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ServerPermits.com
Knoxville, TN, 5/02 to current
Developed a MySQL-driven web site from concept to deployment.
- Designed logo and graphic design of site on shoestring
budget.
- Aquired requirements from customer, developed business
logic.
- Determined appropriate means to implement based on cost/needs.
- Designed interface for data entry by non-technical staff.
- Implemented phase 1 designs on-time and on-budget.
- Effort is on-going to implement new features as company
grows.
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Digital
Discoveries
Knoxville, TN, 2/99 to 6/99
Member of a user interface group designing an online, job
placement site.
- Designed interface solutions in conjunction with the UI
Team, Content Team, Engineering Team, and Senior Management.
- Developed new interface for resume creation and self-exploration
software package.
- Created mock-ups of design concepts.
- Wrote interface specifications.
- Recommended process development improvements such as written
documentation and schedules.
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Cinetel / Home & Garden TV / Scripps,
Knoxville, TN
Knoxville, TN, 10/98 to 11/98
Assistant Art Director
Responsible for the 2nd unit: product detail, use and installation
shots, for a series of 26 how-to commercials for Lowe's Home
Improvement Warehouse.
This experience was a crash course in TV advertising art
direction. I learned and performed my duties with challenging
time constraints and earned the praise of my Art Director.
I worked as part of a large staff (~50) and enhanced my knowledge
of rigging and the production process.
- Over 200 setups for 26 spots in 10 days of shooting.
- Rigged for complicated stagings, ie: deck power washing
or roof vent installation.
- Acquired props.
- Created computer illustrations of a lawn sprinkler system.
- Set-up, configured, and created graphics for computer
props used by talent in 1st unit scenes. Directed talent.
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US Department
of Transportation (DOT)
Washington, DC, 12/95 to 2/96
Pre-press Consultant
Solved work flow problems and set production standards for
the US DOT Bureau
of Transportation Statistics to streamline publication
of the Transportation Statistics Annual Review (TSAR) 1996,
a major deliverable of this government agency.
- Worked with authors and production staff to coordinate
efforts
- Solved electronic output problems from proprietary GIS
systems
- As a result, TSAR 1996 was published -before-
TSAR 1995.
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MacBomb
Knoxville, TN, 10/93 to 2/97
Systems Consultant
Performed Macintosh systems installation, troubleshooting,
and consulting as a sub-contractor for a small consulting
firm. Clients included Profitt's, TVA, Rubbermaid, and many
smaller companies in the Knoxville area. I expediently solved
technical problems and performed in stressful environments
with panicked clients.
- Learned common cognitive pitfalls of the MacOS interface
and applications through the experiences of many users.
- Learned how to patiently explain technical concepts to
users of all skill levels.
- Developed intimate knowledge of Macintosh systems.
- Wrote custom databases to automate subcontractor/contractor/client
billing process for use by all consultants.
- Assembled and maintained toolbox of essential software
for all consultants.
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Federal Highway Administration
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN, 6/93 to 2/94
Production Designer
Published the 1990
National Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) Databook
for the Federal Highway Administration. Responsible for all
aspects of design and production: from translation of original
material supplied by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
to camera-ready film, ready for press.
Two volumes (approx. 500 pages), published 1993-94.
- Designed the book for maximum effectiveness as a reference
guide with well-designed chapter and section headers, thumbtabs,
and other design solutions to enhance usability and information
design.
- Winner 1996 Technical Communication Award for Merit in
Technical Reports, Society for Technical Communication,
East Tennessee Chapter.
- Translated files from a variety of word processing packages,
spreadsheets, and databases.
- Created Adobe Acrobat version for online distribution.
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Computational Systems,
Incorporated
Knoxville, Tennessee, 2/93 to 10/94
Art Director
Provided creative and publishing services to other departments
and divisions within the corporation for a mid-sized company
specializing in preventative maintenance diagnostic tools
for heavy industrial manufacturing equipment. Subsidiaries
include MachineView.
- Created full-color designs and realize them through the
printing process.
- Designed 4-color ads, brochures, and marketing materials.
- Developed corporate image through definition and consistency
of design.
- Created 3-D models of future products for pre-sale.
- Directed other creative talent.
- Directed print production: from concept to film to approval
of print samples.
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1900 Vibration Analyzer
A promotional brochure describing a hand-held vibration
analyzer. Designed, created 3D rendered illustrations,
made film, checked press.
 Acrobat,1.1MB:
download here.
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Communication and Information Technologies
Knoxville, TN, 10/92 to 5/93
Interface and Product Designer
Developed and specified user interface for BookWorm: a series
of hypertexting, literature-oriented electronic
books, for a start-up company formed with co-workers from
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Created simulations and prototypes
for internal review and trade shows.
- Developed product's functional and interface design based
on feedback from educators, previous
research at ORNL, and inspiration from hypertexting
research, literature, Mosaic.
- Created paper and electronic simulations and prototypes
for internal review and trade shows.
- Company published nearly a dozen titles sold nationally.
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