Resume of Web Applications Developer

Title
Web Applications Developer

Primary Skills
Technical Communication, Web Site Design and Maintenance, Web User-Interface Design, Web Content Editing

Location
US-WA-Seattle

Posted
May-13-07


BUSINESS SKILLS
* Technical Communication
* Web Site Design and Maintenance
* Web User-Interface Design
* Web Content Editing
* Web Technical Production / Consulting

GENERAL SKILLS
* Public Speaking
* Sales Consultation and Presentation
* Project Management
* Personal-development Coaching

COMPUTER SKILLS
* SERVICES: German Translation & Localization; Software Testing; Application Support & Training
* PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: HTML, CGI
* SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office suite, Image Editor, Visio, FrontPage, and Publisher; Adobe PageMaker, PhotoShop (limited); Macromedia DreamWeaver; WebEdit; PaintShop Pro; various utilities.
* HARDWARE: Desktop PCs and peripherals - assembly, installation, modification, and repair.
* OPERATING SYSTEMS: DOS 3.x - 6.22, Windows (3.x, 95, 98, 2000; NT 4.0); Unix/Linux; Macintosh.

EXPERIENCE
June 1990 - September '97: Principal, Personal Systems, a sole proprietorship in Seattle, Washington. Translated technical documents into and from German; localized software into German, ensuring that appropriate country-specific time-date-currency formats were observed; tested software (including menus, dialog boxes, alerts, and Help screens) for functional errors as well as grammatical and orthographic accuracy.
Software used: Expresso (internal Microsoft localization utility); Microsoft Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database; SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management)); VB Studio; FrameMaker; PageMaker; Ventura; LapLink (v. III through V); Visio; Asymetrix ToolBook; MidiSoft; hDC utilities; AutoCAD (v. 8 through 12); Saros Document Manager; Traveling Software CommWorks; various DOS applications and utilities.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals, Macintosh

July 1995 - December 2002: Principal, WEB-it! Interactive Group, a sole proprietorship in Seattle, Washington. Provided Web Development and -Consulting, Technical Production, and Project Management to businesses and non-profit organizations; designed and administered Web sites. Clients included:

(As Producer and Consultant)
BigDogRealty.com
The Boatyard Inn
Chermak Construction, Inc.
Cully Enterprises
Mardig Sheridan - Beyond Boundaries
Nelson Paint Company (forestry products only)
MerCom
Orange House Tours (out of business - URL no longer valid)
Urban Garden Habitat


(As Web Designer)
Commercial e-Book Services
Excellence Foundation
Kurt Hughes Sailing Designs
Personal Systems
Schrenzel Technical Staffing, Inc.
SurgiSource (out of business - URL no longer valid)

Software used: Microsoft Office (Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage), Image Editor; Animation Editor; Adobe PageMaker, PhotoShop; PaintShop Pro; Map This!; Nesbitt WebEdit; DreamWeaver; Visio; Internet Explorer; Netscape; LapLink/Win95.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
September 1991 - August '92: Software Test Engineer, Project Business Unit, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington. Tested Project v3.0 for Windows in German and French, and v3.0 for the Macintosh in French.
Software used: Microsoft Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database); VB Studio; SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management).
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals, Macintosh

November 1994 - September '95: Localization Consultant, The Write Stuff, Seattle. Customer contact for technical writing and translation company; German translator and localizer, with emphasis on industrial technical bulletins and patent applications for software companies.
Software used: Microsoft Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; FrameMaker; PageMaker; Ventura); Visio; MidiSoft; AutoCAD (v. 8 through 12); Saros Document Manager; Traveling Software CommWorks.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals

CONTRACT HISTORY (in chronological order)
Microsoft Corporation (October 1989 - July '90) tested German and French Project for Windows v1.0.
Software used: Microsoft Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database); MS Mail; SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management).
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
hDC Corporation (June 1990 - February '91) localized Express v3.0 and FirstApps v1.01 into German.
Software used: Microsoft Write; DOS compilers; eMacs (code editor).
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Asymetrix Corporation (April - August 1991) tested German Toolbook v1.0.
Software used: Microsoft Word, Excel; MS Mail; Asymetrix ToolBook.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Traveling Software, Inc. (now laplink.com) (April - August 1991) tested LapLink XL v1.03; LapLink Pro v4.0c.
Software used: LapLink XL; LapLink Editor; Microsoft Write.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Walker Richer Quinn, Inc. (April 1992) - translated Reflections brochure into German.
Software used: Microsoft Word.
Traveling Software (November 1992) tested PC-Link v3.5, including file translator.
Software used: LapLink XL; LapLink Editor; Microsoft Write.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Traveling Software (February - October 1993) tested all European-language versions of LapLink V, as well as Setup and Uninstall for CommWorks v1.0.
Software used: LapLink XL; LapLink Editor; Microsoft Write.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
MidiSoft Corporation (April - May 1993) localized packaging; tested German Setup for Studio v3.0.
Software used: MidiSoft Studio; Microsoft Write.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Asymetrix (May - July 1993) tested German Toolbook v1.5.
Software used: Microsoft Word, Excel; MS Mail; Asymetrix ToolBook.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Visio Corporation (September 1993 - August '94) - tested German versions of Visio v2.0 and v3.0.
Software used: Visio; Microsoft Word, Excel; MS Mail.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Microsoft (April - June 1994) tested German MS Exchange v4.0;
Software used: Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database); MS Mail; SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management).
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Saros Corporation (February - May 1995) localized Document Manager v1.0 into German.
Software used: Microsoft Access, Word, Excel; Saros Document Manager.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Microsoft (May - July 1995) localized Windows 95 Plus!-Pack v1.0 into German.
Software used: Expresso (internal Microsoft localization utility); Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database); SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management).
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Asymetrix (March - April 1995) localized "Baywatch" screensaver and packaging into German.
Software used: Microsoft Word, Excel; Asymetrix ToolBook.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
IBM (June - August 1995) localized sound and recording utility for Windows NT 3.51 into German.
Software used: Microsoft Write.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Microsoft (June - August 1997) internationalization consultant for Publisher 98.
Software used: Expresso (internal Microsoft localization utility); Microsoft Publisher, Access, Word, Excel; Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database).
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
Saros (June - September 1997) translated Document Manager v1.5 manual into German.
Software used: Microsoft Access, Word; FrameMaker.
Hardware used: PCs & peripherals
eMedia Music (March 2003, April '04, April '05, June '06, February - May '07) German voice-overs for multi-media tutorial CDs: Basic Guitar Method; Advanced Guitar Method; Basic and Advanced Bass Method; and Intermediate Piano Method, respectively.

EDUCATION
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut; BES, Industrial Design/Social Sciences, 1977.
University of Washington Extension, Seattle; Certificate in Microcomputer Management, 1990
Context Associated; The Excellence Series, 1992; Mastery, 1994; Leadership Skills Training, 1997

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
German: Native Speaker - read and speak fluently; write technically.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Internet Professionals: Member 1999 - 2002
Fremont (Seattle) Chamber of Commerce: Member 1996 to 2002
Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce: Member 2003 - '04
HTML Writer's Guild: Member 1997 - 2002

PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Excellence Foundation: Founding board member (Excellence Foundation), 1999; volunteer Program Assistant and Coach for personal-development seminars since 1992 (offered by Context Associated until 1999); volunteer Webmaster 1999 - 2002.
Warrior Spirit: Participant in physical-challenge empowerment programs (Leap of Faith, Into the Knoll), 2000; volunteer assistant, 2001.
Victory Music: Supports Puget Sound-area acoustic blues, jazz, and folk music; member since 1987.

MILITARY SERVICE
US Navy: Nuclear Power Plant Operator (MM 3385); Honorably Discharged.

Certifications
See above

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