Multimedia Freelancers : Rhode Island

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Owner, Documents & Design. 1996 to present. Started a small women-owned business to provide quality writing and editing services at lower costs, targeting small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Customers included Highlands Community Church, Precor, and Precision Alarm. Instructor, Bellevue Community College, Fall 2000 to Summer 2001. Taught “Editing Online Documentation” in a computer laboratory setting. Prepared lessons, in-class exercises, workshops, and assignments. Technical Writer and Editor, Superior Design, 1996 to 2001. Provided technical editing and writing services for The Boeing Company as a contractor. • Writer for organizations under Computer and Network Operations, which included development of web sites, presentations, communications plans, web development guidelines, and web templates for organizations that support the computing network and computing infrastructure. • Creative Director for a web team of 20 high-tech professionals. Facilitated customers from all levels of management through the creative process of analyzing what they want, planning the project, and translating that into specific deliverables that the creative team could produce. Required keen understanding of the capabilities of every member of the cross-functional team. • Managing Editor and creator of the monthly periodical Learn magazine. Grew readership to 50,000. Facilitated creative inspiration for the mission of the magazine and focused the energy of the team around that mission and its business purpose. Prepared editorial calendar, coordinated illustrations with articles, assigned writers, and tied the issue together in a theme through a letter from the editor. In its 2.5 years under her direction, never missed a deadline. • Lead editor for the Boeing Leadership Center, which included responsibilities for all print and Web materials on the team. Wrote the editing style guide for the Boeing Leadership Center. Edited print and web materials for customers such as the Boeing Leadership Center, the Boeing Institute for Aerospace Leadership, and Boeing Business Jets. Marketing Coordinator, Technical Editor, and Regional Administrative Manager, Kleinfelder, Inc. 1989 to 1995. Marketing Coordinator/Proposal Manager and Technical Editor for environmental engineering consulting firm. Wrote and edited all marketing materials, statements of qualifications, proposals, correspondence, staff resumes, and project descriptions. Published articles in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Wrote and implemented style guide for all written communications. Designed a database used to catalogue all technical documents (e.g., articles, regulations, and books). Supervisor of three. Education: BA in English/ Communications, Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois, 1989 Computer Skills: MS Word MS PowerPoint MS Excel MS Access HTML coding Dreamweaver HomeSite PhotoShop Awards: Society for Technical Communication: • Distinguished Award, 1997. • Excellence Award, 1997. • Merit Award, 1997. • Merit Award, 1997. • International Award of Excellence, 1997. • International Award of Excellence, 1997. • Excellence Award, 1998 • Excellence Award, 1999

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4.5 2 Skills

$30 Rate/Hr

AMYDAWN WRIGHT Technical Writer Results-oriented corporate trainer and technical writer with 20 years of experience teaching and writing in multiple cultures, various industries, and managing both stateside and international teams. I combine my unique blend of IT skills in QA/QC with my ESL teaching and software training experiences into an interactive learning environment that allows successful results for clients. My attention to detail, proficiency in excellent verbal and written communication skills, proven ability to plan and execute projects on time and within budget and my knowledge of “best practices” inside the IT world allows my employers to deliver quality products and services. Assisting companies toward success is my absolute aspiration in every opportunity I am presented. SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS > MARCH/2013 – Designed Club Solutions: Trainer & Participant Curriculum for Jonas Fitness > FEBRUARY/2012 - Designed Compete Syllabus and Compete Assessments for Jonas Fitness > MARCH/2011 – Designed Small Business Training Course for First Convenience Bank. > SEPTEMBER/2010 – Designed Product Knowledge Course for First National Bank Texas. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE *Presently working for Serendipity Mountain Lodge: An Addiction & Trauma Rehab Facility in Colorado Iris Global Harvest Mission School Africa: Pemba, Mozambique Position: Student Responsibilities: Feed the orphans and homeless Teach English as a second language Rethink, LLC. - Woodland Park, CO An Educational business Position: Director of Operations Responsibilities: Managed all daily activities of Rethink Chief communicator with all clients and vendors Edited all material before publication Jonas Fitness, Inc. - Webster, TX An international financial institution May 2014 to August 2014 October 2013 to May 2014 July 2011 to October 2013 Position: Software Trainer & Technical Writer Responsibilities: Design software curriculum for Club Solutions Management Suite utilizing InfoMap and Snagit Train national clients on Compete software onsite, webex and/or classroom Trained Sales Team on Compete software ?Created proposals for Sales’ Team that landed a multi-club sale for NY client First National Bank Texas- Houston, TX May 2010 to July 2011 A Texas financial institution Position: Instructional Designer Responsibilities: Design curriculum for training department utilizing the ADDIE model, InfoMap and Snagit Train the trainer & Extreme Facilitator Charted a QA roadmap for the QA Department LiveFreedom4Life, LLC- The Woodlands, TX A privately owned training and speaking LLC March 2009 to April 2011 Position: Corporate Educator/Speaker/Course Developer Responsibilities: Developed successful & practical Quality Assurance Software Testing course with the ADDIE model Trained corporate employees in Quality Assurance Testing & best practices Fun & motivational Speaker to IT Associations, IT college classes, networking groups & at-risk youth programs TEKSystems- Edina, MN June 2008 to Feb 2009 An educational IT consulting firm Position: CorporateEducator/InstructionalDesignerConsultant Responsibilities: Designed and integrated a six course IT/QA curriculum on time and within budget Conducted business analysis for Fortune 500 prescription web-based client Delivered and trained a customized curriculum to save $ 2 million dollars for client website Received rave reviews for turning complex topics into simple, manageable topics & as corporate educator Fulcrum Consulting- Minneapolis, MN May 2007 to June 2008 An IT consulting firm specializing in banking and airline industries Position: IT Manager Consultant Responsibilities: Managed the sequence of events for a highly visible $ 80 million dollar conversion Communicated effectively, both orally and in writing, with business, management, off-shore vendors and contractors Established and maintained effective working relationships with all levels of staff and customers Position: Trainer/QA Lead Consultant Responsibilities: Developed and facilitated classroom training materials for employees of newly converted procedures, new systems and new applications Coordinated Test Plans to instruct how and what to test Evaluated defects found and reported status analysis to management TimeManagement, Inc- Eden Prairie, MN A company specializing in restaurant software October 2006 to May 2007 Position: Team Lead for Quality Assurance Department Responsibilities: Organized and managed the research and planning for IT Quality Assurance Department Created, implemented & trained best practices and process within IT department Hired, trained and mentored IT team Supervised and managed tasks and resources both stateside and Belarus IT teams Compuware Corp- Eden Prairie, MN An IT product and service consulting firm October 1998 to October 2006 Position: IT Consultant Responsibilities: Led IT teams both stateside and India for client Coordinated user acceptance testing Executed and created test plans, test cases, test estimations and test metrics Designed technical training materials for clients EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Bachelors of Science: English Education with Music Minor, 1991 PDP: Professional Development IT Program, 1998 BenchmarkQA - Structured Software Test Planning, 2008 Professional Dynamic Communication Workshop, 2007 National Speaker’s Association Apprentice Program, 2009 Christian Comedy Association, 2010 - 2011 Extreme Facilitator Workshop, 2010 Crucial Conversations Workshop, 2011 Bible Training Institute CBC Program, 2012 - 2013 COMMUNITY SERVICE Iris Global: Harvest School, Pemba, Mozambique May 2014 - August 2014 Prison Fellowship Volunteer/Teacher Orphan’s Hope Volunteer working with Ukrainian orphans Volunteer Prison Mentor for the State of Texas Prison **To see reviews and recommendations by colleagues and clients, please see my Linkedin profile at HYPERLINK "http://www.linkedin.com/AmydawnWright" www.linkedin.com/AmydawnWright

