and a tutorial session on user-centred design technique at O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference.
March 2001 to July 2001:
Freelance design consulting
Self-employed, providing design strategy, information architecture, Interaction style guides and content management consultancy for clients: Hutchison 3g, Accenture, under the name and philosophy of The Disappearing Organisation.
November 2000 to March 2001:
Director, Metrius / KPMG
http://www.metriuseurope.comResponsible for setting up Human-Network Interaction community, developing strategies, methodologies and viewpoints around this new discipline: a holistic design strategy function within KPMG's new e-business consulting company, Metrius.
August 1999 to October 2000:
Creative Director, Sapient
http://www.sapient.comResponsible for guiding the concept development, design and information architecture to create user-centered, effective digital design solutions. for clients such as Virgin Mobile, Homebase, Asserta (CGNU), mentoring and providing thought-leadership for design teams and participating in R&D efforts for the company globally around topics such as Broadband, Wireless and Globalisation.
June 97 to August 99:
Creative Director, BBC News Online
http://news.bbc.co.ukJoined prototyping team in June 1997. Worked through defining editorial requirements and data structures with both programming and editorial team leaders. Led development of navigational structure and user interface. Assumed role of "design manager", evolving both structural and visual design of site for launch in early November 97. Made Creative Director in April 1998, with responsibility of visual and user interface direction of all BBC News brand sites, including the BBCs 1998 World Cup site. BBC News Online was awarded the first Interactive BAFTA award for an online product in 1998.
Feb. 97 to June 97:
Producer, Sunbather Ltd.
Joined this innovative cross-media design consultancy to provide project management skills and experience of producing large-scale Internet based projects. As producer, created concepts in response to briefs, pitched these in presentations, and then followed through on wins, to project management and design direction on jobs for clients such as BT, HMV and the BBC.
Jan 97 to Feb 97:
Freelance design consultant, Times Newspapers Ltd. Internet Publishing Dept.
http://www.the-times.co.ukRedesign process consultancy, structural and visual design work
May 96 to Dec 96:
Design Lead and Production Manager, Springboard Internet Services, on BT/Newscorp Joint Venture Project: LineOne
In July 1996, Delphi Creative was bought out by a joint venture company formed by News International and British Telecom, and reorganised to become the creative power behind the launch of a web based online service leveraging the provision of content from NI and communications/internet provision from BT. Promoted to Production manager, co-ordinating the development of the project over four design teams and a programming team (a total of 25 people), reporting to management and presenting to the board members of the JV from both parent companies. Maintained a hands-on role in the design and prototyping of the overall look and feel of the new service, working in conjunction with the internal teams and as chief liaison with external corporate identity/design agency.
Jan 96 to May 96:
Design team leader, Delphi Creative Ltd.Design and production management for commercial website development
Aug 95 to Jan 96:
Development and launch Designer, Times and Sunday Times onlineJoined original design and prototyping team for the creation of Internet Editions in July 1995. Following two months of rapid prototyping for presentation to members of Times & Sunday Times editorial staff, moved to News International's Wapping HQ, for the design and implementation of the publishing system. Duties included design and production of graphics, interface design, template design, liaison with programming staff over technical and code design, and presentation of prototypes to internal and third parties.
June 95 to Aug 95:
Web producer, Delphi Internet Ltd.Worked as designer specialising in website structure, navigation and graphical interface on major Internet based projects: Glenfiddich, news Multimedia, BskyB but the majority of my time on the Times and Sunday Times projects.
Education:Sept 1990 to May 1995
B.Arch in Architecture (RIBA pt.II)
B.Sc. (Hons) 2.1 in Architectural Studies (RIBA pt.I)
Welsh School of ArchitectureSept 1983 to July 1990
Porthcawl Comprehensive School
Computing A, Physics B and Art C Grade at A-Level
8 GCSEs (A Grade: Art, Computing, English Lit., English Lang., Design & Technology; B Grade: Geography, Physics, French)
O Level Mathematics: A Grade.
Applications / OS skills:Highly skilled in PhotoShop, Illustrator, Visio.
Knowledge of weblogging and wiki software, Linux/Unix and web-server systems architecture, CSS, HTML. Working knowledge of opportunities and constraints of most major web, interactive TV and mobile development languages, applications and tools e.g. J2ME, Flash, LAMP.
Interests:Music and Djing. Travel. Architecture. Design and design theory. Books. Comicbooks. Laughing. Eating. Surfing. Philosophy. Physics. Freedom.
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