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EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

2008 – 2010 Teeside University / MA (Hons) Future Design in Interior Architecture and Design – Pass
Modules covered:

  • Creative Interaction – Collaborative Trades
    Professional Skills & Enterprise for Design Practice – 3D Visualisation
  • Creative Enterprise for Retail – Final year project feasibility study and development of Decodraw technique
  • Project Realisation for Design Practice – Final year project commercial application of Decodraw technique.

2006 – 2008 Teeside University / BA (Hons) Interior Architecture – 2:1
Modules covered

  • Hospitality and Branding: Restaurant Design
  • Final Year Project: Toyota Motor Show Stand Design (which was chosen to be exhibited during the New Designers Exhibition in London)
  • Dissertation: Set Design
  • Interior Design Project Management: Robotic Shoe Shop Design.

2004 – 2006 University of Northumbria / Foundation Degree in Interior Architecture – Pass
Modules covered:

  • Culture Club Design
  • Office Design
  • Public Space Design

2001 – 2004 Durham Johnston School / 'A' Levels

  • Fine Art (A)
  • Graphic Design (A)
  • Russian Language (A)

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Sept 2010 – Present: Archigrad Professional Development Scheme – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Junior Interior Architect and Designer / Project Administrator (Voluntary)

Key Achievements:

  • Successfully secured the Project Administrator role for the Archigrad project.
  • Designed the interior for Monkchester nursery and family centre in Newcastle.
  • Developed collaborative competition project to design and build a portable educational exhibition stand. I co-ordinated with the UCL Chemistry department and Durham Johnston School for ultimate submission to the Welcome Trust.
  • Carried out a graphical re-design of the Tees Valley Architectural Study Presentation Booklet for Tees Valley Council.
  • I am in charge of designing and editing the Archigrad magazine GRADmag 3.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the interior design and drafting of concepts and proposals for clients.
  • Graphic design and photography for architectural projects.

Jan 2006 – May 2006: Red box Design Group – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Junior Interior Designer (Work Placement)

Key Achievements:

  • Created several concepts for space planning and interior design for an IBM office.
  • Learnt to use Micro Station architectural software.
  • Developed new skills in presentation board design and final design layouts for
  • print and media using Adobe Creative Suite.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Assisted the Chief Interior Architect and architectural team on projects.
  • Designed and prepared presentation materials for project proposals to clients.

FREELANCE DESIGN WORK

Sept 2010 – Present: Designer & Business Development Consultant
Project: Creating a new web search engine for junior architects and designers.
Client: Matthew Margetts / Director of +3 Architecture

  • Website development, design and visual branding of project search engine.
  • Conducting market research and investigating the potential for international expansion into Eastern Europe.

Sept 2010 – Present: Designer & Project Coordinator
Project: "ACADEMGRAPHICA"
Clients: International senior academic staff and scholars

  • Designing presentational graphics for academic purposes using Adobe Creative suite.

May 2009 – May 2010: Chief Designer & Director.
Project: "Decodraw Creative Enterprise" – Newcastle Upon Tyne

  • Designed and developed a hand crafted interior surface design technique.
  • My concept was commercially implemented for a private client leading to the creation of a 'Flower Wall' sculpture.
  • Published an article on cross-disciplinary Decodraw practice for the International Design Education Conference in Moscow. My article was translated into both Russian and English.

2004 - Present : www.annanixon.co.uk – Commercial fine artist.

  • Showcase of paintings based on unique technique of painting on draped canvas.
  • Taught numerous master classes and educational workshops including a 2-year educational programme called TalentGroup.

KEY SKILLS

  • Excellent knowledge of AutoCAD, 3D Max, Softimage, Microstation, SketchUp, Adobe, Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) and iWork (Keynote, Pages, Numbers). Good working knowledge of using Windows, Mac and Linux based operating systems.
  • Bilingual, fluent in both English and Russian.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS
I frequently visit exhibitions at museums and various theatres. I also read a lot of classic literature as well as engage in sporting activities in particular city cycling and badminton.

REFEREES
Professional | Mat Margetts | Director of +3 Architecture| mmargetts@plus3.co.uk
Academic | Michael Hall | MA Design Program Leader | michael.hall@tees.ac.uk
Character | Carol Botten | Director of Nothern Architecture | carol@northernarchitecture.com