18 Kudos

4.0 2 Skills

$18 Rate/Hr

Hello, My name is Carlos Abdu, aspiring illustrator, cartoonist and graphic designer. I'm a hard working individual with a strong passion for drawing, digital coloring, and conceptual design. I like to create new ideas and see innovations in the old. If you want contact me for rates or samples, feel free to e-mail me SKILLS Well versed in drawing and sketching with different mediums (ink, charcoal, pastels, digital art) Proficient Colorist and Conceptual Artist Knowledgeable in Photography, in both traditional and digital. Innate abilities in writing and scripting. Computer literate: Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe After Effects CS6, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Corel Painter 2015, Clip Paint Studio/Manga Studio Pro, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, tiny bit of HTML and CSS. Languages: English / Spanish WORK HISTORY 2010 - Present Freelance Illustrator Created and utilized traditional & digital illustration to create various products including business cards, concept designs, personal commissions, and streaming overlays. Directly Oct 2018 - Jan 2019 Web Development In Training at General Assembly Certified full-stack developer utilizing a variety of development tools, such as HTML 5, JS, CSS, React, HTML Canvas Express, Ruby on Rails, SQL, & Postsql Created several deployed projects, including an HTML based game, promo website using React and Express API, & an app using React & HTML Canvas Trained over 500hrs in a work environment with a team of diverse colleagues to create various apps and projects 2017 - 2020 Administrative Assistant at ARM Capital Resources Ltd Responsible for all office digital creation and management Provided direct customer support for clients all over NYC, along with property investigation, wherever necessary Trafficked and provided digital marketing support for property listings across various online channels and sites Spring 2017 Junior Associate at GreenPeace NYC Actively “sold” GreenPeace’s message of environmental awareness, particularly against arctic drilling but others as well, across a variety of online & in person mediums Organized various campaigns, protests, and events in the New York area for environmental rights Digital and in person organization/recruitment of both past and existing, as well as new organization members May 2015 - Sept 2016 Junior Graphic Designer Sign & Signs Provided illustration and digital design services to various local customers for advertisements for their businesses, ranging from awnings to brochures. Engaged with and actively supported customers through entire creative process, from conceptualization to finished product June 2009 - Aug 2009 Intern, Editorial Department at DC Comics Entertainment Responsible for bringing research material to editors, scanning artwork into editorial database, arranging research material and overall assisting editors in their daily tasks. Sept 2006 - Sept 2009 Assistant, Sculpture Department at Brooklyn College (part-time) Responsible for a variety of tasks, including maintaining work area, preparing materials and tools for students and faculty, and tracking inventory. April 2006 - May 2006 Intern, Production Department at Visual Graphics Solutions Inc. Responsible for a variety of tasks involved in application of vinyl text to make signs, creating templates for use in polymer printing, developing film for use in signs and labeling and packaging products for shipping. June 2000 - Aug 2000 Intern, Restoration Department at the Brooklyn College Library Responsible for a variety of tasks involved in repairing and restoring important documents, as well as helping with computer documents. EDUCATION Oct 2018 - Jan 2019 Certificate of Completion General Assembly Web Development Intensive (Completed) Sept 2018 - Oct 2018 Certificate of Completion Per Scholas CodeBridge Web Development Intensive (Completed) Sept 2006 - Feb 2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts Brooklyn College (Graduated) Sept 2002 - June 2006 Associates Degree in Art and Advertising New York City College of Technology (Graduated) Sept 1999 - Jun 2002 High School Diploma, Brooklyn College Academy (Graduated) AWARDS The School Art League’s St. Gauder’s medal REFERENCES Available upon request.