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Notes, & Cyberprise--Server, Host, Data & Tools. Analysis
of the development process showed a need to implement better
strategies of communication, production & delivery of design
work to the development team. After I took over managing the
former design consultants, and began producing the look &
feel, the resulting time and cost savings to the PD budget &
the company’s bottom line was very significant.
Proprietor:
With
KWW, a sole proprietorship, performing tasks A through Z; I was
continually shown what it takes to maintain a business -
negotiations, estimates, time & resource allocations.
Employing freelancers, producing graphic schemes, & presenting
and delivering finished components. I learned to create new
process methodologies, driving resolutions and building consensus
amongst clients. I consulted with senior management to sell
services & establish expectations. I developed Application
interfaces for F5, created relevant icons for bioengineering
software, & reproduced layouts in Publisher for Microsoft
Office & HLM tapping into a strong MAC to PC design conversion
market. I have had this business for years as it is not exclusive
to design clients. My interests as a geologist and artist are
supported through this ongoing venture.
Screen
& Output Designer: My
Microsoft Corporate Services tenure started with all International
packaging layouts and evolved into designing, creating, and
preparing screens and output primarily for all Consumer packaging
projects. Our team of 3 was distributed into Consumer, Office,
& Development packaging assignments yet we would share the
tasks of developing visuals in advertising, assorted collateral
pieces, newsletters and video productions across the divisions to
share the experiences of other departments. After consulting with
project team members, I composed the screen captures and created
output, using Microsoft’s applications, that best represented
the products’ newest features. I worked between PC and MAC
platforms with Photoshop, Freehand, Pagemaker, Corel Draw,
Illustrator, and numerous other graphics, screen capture, & MS
applications. I worked in WFW, NT, and Win 95. I was integral in
establishing image innovations & printing standards for
Microsoft product packaging. I develop an electronic output
process for Corporate Services, and other cross platform
translation process innovations.
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