During my 11 years in the industry I gained an extensive knowledge and understanding of the front and backend requirements and solutions for new media based communications and a great capacity for increased production speed with attention to detail. Working closely with programmers to achieve an end result that is true to the design, I am a conduit between the creative process and the programming requirements thereof.

My core capabilities include large scale website localisation, accelerated production and quick turnaround, functional design that is visually effective and architecturally sound, follow through of preconceived design concepts, image manipulation, website maintenance (graphic and basic programming), good comprehension of usability and accessibility standards and cross-browser compatibility, newsletter design, banner campaigns.

With a methodic and systematic approach I am able to demonstrate high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest deadlines. I enjoy being part of, as well as leading one, but also able to work effectively on my own initiative

Awards
Loerie Awards Silver - tool® (Website) Silver - tool® Website (Campaign) Silver - BMW South Africa Website Silver - One Track Mind (Wonderbra Website) Silver - Savanna Dry Cider Website Finalist - Mantrap (Wonderbra, Website) Spada Awards Merit - tool® Website Merit - BMW South Africa Website Gold - Savanna Dry Cider Website	One Show Interactive Finalist - One Track Mind (Wonderbra Website) New York Festival Silver - One Track Mind (Wonderbra Website) London International Advertising Awards Finalist - Savanna Dry Cider Website New York Multimedia Festival Silver - Irish Lottery Website

Work Experience
Nov 2005 - Present	Freelance - UK Working as a ‘fire-fighter’ for companies in need of effective solutions with quick turnaround. Small scale design projects. Site maintenance. Flash animation. Presentations. Key Brands: Orange, Coca-Cola, Disneyland Resorts, The Mall, Carling, Motorola
Jan 2002 - Oct 2005	Senior Designer - XMLondon, London Highlights: During these years my focus became efficient production, fast large scale localisation with added responsibility of training junior designers and managing and ensuring the same production techniques were used through the design and developments teams. Key Brands: British American Tobacco, Kodak, Ladbrokes, Liberty of London, SaBRE, Sky, Platinum Guild International, British Royal Family
Jun 2001 - Dec 2002	Freelance - London Highlights: Approached to do the design a recipe generator for a promotional piece for the launch of a Jamie Oliver book. Recipes were generated from user input requirements. Other work included concept, design and implementation of small scale websites working independently and within companies. Key Brands: British Waterways, Coca-Cola, Jamie Oliver
Apr 2000 - Jul 2001	Senior Designer - Seven Interactive London, San Francisco, Chicago Highlights: General web design and construction in the London office. Sent to San Francisco (Silicon Valley) to help build the HP/Agilent website and Chicago to help evolve the Accenture website during its change from Andersen Consulting Key brands: Accenture, Agilent Technologies, Research Itnl, Head Sports,
Jun 1998 - Mar 2000	Contract positions - Companies include Windmill Lane Pictures Dublin, Bates Interactive, Seven Interactive (AGT), Tequila Technologies (TBWA) Highlights: Head hunted to lead the flash development of the Irish National Lottery site at Windmill Lane Pictures, Dublin. Key brands: Irish National Lottery, Orange, Cable & Wireless, British American Tobacco
Jan 1996 - May 1998	Designer/Programmer - Tool®, TBWA Hunt Lascaris South Africa Highlights: When the internet was in its infancy, as part of a 3 man team which grew to over 30 before my departure, I had the opportunity to work on innovative design and implementation of many of South Africa’s topC4B164C4B164C4B164 company’s first websites including BMW and Wonderbra. Key brands: BMW, Wonderbra, Microsoft, leading South African brands

Skill Set
Platforms	PC and Mac literate, PC preference
Software	Core packages: Photoshop, Image Ready, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Homesite, Freehand, Office Packages	Experience with: Painter, QuarkXPress, 3D Studio, Camtasia, Flash Generator, Streamline, Visual Café, Delphi

Brand Experience
World Wide	555s Accenture Benson & Hedges BMW Ballentines Whisky British American Tobacco Carling	Conqueror Papes Discovery Channel Disneyland Dunhill Energizer Eloquium Glaxo Smith Klein Hewlett Packard	Harvey Nichols Listerine Kodak Microsoft Mitsubishi Motorola Orange Pall Mall	Pharmacia & Upjohn Platinum Guild ItnlResearch Itnl Rothmans Saatchi & Saatchi Seat Shell Wonderbra
United Kingdom	BBC Buckingham Palace BITC Cable and Wireless CCG Central London Partnership Dutchy of Lancaster	GCPD Good Guides London Group M Halifax Ladbrokes Leader of the House of Commons	Levonelle Liberty of London Plc Linklaters Lloyds Bank The Mall National Trust Paladin Resources Plc	SaBRE Screen Dragon Shire Health Plc Toggle Media The Royal Family UK National Lottery United Biscuits
Other	City Lodge HRH of Qatar Irish National Lottery	Nampak P J Carroll Qatar Foundation	Savanna Cider Standard Bank TBWA Hunt Lascaris	Times Media Limited Tool®

Higher Education
1993-1995	The AAA School of Advertising (South Africa)
Diploma	Advertising Art and Graphic Design
Subject	Advertising Art, Graphic Design, Drawing, Marketing, Production, History of Art

Personal Profile
Name	Leora Belinda Sharp
Email	leora@flaminggreen.com
Interests	Yoga, reading, Natural Nutrition, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, movies, travel, snowboarding, harmonica, self development, charity work, painting, crystals, healing, massage, meditation.