Designer & Founder / Director at TIEM Design (2020 – Present)
- Commercial Operations: Manage end-to-end business operations, including project coordination across logistics, resource allocation, and long-term client care.
- Technical Collaboration: Collaborate directly with clients to cultivate original concepts, explore innovative design solutions, and translate complex technical requirements into exact physical deliverables.
- Workflow Optimization: Overhaul internal systems and workflows to minimize operational friction, improve health and safety compliance during site setups, and increase team efficiency. Actively support and mentor junior team members to build technical confidence.
Creative Visual Director at Modus Creative (2014 – 2020)
- Project Lifecycle Delivery: Oversaw high-level branding, identity, and design projects, taking full responsibility for creative output, corporate asset production, and reliable commercial outcomes.
- Client Engagement & Mentorship: Worked closely with stakeholders to translate detailed briefs into visual and physical installations. Directed and mentored junior designers, guiding their professional development and ensuring strict standards were maintained across all projects.
Studio Manager at Rotary Printers (2011 – 2014)
- Production Management: Supervised day-to-day studio production schedules, resource planning, and material logistics. Directed workflows for design and technical production staff to ensure accurate layout execution.
- Technical Troubleshooting: Handled client relations to resolve production inquiries efficiently. Shared technical knowledge within the studio to support team development while troubleshooting heavy equipment under tight deadlines.
Graphic Designer at BPH Limited (2008 – 2011)
- Precision & Detail: Operated as a core technical team member in a fast-paced commercial production environment, collaborating closely across design, print, and customer service departments. Developed an advanced eye for detail and precise plan-reading skills by translating complex visual specifications into final deliverables.
Firefighter at HWFR Fire and Rescue Service (2006 – 2008)
- Safety & Responsibility: Operated strictly within high-pressure, safety-critical emergency environments where absolute adherence to rigid physical safety, hazard management, and electrical isolation protocols was essential. Fully trained and certified in operational ladder safety, structural stability assessments, and working at heights compliance.
- Teamwork & Resilience: Worked seamlessly within a highly disciplined team, maintaining complex technical rescue equipment, deploying heavy gear safely, and responding to emergency situations under all weather conditions.
- Public Interaction: Represented a trusted public service, providing calm, empathetic face-to-face communication, strong personal resilience, and a professional manner when engaging with the community.
Landscape Builder & Founder at Howen Landscaping (2004 – 2008)
- Practical Installation: Founded and managed a physical construction and property care business, establishing a strong practical work ethic. Managed end-to-end physical infrastructure projects, including site surveys, material logistics, groundworks, customer quotes, and hands-on structural installations using diverse power tools and heavy machinery.
Stores Forklift Driver & Builder at Forest Fencing (2000 – 2003)
- Industrial Logistics: Progressed through merit-based promotion from production line work to a licensed Forklift Driver and stores operative. Managed stock rotation, optimized yard storage efficiency, and safely loaded commercial vehicles under strict time constraints.
- Site Relocation & Construction: Coordinated physical logistics and material distribution during a major corporate site relocation. Assisted hands-on alongside contractors with the physical and structural build construction of the new corporate head offices, maintaining a flawless workplace safety record.
