REN LANG

CURRICULUMVITAETitle MrSurname LangForename Reynold (Ren)Nationality BritishAddress 25 Springfield Crescent, Armadale, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, EH48 3GF.Mobile 0044 (0)7555241452Home 0044 (01501732817Email renfree123@me.comWebsite www.2inspiredesign.com

Personal profile • Extremelycreative•exceptionalcommunicator•professional•confident • Passionforprofession•appetiteforgreatdesign•typographicintuition • Creativethinker•objective•focused•articulate•committed•diligent • Excellentpresentationalskills•open-minded•flexible•analyticalapproach • Extensivetechnicalability•attentiontodetail•abilitytoanticipaterisk • Leadershiptalent•developsindividualpotentialwithtargetedtraining.

Professional profile • Artdirection/designandcommunicationsmanagementexpertise • Brandandmulti-channelmanagementexpertise • Visualcommunicationandpublishingexpertise • Conceptanddesignconsultation • Projectmanagementandstakeholderrelationshipexpertise • Lithographicanddigitalprintmanagementexpertise • DigitalworkflowandJDFimpositionexpertise • Digitalassetcreation,optimizationandmanagementexpertise • Imagemanipulationanddesktoppublishingguru • 2D&3Dtechnicalillustratorguru • AdvancedAdobeCreativeSuiteuserguru • Technicalauthorexpertise(BAESystems,SulzerDiesel,LeylandDAFandBNFL) • TechnicalBids,policy,standardsandusermanualauthorexpertise • Webdesign,HTML5andCSS3knowledgeandcreativeapplication • E-learningandE-publishingexpertise(iAuthor,AdobeCaptivateandHype) • SEOanalytics,metadata,hypertextandtaxonomyexpertise • CMSandAdobeAcrobatPDFformsexpertise • Frontend-UXandUIexpertise(Dreamweaver,Sketch,Paintcode) • MobileDeviceManagementexpertise(kindleandiPad) • MacOSXServerandRAIDadministrationexpertise • D32andD33NVQAssessor(graphicsandlithographicprint) • PTTLSAdultteachingandandragogiclearningexpertise • In-houseAdobeCreativeSuiteandMacOSXuservocationaltrainer • Graphicdesignandvisualcommunicationcollegebankoftutors • InternationalB2Bexperience • MilitaryoperationalMISOenvironmentexpertise • DisclosureScotlandPVGandMinistryofDefenceSCClearance.

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Education 2012–2013,ArmyEducationCentre,Dhekelia,Cyprus. 2000–2001BlackburnCollegeofArtandDesign,Lancashire,England. 1997–1999UniversityofCentralLancashire,England. 1995–1995BénédictSchule,WinterthurAG,Switzerland. 1990–1992PrestonCollege,Lancashire,England. 1985–1987BlackburnCollegeofArtandDesign,Lancashire,England. 1979–1984PenworthamPrioryHighSchool,Lancashire,England.

Qualifications October2012–April2013,ArmyEducationCentre,Dhekelia,Cyprus. PTLLS(PreparingtoTeachintheLifelongLearningSector)- AdultTeaching,AndragogicLearning–EdexcelBTECLevel3Award.

September2000–April2001,BlackburnCollege,England. CityandGuildsDiplomaD32/D33NVQAssessor.

September1997–June1999,UniversityofCentralLancashire,England. GraphicDesign–BA(Hons). August1995-November1995,BénédictSchule,WinterthurAG,Switzerland. DeutschalsFremdsprache–5SehrGut

September1990–June1991,PrestonCollegeOpenCollege,England. ComputerAidedPaintboxandAnimation,BUnit‘A’Level–GradeA75%.

September1985–June1987,BlackburnCollegeofArtandDesign,England. CommunicationSkillsCityandGuildsDiplomaLevel2. CourseWork–Credit,CaseStudy–Credit,Written–Distinction.

