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WEB AND MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE |
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Web Developer - March 2001 - Present |
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Optimus, Inc., Chicago, IL - One of Chicago's most successful Video Post Production and Multimedia Facilities
Job Duties:
As a member of Optimus' interactive team, I helped bring an
old-fashioned post-production house into the digital age. The department specializes in creating on-line video footage libraries and databases. In addition to our external clients, I have built numerous web-based utilities that revolutionized the way Optimus does business. These included a secure site that allows clients to view the most recent versions of commercials in production only minutes after they had been updated; a complex job tracking tool to help the company collect data; and in-house accounting and payroll tools.
Click here for portfolio.
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WEB AND MULTIMEDIA SKILLS |
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Web Programs and Tools |
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· Platform |
· Languages |
· Graphics |
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LAMP |
PHP |
Adobe Photoshop |
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MS Win2K3 Server / IIS
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Java Script |
Adobe Illustrator |
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jQuery + AJAX |
Adobe InDesign |
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· Design/Development |
HTML |
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Dreamweaver |
CSS |
· Video/Multimedia |
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Flash |
SQL |
Episode Pro |
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Hand-coding |
Flash Action Script |
Compressor |
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ASP.NET (limited) |
Sorenson Squeeze |
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· Database |
ASP / VBScript |
Adobe Premiere |
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MySQL |
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Microsoft SQL Server |
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PRINT, BROADCAST, AND MEDIA EXPERIENCE |
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Assistant Producer - March 1999 - March 2001 |
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Optimus, Inc., Chicago, IL - One of Chicago's most successful Video Post Production and Multimedia Facilities
Job Description:
An Assistant Producer at a video post-production house is by nature a jack of all trades. During my time in the Production department, I coordinated last minute satellite feeds to London
and rural Florida, crisis-managed countless client emergencies, and helped
smooth interdepartmental conflicts by suggesting and testing practical solutions
that were then adopted as policy. Somewhere along the way, I also became the unofficial expert on the somewhat esoteric function of XYMOX (the database program Optimus uses for billing, scheduling, library and shipping), and the answer guy on such issues as: the Fed Ex Powership computer, Windows 95 & 98, Microsoft Word, printer problems, even "why won't this copier work?" I think it stems from the fact that I rarely say, "I don't know," without following it up with, "let's figure out why."
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Tape Operator - March 1997 - February 1999 |
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Duke City Studios, Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque's largest Video Duplication and Editing Facility
Job Duties:
At Duke City, I functioned as both client contact and technician. Here, I received a broad education in the world of video by seeing orders from inception to completion - receiving, pricing, and creating work orders; operating broadcast video equipment; managing video libraries: and packaging and shipping orders.
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Editorial Reader -July 1996 - December 1996 |
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Walker and Co. Publishing, NY, NY - Small NY Publishing House specializing in Non-Fiction and Mysteries.
Job Description:
An editorial reader serves as a "first line of defense" for an editor. At Walker, I read and evaluated incoming manuscripts, and wrote reports critiquing the work. My editor came to value my judgement and authorized me to reject manuscripts.
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Freelance Music Writer - August 1994 - June 1996 |
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Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM - New Mexico's Largest Newspaper
Job Description:
During my time as a freelance music writer for the Journal, I worked under
deadline, writing feature articles about bands as well as reviews and previews
of musical releases and concerts. I wrote a weekly column focusing on the local and national music scene.
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EDUCATION |
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B.A. in Journalism from the University of New Mexico, 1993
B.A. in English (focus: Writing) from the University of New Mexico, 1993 |
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