Richard Cochrane
13 Grasmere Court
Westwood Hill
London SE26 6NW
Tel: 020 8659 1033
Email: r_j_cochrane@geocities.com
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/resedit/98/

SUMMARY

An energetic self-starter with proven expertise in web design and implementation, seeking a role in which to utilise an unusual combination of technical and presentational skills.

KEY SKILLS

•	Excellent knowledge of HTML:
Full understanding of all aspects of the W3C HTML 4 specification including cross-browser compatibility, browser-specific extensions and degradability. Includes both development and administration/maintenance.

•	Experience with DHTML:
Strong JavaScript and CSS skills, including client-side includes, layer animation, image swaps, filters and all aspects of GUI development. Main experience has been development of a pilot intranet at RCVS (see below).

•	Typographic and design skills:
Graphic design using PhotoShop and Paint Shop Pro, including image correction for commercial printing and both traditional and web-based typography, emphasising accessibility and optimisation as well as aesthetic appeal.

•	Ability to organise content effectively, and to write for the web:
Experience includes academic writing and music journalism, both printed (as Reviews Editor of Resonance magazine) and electronic (as Editor of Musings e-zine).

•	Knowledge of commercial aspects of the web:
Currently developing a business plan for a partnership to provide web presence and access to a sector which is currently not well-represented online.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Administrative Officer			(September 1997 to present)

•	Departmental representative on the Web Site Working Party, making manual updates to the RCVS site as needed.

•	Responsible for management and analysis of statutory database, including designing SQL queries, interfacing the existing Paradox tables with MS Access and preparing the data for printing as a published register.

•	Provide support for the examinations question bank (MS Access), which has included extensive re-writing. Also develop small stand-alone databases in MS Access and Visual Basic routines on ad hoc basis.

•	Day-to-day software and occasional hardware support both departmentally and across the whole organisation.

•	This post has, for the past year, been based on a 24-hour week, enabling me to initiate a second career in writing, the published output of which has encompassed two books and many magazine articles, reviews, interviews and CD sleeve notes. 

Register Clerk				(September 1996-September 1997)

•	Developed IT solutions for the administrative processes in this department. Also a very successful costings system using Visual Basic which is used by the accounts department.

•	Responsible for confirming the credentials of overseas veterinary surgeons wishing to work in the UK, which requires exacting attention to detail and, on occasion, considerable diplomacy.

University of Cardiff

Academic Tutor				(October 1994-July 1996)

•	Responsible for running weekly tutorials in Journalism, Philosophy and English Literature, as well as marking of assessed essays and exam scripts.
 
Computing Support Assistant		(October 1994-July1995)

•	First line of support contract for students using university computer facilities. This involved diagnosing and fixing both software and hardware problems.

•	Included some support of VAX and UNIX systems as well as PC and Mac.

EDUCATION

•	PhD, University of Cardiff, awarded December 1996.
•	BA (Hons) English Literature, First Class, University of Cardiff, awarded July 1993.

References available on request
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