September1985–June1987,BlackburnCollegeofArtandDesign,England. PrintingandOrigination531CityandGuildsDiploma. CommonModules-Credit,Origination-Credit,ModularCoursework-Pass. September1979–June1984,PenworthamPrioryHighSchool,Lancashire, England–6‘O’Levels.

Training 2nd–4thSeptember2009,MediaTraining,London,England. AdobePhotoshopCreativeSuite4–Advanced, AdobeInDesignCreativeSuite4–Advanced, AdobeIllustratorCreativeSuite4–Advanced.

1stSeptember2009,MediaTraining,London,England. AdobePhotoshopCS4–Advanced. 24thAugust2009,CabinetOffice,NationalSchoolofGovernmentonline training,England.ProtectingInformationLevel1–100%Pass. 18thDecember2007,MoD,SalmonHouseTrainingCentre,JHQ,Germany. MicrosoftWordLevel5(advancedlongdocuments).

26thApril2007,MoD,SalmonHouseTrainingCentre,JHQ,Germany. MicrosoftWordLevel4(advancedformatting).

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Training continued 11th–14thDecember2006,MediaTraining,London,England. MacOSXServerEssentials.

25th–26thNovember2004,MediaTraining,London,England. MacOSXServerAdministration.

10th–11thNovember2004,MediaTraining,London,England. MacOSXSupport. 8th–9thNovember2004,MediaTraining,London,England. AdobeInDesignCreativeSuite–Advanced.

30thApril2004,AZLANTraining,London,England.MSProject2000–Basic.

16th–17thOctober2003,MacromediaTraining,London,England. Developingasp.netapplicationswithDreamweaverMX.

12thJune2003,MediaTraining,London,England. MacromediaFreehand10–Advanced. 20thNovember2002,MediaTraining,London,England.QuarkXpress–Advanced.

18th–19thNovember2002,MediaTraining,London,England. AdobePhotoshop7–Advanced.

16thOctober2002,AZLANTraining,London,England. FastTracktoMacromediaDreamweaverMX.

Work Experience

15th October 2012 – January 2015. 2Inspire,Dhekelia,BritishForcesCyprus.Position:Proprietor/FreelanceGraphicandWebDesigner/e-Publisher/LandscapePhotographer.

Responsibilities and Duties:Proprietorofagraphicandwebdesign,photographyande-publishingcompany.Dutiesincludedclientandstakeholderrelationshipmanagement,creativethinking,concepts,visuals,designconsultation,multi-channelprojectmanagement,UIandUXdesign(AdobeCS-IllustratorandPhotoshop),artworkanddigitalassetcreation,illustration,DTP(Indesign),photography(www.2inspiredesign.com),printmanagement,imageoptimization,PDFconversionandCMS(ContentManagementSystem)applicationandtraining.

Iwascontractedtore-brandKingRichardschool(www.kingrichard.sceschools.com),DhekeliaStationinCyprus.Beingresponsibleforanewwebsitedesign,usingtheirexistingCMS(e4education)forcontentgenerationandtrainingandtore-brandinternal/externaldocumentationforprintandwebuse. Othertasksweretoresearch,scope,developandreportthemostcosteffectiveMDM(MobileDeviceManagement)solutionfor130oftheschool’snewlypurchasedKindlesandiPads.Nextobjectivewastoroll-outeachmobiledeviceusingAirWatchMDMsoftwareandGoogleappsforschools.Thenformateachdevice,uploadweeklyvideocontentforstudentlearningandhomework.Addinteractivepdfstowebsiteanddevices,loadandsynchronizepurchasedapps,manage,controlandpoliceuseraccessin-linewiththeschools’ITandinformationsecuritypolicy.

AfurthercontractIsuccessfullysecuredwastobuildanewwebsiteforJetsAcademy(www.jetsacademy.ac.uk),ArmyEducationCentre,EpiskopiGarrisoninCyprus,usinganexistingbrand.Myresponsibilitieswereto

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createthenewwebsiteandtrainstaffhowtogenerate,edit,anduploadcontent;addmovies,images,createtables,charts,galleries,newsevents,blogsandcompileSEOanalyticaldatausingaCMS.

