Highly
experienced Multimedia Designer, Production Manager & Developer with an
unblemished client satisfaction record.
SUMMARY
OF QUALIFICATIONS
q Macromedia Flash
Design & Development - Over 7 years experience creating Flash presentations
for both on-line and off-line uses such as CD-ROM based presentations and kiosk
applications. Many projects have utilized external data to allow instant localization,
text editing, graphic, audio and link customization without requiring edits
to the original source material. Proficient with application development in
Flash MX 2004 Pro (including Actionscript 2, and 3rd party component integration
as well as Flash-toflash and Javascript-to_Flash communication.)
Sample
links below
q Macromedia Director
Design & Development - Over 14 years experience (including utilization
of Lingo and Xtras) creating learning materials, trade-show presentations, corporate
CD-ROM’s, Game shows, “Instant Win” games, digital portfolios, and software
simulations & prototypes. Projects have included client-customizable content,
embedded media such as Flash/Actionscript content, audio & music, web pages,
PowerPoint material, PDF’s, video (MPEG, AVI, QT, WMF formats) LAN communication
(multi-screen tradeshow presentations) and web-updateable content.
q Software Design, Management
and Production – 11 years experience with PC software game and productivity
software design. Over a dozen published edutainment and action game software
titles including several of the “Where is… Carmen Sandiego” products, “Prince
of Persia”, “Marty Mouse” and many other titles. Lead designer of several productivity
software packages including an on-line tradeshow management system and a personal
project management software package. Extensive use of Microsoft Visio for product
planning and interface design. Traditional techniques used for storyboarding
and conceptualization.
q Web Design & Production
– Over 8 years experience with hand-coding HTML as well as web-design software
such as Dreamweaver, Composer, Publisher and Framemaker. Projects have included:
Custom Javascript and Java applet utilization, CGI scripts (form-mail), PayPal
and eCommerce implementation. Sample links below
q Project Management –
11 years experience managing small to mid-size (1 – 12 participants) multimedia
projects including educational and entertainment consumer software packages,
short and long-term corporate multimedia projects, and productivity software
packages. Extensive experience training staff on efficient software usage and
development methods. Often collaborated with software developers for in-house
production-tools development.
q Graphic Design &
Animation – 18 years total experience developing graphics, illustrations,
product labels, graphic icons & buttons, software “skins”. 2 years experience
creating “texture art” for 3-D models. 5 years experience creating 2D computer
animation. (Artwork created primarily using the Adobe suite of products. Animation
primarily created using Macromedia products.)
q Print Design & Corporate
Branding – 6+ years experience creating "camera-ready" print pieces for
advertising, promotions and trade show collateral. Often required to create
original logos and labels for clients and always responsible for maintaining
a consistent, branded identity through carefully planned composition, color
and other design elements. (Artwork created primarily using the Adobe suite
of products.)
q Other Professional Skills
– 7 years experience corporate Scriptwriting, 9 years experience with audio,
music and sound effects editing, 4 years experience creating cross-platform,
auto-start CD-ROMs, 5 years experience with PowerPoint presentations (including
experience with embedded OLE objects such as .swf's and video), 2 years experience
creating software installers using InstallerVISE software, 3 years on-site tradeshow
experience, 5 years experience PC System hardware/software upgrading and troubleshooting.
q Other Software Skills
– (Windows, Mac, and UNIX operating systems)
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe InDesign, Sound
Edit Pro/16, Sound Forge, Debabelizer, GIF Movie Gear, Swish, Macromedia Fireworks,
Adobe Acrobat, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, HTML (Notepad), Adobe FrameMaker,
Painter, Basic JAVA Programming, Basic JavaScript Programming, Microsoft Office
Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Quark, Microsoft Visio, various scanning and
screen-capture software packages. Also exposed to various 3D software packages,
graphics processing utilities, and web-page authoring tools.
EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY
"MIKEYMEDIA",
SANTA CLARA, CA
Freelance Flash, Web and Multimedia Designer - 2/01 to present
- www.mikeymedia.com
- Personal Flash-based portfolio web site.
- www.konapremium.com
- Projects have included web design and logo and label
design, ASP "form-mail" programming, setup of an eBay storefront
- followed by PayPal, then full eCommerce implementation; also created an
unusual five-minute
Flash presentation (found in the "Tour" section of the site),
a customizable Flash-based
"news" banner, and performed script writing functions for these
and other promotional efforts.
