Simon Griffee
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~New York City
+1.347.498.5369
simongriffee@gmail.com  
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Summary
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16 years of professional experience working as a web & graphic designer with broad knowledge of web technologies. Expert graphic design, HTML & CSS. Proficient user experience & interaction design. Competent Python,  Django & JavaScript.

Experience
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APRIL 2015 – PRESENT (1 year)
United Nations, Columbia University, Milton Glaser, Etc, New York - Freelance Designer
* Designed & submitted U+23FF Observer Eye Symbol accepted by Unicode Consortium.
* Doubled number of event bookings for Columbia University’s Italian Academy.
* Worked with Milton Glaser (I ❤︎ NY) to complete 6-figure design project.
* Reduced errors by 30% in archival process of Ban Ki-moon’s documents. 

JUNE 2009 – APRIL 2015 (5 years)
Food & Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Rome, Italy - UX Designer & Developer
* Increased country pest reporting by 40% with IPPC website redesign. 
* 20% funding increase from countries & donors after identity design work to raise awareness of IPPC.
* Successfully advocated for version control with Git & GitHub & created bug reporting app.

1999 – JUNE 2009 (10 years)
Companies, Startups & Schools, London, Rome & San Francisco - Designer, Developer, Teacher
* Helped Mylius Yachts sell its first vessel with user experience, advertising & communications design.
* Raised student applications by 15% with design & advertising work for AOSR.
* Increased applications by 20% with web & UX design for the Australian Plant Biosecurity Program.
* Increased impression-to-click rates by 30% with UX design for business news video website.
* UX, interaction & graphic design work for startups, marketing & fintech companies worldwide.
* Designed & coded one of the first web standards-compliant corporate websites in Europe. 

Education
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SEPTEMBER 1996 – JUNE 1999 (3 years)
* Bournemouth University - B.A. Creative Advertising — Art Direction, Copywriting & Design.
* Arts University Bournemouth - City & Guilds Diploma, Distinction — Photography.

Skills
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* Graphic Design
* Web Design & Development
* User Experience Design
* User Interface Design
* Interaction Design
* Human-Computer Interaction
* Copywriting
* Art Direction
* HTML
* CSS
* JavaScript
* Python & Django
* Git
* GitHub
* Unix shell
* Textmate
* Adobe Creative Suite
* Cactus
* Writing
* Digital Pen Tablet
* Pen
* Pencil
* Chalk
* Scissors
* Paper
* Guitar
* Basketball

Awards, Exhibitions, Workshops
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* Penumbra Member Show, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, 2015.
* Helped Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden organize, pack & move his body of work.
* Magnum Photos Workshops, Paris 2013, Wolverhampton 2012,  Cortona 2011.
* In The Cave, Group Exhibition, The Room Gallery, Rome 2013.
* Libero Pensiero, Solo Exhibition, I Granai, Rome, 2008.
* 1st Place, Premio di Fotografia Estemporanea, Bracciano, 2008.
* Per Volquartz Workshop, Joshua Tree, California, 2007.
* Stanford University Concept Design Workshop at d.school, 2006.
* Lived in a cooperative house in Oakland, California for 2 years.
* Traveled extensively. Lived in Brazil, Tunisia, Italy, England & the United States.
* Walked over 500km to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain.
* Lived in a forestry research outpost in the Brazilian cerrado for 2 years.