Resume and Discography

Profile

11 years of web design and programming experience. 16 years experience in desktop publishing. 15 years of multimedia production, including video, audio, animation, and recording. 24 years experience in computer graphics. 21 years of providing computer support to friends, family, customers and co-workers.

Experience

Set Designer, Photogroup (Fred Meyer advertising photo studio), Portland, OR - 1985-1990
I designed and built sets for the studio. I did creative paint techniques, photo prop building and custom lighting equipment, also photography and assisting in the studio. I also did computer work (CPM, DOS, Mac) for them.

System Manager, Fred Meyer Advertising, Portland, OR - 1990-1992
I managed 75 Macs and several PCs, did software training, designed the ad templates, managed the prepress system and did production work in my spare time. I wrote custom printer drivers and brought the departmentŐs software licenses into compliance with law, a $60,000 software purchase. I worked with focus groups for our advertising.

Self-employed, Portland, OR - 1992-1995
During this period, I did consulting and systems work for several companies and about 25 designers around Portland, and did several multimedia CD-ROMs and kiosks for different publishers, including OMSI, Intel, Fred Meyer, Creative Multimedia, Voyager, Softkey International and Precision Guides. Also, I began writing web pages, learning to code HTML by hand.

Web Developer, CollegeNET, Inc, Portland, OR - 1995-2004
Hired first for several multimedia projects, I quickly became a web designer and later also a programmer for CollegeNET, an educational software company specializing in scheduling software for colleges and online admissions. I wrote most of the initial code and did prototyping and R&D. I designed front ends to database-driven and static sites, both external and intranet, and taught classes in HTML, Javascript and CSS. Managed CMS (content management) systems and weblogging software. I set up web templates, accessibility compliance and taught Dreamweaver for several departments. I set up a multibrowser cross-platform testing system, and was the Mac IT person, managing about 10 Macs, file, print and web servers including an Xserve, as well as scanners and printers for the marketing department.

Education

Canton A.T.C. technical school, Canton NY 1971-1973

Skills

Expert-level in:
Publishing and graphics - Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, InDesign, PageMaker.
Web development - BBEdit, Dreamweaver, Flash, CMS/weblogs (Zope, pMachine), Apache, HTML, CSS, Javascript, XHTML, XML, PHP, SQL.
Multimedia - 3D programs, QuickTime, DV editing (Final Cut, Avid, iMovie), Director, iLife programs.
Music - GarageBand, Digidesign ProTools. I am a professional musician and play several instruments.
OS - Mac OS from 5.2 to 10.3.8, including Mac OS X Server; Linux, and Windows from 3.1 to XP Pro

Creative Work:

Note: while I worked for CollegeNET, I had a no-compete clause in my contract that prevented me from doing any freelance computer work from 1995-2004.

Web Sites:
Commercial:
CollegeNET website (the student-oriented site where I worked- Design, programming, CMS - Zope)
CollegeNET, Inc. (corporate site- design, programming, CMS - Zope)

Non-Profit:
currentmiddleages.org (Webmaster and owner of this domain)
Conchobar the harper (personal site: hobby oriented - CSS, PHP/pMachine)
Bob Woods Homepage (personal site: my "computers" page is a Mac-advocacy piece.

Software:

"Dinosaur Safari"
~ 400 stills, 35 3D animations, for OMSI and Creative Multimedia; 1993

"Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar"
Photo retouching and graphics, for Softkey International; 1994

"If Monks had Macs"
Intro animation and front-end navigation for Brian Thomas' award-winning classic, for Voyager Co.; 1995,
updated and re-released by riverText.com in 2004

"School to Work Multimedia Series"
Graphics for Career Development Software; 1995

"Best Golf Series - Maui, Orlando, Las Vegas"
Photo retouching and graphics for Precision Guides; 1995

Exhibitions:
Mt. Hood Computer Art Invitational; 1995
Computer Bits and Pieces, 5 interactive kiosks for OMSI and Intel; 1994
Star Trek: Federation Science, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry; 1992*
8th Pacific NW Computer Graphics Conf., University of Oregon; September 1990*
7th Pacific NW Computer Graphics Conf., University of Oregon; February 1989*
Imagine Tokyo 89, Verbum Magazine, Tokyo, Japan; September-October 1989*
*Also traveling exhibitions
Abaci Gallery of Computer Art, 7 shows; 1989-93
2nd NW Computer Graphics Invitational; March 1988
Fete de la Main Gallery; 1984

Publications:
CD cover; Ancient Muse, for Soundtracks Studio and Jennifer Pratt-Walter; 2004
Verbum Book of Desktop Color, Color Gallery section (1 page); 1994
Orycon 16 Program Book; 1994 (centerfold)
Mac Home Journal; August 1994 (illustration)
Fred Meyer 1991 Annual Report; 1992 (Photoshop compositing and retouching)
Verbum Book of Digital Painting; 1990 (Chapter Author)
Verbum Magazine, lead page of Earth Day 20th anniversary art section; Spring 1990
Mouse Tracks, 14 covers; 1990-97
The Guide to Computer Living, 9 covers; 1984-88

Teaching:
At CollegeNET: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Dreamweaver; 1996-2004
Graphics; PMUG College, every 2 months; 1989-98
HTML programming; October 1996
Adobe Photoshop; October 1995
Adobe Photoshop; June 1995, Master Class
Web Authoring and the Internet; April 1995
Adobe Photoshop; April 1992, Master Classes (series of 3) 5/93
Mac Graphics; November 1991
Multimedia Production; April 1991

Activities:
Member, International Interactive Communications Society; 1993-1995
Officer, Portland Macintosh Users Group, Portland, OR; 1990-1993
Leader, Graphics SIG, PMUG; 1991-1995
Mouse Tracks Journal Crew, Designer/Illustrator; 1990-1992
Leader, Graphics SIG, NW Amiga Group; 1986-1989
President, Milwaukee Commodore Computer Club; 1984-1985
Society for Creative Anachronism; 1984-present
City Council, Johnson City, OR; 1983-1986

Other creative arts:
"Muse of the Lion", music CD; 2004
Playing Celtic Harp; 1998-present
Jewelry Making; 2000-present

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