Resume
published author/editor
- Daily Guideposts 2007, Contributing Author
- HTML: A Beginner’s Guide, Osborne/McGraw-Hill , 11/2000, revised 2003 and 2006(Author)
- Mac OS X in 10 Steps or Less, Wiley, 02/2004 (Author)
- Photoshop 7: Tips & Techniques, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 6/2002 (Author)
- Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide, published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 5/2001 (Author)
Acted as technical editor for several other books, including Javascript: A Beginner’s Guide (McGraw-Hill) and Web Usability (McGraw-Hill). Freelance writer for trade magazines.
top-notch consultant
FREELANCE CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT 1998 – present
Provide a variety of web & instructional consulting, project management, marketing and design services. Clients include The Pomerantz Agency, Brennan Response, Carton Donofrio Partners, DMG Consulting, L.L.Bean, The National Marine Electronics Association, Sunset Harbor Marina, and Marine Trades Association of Maryland. Also provide pro bono services for several community non-profit organizations, including Homestead Wakefield Elementary, Chop Point School and Positive 89.3FM (WMSJ).
* Project management: Gather/define requirements. Identify potential problem areas and resolve. Manage projects from concept to creation.
* Multimedia/web: Design information architecture, user interface, and page/screen functionality. Edit/develop content for on-screen readability. Ensure usability. Work with back-end teams to integrate content management and other business systems.
* E-mail marketing: Design e-mail. Ensure usability among a variety of e-mail readers. Set-up tracking/statistics methods.
* Print: Develop marketing copy. Design piece. Pre-flight piece. Manage printer/vendor relationships.
* Identity/branding: Develop marketing copy. Design logo. Create identity system.
Marketing Manager, MEP MSI 2004 – 2005
Managed cross-functional marketing communications needs, ensuring all communications and training tools appropriately reflected the brand. Identified need for and evaluated new and emerging technologies to support communications and learning system strategies. Managed vendor relationships. Supported marketing needs for salespeople in offices in five states, with products being delivered in over 20 states throughout the country. Overhauled curriculum of 11 training products to unify the brand, reduce costs and update content.
Art Director, USWeb Corp., Burlington, MA 1997 – 1998
Oversaw creative strategy of the Boston office of a leading Internet consulting firm. Responsible for design & development of client Internet, intranet and extranet Web sites. Mentored design staff. Managed client relationships. Member of Creative Council, which guided corporate design methodology. Clients included TFC Textron, Inc., Crestar Bank, The TJX Companies, Inc. and Eastman Software.
Creative Director, Fishnet NewMedia, Bourne, MA 1996 – 1997
Responsible for producing & maintaining corporate site as well as all corporate identity and promotional materials. Managed entire design process for client projects, from concept to launch. Clients included AEI Logistics, Open Solutions Consulting, and Implant Sciences.
experienced instructor
Contract Instructor & Lecturer, 1999 – present
Teach and provide curriculum consulting for a variety of courses related to graphic design and Web development, throughout the U.S., at schools such as Boston University, University of New England and training centers like TrainX and New Horizons. Develop test banks, slides and other instructional materials for McGraw-Hill’s computer education division.
Instructor, The Interactive Factory, Boston, MA 1997 – 2000
“Web Graphics & Multimedia,” “Basic Photoshop, ” “HTML”
Instructor, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA 1997 – 1998
“Graphic Design Tech Lab”
skilled professional
- Expert knowledge of Mac & Windows OS, Illustrator, Photoshop, Pagemaker, InDesign, QuarkXPress, BBedit, XHTML , CSS, MS Office, Dreamweaver and Acrobat.
- Additional experience with Painter, GoLive, Freehand, Premiere, Director, Flash, Fireworks, After Effects, DHTML, XML, JavaScript and Perl.
- Traditional illustration skills (including oil, acrylic, marker, pencil, watercolor, pen and ink, and printing techniques) and photography skills (including basic black and white darkroom experience).
certified expert
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California August 1996
ADOBE CERTIFIED EXPERT (ACE), Photoshop
