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1. Iona Waterston BA (Hons) MSc
Knowledge Manager Fixed term contract July 2015 –
extended to Sept 16
NHS Education for
Scotland
www.qihub.scot.nhs.uk
 UX / Website management: Stakeholder communication and analysis of user needs to develop
content (text, images and video), Adobe Photoshop, metadata, wireframes, user needs analysis.
 UX / Digital strategy: Website governance documentation, website content audit, competitive
analysis, website quality assurance, content recommendations, content editor management and
Google Analytics.
 Social media: Co-managing a Twitter account @NHS_QIHub with daily tweets and retweets
 Marketing: Conference attendances with stand, email flyers and Twitter campaigns
E-learning Content
Developer
Maternity cover July 2014 – July 2015 University of
Edinburgh
 E-learning project management: Project management of Moodle site - requirements gathering,
user needs analysis, project plan, Adobe Photoshop, site design and content development -
online e-learning best practice website in Moodle. Wrote series of e-learning guides.
 Video experience: Filmed a series of videos for a postgraduate course including one about - the
new tram system in Edinburgh and edited video using Adobe Premier Pro.
 E-learning: Provided staff support with Blackboard and Moodle (VLE’s) and web 2.0
Website PM Freelance Jan 2015 Eagle Car Sales
www.eaglecarsalesandrecovery.com
 Website development: Project managed and designed website for a local business. User
requirements, wireframes, design, Adobe Photoshop and content management.
Digital Designer 3 month temporary
contract
Apr 2014 – June 2014 Edinburgh Napier
University
Experienced digital professional. Achieved an MSc in 2003 in Interactive
Multimedia Systems. Over the past ten years I have worked on a variety of
contract roles in digital, e-learning and e-health projects. I am experienced in
web project management, digital website content, online learning content,
multimedia, accessibility, usability, e-learning, Adobe CS, SEO, Google
Analytics and social media.
E-mail: ionawater@googlemail.com
Tel: 07946590958
Address: Dunfermline, Scotland
Portfolio: My portfolio
www.linkedin.com/in/ionawaterston

2. Iona Waterston BA (Hons) MSc
www.napier.ac.uk
 Video development: Project managed two publicity videos for the University, delivering videos
within an agreed timescale. Storyboards and scriptwriting - Video 1 and Video 2.
 Website content management: Content development for the university website in SharePoint
Webmaster Maternity cover and
extension
Aug 2012 – April
2014
Fife College,
Dunfermline
www.fife.ac.uk, weddings.carnegieconferencecentre.co.uk, www.carnegieconferencecentre.co.uk,
http://business.fife.ac.uk
 UX / Website project management: Project management, requirements gathering, user
analysis, stakeholder consultation, Excel project plan, team co-ordination skills, iterative
development, graphic design, Adobe Dreamweaver and Photoshop, content management.
http://business.fife.ac.uk
 Website content management: Managed content on College website www.fife.ac.uk
 Digital strategy: Google analytics reporting, usability, Google AdWords, SEO and PPC campaigns
IT Healthcare
Educational Manager
Fixed term contract July 11 – Aug 2012 University of
Dundee
 Digital management: Project managed a website for the clinical skills ward, an e-learning app
and a video portal – project planning, wireframing, supplier relationships, stakeholder
management and communications.
 Digital strategy: Working group management, Video portal management, Google analytics,
social media, technology management (hardware and software) in a medical ward environment
(£1 million), wrote an 80 page IT governance documentation and digital project proposals.
Digital Developer 1 month temp
contract
Feb 2011 – Mar 2011 RBS, Edinburgh
 Digital strategy: Wrote a recommendations report on the Technology Services Intranet for RBS.
Digital Specialist 6 FT contract Aug 2010 – Jan 2011 Standard Life,
Edinburgh
www.standardlife.co.uk
 Digital visual experience: Part of user experience team which delivered the new VI (visual
interface) for the new Standard Life website (£5 million). Wireframes using Visio and UAT.
E- training developer 3 month temp
contract
May 2010 – Aug 2010 Disclosure
Scotland, Glasgow
www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
 E-learning project: Designed and developed e-learning training resource for staff in Adobe Flash
Computing Officer 3 month temp
contract
Feb 2010 – April 2010 Stirling University
 SharePoint CMS: Created a series of departmental SharePoint sites and web content
Web Consultant 6 month maternity Aug 2009 – Jan 2010 Kent University

3. Iona Waterston BA (Hons) MSc
 Website project and team management: www.kent.ac.uk/music
Learning and Web
Technologist
Permanent role Mar 2005 – Jan 2009 Edinburgh Napier
University
 UX / Web development: project management, user needs analysis, development, Adobe
Dreamweaver and Photoshop, graphic design, content development, testing.
www.restore.ac.uk/PEAS and www.napier.ac.uk/ed/studyskills
 E-learning: VLE, multimedia, podcasts, discussion tools, Second Life, wikis and blogs
 Digital Strategy: Wrote web accessibility guidelines, report on Web 2.0 and Google Analytics
Qualifications
2001 – 2003 MSc Interactive Multimedia Systems Liverpool JM University
My MSc core modules included Virtual Reality, Multimedia Systems and Technology, Human Computer
Interaction and Internetworking. Final thesis - usability of an e-home interface developed in Flash.
1995 – 1999 Politics and Sociology B.A (Hons) 2/1 Glasgow and MMU
1993 Sixth Year Studies St. Denis and Cranley School, Edinburgh
Geography: B English: C History: D
1992 Highers St. Denis and Cranley School, Edinburgh
History: B English: C Geography: B Biology: A
1991 Standard Grades St. Denis and Cranley School, Edinburgh
History – 1, English – 1, Maths – 2, French – 1 Geography – 1, Biology – 1, Chemistry – 1
2013 Art and Design certificate, Fife College
2009 Project Management Certificate, Kent University
2008 Keyboard Skills (70 WPM), Pitman Training, Edinburgh
2001 Digital Multimedia HNC, WEVH Manchester
Voluntary work experience
1998 – 2000 Oxfam work experience Manchester
1993 – 1994 Volunteering gap year South Africa
Referees
Available on request