About me
Hello, my name is Michael Oglesby. I am over 30 years of age and I am a web design consultant / technologist based in Norwich, UK. I have been in the web industry since 2000 after graduating from University of Sunderland in Interactive Media; the course was 50% computing and 50% graphic design. On the course I learned a range of software and skills including PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Typography, Desktop Publishing, web design, Human Computer Interaction, new media and branding.
Level of knowledge
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert
- Web knowledge (technologies, accessibility, usability and standards)
- Web design (User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI))
- Web development
- Desktop publishing / graphic design
- Social media
- CSS/xHTML
- WordPress (not development)
- JavaScript/jQuery
- ASP.net
- PHP
- PC/Mac (desktops, servers and support)
Software and skill sets known
PhotoShop
Dreamweaver
Illustrator
InDesign
Premiére / Final Cut Pro
DVD Studio Pro
xHTML/CSS- Social Media
- Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Typography
- Desktop Publishing (DTP)
- PC/Mac support
My background
After graduation, I joined the Cabinet Office as a Junior Technical Officer, creating magazines, websites, CD-ROMs, writing reports on the latest emerging computer technologies and technically supporting a bi-platform computer system. Being in the Public Sector gave me an fantastic insight in to emerging web standards, web accessibility and web usability topics; which I slowly incorporated in to my websites.
I spent seven years in the public sector, working in various roles. These included:
- Web Manager
- Successful Delivery Toolkit™ Manager and Technical Developer
- Technology Officer
For further detail and information about my experiences, view my in-depth About Me.
Present
Since leaving the public sector in 2008, I’ve been working freelance and one of my first clients is Norfolk Constabulary; my role being helping them deliver their new external website. I am really proud of the website, a lot of hard work, tears and sweat went in to it by all those who were involved and it has been a fantastic experience working on it. All the hard work has paid off as the Norfolk Constabulary website won an Interactive Media Award.
Get in touch
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