Kurt Rouse
P.O.1548,
Pacifica,CA.94044
650-952-1512
e-mail: [email protected]
Objective:
Web Application Developer/Designer, Multimedia Training Technician, staff or contract, where attention to detail, self-motivation, and creativity are valued.
Summary:
Stable, methodical, Multimedia Producer/Designer/Writer.
Skills:
Hand coding HTML,XML,XLS, ASX, IIS, Java script, VB, ActiveX, JAVA, ASP,
PHP, ZOPE, CGI(PERL,C,C++,PYTHON). PhotoShop-Image Ready, Premier, Illustrator. Visio, HomeSite, Dreamweaver, AceHTML4Pro, VisoBroker4.0, Visual InterDev 6, Windows Media, SQL, Word, Power Point. Director, Flash, Autorun Studio. Photography, Videotography, Curriculum Development , Graphic layout and UI Design.
Environment:
Windows95, Windows98, WindowsNT, Macintosh, Basic UNIX, DOS.
Inter-Personal:
Excel at initiating projects and carrying them through to completion in a timely and well organized manner. Demonstrated ability to handle multiple assignments under time pressures and emotionally charged situations. Adept at constantly meeting difficult situations and demanding requirements with grace and diplomacy.
Accomplishments:
Designed and managed interactive web sites featuring pull down menus, animated gifs, navigational hot graphics, rollovers, forms, DHTML, CSS, streaming video (ASX) and client side interactive Java scripting. Developed HTML online help system with multi-tiered frame navigation. Proofread and rewrote a 650 page online help system . Fixed links, typos, and pages using Netscape, Internet Explorer and Notepad. Debugged software and programmed web applications with MS Visual InterDev 6. Codeveloped and designed the UI for Visa's Service Managers Resource Center data based driven site with SQL Server 7 and access. Responsible for VAP library manuals,operater guide and release notes updates. Visa Direct Exchange Training team member, responsible for writing and editing course descriptions, tables of content, indexes, quizzes , software installation instruction, process documents corrections, site content, FAQs, read me files, interactive CDs and other course materials. Video taped presentations, digitized analog video, indexed ASF files (streaming video) and developed web based multimedia training applications and UIs on MS IIS. Graphic software expert,designed and edited network architecture flow chart posters and instructed OJT in Illustrator. Designed marketing materials as needed in fast-paced environment. Worked closely with Project and marketing teams providing conceptual development, original artwork, code and final product.
Employment History:
7/00 - 1/01 Consultant, Visa. Multimedia Tutorials, Intranet Site Design, GUIs, Training concepts.
5/00 - 6/00 Contractor, BEA. Used Notepad for updating content on corporate Web site. Created text graphics for e-generation Web site. Modified and optimized corporate logos with Photoshop. Used many different CSS templates, some requiring reformatting. Worked search engines and applets for content. Worked as a team member in a large marketing department.
4/00 - 5/00 Contractor, Spotlife. Used HomeSite for content updates. Modified Word, text, and graphic files for use on corporate Web site. Incorporated Word documents into different HTML templates as needed.
3/00 - 4/00 Contractor, Cybereps. Used Dreamweaver to edit and re-design corporate website. Modified and created graphic files with Photoshop. Implemented JavaScripting fixes.
12/97 - 2/98 Contractor, Make Systems Inc. HTML online help system for Network Management software.
3/97 - 11/97 Contractor, Ooh La La Inc. Marketing materials for beauty supplier.
1/80 - 11/97 Independent commercial photographer, Pacifica, CA.
Education:
1995 - 1997 Certificate, Multimedia/Internet Series, Computer Art Institute, San Francisco, California.
1989 - 1991 Certificate, Commercial Photography, UC Berkeley Ext., San Francisco, California.
1978 - 1982 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa.
1974 - 1978 Graduate, Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, Illinois.