Curriculum Vitae

Professional history

04/2021 – Present

Senior UX / UI Designer

UCAS

Designing user experiences for students and teachers, working on high-profile projects including revealing historical entry grades data and a partnership with Springpod — both contributing to UCAS being named Innovator of the Year 2024.

  • Craft elegant experiences that fit real user needs
  • Work alongside UX researchers to validate and iterate
  • Develop the future vision for adviser products
  • Evolve the reimagined UCAS application system

08/2019 – 04/2021

UX / UI Designer

UCAS

Designed experiences across customer groups and products. Reimagined the application system in close collaboration with stakeholders and development teams, keeping the student at the centre of every decision.

  • Developed visual designs to enhance user experience
  • Validated designs through user testing
  • Contributed to the UCAS Design System

08/2012 – 08/2019

Freelance Designer

Phil Bowell Design

I worked as an independent designer for 7 years across a range of disciplines and clients. This allowed me to expand my skillset into new areas and established a firm interest in the digital world. I worked with a number of clients across the UK including non-profits, places of education, and local businesses.

07/2018 – 05/2019

UI Designer

Factory Pattern

Joined Cheltenham-based design consultancy Factory Pattern as a consultant, creating website visuals and completing front-end development work across a range of projects.

  • Concept work on new websites
  • Developed visual consistency for key client websites
  • Helped establish a new visual direction for the company website

03/2017 – 07/2019

Web Designer

CMJ UK

After designing and building a new site for CMJ UK in 2016, joined as a remote subcontractor to maintain and evolve the site — including launching a new shop in early 2019.

  • Guided the strategy of the website
  • Continued evolution of functionality and design
  • Front-end development across devices

2016

Church's Ministry Among Jewish People

New website design and build.

2014–2015

Redcliffe College

New brand identity.

2013

Cambray Baptist Church

New website, shortlisted for best Small Church Website at the Premier Digital Awards.

10/2010 – 08/2012

Graphic Designer

Herald Chase Group

Part of the print design team serving local and national clients including Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Pack & Send, and Twofold. Also responsible for managing and consistently applying the company brand across print material.

11/2007 – 10/2010

Graphic Designer & Studio Manager

Trafalgar Media Advertising

One of the main designers in a team specialising in housing industry work. Lead designer on key projects for clients including Barratt Homes, Antler Homes, and TA Fisher. Later promoted to Studio Manager, overseeing workflow and coordinating with the print department.

2004–2007

BA (Hons) Graphic Design

University of Gloucestershire

2:1 degree classification.

Skills

Design

  • UX Design
  • UI Design
  • Design Systems
  • User Testing
  • Graphic Design
  • Brand Identity
  • Print Design
  • Figma
  • Axure RP
  • Sketch
  • Affinity Designer
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign

Dev

  • HTML & CSS
  • Git / Source Control
  • Front-end Development
  • Responsive Design
  • Claude Code
  • Codex

Sectors

  • B2B
  • B2C
  • Non-profit