• Created or assisted with the following websites:
  -Washington Square Inn SF
  - Feeding The Feminine
  
  - Matthew Kimmins Homepage
  - Aloha Beauty

  - Construction Management & Development Corporation - "CM&D"
  - Red Dog Ranch Vizslas
  - Virtual Hawaii
  - John C. Lilly
  - The JWE Fine Jewelry Collection
  - The Art of Spirit
  - Star Heart's Homepage
  - Peller Marion Associates
  - and others.
• Created and developed the Search For Pele demo mini adventure on the Web.
• Created corporate animated logos to attract buyers.
• Created full color 7k-12k size banners for advertising on the Web.
• Utilized proprietary on line system, PurchasePro, for Torn Ranch Inc. to generate business, grow company & attract buyers.
• Generated outline & plan for PurchasePro site development.
• Developed site, formatted library of images compatible with PurchasePro & email.
• Increased online business activity by 35%.
• Solved web versus Shockwave; animation; sound problem issues.

Multimedia Development:

• Created, directed and produced edu-tainment CD-ROM's based in cross-cultural myths, legends and history for educational entertainment.
• Currently developing interactive DVD courseware on the subject of Women In Classical Music.
• Developed multi-media content for Search For Pele; A Legendary Adventure In Hawaii CD-ROM:
  • Selected, hired and supervised team players. Created an environment where team worked together and brought the Search For Pele CD-ROM project to successful completion on time and within budget.
  • Solved budget and scheduling issues.
  • Programmed all navigation & basic code with Lingo in Macromedia Director.
  • Edited music loops, sound design, voice overs in SoundEdit.
  • Edited over 30 QuickTime videos using Adobe Premiere.
  • Digitally enhanced/optimized all photos, created characters' faces, buttons,
    interface design & graphics with Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator.
  • Created all 2D animation using Adobe Photoshop & Macromedia Director.
  • Conceptualized 3D animations.
  • Taught Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator to artists.
  • Beta tested Search For Pele on multi-platforms & systems.
• Created graphics for Virtual Tibet CD-ROM.
• Created digital storyboard for Menehune Magic CD-ROM:
  • Shot all preliminary digital photos for storyboard.
  • Worked with artists creating characters for storyboard.
  • Assembled digital storyboard in Macromedia Director.
  • Interviewed, selected & directed new team.
• Created & used the universal language of icons to convey messages for Touch Screen Information Kiosks in Hawaiian hotels.Worked with artist to establish user friendly interface.

Digital Sound Design:

• Composed sound tracks for film, video, CD-ROM & Web.
• Recorded live music then edited/optimized for CD-ROM use as 8 bit mono sample loops.
• Enhanced the feel of each experience on CD-ROM / Web journey using appropriate sound design and background music.
• Recorded 2 CDs of original music:
  • Designed & printed the CD covers & CD labels.
  • Burned the CD's & assembled product.
  • Programmed all MIDI.
• Transcribed, arranged and orchestrated music on CD's.
• Created MP3 files and streaming audio for the internet.
• Provided hardware/software requirements analysis of digital music MIDI studio & notation for various composers including Constance Demby. Rapidly deployed implementation of software and hardware package. Transcribed composer's hand written music into digital notation.
• Created Women in Classical Music musical hybrid CD-ROM. Researched subject, recorded music, created inter-active demo in Macromedia Director using photos, graphics, buttons, text & music.
• Technically assisted Patrick Moraz, keyboardist for YES & The Moody Blues, who wanted to focus primarily on creative composition and film scoring. Handled and integrated technical/audio/MIDI/computer challenges. This resulted in successful scoring of Swiss feature films and a live Tour of Japan on time and under budget .
  • Assisted in scoring films (including Snake Eyes starring Malcolm McDowel)
  • Linked sounds using SMPTE to visual events on film.
  • Integrated and programmed 20+ MIDI linked synthesizers.
  • Set up all equipment for Japan Tour.
  • Resolved compatibility issues on multi-computers between synthesizers, computers, MIDI, audio & SMPTE.
• Recorded whales & dolphins in their natural ocean habitat with hydro-phones on a boat; used whale sounds to trigger synthesizer sounds on board boat; played synthesizer with whales & dolphins.
• Used dolphin sounds to trigger synthesizers using pitch to MIDI converter interface & created interspecies compositions.
• Designed sound & lighting throughout Hawaii including Maui's upcountry club Casanovas & Longhi's in Lahaina.
• Played keyboards on Marty Dread & Culture Shock's Versatile Roots music CD.
• Designed / Composed / Performed music and sound for therapeutic VibraSound waterbed. Vibrations played through transducer speakers under waterbed as clients lay on top.
• Studied piano for 35+ years.
• Regular Sunday night pianist at historic No Name Bar in Sausalito.
  

IT & Networking:

• Spearheaded the creation of LAN network for Mac, Windows & Unix corporate computer systems solving compatability issues & file sharing between the different platforms.
• Used LAN network to provide internet access & back-up to all computers on network.
• Solved compatibility and networking problems for president of Health Valley Corporation. Company had come to a standstill because client's documents were unreadable.
  • Made documents universally compatible, solved hardware, software, computer & internet related problems.
  • Resolved on-line bugs in software.

Software Skills:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Premiere
• Quark XPress
• PageMaker
• Macromedia Director
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Macromedia Flash
• Intuit QuickBooks
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• MS Project
  
• Visio
• Acrobat
• FreeHand
• Toast
• Gif Animator
• DeBabelizer
• Elastic Reality
• PurchasePro
• Opcode Vision
• OMS
• SoundEdit
• Audacity
• Performer
• Sibelius
• MacOS
• Microsoft Windows
• UNIX
• HTML

Education:

• 1994 Denver Business College
  Honolulu, Oahu
  Graphic Design Major

• 1979 UCLA
  Los Angeles, CA
  Piano Performance Major, Art Minor

Personal:

• Conversational in French, Spanish & Japanese.
• Traveled around the world.
• Set two world tandem distance records flying over Mt. Whitney in a hang-glider.
• Won 4th place in Lightweight in a Hawaiian Body Building Contest.
• Annual one week off-road survival training & self-sustaining quest in desert.