WhilstinCyprusasaUKbaseddependentofmywifeIexhibitedlocallandscapephotography,designedandpublishedtwobooksforColonelDJVassallo(TPMHClinicalDirector).Thefirstbeing‘AHistoryofThePrincessMary’sHospital,RoyalAirForceAkrotiri1963–2013;availableasa40pagecolourprintedbook,includingfilmandaphotographicarchiveDVDand122pageinteractiveiBookforfurtherreading.ThesecondbookpublishedintimefortheanniversaryofthestartofWWIwas‘WhowasSapperBrown?–RememberingBritishMilitaryBurialsinCyprus’(ISBN978-0-9927980-0-0)a228pagecolourlithographicallyprintedbook,whichisprobablythemostconcisebookproducedonthesubjectontheislandsofar.

21st November 2011 – 12th October 2012. JetsAcademy,ArmyEducationCentre,EpiskopiGarrison,BritishForcesCyprus.Position:NationalVocationalQualificationTrainingAssessorandCoordinator.

Responsibilities and Duties:MonitorandassessBusinessAdministrationandCustomerService,NationalVocationalQualificationapprenticesinaccordancewithCityandGuildsassessmentandportfolioofevidencecriteria.Dutiesincludedguidance,mentoringandassessmentofstudentsthroughtothefruitionoftheirgainedqualification.

5th February 2001 – 31st August 2011. MinistryofDefence,UKSC(Germany),EuropeanDesign,Print,WebandCommunicationServicesPosition:ArtDirector/SeniorGraphicandPublishingSupport/ContentandAssetGenerationManager.

Responsibilities and Duties:Manage14multiculturalstaffinfiveproductionareas:graphicdesign,digitalprinting,webdevelopment(intranet,internet,interactivepdflibraryandassetcreationandoptimization),4colourlithographicprintingandprintfinishing.Roleresponsibilitiesincludedstudioartdirection,designbriefconsultation,creativethinking,brandingconcepts,visuals,DTP,artworkcreation,proofreading,editing,publishingofprintandthecreationofdigitalwebassets.Buildingstakeholderrelationshipsanddailyprojectmanagementusingmypersonallydevelopedproduction,costandtrackingdatabase(createdasanAccessandthenupdatedtoanOracledatabase).Staffusertraining,planning,writingstaffappraisalsandhealthandsafetytrainingwithintheworkenvironment.

Thedepartment’sdesignandpublishingportfolioconsistedofmilitaryoperationalsupportandtrainingdocumentation,VIPbrochures,presspacks,newsletters,auditreports,communitysocialwelfareinformationandhealthpromotionprojects,exhibitionstands,healthandsafetyhandbooks,posters,internalandexternalsigns,businessstationeryandVIPinvitations. For8yearsIwasaconsultantandmemberoftheBritishArmyweb-managementboard.Responsibleforthedevelopmentofbranding,websitestandards,accessibilityandthecreationofwebassetsfortheunclassifiedArmyinternet(www.army.mod.uk)andrestrictedWindowsSharepointandMOSSCMSintranetwebsites.ItwasessentialthateachareaofdevelopmentadheretoLANDCommanddirectives,securitypolicyandstakeholderrequirements.

Iheldanallocatedbudgetof900Kperannumandincreasedproductionoveratenyearperiodby900%.Alsoprojectmanagedtheacquisitionofnewreplacementprintfinishingmachines,contractdigitalpressequipmentandachemicalfreeHeidelbergCTP(computer-to-plate)system,including:FieryRIP,networkedPChardwareandJDFimpositionsoftware.

