P.O. Box 24131
Seattle, WA 98124
E-mail: litlnemo@slumberland.seattle.wa.us
Phone number available by request
Portfolio web page: http://www.slumberland.seattle.wa.us/portfolio/

Bachelor of Arts degree (Graphic Design/Journalism), The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

Associate of Arts degree, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA.

Additional studies at School of Visual Concepts and the University of Washington.

Studies in college included Journalism, Design, Fine Art, and Japanese language. Other activities: Performers Unlimited (drama), student housing alternate Resident Manager, student newspaper editor/staff member. Work included in student art shows. Studies in high school focused on Communication (Radio, TV, Journalism, Photography) and German language. Honors included KNHC-FM radio station Achievement Certificate, National Merit Commended Scholar, Foreign Language Achievement Certificate, and Seattle School District Honor Society.

World Wide Web Site Developer/Designer/Tester/Educator

Design and maintenance of Rubber Trouble rubber stamp e-commerce and community website. Involved in all aspects of site development, including HTML coding, graphic design, image creation and editing, creation of style sheets and JavaScript rollovers, writing, proofreading, and testing. Software used to do this job includes: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe ImageReady, BareBones Software BBEdit, Fetch, Eudora, Netscape Navigator, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Taught beginning HTML courses to students at the Art Institute of Seattle. Covered basic Internet concepts; HTML coding; working with images, tables, frames and style sheets; and beginning site design. Wrote online textbook (URL available by request) for use in basic web development courses. Was trained in Adult Education concepts. (Art Institute of Seattle, 2323 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121. 1997-present)

Tested and proofread intranet web pages to meet corporate standards. Wrote bug reports. Wrote code to solve page problems. Created and edited graphics to match design specs. Software used to do this job included HomeSite, BBEdit, and Adobe PhotoShop. (Contract position at iSeer Technology Consultants via Engineering Corporation of America, 2705 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116. 1998-1999)

Taught beginning HTML courses to students at the School of Visual Concepts. Covered basic Internet concepts, HTML coding, working with images, and beginning site design. (School of Visual Concepts, 500 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109. 1996-1997)

Designed and maintained World Wide Web sites including the award-winning city guide Seattle: The Emerald City (Seattle Times "Best of the Web" regional winner for 1996). Was involved in all aspects of site design, including HTML coding, illustration, scanning, photography, image creation and editing, animation, writing, proofreading, and testing. Software used to do this job includes: Adobe PhotoShop, BareBones Software BBEdit, Fetch, Eudora, Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, GifBuilder, OmniWeb, and Lynx. (Seanet, 701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. 1994-1997)

Graphic Arts Production, Design, and Illustration

Freelance logo, ad, and publication design; typesetting; illustration; editing; and proofreading. Specialized in design for the music industry: album/cassette covers, newsletters, posters, and press kits. Clients included: Salon Twenty Eight, Stewart Brothers (now SBC) Coffee, Aloha Graphics, Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 8, Backlash Magazine, Gavin's Howse TV show, Jellyfish Music, Tough Suspect Records and At Your Fingertips. Provided technical editing to the book Using Aldus FreeHand 3.0 , written by Sharyn Venit and Bruce Fraser, and published by Bantam Computer Books. Designed and illustrated daily infographics for The Olympian daily newspaper in Olympia, WA during part of 1993. Served as a design consultant for the Cooper Point Journal , Olympia, during 1992-93. Software used includes: Adobe PageMaker, Macromedia FreeHand, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, SuperPaint, HyperCard, Microsoft Word, TypeStyler, and Write Now. (1986-1994)

Software Support Technician

Provided technical support for Aldus PageMaker, PrePrint, and FreeHand software, via telephone, e-mail, and letter. Tested Aldus software and reported bugs. Used Aldus products extensively and received specialized training. Edited Customer Services departmental newsletter, Dialog . Created Technical Support Mac Software Library On-Line Checkout System in HyperCard 2.0 (design and scripting). Served on the Multimedia project core group. Special training in HyperCard and SuperCard. (Aldus Corporation, 411 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104. 1990-1991)

Provided technical support for users of Seanet's Internet services, especially Macintosh users. Assisted people in installation of MacTCP, InterSLIP, and MacPPP, and in use of PPP/SLIP programs. Wrote documentation to assist Mac users in getting their PPP/SLIP connections up and running. Wrote documentation to assist UNIX shell users in learning to use their accounts and to use the Internet. (Seanet, 701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. 1994-1995)

Other Computer Experience

Has experience maintaining several Internet mailing lists. Beta-tested software including a BBS program (Citadel+) for MS-DOS, and a game (Chrysanthemum) for the Macintosh. Designed, operated and maintained a bulletin board system (Slumberland) which has remained up for over nine years and is part of a national network of BBSes. Wrote several HyperCard and SuperCard projects, including one (MacTapes) which is available on several international information providers and has been downloaded and used by people all over the world. Has experience using Macintosh, NeXTStep, MS-DOS, Windows, and Unix.

Contributing Writer/Editor

Contributing writer to the Cooper Point Journal (Olympia, WA), the City Collegian (Seattle, WA), The Rocket (Seattle), Backstreets (Seattle), YEAH! (Seattle), Backlash (Seattle), and Amazing Heroes (Seattle). Calendar Editor, Layout Editor, and Production Manager of the Cooper Point Journal. Contributing Editor of Backstreets. Arts and Copy Editor of the City Collegian. Publisher/Editor of YEAH!Editorial Associate of Backlash . Wrote, typeset, copy-edited and proofread copy. Used Macintosh and Compugraphic typesetting equipment. Designed publications. Designed and created ads. Pasted-up and laid-out typeset copy. Oversaw staff of writers, ad salespeople, photographers and artists. (1985-1993)

Temporary Clerical Work

At various times: Gilmore Temporary Agency, Seattle; Northwest Temporary Service, Bellevue; Adia Temporary Employment, Minneapolis, MN. Worked in an assortment of clerical jobs, including proofreading, data entry, receptionist, coding, filing, and typing. (1985-1990)

Radio Personality

Air personality (disc jockey). Selected and played recordings, kept track of nightly playlists, recorded public service announcements, read scripts of live commercials and PSAs. (KABL FM, Minneapolis, MN cable FM 1988; C-89 FM, Seattle, WA 1979-1983)

Radio Staff

At various times: Program Director, on-air personality, Sports Director, Assistant Music Director, news/sportscaster. Played recordings; followed written playlists; compiled airplay statistics and weekly reports; read/recorded news and sportscasts, public service announcements, and events information; wrote scripts for news, sports, and PSAs. (C-89 FM, Seattle, WA 1979-1983)

Radio Intern

Conducted marketing surveys of radio station listeners, and tracked statistics recovered from those surveys. (KJR AM, Seattle, WA 1982-1983; KUBE FM, Seattle, WA 1983)

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