- www.visionstrio.com
- Flash web site for a trio of young singers. Includes pop-up windows and
custom-made audio samples.
- www.clearshape.com
- Web site includes Flash menu in framed HTML pages with Javascript-to-Flash
and Flash-to-Flash communication.
- www.laceherbal.com
- Web site for home based business in Sonoma California.
-
HP Research and Development Labs
– 6 minute Flash presentation for HP’s Information Dynamics Lab.
Fast turn-around project also included Flash coding to allow communication
between HTML code and the embedded Flash on the page (not shown in sample)
- John
Howell Illustration
- Flash web site for a commercial illustrator. Includes custom javascript
“pop-up” code.
- www.pinebush.com
- Designed a template to “lighten up” the look and feel of the
Pinebush Technologies website. Includes Javascript buttons and Flash content.
(Not yet implemented on main Pinebush site as of 12/5/04.)
- www.halamafarms.com
- Managed the design and development of Flash-based web site. Includes externally
loaded content for easy updates. Also invented the technique for creating
the “steam animation” viewed at the opening page of the site.
- Cadence
Design Systems - (8 week, on-site project) Created multiple, Macromedia
Director-based presentations for Cadence's largest annual trade-show event
(the Design Automation Conference), as well as a Flash
banner for their corporate web-site promoting the show. Presentations
included the integration of 'Flash' content, software demonstration videos,
external PowerPoint control, all managed with a hidden user-interface. Also
coded the Flash
Header on their home
page starting January '05.
- China
Mobile Soft - 3 day turn-around project involving two Flash banners for
the company web site.
- www.accellion.com
- Informative 2 ½ minute Flash presentation
- MapInfo
Corporation
- HTML interface design for Lead tracking software (includes
JavaScript for button rollovers and tooltips)
- www.vialto.com
- Short-term web design project. 3-day turnaround for
whole site.
- DHD
Media - Several print pieces, animated
"logo build" (based on pre-exisiting logo), customizable show clock and
screen-saver, PDF files, various signage and business cards prepared for a
large, national trade-show event.
- Saratoga
Data Systems
- Site completed and approved in less than three days
(including all technical graphics.).
- Shearwater,
Inc - Created
full-length (5 minute) on-line promotional presentation of Shearwater's "HyperXpress"
printing and plotting software.
- www.njtlaw.com
- Web site for Orlando based attorney.
- Pinebush
Technologies, Inc.
- Several "same-day turnaround" jobs including
animating their logo for a Flash banner and a software status indicator for
their software.
- www.orlandoovertime.com
- Project included server-side CGI scripting for "Tell
a Friend" function.
- www.3d4play.com
- Portfolio site for 3D artist created entirely in shades
of grey.
- www.logichron.com
(private) Curently only Flash logo
is available to public.
- www.calmicro.com
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MINDSPAN,
INC., ATLANTA, GA
Contract Kiosk Interface Designer (off-site) - 7/04 to Present
- Implemented
Flash-based Kiosk interface for C++ based foot/walk measuring device. (Device
is used by various nationally recognized shoe brands including "The Athlete's
Foot.")
- Flash
application files read all content from external data sources allowing for
various user selections, localization of text and audio, as well as branding
of all logos, screen fonts, backgrounds and other imagery.
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INHANCE,
INC., SAN JOSE, CA
Contract Multimedia (Director & Flash) Developer (on-site)
- 5/02 to Present
- Created
several CD-ROM's for the Cisco Sales and Support groups that provide informative
video content, menus of links to applicable web pages, embedded PowerPoint
content, and PDF formatted literature. Interfaces are created using Macromedia
Director, often with an embedded menu created in Flash.
- Created
Director-based tradeshow tool, branded for Genentech that allows the presenter
to customize the text displayed for a given presentation, launch PowerPoint
presentations and video in a specified order, and control the whole show with
familiar PowerPoint mouse and key clicks.
- Created
Cross-Platform, CD-based sales presentation for RAE Systems, Inc. using Macromedia
Director. Program functions included updateable content and incorporated several
3rd party Xtras, as well as Flash, PowerPoint, MPEG, PDF, and audio integration.
Customizable web-connectivity and feedback functions were also developed.
Project completed under very tight deadline.
- Created
training CD for Cisco Systems using Macromedia Director which included programmatic
integration of several video formats, and timed voice-over. Presentation also
includes simulations of several web-based software applications, and links
to pertinent web sites.