TechnicalITdutiesweretoinvestigate,scope,plan,procureandadministerMacandPChardwareandsoftwareinstallation.Tutorinternalandmanageexternalstaffsoftwaretraining.Designandcreateusertrainingandwebdevelopmentdocumentation.RolloutandadministerthenewdesignandpublishingnetworkincludingMacOSXandPCclients,AppleServerandAppleRAID.Versioncontrolandarchivingofalldigitalassetsin-linewithdataprotection,freedomofinformationandITsecuritypolicy.

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6th August 1999 – 24th January 2001. CentreofEuropeanCommunicationOperation/BlackburnCollegeofArtandDesign,England. Position:NationalVocationalQualificationTrainingAssessorforGraphicsandlithographicprintingandOpenCollege‘A’LevelDesktopPublishinglecturer,usingQuarkXpress.

Responsibilities and Duties:ManageandassessGraphicDesignandLithographicPrinting,NationalVocationalQualificationapprenticesinaccordancewithcollegesyllabusandgoverningbodyassessmentcriteria.Advertiseavailableemploymentpositions,interview,testandselectcandidates.Inspectandapproveworkplacementasasafeworkingenvironmentforselectedapprentices.Dutiesincludedguidance,mentoringandassessmentofstudentsthroughtothefruitionoftheirgainedqualification.

IntheeveningandonSaturdaymorningIalsotaughtanOpenCollege,adultstudent,desktoppublishingcourseforuserslearningQuarkXpress.

4th September 1997 – 2nd June 1999,UniversityofCentralLancashire,BAHonsGraphicDesigncourse. (Iwaspermittedtotakethedegreeona2yearbasisinsteadof4yearsduetopreviousexperiencegained).

8th August 1996 – 1st September 1997. BAE Systems, British Aerospace, Warton Aerodrome, Lancashire, England.Position:LeadDesktopPublisher/GraphicandTechnicalIllustrator.

Responsibilities and Duties:Responsibleforthedesignandproductionofbidproposaldocumentationtoworldgovernments-forthesaleofInternationalweaponsplatformsandtrainingcontractsforjettrainer/fighter/bomberandcommercial aircraft. Dutiesincludedbrandownership,brandapplication,corporate‘housestyle’andcontinuitymanagementofeachbidproposal.Projectmanagementforthecreationofvisuallystunningtechnicalbidproposaldocumentation.Theproductionofdigitalartworkfordesktoppublishing,graphicandtechnicalillustration,exhibitionstandsandinteractivePowerpointpresentations.Digitalassetmanagement,filetransferralviaseveralplatforms,back-upanddigitalarchive.

1st March 1995 – 31st July 1996. NewSulzerDieselLtd,Winterthur,Switzerland.Position:HeadofMarineTechnicalPublications(writteninEnglish). Responsibilities and Duties:ResponsiblefortheproductionofmarinedieselenginetechnicalmanualswritteninEnglish.Forusebytheshipbuilder(mainlyfortheKoreanmarket)forengineseriesselectionandinstallation.Tasksincludedprocessingcomplexengineeringdata(CADdrawings,calculations,testanalysisinformation)frommarinedieselenginespecialistsviaseveralcomputerplatforms(Apple,PCandUNIX)tocreatedocumentationtoinformhowto:select,install,test,useandmaintainthelargestmarinedieselenginesforbulk-headcarrierandcontainer ships in the world. Dutiesincludedpublicationprojectmanagement,attendingregulartechnicalbriefs,continuityofbrand‘housestyle’,proofreadingandediting.Creationoftechnicalillustrations,charts,graphsandtables(AdobeIllustrator).CADfiletransferfortechnicalillustrationpurposes,administrationoftheworkgroupserveranddigitalassetversioncontrolandarchive.OthertasksincludedreviewingandtheadministrationofITsystemupdatesandnewsoftware.Theanalysisofgroupnetworkcapacityanddatalossrisk,crossplatformfilenamingconvention,metadata,taxonomy,folderstructure,staffandclientsoftwaretutorials.Alsothecreationofuserillustrationandstyleguidedocumentationfortrainingandbrandguidancepurposes.

