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About Me & Resume

Hello, my name is Martyn Jones. I am originally from Wales (Wiki link) in the UK, but I have been based in South East Asia for the past 4 years. I am passionate about Interaction Design and derive a lot of satisfaction from being apart of this emerging field. Recently I have been involved with modern pedagogical research and eLearning projects. I am keen to pursue the idea that constructivist approaches to information dissemination and acquisition, emotional intelligence and interaction design overlap greatly and that the right combination will lead to some very engaging and powerful human-computer interactive experiences.

Employment History

August 2008 – current
Front-end Developer
Mind Candy : London

(Image Right: Moshi Monsters – Mind Candy’s primary product)

August 2008 – May 2009
Senior Developer & Project Lead
Playware Studios Asia : Singapore

2007 – July 2008
Digital Media Administrator and National Council Member
National Association for JET Programme Participants : Japan

(Image Right: Certificate of Appreciation from the central Japanese government in Tokyo, recognising my contribution to the Japanese public sector)

2005 – July 2008
Instructor & Materials Designer
Tomiai Board of Education : Kumamoto, Japan

2001 – 2005
Digital Media Designer
KODE DIGITAL LTD (Interactive Design Agency) : UK

2000 – 2001
SILVERBURCH SYSTEMS LTD (IT Consultancy) : UK
Internet Applications Developer

Qualifications

Japanese – currently studying:
> Japanese Language Proficiency Test level 2

Japanese – completed:
> Japanese Language Proficiency Test level 3
> CLAIR Advanced Correspondence Course
> CLAIR Intermediate Correspondence Course
> CLAIR Beginner Correspondence Course
> YMCA Intermediate Intensive Japanese Course

i-to-i 80 hour Teaching English as a Foreign Language course
> with additional grammar awareness specialist and young learners specialist

Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Computer Science
> University of Southampton, UK (2000)

3 A Levels: Computer Science, Economics, Pure Maths’ & Statistics
9 GCSE’s; Additional Mathematics Merit

Consultancy

Design Consultant for Broadband Wales (Welsh Development Agency)

Design Consultant for Creative Industries (Welsh Development Agency)

I-independents Online Magazine/Download Store (Kode/BT RichMedia)

Newport Collage: Best Practices for Designing eLearning Applications

Website Design

For the following projects I am credited with:
> Requirements Analysis & Feasibility Study
> Project Management & Client Liaison
> Information Architecture Design & Implementation
> User Interface Design & Implementation
> Motion Design
> Photoshop, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Flex, AIR, ActionScript, PHP, MySQL

Artes Mundi: Europe’s Largest Visual Arts Award

Boomerang TV : UK independent television producer

Building for Life Wales: showcase of the best contemporary housing schemes in Wales
http://www.buildingforlifewales.org/

Design Commission For Wales : Champions high standards of architecture, landscape and urban design

Discovery Channel (Multilingual) : European & Asian online presence

Robert Earnshaw: British football star

Fulmar TV: Independant British Television Producer

Golleyslater: Leading UK advertising agency

Moloko: UK Nightclub

National AJET : National Association for JET Programme Participants
Link to Redesign

PolarEclipse : network of electronica artists in the UK
http://www.polareclipse.com/

S4Ci : Corporate Division of National Broadcaster, S4C

Telesgop : Independent British Television Producer
http://www.telesgop.co.uk/

Computer Games & Interactive Educational Materials

4Di: Future Schools
Singapore Government Infocomm Development Authority

This leverages 3D educational games with simulations, interactive digital media and mobile learning applications. The games are designed to support experiential and inquiry-based learning. As students participate in the games, they can role play, collaborate in decision-making situations and learn problem-solving skills. In addition, students can immerse in real-world scenarios in a 4D laboratory equipped with multi-sensory tools. Thus, students will enjoy rich learning experiences which are anchored in both the real and virtual worlds.

Singtel’s overview of the 4Di project

VLTrek: Future Schools
Singapore Government Infocomm Development Authority

The underlying principle is constructivist. Students construct their own knowledge in partnership with other students, teachers or parents, building information on what they need to know. Since the solution is student-centric, the students become masters of information, media and technology, which fosters ingenuity and creativity.

Civica’s overview of the VLTrek project

The Future of Learning Enabled by Infocomm

Jonesville : Learning Welsh at Home
The BBC (British Broadcasting Federation)
Jonesville