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Senior Interactive Designer
CAST
Wakefield, MA (September 2003 to present) Work
with researchers, technical developers, instructional
designers and content developers to conceptualize
and design educational and corporate websites
embodying the principles of Universal Design for
Learning (UDL), a framework that includes accessibility
and flexibility for all learners. Work on projects
from conceptual through final stages. Develop
wireframes and rapid prototypes. Craft the look
and feel for websites and related organizational
collateral. Art direct external and freelance
resources. Develop and conduct UDL and user-centered
design seminars and workshops for external organizations.
Work with project teams across the organization
to develop efficient design processes and to refine
and implement design solutions within development
timelines and budgets.
Senior Graphic Designer
Mazer Digital Media
Boston, MA (October 2002 to September 2003)
Create user interface and graphic design solutions
for educational media products including web sites
and CD-ROMs. Manage and coordinate design projects
in the Boston office. Art direct internal and
freelance illustrators, designers and animators.
Oversee production designers. Work closely with
software developers and programmers to implement
design solutions. Interact with clients to ensure
the development of creative, customized, high-quality
media products. Target audiences include K-12,
Higher Education, Adult Learning and those requiring
accessible media. Clients include educational
publishers, government agencies and private institutions.
Freelance Graphic Designer
(October 1995 to Present)
Provide web design, interactive design, print
design, information design, project management
and production services to clients including:
Mazer Digital Media, Richland Design Associates,
Old North Church, the Racquet Club of Newburyport,
Woodman Associates Architects, Humongous Entertainment,
and the Wessel Foundation. Projects have included
web site design, development, maintenance and
training, flash animations, logo and identity
development, printed promotional and identity
materials, newsletter design, brochures, invitations
and more.
Teaching Assistant
Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, MA (January
2002 to May 2002)
Worked with Dana Moser (Studio for Interrelated
Media Professor) in his Art and the Internet class.
Responsibilities included leading in-class Flash
and Cascading Style Sheet workshops and working
one-on-one with students in and out of class to
develop multimedia-rich web sites using Dreamweaver,
Flash, Premiere, Sound Edit 16, HTML and Javascript.
Senior Graphic Designer
Houghton Mifflin
Boston, MA (October 1998 to August 2000)
Designed and developed, in collaboration with
Editorial, Image Resources and Illustration departments,
textbooks and supplemental educational materials
for elementary aged students. Prototyped and created
design templates and final layouts for the 2001
Legacy of Literacy
reading program. Designed and produced teacher's
edition materials. Art directed photographers
and illustrators.
Project
Management & Graphic Design Consultant
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA (March
1998 to September 1998)
Managed the implementation
of a new Corporate Identity and Brand Identity
System for the parent company and three subsidiaries.
Helped to develop company-wide roll out plans.
Acted as a liaison between outside design firms,
training organizations, printing companies and
internal departments to determine needs, set priorities,
create review processes, and develop tailored
training programs. Created presentations, web
graphics, press-kit templates and supplemental
print materials.
Graphic
Designer
Humongous Entertainment
Woodinville, WA (October 1995 to January 1998)
Designed and managed the production of packaging,
promotional materials, store displays, corporate
identity and advertisements for Humongous Entertainment’s
interactive children’s software products.
Art directed illustrators and photographers. Worked
closely with sales, marketing, development and
customer support departments to insure the creation
of high quality, timely solutions for all jobs.
Developed production schedules and budgets. Worked
closely with outside vendors on all phases of
design including obtaining bids, preparing files
for pre-press and press checking all printed materials.
Research
Assistant to Senior Vice President and Director
New England Research Institutes
Watertown, MA (June 1994 to June 1995)
Drafted research
summaries for grant applications and professional
journal submissions focused on public health and
health care issues. Edited manuscript drafts,
journal submissions and abstracts. Created presentations
and graphics for President and Senior Vice President’s
lectures and papers.
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