Previous jobs

Oct 05 – Jul 08	Head of Online – UK Parliament www.parliament.uk Responsible for the overall management and redevelopment of the UK Parliament website and corporate intranet. Main duties included setting the vision for and planning redesign of the public-facing website; recruiting a new team of web producers, editors and designers; commissioning content and services from external suppliers; promoting a user-centred design approach through representing the interests of website and intranet users at a senior management level.
Aug 04 – Sep 05	Development Producer – Culture Online www.cultureonline.gov.uk Managing projects for Culture Online, a Department for Culture, Media and Sport initiative to increase access to, and participation in, arts and culture. These included Icons of England (an online resource exploring the English cultural landscape), My Art Space (tools to enable students to collect physical objects from cultural venues using mobile phones), SoundJunction (a ground-breaking and award-winning online music resource) and Web Design Challenge (a national design competition for schools).
Jul 02 – Sep 04	Freelance Consultant See Previous Projects
Jun 00 – Sep 01	New Media Manager – Channel 4 Learning www.channel4.com/learning Responsible for management and development of Channel 4’s formal education website for schools and teachers. Tasks included developing technical and design guidelines and putting project management processes in place, managing the in-house production team, and commissioning content from third parties.
Jul 98 – May 00	Web Producer – BBC Education www.bbc.co.uk/education Responsible for production and management of websites for audiences ranging from pre-school to adult. Projects included KS2 ReviseWise (revision service) and Computers Don’t Bite (IT skills).
Mar 97 – Jul 98	Web Developer – BBC Education www.bbc.co.uk/education Webmaster for BBC Education website, responsible for checking and posting all pages and overseeing homepage promotions.
Jul 96 – Mar 97	Office Manager – Channel 4 Learning www.channel4.com/learning Website co-ordinator for Channel 4 Schools website. Computer network management and office administration.