Name:

John Ryan

Web Address:

www.johnanthonyryan.com

info@johnanthonyryan.com

Institution:

The Institute of Commercial Management

City/Country:

Ireland

Qualifications:

Certificate in Management Development

Completed:

2008

Institution:

University College Cork

City/Country:

Ireland

Qualifications:

Masters in Multimedia Technology.

Completed:

2000

Institution:

University College Cork

City/Country:

Ireland

Qualifications:

BSc Computer Science and Economics.

Completed:

1999

Start Date:

Oct 2001

End Date:

Present

Position/Title:

Creative Project Lead

Responsibilities/
Achievements:

With DecareSystems Ireland , I am currently responsible for the AVON Canada website and online presence. This would include all email marketing campaigns for customers and representatives, all online promotions and any other specific e-blasts that are required by the client.

I have also worked for AVON global, designing banners, emails and print material for AVON.com, .ie, .co.uk, .pt, .dk, .it, .br, and .fr.

I also look after the company’s website and all internal marketing material that is required for trade shows and conferences. I also provide support for other departments within the company, along with support for any other clients that we have, such as MasterCard, Amazon, Markgirl.com, Figis, Denta Dental, and Vintavu.

I have also worked closely with local schools in Cork promoting computers as a career choice.

Start Date:

Nov 2002

End Date:

June 2003

Position/Title:

IT & Marketing Manager

Responsibilities/
Achievements:

I started with Ragazzo as a sales assistant and quickly worked my way up to store manager, area manager and IT & Marketing manager. I was responsible for the marketing of the company along with developing a POS web based system. I also designed their first website.

Start Date:

Apr 2001

End Date:

Feb 2002

Position/Title:

Creative Designer

Responsibilities/
Achievements:

• Designing Graphics, Flash presentations.
• Building Interactive CDs & creating the CD cover
• Working within the Supply Chain Management Consulting environment
• Constructed their web site

Start Date:

Jun 1999

End Date:

Feb 2002

Position/Title:

Creative Director

Responsibilities/
Achievements:

I was involved in setting up and launching a successful internet design company with one of class colleagues in UCC. We have successfully completed a number of commissions. I have personally been involved in the design and implementation cycle of all our projects from the initial contact right through to the implementation and upload of the finished site. We received a Doras Award recently as a mark of the high quality of our Web Designs for which I am very proud. We also worked in the following areas, desktop publishing, Graphic manipulation, corporate image and marketing.

Non Technical Skills:

• Team Work: developed through group projects and research as well as through my leisure activities,
• Problem Solving: Strong Analytical and decision making skills.
• Communication: Can Speak and write clearly and make presentations to target audiences, and can persuade others towards a point of view.

Computer Skills:

I have experience the Adobe Creative Suite, along with Microsoft Office software packages.

Other:

I am the assistant manager for the Daffodil Day Cancer Collection for the Wilton Area, in March 2008 we raised €12,000