About me

I've been an author/illustrator for 30 years specialising in children. I'm also the creator of Bing, and worked with the development, writing, and design team to make the Emmy-Award-winning animated television adaptation screening on CBeebies and in 80+ other countries.

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Work history

Creator/DeveloperEncycle Studios
Oct 2015Belfast, United KingdomFreelance
Creator, development, character/location design, scriptwriting on new children's animated series, still in development as of 2020
Freelance Author/IllustratorPenguin Random House UK
Sep 1988London, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance author/illustrator with long client list, including HarperCollins, Random House, David Fickling Books, Hachette, Penguin, Transworld, and Dorling Kindersley. Illustration clients include The Times, Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Times Educational Supplement, The Independent, The European, The Daily Mail, The Daily and Sunday Telegraph.

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Skills

• Illustration
• Character Design
• Video Scriptwriting
• Development Sketching
• Music Recording
• Sculptural Installation

Education

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Bachelors degree in engineeringBrown University
Sep 1979 - Jun 1983Providence, United States
I studied cross-discipline engineering with additional studies in electronic music, classical organ, and art, and served as the university's assistant organist.

Awards

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International Emmy AwardEmmy Awards
Bing
BAFTABAFTA
Nominated for Bing

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