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Senior Interface Designer experienced in architecting, directing, and implementing innovative web designs and interfaces to web-based services. An accomplished artist with expert code knowledge who can work with a team of back-end developers to effectively communicate the front-end message and product, or perform all necessary front end design and development solo.
* Design, architect , develop and manage two major sites at Rensselaer Polytechnic.
* Designed and architected the presence and interface for several high profile companies and institutions as contract Interface Design Director for a local web development firm.
* Designed the front-end interface for a nationwide location-based business listing and event site, which facilitates access to a suite of advanced location-based services.
* Chief Creative Director at überbabe media, inc. who's digital mogul entity is an analysis, research and consulting forum that counsels executives on how to adapt, create and capitalize assets for the rapidly evolving digital world. The entertainment module, überbabe.com, is based on a superhero-esque comic book character.
* Designed and built major interface products for Tripod/Lycos, Inc., including Tripod's homepage builder geared for the classroom,
http://classroom.tripod.com.
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Mac OS 7.6 - 10.2, Windows 95 - XP, fundamental Unix (BSD, IRIX, SUN) |
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Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Freehand, BBEdit (handcoding), Flash
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Extensive experience with live video/audio setups, camera work, and mixing. WJMX-30's, 1604's, snakes, clearcoms, audio, lighting, direct boxes, 3-beam projectors, etc.
DVCams (VX1000), HI8 (Sony and Panasonic), SVHS (Sony and Panasonic). Simple key/fill lighting to complex setups including automated boards. Fernels, Totas, Omnis, Flexifills, gels, etc.
1/2 inch, 3/4 inch online and offline. EDL's, DPM's, CG's, waveform monitors and vectorscopes, TBC's, SMPTE Slave Drivers, Grass Valley systems.
Final Cut Pro, Media 100, Premiere, QuickTime, Sony DVCam decks.
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Samplers (K2000RS, Emu, Roland), Workstations (Korg) Microphones (pzm, lavs, AKG, condensor, cardioid), effect processors, mixers, compressor/limiters, amps, vocoders, harmonizers, delay/distortion.
Pro Tools, Sound Designer, Studio Vision Pro, Galaxy, Max, SoundEdit, Deck II.
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Alias/Wavefront, VRML, Cosmo, QuickTime VR, Multigen.
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HTML, XHTML, DHTML/CSS2, WML, Javascript, working knowledge and manipulation of Java, CGI, XML, ASP, PHP, MySQL
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| Director - Virtual Academy |
present Architecture Rensselaer, Troy, NY |
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Direct all aspects of project proposed to provide web-based services and tools to collaborate with groups off the Rensselaer campus. Responsibilites include overall project strategy and proposal writing, architecture, design and development, maintenance, usability, project management, and editing. Phase I of the project is based on an XML CMS with a JIVE forum.
www.va.rpi.edu |
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| Contract Creative Director |
present |
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| Information architecture, information design, interface design, usability, visual design, web implementation, project management and QA. Projects include www.nyedjobs.org, www.setonhealth.org, www.albanysymposium.org. |
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| Web Director \ Design Director |
present Architecture Rensselaer, Troy, NY |
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Architect, design, develop, and maintain and manage web infrastructure of the School of Architecture at Rensselaer. Responsibilites include, usability analysis, project management, writing and editing site text. etc. Additional responsibilities include school-wide photography, print ad design, and general school design direction. Manage and retrofit new web site and lay out plan for a phase II implementation which will require a XML backend and a complete rearchitecture and rebuild (xhtml) of the front end.
www.arch.rpi.edu |
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| Chief Creative Director |
1998-2001 überbabe media inc., San Francisco, CA |
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| Responsible for all things creative on all überbabe media properties, including information architecture, functional specifications, interface design, visual and identity design, online merchandising, story script feedback, research and budgeting. Worked with clients on creative needs; managed contractors and creative production staff. |
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| Design Director/UI Designer |
2000-2001 NearMe.com, Albany NY |
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| Develop and design user interface for NearMe's suite of online products, including its flagship location-based service Intellocate product. Manage web developer to implement and integrate interfaces into Java back-end. HTML mentoring with developers, scheduling and QA. |
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| Information Architect |
1999-2000 eB2B Commerce, Inc., New York City, NY and Troy, NY |
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| Provided analysis of large-scale legacy business-to-business e-commerce portal system. Analyzed user flow, mapped entire system and recommended both functional and design improvements on both presentation of content, as well as commerce/registration data. Created functional specifications and worked with developers on technical specifications. |
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| Web Developer/ Sound Designer |
1999 Netlan Interactive, New York City, NY and Troy, NY |
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| Developer on several premiere large-scale corporate marketing, e-commerce and database-driven sites. Worked with graphic artists on HTML design. Was responsible for HTML writing, graphic preparation, carrying design throughout site and implementation solution recommendations to artists to ensure design compliant with all browsers. Worked in scripting languages, including javascript and ASP. Composed and mixed soundtrack for Flash holiday card to send out to clients using Pro Tools and Flash. |
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| Interface Designer |
1998-1999 Lycos/Tripod.com, Williamstown, MA |
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| Production and interface design responsibilities for one of the most highly trafficked websites in the world. Designed major interface/homepage building products, including http://classroom.tripod.com. |
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| Assistant Production Engineer |
| Worked closely with the Interface Development Director and the creative and editorial teams to produce and integrate the front-end Tripod.com. Lead developer on Tripod's homepage studio, which was the most sophisticated homepage-building product on the web to date. Responsible for integration with back-end and worked extensively in VSS and XML environments, hand coded all pages, ensured cross browser stability, low file sizes, and maintenance. |
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| Multimedia Contractor |
1998 Interactive Communications International, Troy, NY |
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| Web developer and Lingo programmer on various complex corporate websites and CD-ROM projects. Projects included Centura, Novalis, and Eone Sewer Systems. |
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| Technical Director |
1997 Columbia County Film Festival, Chatham, NY |
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| Responsible for all technical duties during three-day festival, including setup of video, audio, 16mm, lighting, and public speaking equipment and running show during festival. Responsible for Director interviews following each film and question/answer sessions. |
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| Audio/Video Technician |
1997 Rensselaer Satellite Video Program. Troy, NY |
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| Responsible for live production of class, made VHS dubs, produced clean audio levels for master tapes (running the board live), live switching of the video feeds, and administration of PicTel lines during class to facilitate questions from off-site Hartford students to RPI professor. |
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| Technical Director |
1996-1997 iEAR sTUDIOS eLECTRONIC aRTS pERFORMANCE sERIES, Troy, NY |
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Responsible for all technical aspects of performance series including planning, setup, coordination of crew, implementation of diverse complex audio, video, and computer systems and running those systems during shows for semester performance series sponsored by Department of Electronic Arts.
1997 fall series
1997 spring series |
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| Virtual Reality Internship |
1994 Silicon Graphics Virtual Reality Laboratory, Mountainview, CA |
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| Utilized multi-million dollar Multigen VR software and SGI computers to help create a walk-through of an Arts and Crafts style home. |
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1998
M.F.A., Electronic Arts
, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. » read article about program
1995
B.A., Studio Art
, Santa Clara University.
Computer Art concentration, Music minor. |
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