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16th October 1993 – 28th February 1995. SACTechnographic,VosperThornycroft,Chorley,Lancashire,England.Position:LeadDesktopPublisher/GraphicandTechnicalIllustrator.

Responsibilities and Duties:ResponsibletortheproductionofmarinedieselenginetechnicalmanualsundercontracttorNewSulzerDieselLtd,Switzerland.‘Driverhandbooks’forLeylandDAFandMultipart,EnglandandsystemdiagramsforBritishNuclearFuelsLtd,England.

Dutiesincludedpublicationprojectmanagement,continuityofbrand‘housestyle’,proofreadingandediting.Developingandprotectingtheclientprofessionalrelationship.Creationoftechnicalillustrations,charts,graphsandtables.CADfiletransferfortechnicalillustrationpurposes,reviewingsystemupdates,analysisofclientfilecompatibility,administrationoftheworkgroupserveranddigitalassetarchive.

10th January 1991 – 15th October 1993. 2Inspire,Leyland,Lancashire,England. Position:Proprietor/GraphicDesigner/Illustrator/SignDesigner.

Responsibilities and Duties:Proprietorofmygraphicdesignandprintfarmingcompany.Dutiesincluded:clientliaison,briefconsultation,concepts,visuals,artwork(traditionalordesktop),illustrations,signsandexhibitionstands,andprintqualitymanagement.IcontractedfortheDesktopDesignPartnershipandDigisetproducingLeylandDAF‘Newslink’,BusinessNorthwest,MidlandsandScotlandmagazines,largeA0colourcitymapsproducedusingAldusFreehandandcreatinganddesigningadvertisingmaterialforlocalandnationalcompanies.

1st June 1990 – 4th January 1991. HamiltonPress,PrestonDock,Preston,Lancashire,England.Position:MiddleweightArtist/DarkroomTechnician/4ColourFilmPlanner.

Responsibilities and Duties:Responsibleforthecompany’sreprographicdarkroomproduction.Dutiesincludedtheoperationofflatbedanduprightreprographiccamerasandmonoandfullcolourfilmplanning.Producingfinescreenhalftones,lineshots,negativesandspecialisedtintsforlithographicwebandsheet-fedprinting.

AsamiddleweightartistIdesignedpagesandadvertisementsusingmagazinegrids,layouts,logosandfontstylesfor:RoyalCollegeofNursing,Lancashire,YorkshireandCumbriaLifemagazineseries,theUniversitiesofLeeds,Manchester,LiverpoolandLondonstudentnewspapers;CityLimits-Manchestermagazine,PCUsercomputermagazineandnumerousnationalpropertyguides.

1st March 1989 – 28th May 1990. ConceptDesignAgency,Leyland,Lancashire,England.Position:MiddleweightArtist/DarkroomTechnician.

Responsibilities and Duties:Responsiblefortheproductionofcamerareadyartworkanddarkroomreprographics.Artworkcreationofannualreports,brochures,exhibitionstands,corporateidentitiesandlogosforlocalandnationalbluechipcompanies.

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10th August 1988 –30th January 1989. Printcraft,Kempston,Bedford,Bedfordshire,England.Position:StudioManager/FinishedArtist/DarkroomTechnician.

Responsibilities and Duties:Responsibleforthemanagementofthecompany’sartworkstudioanddarkroom.Dutiesincludedtheproductionofcamerareadyartworkandillustration.Creationofannualreports,brochures,exhibitionstands,posters,corporateidentitiesandlogosforlocalandnationalcompanies(oneofthecompany’smostvaluedclients was the BBC.

January 1985 – August 1988. HamiltonPress,PrestonDock,Preston,Lancashire,England.Position:NationalGraphicalAssociationapprenticeCompositor/Paste-upArtist/DarkroomTechnician.

