EDUCATION

Curry College
September 1992 - May 1995
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Magna Cum Laude
Concentration: Photography

Drexel University
September 1990 - June 1991
Major: Architectural Engineering

 

EXPERIENCE

Digital Gibberish
Freelance Designer ( October 1995 - Present )
• Web design, web site development, identity systems, CD jackets, and invitations

Commonwealth Medicine (UMass Medical School)
Web Content Manager ( April 2006 - Present )
• Managed the redesign of the Commonwealth Medicine website
• Managing the redesign of over a dozen associated microsites
• Project manager and architect of the ground up redesign of the Commonwealth Medicine intranet
• Design a variety of print pieces for several departments
• Manage the implementation of a company wide web based CRM solution
• Leader trainer and administrator for the CRM

InContext
Interaction Designer ( October 2005 - April 2006)
• Collect customer data through contextual interviews
• Analyze and consolidate customer data
• Create new UI designs by visioning, storyboarding, and paper prototyping Flash, Illustrator, iMovie,

Needham Public Schools
District Webmaster ( September 2004 - Present )
• Redesigned and currently maintain the Needham Public Schools web site
• Redesigned the Needham Fine & Performing Arts web site

Wayland Public Schools
Contract Web Designer ( February 2005 - Present )
• Currently redesigning the Wayland Public Schools' web site

Needham High School
Art Teacher ( August 2004 - June 2005)
• Teach Graphic Design and Photography
• Wrote a grant to introduce digital photography into the curriculum

Needham High School
Technology Assistant ( April 2002 - June 2004)
• Provide AV, computer hardware, and software support for faculty, staff, and students
• Assist the Dir. of Instructional Technology with curriculum projects and the instruction of classes
• Provide formal and informal staff development
• Supervise and train student media aids

Show & Tell Inc.
Web Architect / Designer ( April 2000 - October 2001 )
• Architected web sites based on usability testing and use cases
• Designed web sites' look and feel
• Key Accomplishments
Standard & Poor's - Worked on the architecture, look and feel, and production of two prototypes
1) Involved the combination of three CD-ROM products into one cohesive web-based application prototype
2) Involved developing a web product prototype, targeting institutional investors interested in emerging markets
Show & Tell Extranet - Architected an extranet where project work could be posted and tracked
Allowed clients to keep up-to-date on their projects and to view and provide feedback on deliverables
BeXcom - Developed a new corporate web site that was translated into several other languages

HealthStream Inc. / SilverPlatter Education
Web Developer ( October 1996 - April 2000 )
• Designed and developed multimedia CD-ROM's and web sites
• Maintained office network and servers
• Provided office hardware and software support
• Recorded, digitized, edited, and processed audio and video for the Web & CD-ROM
•  Worked with Cold Fusion and relational databases
• Recommended and purchased hardware and software
• Provided customer support for CD-ROM products

Tech Boston
Instructor ( January 2001 - June 2001 )
• Co-taught inner-city middle school girls HTML and Photoshop
• Helped introduce inner-city girls to technology, the Internet, and the possible careers involved

Curry College
Educational Technology Supervisor ( June 1995 - October 1996 )
• Managed Educational Technology Services Office
• Controlled and distributed college AV equipment
• Developed and maintained college's first website
• Teacher's Assistant for Photoshop & Photo Design courses
•  Photographer for campus publications

 

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
• Mac OS, Mac OS X, Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT
• HTML, DHTML, XML, VXML, JavaScript, Cold Fusion
• After Effects, BBEdit, Debabelizer, Director, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, iMovie, Media Cleaner Pro, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Quark Express, SoundEdit, Microsoft Visio