Married
British male
Worked
in a wide-range of mobile design and innovation environments. Consistently
creating and implementing first-class solutions that harness technology, through
close ties with developers, to deliver high customer benefit. Strong visual
design and team-working skills. Mobile knowledge supported by web and convergence
experience.
Orange …
Group design & usability department
Senior
Design Manager
Designer of Orange
Mobile Homescreen, creating the interaction solution, documentation and
implementation strategy for each major release and incremental update.
Homescreen, released on 71 handset models totalling 17 million units in 2007,
is a combination of status information, alerts and access points supporting and
defining
Responsible for mobile
service innovation and articulation of
Coordinating multiple
large cross-platform projects simultaneously, through management of internal
teams and external agencies (includes overseeing a design budget of
+€1 million). Initiating,
coordinating and hosting the Orange
3 … User interface department
Maidenhead,
2001 > 2005
Senior
interaction designer
Successfully
defined the design implementation strategy of mobile services for a 3G
start-up. This was within a constantly shifting environment of new-generation handset
capabilities, network technologies, customer expectations and business
requirements. Key to success was the tight-coupling of design and technology
drivers.
Responsible
for the mobile interaction design program for third-party services, supported
by on-line styleguide documentation and implementation best-practice created through
close inter-working with developers & engineers.
Worked with manufacturers to bring mobile handsets from conception to delivery, covering both the physical and graphical user interface. Defined handset customisation as the platform for the 3 brand in a mobile context.
Nortel
Networks … Human factors department
Interaction
designer
Responsible
for designing and implementing customer experiences that translated technology innovation
into clear user and business benefit. Cultural sensitivity for each solution
achieved through leading extensive global customer research.
Evangelist
speaker both internally and externally for alignment of technology and
user-centred design. Cross-Atlantic working a necessity to coordinate with central
office
in
Independent
designer
Apple Computers
Designed
Espy screen font, initially used for the Apple Newton and instructional
products. Espy regularly features in Apple’s portfolio, recently within the
iPod mini.
also
website plus CD-ROM design and
implementation for many other high-profile clients that include: BBC, Shell,
Reuters, Wolff Olins, Price Waterhouse Coopers,
Siegal & Gale, Microsoft.
Other
experience & interests
Visiting
design lecturer at
Presentations
on mobility design at AIGA events and numerous company forums.
Currently
training for a world-record attempt in the men’s marathon.
Technology
& tools
Wide
knowledge of: mobile-design software tools and prototyping techniques
(eg. xhtml/css), placing high value on design process.
Design education
BA
Hons Typography & Graphic Communication
Personal
details
Born
+44(0)7956
504598 : damon@damonclark.com
8 Lydden Grove
SW18 4LL
References
Available
upon request