- Responsible
for the company's digital portfolio content and interface programming for
a CD-ROM mailing in 2002.
Also contributed to the companies VIP portfolio presentation by providing
code to launch and control other software in the Macromedia MultiUser Server
environment.
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HEWLETT
PACKARD, INC., CUPERTINO, CA
Contract Multimedia
Designer (on-site) - 3/03
- 8/03
- Created
Flash based presentations, varying in length from 30 seconds to three minutes,
used for purposes including bundled software tutorials (on all new HP and
Compaq home computers) and "end-cap" retail displays.
These Flash presentations utilize external text files to allow instant
localization, text editing, and link customization without requiring edits
to the original source material.
Sample 1
(Image Zone)
Sample
2 ("Get Broadband" - Compaq version)
Sample
3 ("Get Broadband" - HP version)
- Developed
numerous "skins" for the interface of HP's "Organize"
software packages.
- Icon
design for HP support links found in the "Start Menu" of all new
HP Pavilion computers.
- Created
several interactive, animated Flash images for the "About My HP Computer"
documentation provided with all new HP and Compaq computers. This allowed
users of HP computers to explore the hardware features of their computer purchase
through the use of an interactive chassis diagram.
As with all Flash work done for HP, these Flash presentations utilize external
text files to allow instant localization, text editing, and link customization.
Sample
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Sample
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CADENCE
DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC., SAN JOSE, CA
Contract Graphics Editor (on-site) - 7/01 to 11/01
- Researched,
designed, and implemented Cadence's PV Technical Publications Intranet site
using Macromedia Dreamweaver. Website was then made to be editable within
Netscape Composer.
- Created
CD-ROM labels, manual covers, and other print-based media for product rollouts
and beta releases. Utilized Adobe Framemaker, Photoshop, Illustrator as well
as UNIX-based paint programs such as GIMP.
- Supported
staff training and development of web graphics methodologies and techniques
to improve overall efficiency.
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LOGICHRON,
INC., SANTA CLARA, CA
Lead Product Designer - 1/01 to present
- Primary
designer of GUI and user experience for Desktop/Internet based project management
system.
- Utilized
Macromedia Director for prototyping and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for
graphics production, logo design, and icon creation.
- Programmed
a data editing and filtering program, as well as a chart and report development
system using Macromedia Flash and several third-party plugins.
- Created
banners and other dynamic content with Macromedia Flash.
- Utilized
Microsoft Visio to map out application's user experience.
- Website
and web application prototype created using Macromedia Dreamweaver and Microsoft
Office Suite.
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FLYING
BEYOND, INC., SAN JOSE, CA
New Media Specialist - 9/98 to 2/01
- Created
Multimedia presentations and tools, integrating digitized video, graphic and
audio assets using Macromedia Director (with Lingo programming language and
"Xtras" integration), Macromedia Flash (with Action Scripting),
Sound Forge, PowerPoint, and other software applications.
- Created
web enabled Flash productions, banners, and 'corporate intros'.
- Designed
and programmed customizable desktop navigation tools for accessing PowerPoint,
PDF, and Word document libraries using Macromedia Flash and Director.
- Provided
new media trade-show theater content packages with animated "show clocks"
client-side show control, custom branded screen savers, and programmatically
selected music loop streams.
- Incorporated
multiple screen theater shows with network synchronization, and corporate
"game shows" with dynamic content read from Microsoft Word.
- Developed
"instant win" laptop games in Macromedia Director with client-side
prize customization and award control, and GUI and product prototypes.
- Prepared
graphics and print collateral production for logo and branding design, icons
and symbol design, GUI design, web identity design, trade show theater print
collateral and wall graphics primarily using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Managed
and facilitated all facets of multimedia project development such as budgeting
and scheduling, providing on-site support for multimedia content at events
and tradeshows, as well the design and implementation of company's "digital
portfolio" CD and web content.
- Maintained
all company hardware and software systems and provided troubleshooting and
technical support as required.
- Clients
included:
Hewlett
Packard, Cisco, Sony, Inktomi, Hitachi, 3Com, SBC, Microsoft, Nortel, MP3.com,
Phillips, AboveNet, Natura Pet, SBC, Virata, WebNexus
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EVENTNET,
INC., SAN JOSE, CA
Contract User Experience Designer - 12/98 to 1/01
- Utilized
Microsoft Visio, Macromedia Director, and other graphics tools to design and
mock up the GUI and user experience for a web-based tradeshow management application.
