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Seeking design,
production, editorial, photography and/or "new media" assignments for web or print-based
media on a contract or full-time basis. Below is a brief history of
experience in the publications industry overall: |
| 6/07
- current |
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The Seattle Times
CONTENT COORDINATOR - NWsource.com
Primary duties to update, edit and create daily and weekly articles, photo galleries and other feature and 'advertorial' content throughout the NWsource web site. |
| current |
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Pablo Alto Studios / New
Media Productions
Fine Art photography - along with internet design, consulting and development - including writing, editing
and illustration. Development of animation, audio and visual marketing material
on a variety of internet media platforms. |
| 9/87
- 8/99 |
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Microsoft
Corporation
My 12-year career at Microsoft covered many disciplines in design, illustration,
new media authoring and web publishing, including product documentation,
training, promotional and marketing material. Below is a brief listing of
the roles that I've filled: |
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WEB DESIGNER
- Microsoft Press
Design and illustration of the Microsoft Press and ResourceLink web sites.
Responsible for layout and illustration for home page, promotional and e-commerce
sections and to provide training to senior Graphic Artists and Art Directors
in web development issues, techniques and tools. |
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WEB MEDIA
AUTHOR - Windows/Internet Explorer Team
Responsible for design and development of a variety of digital media content
for a weekly Internet publication feature. This included GIF animation,
audio & video design for emerging streaming media platforms such as
Netshow, Windows Media, Surround Video & QuickTime VR, along with HTML,
DHTML and Java scripting. |
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DIGITAL
MEDIA PRODUCER - Systems Division User Education
Responsible for illustration, photography, audio & video design and
engineering for CBT and other online training products and prototypes for
CD and Internet platforms, using Mac & Windows authoring tools, as well
as multimedia content licensing and acquisition. |
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PUBLISHING
SYSTEMS DESIGN - Systems Division User Education
Provide art production tools development and graphics training support to
design, production and international localization teams. Duties also include
LAN and VSS administration supporting file handoff and source control management
for internal production teams and outsourced vendors. |
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GRAPHIC
ARTIST - Systems Division User Education
Freelance technical illustration and documentation styles design and support
implementing then-new desktop publishing systems. Evaluate, recommend and
implement tools and processes for long document production and art department
standards.
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| 1/87
- 9/87 |
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American
Passage
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Developed their startup desktop publishing department, a promotional division
of Seattle Filmworks. Primary responsibilities were the design and production
of college directories, registration handbooks and collateral material using
Ventura Publisher and Aldus Pagemaker, as well as supervising and training
production staff.
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| 8/86
- 12/86 |
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Washington
Magazine
GRAPHIC ARTIST
Typesetting, layout and production for the magazine, almanac and cookbook
editions.
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| 8/86
- 12/86 |
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The
Northwest Artpaper
DESIGNER
Freelance design and production of the Winter issues of this Seattle-based
tabloid newspaper. Duties included typesetting, illustration, ad and graphics
production using the Macintosh.
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| 5/82
- 7/86 |
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Stanford
University Press
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Working for the typesetting shop, duties included editorial and ad layout,
camerawork, illustration and design of special logos, photo spreads and
graphics production for an 16-32 page daily newspaper, as well as other
directories, manuals and newsletters. Responsible for contact with print
vendors, delivery of mechanicals and press checks. |
| Education: |
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Knox College, Illinois- BA in Art
Minored in Technical Theater. Served as Technical Director, Lighting and
Scene Designer, Sound Designer. Photography Teaching Assistant, Senior Artist
AV Dept., Internship Keith Cole Photo West.
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| Illustration software: |
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PhotoShop, ImageReady,
Ray Dream Studio, FreeHand, Corel Draw, Image Alchemy, Morph, Fontographer,
DeBabelizer.
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| Digital media software: |
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Macromedia Studio
MX (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, FreeHand), Director (Lingo), QuickTime
VR, MS Surround Video, Adobe AfterEffects, Netshow (Windows Media), RealAudio,
SoundEdit Pro, SoundForge.
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Operating
systems: |
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Windows, NT Server,
Mac OSX, DOS, Unix
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| Website & Portfolio: |
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www.pabloalto.com (photography)
www.pabloalto.com/portfolio/ (web design) |
| References: |
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David Meltzer
Program Manager, Microsoft Typography Group
davidmeltzer@hotmail.com
Michael Morrow
Publishing Systems Manager, Microsoft (retired)
michael@morrows.net
Jeannine Janson
jeanninejanson@aolcom |
