I started at 16 in a type house, just off the Kings Road in London. Setting type in Quark Xpress on a greyscale Mac IIci, 4MB RAM, 40MB hard drive. I was the first Mac Operator at Mother London before moving to Amsterdam to join 180, where I built one of the most successful in-house Studios in Europe! We delivered three World Cups for adidas, and in 2010 delivered Sony too! I’ve had a quantifiable impact producing complex and technical artworks which helped deliver award-winning creative for renowned global brands, as well as profits for the agency. I’ve managed over 100 people through my Studio; many of who have gone on to become creatives, designers, editors, creative directors, and studio managers themselves. My latest experience in IT within this highly creative environment has allowed me to become even more well-rounded in understanding the complexities of working to IT standards globally.
Career
| Company | Role | Years | ||
| Omnicom | Senior Endpoint Engineer | 2022 | ||
| 180 Amsterdam | Mac Operator, Head of Studio, IT Manager | 1999-2022 | ||
| Abacus Studios / AdMagic Group | Mac Operator | 1996-1999 | ||
| Ackroyds Design Emporium | Mac Operator | 1995-1996 | ||
| SavaCentre (Sainsburys) | Desktop Publisher | 1994-1995 | ||
| Kendrick and Company | Studio Junior | 1992-1994 |
Skills
They say is takes 10,000 hours to become and expert in something. That’s about five years working 9-5, I’ve done thirty years including overtime, so these are my six strongest skills…
| Apple Mac Administration | Studio Resources, planning, budgetting and development |
| Page layout, retouch, typography and font licensing | Colour Management and print |
| Video Production and Workflow | Data Storage and Virtualisation |
I’ve also become almost proficient in HTML, BASH scripting, 3D modeling and printing, photography and how to make a bicycle powered Christmas tree and animated gifs and HTML for PR!
Projects
Some campaigns and projects I’ve worked on, and things I’ve made.
Say Hello
You can find me on MacAdmins Slack, Insta’, TikTok, Facebook and I think I still have a MySpace page somewhere! I don’t hide, I’m Mark Kenny pretty much everywhere.
Please be gentle on any typo’s, spelling and grammar mistakes here, they will be addressed, but this has been an exercise in responsive HTML pages and SSL certificates on S3 buckets, and copywriting came second.