A Brief History

 From a very young age, I wanted to be a designer. I might not have always known what I wanted to design, but I knew I wanted to be a designer.

After coasting through primary and secondary school, I finally got to choose my own path and studied 3D design at South Essex College. It was here where I started to shape my career and decided that I had a real passion for interior design.

After gaining my BTEC National Diploma in 3D Design, I started studying Interior Design at the University of Essex in 2011. It was here where I started to hone my skills in 3D modelling.

In 2014, I graduated with a 2:2 BA hons in Interior Design and eventually begin my working career at RDS.

I spent just over 2 years with RDS and it proved to be a brilliant first job! RDS’ portfolio allowed me to work across a wide range of clients and gave me the platform use my 3D skills in a professional environment and within a short period of time I became the go to 3D guy for a number of projects across every department in the company.

In 2017 I was head hunted by catering equipment company CCE to set up their 3D department. During this time I helped establish 3D as a key feature within the company and also trained the rest of the design staff to utilise the new system. In my 3 years at CCE, I worked with some of the biggest hospitality brands in the world and some of the best Chefs in the industry.

At the start of 2020, Covid-19 brought my time at CCE to an end. Due to the pandemic, my family had to shield due to health reasons and I was subsequently made redundant.

This however gave me the opportunity to venture out on my own as a freelance designer. times were tough and due to the current climate, opportunities were hard to come by but I continued with Concept Dog and built up a strong reputation within the grass roots football community, designing logos, kits and banners for teams all around the world as well design services for local companies.

In 2021 I teamed up with my business partner Chris Law and founded REACT - Social Media Management. The aim was to offer affordable content and social media management to local businesses to help them utilise an overlooked aspect of their business.

Throughout 2021 and 2022 I continued to grow both by business and my freelance work, working with a range of different clients across a multitude of industries.

My career was developing and I was finding some success with my other skills in photography and Video and I wanted to push this further and continue to work with companies and brands that I found interesting. In 2022 I made the difficult decision to close Concept Dog Design and React Social media as limited companies. I had parted ways with good friend and business partner Chris Law and decided to continue as a sole trader. And offer all my skills under my own name.

I started 2023 with the same aim, to create professional and affordable media content for local businesses and decided to launch OG Socials.

If you require creative services and would like to discuss a project or an idea, please contact me today!