Medical Broadcasting Company
Philadelphia, PA
Director of Design Engineering
Responsible for integrating the latest graphics technology into web sites created at MBC. My role is to research various graphics formats, authoring tools and implementation strategies in order to make the most of the graphical navigation systems we develop. My role also spans into optimizing a site's performance; making use of graphic compression tools, graphic construct and functionality needs. Once solutions have been reached, it is my responsibility to train the graphic designers, production artists and developers what technologies and processes work best. This position works closely with our Navigation Designer in order to fully develop the end-user experience.
Secondary responsibilities include graphic design, production, light development and giving in-house seminars and training sessions.
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Computer / Technical Skills
Adobe Systems Inc.
San Jose, CA
Applications Engineer
North American Sales Team - Technical Resources Division
Responsible for learning/researching specific application features and providing training/demonstrations both in a theatre and business meeting environment. Attend trade shows, customer meetings and user groups on behalf of Adobe Systems. Assist customers in integrating Adobe applications into their current work flows. Design web pages for specific Adobe sponsored events (Adobe Academic, KMS Seminar). Became Adobe Certified Expert in PageMill/Internet Publishing, Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat.
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Computer / Technical Skills
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA
Coordinator, Multimedia Production
Office of Marketing and Strategic Support
Designed the health system's official web site, including interface and graphics. Maintain the Health Care section, involving all consumer related health information. Coordinate and develop technologies for effective communication involving various sound, animation and researching new interactive technologies. Work with media vendors to develop multimedia applications such as interactive kiosk systems, digital video, broadcast graphics and interactive telephone systems.
Also produce pages for various internet vendors such as Comcast@Home, Philadelphia Online and America Online's Digital City Philadelphia. (Corporately trained at America Online's headquarters on their native authoring system; RainmanPlus.)
Worked on interface and information structure for the consumer-based interactive phone system PENNHealth Aware (1-800-789-PENN option #2). Production includes recording voice into digital files, sub-sampling files - and transferring the files digitally to the Dialogic System (in VOX format). Corporately trained by WilTel Communications in maintaining and creating prompts (scripts) for the system from both an on-site and off-site standpoint.
Work with Computing Support office to coordinate bringing the latest technologies to the UPHS web. Responsibilities also involve supervising the Multimedia Specialist, and teaching HTML and web site maintenance procedures to the marketing staff.
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Computer / Technical Skills
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Graphic Designer
Publications Office
Designed graphical and navigational structure for The Wharton School's official web site. Also designed various publications including books, newsletters, and brochures. File formatting for remote printing, camera ready art production, new program identities, and computer illustration and photography. Work to develop more efficient methods of print production for budget considerations. Act as liaison between printer and Publications Office. Design publications for Adobe Acrobat PDF format, including hyper-text linking and ease of on-screen legibility and local printing. Develop HTML documents for Wharton's Information Network. Digitize and manipulate photography for web and printed publications. Work with outside designers to bring print publications into an electronic format. Design interfaces, and interactivity, to bring greater functionality to these documents.
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Computer / Technical Skills
St. Peter's Community Hospital
Helena, MT
Graphic Designer
Public Relations / Marketing
Wrote community newsletter and edited employee newsletter. Coordinated publications and prepared camera ready work for our in-house offset printing press. Shot and stripped negatives, stats, plates, and most post print productions. Created brochures, books, and advertisements with computer generated charts and illustrations. Worked with department heads to develop marketing strategies to implement co-hospital sponsored programs into the community. Photographed special events involving the hospital and the community for local newspapers and promotional literature.
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Computer / Technical Skills
KTVH Channel 12, NBC Studios
Big Sky Broadcasting
Helena, MT
Live Camera Operator, Studio Floor Director, Overnight Production, Master Controls
Operated cameras during local live news broadcasts. Directed the talent to coordinate with production manager during broadcasts. Also worked overnight production to edit local commercials and edit promotional commercials for the "up-coming" broadcast attractions.
Equipment list:
Cameras
JVC KY-320 |
QuantaFont CG
Character Generator |
Commodore AMIGA 2000 HD
Video Toaster
(animation, paintbrush) |
Sony Editing Control Unit
RM 450 |
EchoLab Inc.
Model SE/3
Sequencer/DVE |
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Computer / Technical Skills
Apple Macintosh OS
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe GoLive, Adobe LiveMotion, Adobe PageMill, Adobe After Effects, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Acrobat Exchange, Adobe Acrobat Distiller, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe ImageStyler, Adobe SiteMill, Adobe Streamline, Adobe Dimensions, Adobe Premiere, BBEdit, QuarkXPress, Macromadia DreamWeaver, Macromadia Director, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia SoundEdit 16, Kodak PhotoEnhancer, Extensis PhotoTools, Extensis PhotoAnimator, Elastic Reality, BarbaBatch, GIFBuilder, Compression software (Stuff-It, Compact Pro, MacZip, Bin-Hex and UUencode), Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98 & XP Professional
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMill, Adobe After Effects, Adobe GoLive, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Acrobat Exchange, Adobe Acrobat Distiller, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe ImageStyler, Adobe SiteMill, Adobe Streamline, Adobe Dimensions, Adobe Premirer, Adobe Capture, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Media Skills
Web site design (information and graphic design), animation, motion sequencing, sound manipulation, interactive projectors, presentation skills, technical writing skills, teaching / training skills.
Scripting Languages
Flash AcionScirpting, HTML 3.2, HTMLScript programming (CGI-based web application), DHTML within Macromedia DreamWeaver or Adobe GoLive, America Online's RAINMAN scripting language (for creating AOL pages), ASP (beginner), JSP (beginner), Lingo 5.0 (Macromedia Director - intermediate skill level), AppleScript (beginner), JavaScript (basics).
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