- Created
and ran demonstrations for investors.
- Researched
various tools and other resources to facilitate efficient production.
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OBERON
LABS, MALTA, EUROPE
Contract Production Supervisor and Trainer (on-site) - 2/98 to 5/98
- Provided
on-site consultation with a European software company specializing in CBL
and multimedia promotions.
- Supervised
all aspects of development of early-learning products while enhancing and
refining production process for future projects.
- Trained
staff to utilize tools and techniques to ensure maximum quality and timeliness.
- Created
all character and incidental animation, interactivity, and "multimedia
learning tools" for early-learning software product using Macromedia
Director.
- Completed
the storyboards, animations for 16 characters and twenty pages of dynamic
audio and visual content, coding and testing in 24 days.
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XULU
ENTERTAINMENT, SAN JOSE, CA
Product Development Specialist - 4/96 to 7/97
- Provided
direction, support, and graphics to 3-D art staff.
- Created
illustrative designs, content, and customer interface conceptualizations for
V.R. entertainment and facilities development.
- Supported
3-D artists with custom 'texture art' for mapping onto 3-D geometries, and
'source control' environment for graphic and audio assets.
- Edited
sound effects and tested product elements to ensure quality control.
- Tested
product elements and supported 'source control' environment for graphic and
audio assets to ensure quality control.
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ELLIOTT
- PORTWOOD PRODUCTIONS, PETALUMA, CA
Game Designer / Development Director - 1/94 to 3/96
- Designed
and oversaw production of educational and entertainment CD-ROM products.
- Responsible
for directing production staff and maintaining quality and consistency of
all visual and narrative elements for software packages within allotted time,
budget and technical parameters.
- Jointly
responsible with Programming Lead for conceptualization of production procedures,
utilities and authoring tools.
- Responsible
for interface design and prototyping of games using Macromedia Director.
- Sound
and dialogue recording, sound editing and implementation.
- Creation
of presentations, prototypes and demos of future products.
- Writing
and processing of narrative elements.
- 'Pseudo-code'
scripting for program implementation.
- Co-designer
of award winning Marty Mouse early-learning products.
- Extensively
used Macromedia Director, Adobe Photoshop, Sound Edit 16, and Equilibrium
Debabelizer.
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BRODERBUND
SOFTWARE, NOVATO, CA
Computer Graphic Artist I - 5/93 to 5/94
- Supervised
art staff, design and production process troubleshooting, consulted on in-house
tools and utilities development, interface, icon and cursor design, project
scheduling and resource allocation, and script and dialogue writing.
- Significantly
contributed to the "Where is Carmen Sandiego", "Alien Tales",
and "Prince of Persia" product lines in terms of design, graphics
and script writing.
Computer
Graphic Artist II - 1/92 to 5/93
- Created
original graphics and animations.
- Developed
8 bit "palette effects" graphics process for efficient full-screen
animation.
- Administered
standardized graphics conversion processes to efficiently accommodate the
parameters of various platforms, screen resolutions, and color depths.
Junior Computer
Graphic Artist - 6/91 to 1/92
- Enhanced
pre-existing graphics and animations for cross-platform computer game conversion
using Adobe Photoshop, Studio 32, and Equilibrium Debabelizer.
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CONSULTECH
COMMUNICATIONS, ALBANY, NY
Internist, Desktop Publishing - 6/88 to 9/88
- Supported
desktop publishing utilizing PageMaker, Quark and Illustrator.
- Performed
routine proofing of content, acquired printer estimates, and light illustration
work utilizing Adobe Photoshop.
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IMAGE
SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, TROY, NY
Contract Multimedia Tutorial project - 6/87to 10/87
- Utilized
IBM 'Storyboard' to create a multimedia step-through tutorial for a CAD based
add-on product (distributed on 5.25" floppy-disk).
EDUCATION
ROCHESTER
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROCHESTER, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts - May 1991 (GPA: 3.5/4.0)
Major field of study: Painting / Illustration
Minor fields of study: Psychology, Communications
CONTACTS
& REFERRALS
Desktop
publishing - Industrial Design - Video production / editing - Voice Talent -
3-D design - Web hosting - Back end database design - C/C++ Programming - Web
Security - Character animation - Music orchestration - Printing services - Traditional
illustration - Clerical services