Responsibilities and Duties:Responsiblefordarkroomreprographicsandartworkcreation,includingtheoperationofflatbedanduprightreprographiccameras,artworkpaste-up,rotoringpenline-workandthelayoutoftextandphotographs(galleycopyandhotwaxcompositionmethod). WhilstemployedatHamiltonPressmymentorandmyselfwonseveralIndependentstudentnewspaper,designawardsforcreativepagedesign,typographyandimagemanipulation.IalsocompletedaNationalGraphicalAssociationapprenticeshipandattainedtwoCityandGuildsDiplomas,oneinPrintingandOriginationasacompositorandanotherinCommunicationSkillsasaday-releasestudent.

Apple Macintosh Skills BaseIstartedusingAppleMacintoshcomputersforgraphicdesign,DTP,illustrationandphoto-manipulationIn1987.WorkingwiththeearliestversionsofIllustrator88,AldusFreehand,Photoshop,Pagemaker,QuarkXpress,AcrobatandMacromediaDreamweaverMX.Twenty-eightyearslater,IconsidermyselftobeanadvancedAdobeCreativeSuiteuser.Attainingawealthofexperienceinthefieldsofcreativethinkingandvisualcommunication,artdirection,technicalpublications,digitalassetcreation,webdevelopment,softwareandCMStraining,designlecturing,e-learningande-publishing.MyMacOSXandOS8skillsbaseincludes:hardware/softwareanalysis,ethernetnetworkinstallationandadministration,MDMscoping,procurementandroll-out.MacOSXandOS8projectmanagement,installationandadministrationofAppleMacintoshclients,Servers,RAIDsandmobiledevices.AtthemomentIamlearningappdevelopmentsoftware(sketch3,Hype3andPaintcode2)foriPhonevectorwire-framing,prototypingandpixel-levelperfection.

PC and UNIX Skills BaseIhavebeenaMicrosoftusersince1992,withexpertiseintheuseofWord,Powerpoint,ExcelandProject.Icanoperate,calibrateandmaintainstate-of-the-artITperipheralsincluding:largeformatinkjetprinters,highspeeddigitalprintingpresses,CTPmachines,FieryRIPs,digitalcameras,tabletsandimage/OCRscanners.Ilearnnewsoftware,upgradesandworkingprocedureswithease.HaveextensivespecialisedUNIXapplicationsexperienceofAdobeFramemaker,InterleafandCADfileexportationfortechnicalillustrationpurposes.AlsoIhaveattainedmanyyearsexperienceintheproductionoftechnicalpublicationsande-publishingsolutions,workingdirectlywithMajorGenerals,seniorofficers,professors,engineers,analysts,technicians,technicalauthors,projectmanagers,stakeholders,doctorsandhealthprofessionals.

Hobbies and interestsIamseasonedcostalandlong-distancefootpathwalker,enjoytheexcitementofoff-pistesnowboarding,sailingandcanoeing.Ialsohavealoveofmusic,landscapephotographyandpaintinginmixedmedia.IholdacleanUKdrivinglicenceandhaveavariedprintanddigitalportfolioavailableforperusalonrequest.

Referees Address: Mr Chris Aylward, SO1-ICS,ArmyBasingTeam,ArmyHQ,IDL54,SedgemoorBuilding, MonxtonRoad,MarlboroughLines,Andover,Hants,SP118HT.Telephone: (0044) (0)1264 382669Email: christopher.aylward742@mod.uk

Address: Mrs Annemarie Seager,MoDHeadofProfession–Graphics, CGSArmyMediaandCommsMDPP,CO/HQLFRamilies,Zone1, MarlboroughLines,Andover,Hants,SP118HT.

Telephone: (0044) (0)1264 382176Email: design@hqlf.org

Address: ColonelDavidVassalloL/RAMC ArmyMedicalDirectorate,FormerArmyStaffCollege SlimRoad,Camberley,GU154NP.Telephone: (0044) (0)7986788547 Email: djvassallo@aol.com

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