Aliens Ate My Pixels


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A.C. Ware
8663 N. Mediterranean Circle
Dallas, TX 75238
Phone 214.349.8908
email: acware@airmail.net

OBJECTIVES
Currently seeking a position involving web development and interactive multimedia for the internet.

Current URLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lyrick Studios (February 1999 to present)
200 E. Bethany Drive, Allen, TX 75002
    
 Web Developer/Multimedia Content Specialist

  • Obtain raw artwork and copy and convert it to formats suitable for the web.
  • Responsible for coding html to conform to Lyrick's business and web standards for each of nine sites.
  • Review with web teams and perform revisions as necessary.
  • Push content to all live sites. Sites are updated weekly and monthly.
  • Modify artwork in Photoshop for conformance to web standards including color, resolution and download time.
  • Digitize video, render and compression in Quicktime and RealVideo, according to web standards, with Quicktime and Real Producer.
  • Digitize and encode audio from many sources including live audio, CD audio, VHS and other digitized formats into Quicktime and RealAudio using Quicktime, SoundEdit16 and RealProducer.
  • Assembly and creation of PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat.
  • Design, assembly and creation of Macromedia Flash animations for Barney Online, Wishbone, Faith First and Francesco the Musical.
  • Customize javascripts for specific web site requirements, such as automatic date insertion.
  • Attend various meetings for content development and publication schedules.
  • Encode and test Shockwave.
  • Multimedia content duties: analyzed content for retrieval prepared material and developed the digital ingest process using Filemaker Pro.

Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (1996 to 1999)
14115 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, TX 75240
     
Publications Director

  • Responsible for compiling, editing, layout, design, pre-press and in-house printing of all church-related materials, including:
  • weekly 4-page bulletin;
  • various weekly 4-6 page service programs;
  • one monthly 4-page newsletter;
  • various brochures and flyers.
  • Established publications department and environment from ground up, including:
  • acquiring Macintosh computer and Risograph printer;
  • setup and maintenance thereof;
  • installed network and software;
  • complete redesign of existing publications and invention of new ones.

Holy Covenant United Methodist Church
Address

  • Developed website including all graphics and html

Peoria Astronomical Society
Peoria, Illinois

  • Created content

Ericsson
Dallas, TX

  • Contract work: designed (in Photoshop) prototype of a dynamic website concerning movie theater locator and category search. Six-week project.

 

NON-PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Compose, edit and digitally mix with MIDI sequencers and digital studio software in a home setup.

 

EDUCATION
University of North Texas, Denton, TX

  • 3 years; major in Sociology.

Richland College, Dallas, TX

  • Working on M.S. in Business Information Technology.

 

REFERENCES
Available on request.

 

Software and Hardware List
Software Hardware
Adobe Photoshop 5 yrs Macintosh G3
Macromedia Dreamweaver 1 yr IBM PC
Apple Quicktime Pro 5 yrs Roland XP30
RealProducer 1 yr ATI XClaim VR
Macromedia Fireworks 1 yr Macintosh Powerbook
Adobe Streamline 2 yrs AGFA Scanners
Macromedia Freehand 4 yrs Audiowerk Soundcard 4 Channel Mixer
Macromedia Flash 2 yrs  
Adobe Premiere 1 yr  
Strata Videoshop 3 yrs    
Quark 4 yrs    
Adobe Acrobat 1 yr    
Play Amorphium 1 yr    
Canto Cumulus 3 yrs    
Inspire 3D 2 yrs    
MS Word 4 yrs    
Nisus Writer 2 yrs    
Adobe ImageReady 1 yr    
Emagic Logic 1 yr    
Macromedia Soundedit 16 2 yrs    
Groovemaker 1 yr