About me

Hey, I'm Damian (he/him). I'm currently living in Leeds, UK. Here you can find out more about me. To start, here's a few tools I enjoy using:

See my CV

About me

Hey, I'm Damian (he/him). I'm currently living in Leeds, UK. Here you can find out more about me. To start, here's a few tools I enjoy using:

See my CV

What I'm passionate about

🏳️‍🌈 ♿️

Diversity, equality, inclusion, and accessibility

Certification

♿️ International Association of Accessibility Professionals: Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (IAAP CPACC).

🏳️‍🌈 Achieved Level 2 Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion.

Learning and sharing

♿️ Follow W3C Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Microsoft Inclusive Design Toolkit, Humane By Design, etc.

♿️ Attend conferences such as Deque's Axecon (3 years in a row).

📚 Educate colleagues, served on Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

🎓 Elected Union Councillor (Learning Disabilities) at university.

🏳️‍🌈 ♿️

Diversity, equality, inclusion, and accessibility

Certification

♿️ International Association of Accessibility Professionals: Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (IAAP CPACC).

🏳️‍🌈 Achieved Level 2 Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion.

Learning and sharing

♿️ Follow W3C Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Microsoft Inclusive Design Toolkit, Humane By Design, etc.

♿️ Attend conferences such as Deque's Axecon (3 years in a row).

📚 Educate colleagues, served on Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

🎓 Elected Union Councillor (Learning Disabilities) at university.

🌲 🌎

Sustainability

Professionally

• Follow W3C Web Sustainability Guidelines and Sustainable Web Design Community Group participant.

📚 Completed United Nations Digital4Sustainability Learning Path.

📉 Reducing carbon footprint of website. Grade B, cleaner than 75% of pages globally, with Google PageSpeed Insights rating of 98/100.

Personally

🌲 Funded 900+ trees and removal of 13KG+ of ocean-bound plastic (via Treeapp, Ecologi, and Ocean Bottle).

⚡️ Home electricity is 100% renewable (Octopus Agile tariff).

🐷 10+ years vegan, for animal welfare and sustainability.

🌲 🌎

Sustainability

Professionally

• Follow W3C Web Sustainability Guidelines and Sustainable Web Design Community Group participant.

📚 Completed United Nations Digital4Sustainability Learning Path.

📉 Reducing carbon footprint of website. Grade B, cleaner than 75% of pages globally, with Google PageSpeed Insights rating of 98/100.

Personally

🌲 Funded 900+ trees and removal of 13KG+ of ocean-bound plastic (via Treeapp, Ecologi, and Ocean Bottle).

⚡️ Home electricity is 100% renewable (Octopus Agile tariff).

🐷 10+ years vegan, for animal welfare and sustainability.

🧠 🎮

Mental health
and video games

Mental health

🏆 Achieved Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid & Workplace Advocacy.

📚 Advocated and educated about mental health in previous workplaces via posts and conversations.

Video games

🎮 Avid video game player.

🤲🏻 Volunteering for the Games Content Triggers Database.

🧠 Attended conferences such as Game UX Summit, Ethical Games Conference, GAConf, Games For Change Festival.

🧠 🎮

Mental health
and video games

Mental health

🏆 Achieved Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid & Workplace Advocacy.

📚 Advocated and educated about mental health in previous workplaces via posts and conversations.

Video games

🎮 Avid video game player.

🤲🏻 Volunteering for the Games Content Triggers Database.

🧠 Attended conferences such as Game UX Summit, Ethical Games Conference, GAConf, Games For Change Festival.

📱🎨

Tech and creativity

Tech

🤖 Currently doing bootcamp in AI, marketing and content creation.

🏆 Achieved Level 2 Certificate in Business Improvement Techniques, Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certified.

Creativity

🏆 UX Design: Uxcel #2 UX Designer 2023. Firsts predicted in previous UX degree apprenticeship. Continually upskilling via Uxcel, Salesforce, etc.

🏆 Graphic design: Diploma and Advanced Diploma (Merits).

📱🎨

Tech and creativity

Tech

🤖 Currently doing bootcamp in AI, marketing and content creation.

🏆 Achieved Level 2 Certificate in Business Improvement Techniques, Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certified.

Creativity

🏆 UX Design: Uxcel #2 UX Designer 2023. Firsts predicted in previous UX degree apprenticeship. Continually upskilling via Uxcel, Salesforce, etc.

🏆 Graphic design: Diploma and Advanced Diploma (Merits).

What I'm currently doing

Game Content Triggers Database Contributor

• Researching and recording triggers found in games. Collaborating with mental health, psychology, and gaming professionals.

• Supporting players’ mental health by enabling them to be informed about traumatic or triggering content.

See website

Game Content Triggers Database Contributor

• Researching and recording triggers found in games. Collaborating with mental health, psychology, and gaming professionals.

• Supporting players’ mental health by enabling them to be informed about traumatic or triggering content.

See website

AI, Marketing, & Content Creation Skills Bootcamp

• Content includes integrating AR, VR, and AI into Marketing Campaigns, TensorFlow, Google Trends, ethics, privacy, AI for customer segmentation, predictive marketing, personalisation, music, video, voiceovers, etc.

See syllabus

AI, Marketing, & Content Creation Skills Bootcamp

• Content includes integrating AR, VR, and AI into Marketing Campaigns, TensorFlow, Google Trends, ethics, privacy, AI for customer segmentation, predictive marketing, personalisation, music, video, voiceovers, etc.

See syllabus

Awards and certifications

🏆

I'm award-winning and certified

Uxcel Top 10 Designer 2023
Uxcel Top 10 UX Designer 2023
IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competancies badge
Google Analytics Certified badge
Microsoft MTA Software Development Fundamentals 2020 badge
Salesforce Trailhead Ranger badge

More and further details coming soon!

🏆

I'm award-winning and certified

Uxcel Top 10 Designer 2023
Uxcel Top 10 UX Designer 2023
IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competancies badge
Google Analytics Certified badge
Microsoft MTA Software Development Fundamentals 2020 badge
Salesforce Trailhead Ranger badge

More and further details coming soon!

Hobbies and interests

🇯🇵 ⛩️

Learning Japanese

🇯🇵 ⛩️

Learning Japanese

🖥️ 📚

Learning new things

🖥️ 📚

Learning new things

🪷🧘🏻‍♂️

Meditation and yoga

🪷🧘🏻‍♂️

Meditation and yoga

Let's connect! 💬

Have a question, comment, or want to
work together or chat about interests?

Email me

🛠️ Made with 💜 by Damian Summersall © 2024.
🌇 All icons, images, fonts licensed for use via Unsplash and Creative Commons (CC).

🌱 This site runs on ⚡️sustainable energy and has a carbon rating of B, cleaner than 75% of pages tested.

💬
Let's connect!

Have a question, comment, or want to
work together or chat about interests?

Email me

🛠️ Made with 💜 by Damian Summersall © 2024.

🌇 All icons, images, fonts licensed for use via Unsplash and Creative Commons (CC).

🌱 This site runs on ⚡️sustainable energy and has a carbon rating of B, cleaner than 75% of pages tested.