-------------------------------------------------------------------- R E S U M E -------------------------------------------------------------------- J o e C r a w f o r d mailto:artlung@earthlink.net url:http://home.earthlink.net/~artlung/ phone:(310) 839-4341 address:3375 Manning Avenue, Apt.14 Los Angeles, CA 90064 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Career : Goal // I currently seek challenging and interesting employment in web / interactive media design. Ideally, I would be pushed to my limits, to imagine, to think, to learn, and to do. I like to have fun, too. If this sounds like your shop, I could very well be your next employee. If this sounds like your next job, you are my next client. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Experience : Hands-on // in graphics: PHOTOSHOP: scanning, image manipulation, image restoration, color correcting, enhancement, Kai's Power Tools. ILLUSTRATOR/ STREAMLINE/ DIMENSIONS: original content creation, importing original art, KPT Vector Effects. DEBABELIZER:file size management, palette optimization for the web, file conversion, batch processing. GRAPHICCONVERTER/ PAINTSHOP PRO: file conversion, batch processing, simple image creation and tweaking, web image optimization. FUTURESPLASH/FLASH: navigational interface design, image creation and animation. GIFBUILDER: animated GIF creation and manipulation. in web design: HTML: I've learned a great deal of HTML and prefer to edit code with either of these two shareware gems: BBEdit [MacOS] & TextPad [Win95/NT]. WYSIWYG: Claris HomePage and Adobe Pagemill to rough out basic tables and layouts. in site management: Maintaining sites; updating sites; uploading in binary vs. text; keeping directories straight; keeping links unbroken. Experience with Fetch and Ws_ftp -------------------------------------------------------------------- Employment : Graphics // WEB DESIGNER / GRAPHIC DESIGNER / INTRANET: BCSI Project: ARCO Corporation (08/97 to 02/98) A broad range of responsibilities: site maintenance / design / creation. Sites include Corporate internal and periodic site design and maintenance on the external ARCO site. Conversion of exisiting print and PowerPoint documents to HTML format. Skills utilized: HTML skill; Word/Excel/PowerPoint to HTML conversion; Graphic arts skill with PhotoShop New skills used: Programming with JavaScript and Perl to add interactivity and functionality on the client and server side. Platform: Win95; SunOS server interaction GRAPHIC DESIGNER/WEB: Global Telecom Media (03/97 to 06/97) Responsibilities: Taking loose concepts and making them pages. Working closely with Vice President to make dynamic, bleeding edge sites. Created logos and graphics based on original drawings, scans, and clip art. Used FutureSplash and Flash to create animations and navigational systems. Coded HTML 3.2, including frames, as well as some IE specific tags. I was involved in both the concept and implementation of sites in a team environment. Platform: Windows NT Workstation Sites worked on include: Global Telecom Media Home Page Hip-Hop.Net HealthService.Net Cyberliving.Net WebShow.Net -------------------------------------------------------------------- Employment : Other // REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST: California Hospital/Medical Center - Los Angeles (11/94 to 3/97) Responsibilities: intensive care, emergency room, arterial blood gas lab, code blue response, general floor therapy, occasional neonatal coverage, occasional shift supervision. Los Alamitos Medical Center (09/94 to 12/94) Responsibilities: ICU, ER, code blue, floor care. University of Virginia Health Sciences Center (06/92 to 07/94) Responsibilities: adult critical care (ICU: medical, neuro, surgical/ trauma/ heart/ lung post-operative care, burn center), code/trauma response, bronchoscopy assist, blood gas lab, internal critical care transport. TUTOR (Math, Physics): Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley: College of Health Sciences (91-92) Tutored basic college math / Introductory physics LIBRARY AIDE: San Diego Public Library - Main Branch (01/89-07/90) Responsibilities: book shelving, ordering, straightening, sorting, some public contact. NOTE DEPARTMENT CLERK: Citizen's Western Bank - San Diego (11/85-04/87) General office work. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Education : Graphics // UCLA Extension (1994-1996) Introduction to Computer Graphics (Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Director) Mac Illustration (Illustrator, Freehand) Digital Backlot: (DGA/Extension Seminar on post-production and digital effects Introduction to Multimedia/CD-Rom Production -------------------------------------------------------------------- Education : Continuing // For me, part of designing for the web is keeping up with new technologies and trends, engaging in discussion, listening, and relating new ideas. Below is a list of some sources: Usenet Newsgroups Click here to see recent postings on web and computer graphics to the usenet hierarchy Mailing Lists Webmonster (Web Design) List Flasher List: excellent community of developers working with Macromedia Flash Web405 Memberships Internet Developers Association - Los Angeles Los Angeles Macintosh Users Group LA Webspinners -------------------------------------------------------------------- Education : Other // COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ROANOKE VALLEY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Associate Degree 1992 - Respiratory Care Summa Cum Laude, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Outstanding Academic Acheivement Award, Outstanding Clinical Acheivement Award SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE Major - Fine Arts (87-89) Studies included drafting, design, film, marketing, philosophy, psychology, TV production, broadcasting. -------------------------------------------------------------------- References // Cheerfully given upon request -------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS HTML VERSION OF THIS RESUME IS AVAILABLE! http://home.earthlink.net/~artlung/resume.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- THANKS FOR VIEWING MY RESUME! Joe Crawford 310/839-4341 --------------------------------------------------------------------