Resume
TELEVISION & FILM
Horrible Histories - The Rotton Romans Altitude Films Productions for BBC 2019 Make-up & hair daily
The Chair to Everywhere Oneview Productions 2019 Special Make-up effects artist
Abduction 2 - Revenge of the Hive Queen Oneview Productions 2018 Make-up & Hair designer
The Chosen Ones One Big Finger/JJ Film Works 2017/18 Make-up Dept head, make-up/hair designer
Abduction Oneview Productions 2016 Make-up, hair & SFX designer
Across the Universe Revolution Studios Sony Pictures 2006 Crowd hairstylist UK (1960's)
Ruby in the Smoke BBC TV Drama 2006 Make-up & hair dailies (1800's)
Its Adam & Shelley BBC comedy 2006 Make-up, hair & prosthetic application
Lillies BBC TV series Lillies productions 2006 Make-up & hair dailies (1920's)
The Friday Night Project 3 Channel 4 Princess productions 2006 Make-up & hair designer
The Unknown Stuntman Channel 4 (Trailer) 2006 Make-up Artist & Hair
Casanova BBC Drama series Red productions 2005 Chief Make-up & hair daily
The Saturday Show BBC Scotland Childrens TV 2005 Make-up Designer (location)
Junior Eurovision Song Contest Granada Television 2005 Make-up Artist
Waterloo Red Union films 2005 Make-up & hair designer
The Victim Channel 4 film season 2004 Make-up & hair designer
Coronation Street Granada TV/ITV soap opera 2000-4 Make-up & hair dailies
Island at War ITV Drama series 2003-4 Make-up & hair dailies (1940's)
Girls in Love Granada Television series 2004 Make-up & hair dailies
Indian Dream Red Productions for BBC 2003 Make-up Artist
Divas LA Productions (pilot) 2003 Make-up & hair designer
The Forsyte Saga 2 Granada Television Drama ITV 2003 Chief make-up & hair daily (1920's)
The Forsyte Saga Granada Television Drama ITV 2002 Chief make-up & hair daily (1890's)
Sunday Granada Television film ITV 2002 Make-up & hair dailies (1960's/70's)
Linda Green BBC Drama Red Productions 2001-2 Make-up & hair dailies
Nice Guy Eddie LA productions for ITV series 2001 Make-up & hair dailies
Al's Lads Evolution Films Alchemy pictures 2001-2 Make-up & hair dailies (1920's)
In his life:
The John Lennon Story Michael O'Hara productions 2000 Make-up & hair dailies (50/60's)
Byker Grove BBC Television series 1999 Make-up & hair blocks
Brookside - Double Take Mersey Television 1999 Make-up Artist
Catherine Cooksons Tilly Trotter Festival films for ITV 1998 Make-up artist & hair (1800's)
Devonshire 300 Devonshire production for BBC 1998 Make-up Designer (1698-1998)
Devils Snow Huddersfield films 1997 Make-up Designer
Brookside- The Lost Weekend Mersey Television 1997 Make-up Artist
And the beat goes on Mersey Television Drama 1996 Make-up artist & Hair (1950's)
Hollyoaks Mersey Television soap opera 1995-9 Make-up & hair
Monteverdi - Banquet of the Senses Brilliant Classics 1992 Make-up Artist & hair (Renaissance)
Brookside Mersey Television soap opera 1991-95 Make-up & hair artist
FASHION & PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK
Mintex Calenders (Make-up, Hair & Styling), Art Extreme International Ballet Competitions, Hairdressers Journal and Hair Magazine (Make-up only), Hair & Beauty, Brides, Wedding and You (Make-up & hair) Professional Photographer, Amateur Photography Magazine (Make-up, Hair & Styling) and many more.
LECTURING & TEACHING
Various Colleges of Further Education - 2007 onwards - Specialist workshops in Make-up Artistry, Airbrushing and Lifecasting
Liverpool Community College 2000-2006
Head of Make-up Department responsible for designing and executing VTCT Diploma courses in Make-up Artistry, Media & Theatrical Make-up, Fashion & Photographic Make-up, Face & Body Painting and Business Studies. 16 hours per week term time
Preston College 1993-1997
Tutor in Theatrical & Media make-up. 1 day per week term time
Grimas UK (Treasure House of Make-up) 1991-2000
Chief make-up artist responsible for training and coordinating other regional make-up artists/demonstrators and running workshops in all aspects of make-up artistry, plus national seminars and exhibition work
WRITING
Co-author of the market leading textbook 'Professional Beauty Therapy - the official guide to Level 3' (2nd, 3rd & 4th editions) published initially by Thomson Learning and now Cengage. This is the only official guide to Beauty Therapy level 3, endorsed by Habia and City & Guilds.
Responsible for writing the chapters on:
: Fashion & Photographic make-up
: Preparation, Continuity and Application of Media make-up and Special Effects. Editions published 2005 and 2008
In 2010, I wrote two additional chapters:
: Undertaking freelance work and
: Airbrush make-up published by Cengage Learning online in 2011 and on the 5th edition in 2016
EDUCATION
Liverpool John Moores University 2005 Certificate in Post Compulsory Education (Cert ED)
Preston College 1994 City & Guilds D32 & D33 Assessors Certificate
Mersey Television/John Moores University 1991 Certificate in Basic Television Make-up
Wirral Metropolitan College 1986-1990 IHBC Theatrical & Media Make-up Diploma
City & Guilds Advanced Ladies Hairdressing Diploma
City & Guilds Ladies Hairdressing Diploma
IHBC Beauty Therapy Diploma
City & Guilds Beauty Therapy Diploma
RSA Communications in Business 1& 2