Objective
Secure a position as a complete creative marketing and communications resource. I am a results oriented creative director, designer, and developer raising the standards of communication and encouraging and mentoring others to do the same.
Education
BSc with a Major in Health Informatics : 2011-present : Western Governor’s University, UT, USA
Media Arts and Science Bachelor’s Degree Course Study : 2011-present : MIT (Open Course Ware)
3 years of a 4 year BSc with Majors in Biology and Chemistry and Minor in German : 1997-2000 : University of Winnipeg, MB, Canada
1 year Cooperative Education at Lake of the Woods Hospital : 1996-1997 : Beaver Brae Secondary School, ON, Canada
1 year Rotary Exchange and Ambassadorship in Northern Germany : 1995-1996 : Rotary Club International, ON, Canada
High School Education : Graduated 1995 : Beaver Brae Secondary School / Adult Learning Center, ON, Canada
Professional Experience
Titles represent what I actually did at the organization in question as titles in the creative and IT fields are never all encompassing enough.
Multimedia Communications Specialist National Healthcare Company St. Louis, MO 07/2006 – Present
Complete creative direction and management: creation and implementation of custom SharePoint portal designs in 2003 and 2007, sub-area, and team-site templates; Cognos portal customization and custom coding; video and written tutorials and manuals; custom map creation in Corda using hand-coded XML; mentoring and training of coworkers in web design and development; custom print ad creation; flash animation; dynamic web based sales demos (design and development using HTML, XML, XHTML, CSS, ASP, Javascript, and some .NET); graphic design; art direction; software and technology research, demonstration, and implementation; interactive visual PowerPoint presentations; server administration; SQL coding; 24/7/365 client service; general interaction with Oracle and SQL databases; JAVA and Javascript applications; whitepaper and datasheet development; electronic and print newsletter design and development; and report monitoring, review, and publishing.
Multimedia Designer / Database Programmer Analysts International St. Louis, MO 09/2005 – 07/2006
National Healthcare Company (04/06-07/06): Became a full time employee 07/06 – duties overviewed above.
Hussmann Corporation (09/05-02/05): Creation, development, and population of new Access databases from existing Excel spreadsheets, alteration of existing databases, excel spreadsheet generation with complex formulas and integration with Access databases, data entry, general project management, and technical manual development.
Multimedia Producer / IT / Executive Assistant Bryant Group, Inc. St. Louis, MO 03/2004 – 09/2005
Redesigned and developed the corporate website, managed the hosting, e-mail services, and maintenance. Redesigned client media including: annual reviews, wealth management graphics, administrative manuals, proposals, and correspondence. Re-created client logos as high quality print ready graphics. Performed legal word processing, document, and presentation generation. Created a custom art collection catalogue and maps for the CEO’s extensive art collection; managed a private mailing list for his winery, and all duties related to assisting the CEO and assisting management of his art collection, vineyard, and personal requirements.
Independent Multimedia Producer/Principal Discretion Groups, Inc. Canada / USA 01/2000 – Present
Full C-Corporation Management including: accounting, business proposals, budgeting, consultant and employee management, mentoring, project management, full client services, formal communication, legal documentation and research, federal grant research (for clients), federal law research and documentation (copyright, trademarks), contract research and writing, and more.
Multimedia Services including: front end graphic design; back end development; print design, development, and production; database website and applications; eCommerce; RETS integration (real estate database); SharePoint customization (2003, 2007, and 2010); PeopleSoft customization; Cognos Customization; custom scripting; marketing plan design and development; full corporate media management; search engine optimization; hosting; content creation; mobile development; internal and external systems management and creation (HR, Customer Service, Corporate Communications), and much more.
Business Consulting including: federal grant research and mentoring; office space reviews and suggestions; work process evaluation, correction, and enhancement; federal law research and tutoring; employee interview process review; employee retention plans; internal communications plans; marketing plans; and general day-to-day queries.
Clients including: individuals, small businesses, Fortune 50s, Fortune 500s, Fortune 1,000s, Universities, US and Canadian Government, Military, and companies in fields including: real estate, travel and hospitality, media, catering and restaurants, wedding related, manufacturing, marketing, corporate consulting, luxury travel, private financial agencies, legal, technology, insurance, architecture, retail, parenting, medical, sales, education, equestrian, veterinary, and many more.
Languages
Written / Spoken: English (British and American – fully fluent), French (Canadian – intermediate), German (intermediate), Spanish (beginner), Italian (beginner), and Mandarin (beginner).
Computer Languages, Standards, and OSs including: HTML/5, CSS/3, XML, DHTML, XSLT, PHP, .ASP, .NET, AJAX, Javascript, Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, WC3, 508, User Experience, Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac and more.
Technical Skills
Adobe: Acrobat, After Effects, Bridge, Catalyst, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere and more.
Microsoft: Access, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, SharePoint 2003-2010, SharePoint Designer.
Internet/Email: Chrome, FireFox, IE 6-9, Lynx, Mozilla, Groupwise, Outlook, Outlook Express, Safari, Thunderbird.
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7; Mac OS X (all versions); Linux (multiple Oss); and UNIX (multiple OSs).
Various: Actuate, BAAN, Cognos 8-10, Corda, Corel Suite, Crystal, MKS, Oracle, Word Perfect, Actionscript, Ajax, ASP, CSS, DHTML, HTML, .NET, Javascript, MySQL, Oracle, Perl, PHP, Quark Xpress (Passport), Rails, Ruby, SQL, XHTML, XML, and much more.
