Information on Richard Wendon
Experience
A brief overview of my commercial experience.
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Product Owner
WinTechnologies
October 2015 - presentCurrently one of the two product owners working on the Betway brand of websites
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Developer
London Bridge Media
December 2013 - presentI joined London Bridge Media (formly Win Technologies) as a hybrid designer/developer. I now work on a number of company products as a developer but contribute heavily towards the UX and UI of the next generation of products.
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Senior Technical Designer and Developer
Yoyo Design
November 2011 - November 2013Working as part of the development team I have been tasked with building the concepts that the creative teams have come up with, this have included HTML5 responsive websites and email templates.
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Senior Web Designer
Frontmedia Studio Ltd
May 2008 - November 2011When I was promoted I was made responsible for the design and front-end build of major clients, including Higgins Homes and Apollo Group.
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Web Designer
Frontmedia Studios Ltd
May 2007 - May 2008After the initial 8 months I started working with the other Creative Director, building and designing websites, buttons, banners and email templates.
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Print Designer
Frontmedia Studios Ltd
September 2006 - May 2007When first joined Frontmedia Studio I was employed to work with the Creative Director on brochures, stationery and branding.
Interests
A summary of some of my interests.
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Family
I have recently become a father for the first time. It's awesome.
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Technology
Keeping up to date with new trends and technologies. Seeking ways in which I can make my products better and more widely seen.
Education
An overview of my education.
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Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Alliance
-On becoming product owner I was officially trained by the Scrum Alliance to be a Product Owner.
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Scrum Master Certification
Scrum Alliance
-Since working at London Bridge Media I have been working as part of a scrum team. After passing my probabation I was sent on the Scrum Master training course.
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BA (Hons) Graphic Design: Visual Communication
Kent Institute of Art and Design
September 2002 - June 2005The course emphasised practical and conceptual skills, which enabledme to integrate a command of visual language with imagination, theory and technology. The course prepared me for contemporary practice, with a multi-disciplinary approach where an open and flexible methodology is developed.
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BA (Hons) Software Systems for the Arts and Media
University of Hertfordshire
September 1999 - June 2002This course was at the fore-front of the digital revolution that was happening at the start of the millennium. It was a broad course allowing students to explore design, development, user experience (before it was widely known as this), user interaction and cyber culture.