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Summary
Multimedia developer with over 10 years of experience creating educational, corporate and entertainment web sites, CD Roms, Enhanced CDs and DVDs. Diverse skills from design to project management with certifications in Macromedia Director, HTML and graphic design.


Professional Experience
Multimedia Editor, Shop At Home Network
Antioch, TN (615) 263-8000
2003 – Present

Description: Responsible for developing and managing online video streaming, DVD and CD ROM content.

Responsibilities:
Coordinate and manage all video and flash content.
Design online promotional pieces for Shop At Home, Food TV, DIY and Fine Living Networks.
Edit and encode video for streaming media formats, DVDs and CD Roms.
Plan and develop strategies for creative use of flash and video online.


Multimedia Developer, Project Manager, Producer, Freelance
Nashville, TN (615) 389-1859
1998 – 2003

Description: Creative development, programming and management on projects such as MTV, Lee Ann Womack, Reba McEntire, Hank Williams, Shania Twain, Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie, Amy Grant and DC Talk.

Responsibilities:
Manage teams of up to 5 people.
Define project scope, requirements, budgets, production schedule and resources.
Creatively produce layouts and comps.
Produce projects from concept to delivery including, graphic design, HTML, Java, coldfusion and director programming.
Edit and encode video for streaming media formats, Enhanced CDs and CD Roms.
Create masters for duplication, overseeing the testing and quality assurance.


Multimedia Developer, HealthStream Inc.
Nashville, TN (615) 301-3100
1999 – Present

Description: Responsible for development of online training courses, interactive marketing materials and internal applications with focus on live web casts.

Respons
ibilities:
Select, recommend and manage vendors and vendor research for outsourcing live web casts, including streaming media, software/hardware configurations and technology trends.
Edit and encode video for streaming media formats and CD Roms.
Produce and develop marketing CD Roms, online content and live web casts.
Plan and develop internal applications for client tracking to increase productivity.
Provide advanced tech support during live web casts.


Awards & Accomplishments
Graphic design certified - 2003
Macromedia Director 8.5 certified - 2002
HTML certified - 2002
Hippe (Healthstream Impressive Person) award nominee – peer recognition - 2002
Monitor award for Reba McEntire – “If You See Him” Enhanced CD - 1999
Monitor award nomination for Henninger Elite Post demo - 1999
Worked on over 20,000,000 units of Enhanced CDs and CD Roms in the market place.


Skills
Management/Leadership - 5 years experience.
Manage teams of up to 5 people, define project scope, requirements, budgets, production schedule and resources.

Macromedia Director – 8 years experience.
Director 8.5 certified. Extended knowledge of Lingo and Xtras. Created games, Enhanced CDs and CD-Roms.

Graphic Design - 10 years experience.
Graphic design certified. Created graphics for CD-Roms, Enhanced CDs, DVDs and the web. Small amount of print work. Applications include Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker and Quark.

Web Animation - 4 years experience.
Programs include Flash, LiveMotion, Swift and GIF animator.

Digital Video - 8 years experience.
Digital video editing and compressing, for CD-Rom, DVD, live streaming and progressive download. Encoded video for quicktime.com and windowsmedia.com. Applications include Cleaner, Final Cut, Premiere and QuickTime VR.

HTML - 6 years experience.
HTML certified. Created small to large web sites. Applications include GoLive and Dreamweaver.

Java - 4 years experience.
Basic Java skills including rollovers, popup windows, detection and other functions.

Coldfusion - 5 years experience.
Developed message boards, classifieds, administrative areas, news applications, shopping carts and extranets for client and development team project tracking.

Database - 5 years experience.
Access, MySQL and SQL.

Audio Editing - 10 years experience.
Assistant audio engineer on recording sessions such as William Topley, Reba McEntire, Neil Diamond, Alabama and Steppen Wolf. Applications include Protools, Sound Edit and many other audio apps.

DVD - 3 year experience.
Applications include DVD Studio Pro.


Traits
Enthusiastic team player.
Proactive self-starter.
Creative "out of the box" thinker.
Efficient and highly organized.
Able to perform well under stressful conditions.
Effective multitasking and goal orientated with attention to detail.


Education
Full Sail Center For The Recording Arts • Associates Degree • 1992 -1993
3300 University Blvd. • Winter Park, FL 32792 • (800) 221-2747