Project Manager Design
Resume:
Daniel Rothbart
New York, NY 10013
646-***-**** ********@**.******.***
SUMMARY
An Interactive Project Manager with experience in Interactive, Web, Graphic
and Industrial Design, along with Art Direction, Marketing Research and
Competitive Market Intelligence. Possesses an M.F.A. from Columbia
University and a B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design. A
Fulbright Scholar and Professor of Fine Art featured nationally and
internationally in prominent competitions.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows, Mac, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, QuickTime Pro, Adobe Premiere,
Adobe Encore, Adobe Audition, Adobe After Effects, Flash, Dreamweaver,
Windows Media Video Suite (Live Webcasting), iTunes (Podcasting), Extensis
Portfolio Server, HTML, InDesign, Quark XPress, Illustrator, Photoshop, MS
Office, Director, MOODLE, SAP MyReports, Expression Engine, SlideShow Pro,
Survey Monkey, Mind Manager, Rationale, Camtasia
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PRATT INSTITUTE, Brooklyn, NY 2009 - 2010
Technology Trainer / Senior Project Manager 2009 - 2010
Trained faculty on numerous academic technologies and authored online
training series on MOODLE. Initiated and managed SideLights project, a
collaboration between the OIT and the Department of Film, Video and
Photography to document people and events at Pratt Institute with video
vignettes. Created Pratt iTunes U site, YouTube Channel and media portal
for the home page and intranet home page.
. Trained faculty and staff in numerous academic technologies including
MOODLE, SAP MyReports, Expression Engine, SlideShow Pro, Adobe CS5
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and
Podcasting.
. Initiated SideLights new media portal, designed site architecture,
defined production criteria.
. Conducted SideLights research, purchased and managed production equipment
and liaised with the Film, Video and Photography Department.
. Oversaw the logo and banner design process for SideLights on iTunes U and
YouTube.
. Developed iTunes U site in the capacity of project manager and developer.
Implemented deployment and LDAP authentication for the delivery of
private academic Podcasts to enhance lecture hall experience.
. Created and populated YouTube channel. Authored and posted online video
training series on MOODLE.
. Created SlideLights SlideShow Pro media gallery - focus of current Pratt
Institute home page.
SUNGARD HIGHER EDUCATION, New York, NY 2005 - 2009
School Multimedia Manager, (On site at New York Law School) 2005 - 2009
Multimedia Specialist 2005 - 2006
Worked on site at New York Law School in lower Manhattan, Developing live
webcasts, rich media documentation, video on demand, Podcasts, Vodcasts,
interactive CD ROMS, DVDs and Digital asset management systems for faculty,
the Public Affairs Office and the Lawyering Skills Center.
. Developed iTunes U site in the capacity of project manager and developer.
Co-wrote proposal to Apple, implemented deployment, worked with iTunes
Producer at Apple to refine architecture, design and standards for it to
become a featured site in the iTunes Music Store. Developed LDAP
authentication for the delivery of private academic Podcasts to enhance
lecture hall experience.
. Developed and implemented a live webcasting regimen with The Windows
Media Video codec, saving the law school over 100k annually. Built
archive of media clips for instructional database. Managed deployment of
Sonic Foundry WMV / rich media capture system.
. Trained faculty and staff in numerous academic technologies including
mind mapping applications, rich media capture systems, interactive
whiteboard use, etc. Knowledge of blogs, wikis, social networks and
virtual worlds.
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. Designed and developed a searchable media database for the New York Law
School Public Affairs Department with Extensis Portfolio Server.
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, New York, NY 2002 -
2005
Assistant Move Coordinator, Imaging
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) was moving
800,000 objects in its collection from the NMAI Research Branch in the
Bronx, New York to the NMAI Cultural Resources Center, a state of the art
storage facility in Suitland, Maryland.
Project Management
Managed an imaging team of five full-time staff members who were
Responsible for imaging each of the 800,0000 objects prior to the move from
the NMAI Research Branch in the Bronx, New York, to the NMAI Cultural
Resources Center in Suitland, Maryland.
. Introduced, implemented, and managed Extensis Portfolio Server, a
database program for managing digital assets. The program is used to
associate Meta data notes with a database of 4000 digital images that
document the move process from 1995 to the present. Since its
introduction, Portfolio Server has also been adopted by the NMAI Move
Conservation Department for organizing digital images of conservation
case studies. Served as Application Manager for Extensis Portfolio for
the Smithsonian NMAI.
. Developed web site for the NMAI Move. Outlined site architecture, edited
department introductions. Authored "Follow The Object" a multimedia Flash
presentation documenting the movement of an Apache Basket through all of
the departments of the NMAI Research Branch to its ultimate destination
in long-term storage at the NMAI Cultural Resources Center.
. Implemented video production and non-linear editing department at the
NMAI to document the historic move project.
SMART TONE AUTHENTICATION, New York, NY 1998 - 2001
Art Director, Project Manager, Project Management
A Start-up company developing an Internet and telephony authentication
system, Smart Tone System, utilizing an electronic authentication device
called the SmartKey. Initial targeted clients included corporations,
brokerage houses, and banking institutions with pilot deployment in 2001.
. Served in dual capacity of Art Director and Project Manager for the Smart
Key prototype, saving $60K in personnel costs up front. Established
design direction, and managed design and development of Smart Key
security device. Supervised 30 cross-functional project team members and
vendors, and oversaw $150K project budget.
. Completed project, including tooling, within 4 months. Utilized quick
thinking and decision-making skills to realize this project in record
time.
. Sourced and supervised industrial design firm on-site for the plastic
casing of The Smart Key. Co-negotiated contract, timeline and
deliverables.
. Served as liaison between vendors, the principal and the chief engineer.
Assisted in sourcing and provided ongoing oversight for electrical
engineers, printed circuit board designers, and molders. Supervised
tooling production on-site.
. Saved $20K in Smart Key project by organizing the human factors focus
groups, rather than hiring an outside marketing agency. Also wrote focus
group scripts to evaluate 7 preliminary models, and moderated 12 focus
group sessions.
. Sourced and managed Canadian web design firm. Created information
architecture and guided web design concept development. Collaborated
with in-house counsel and the principal to negotiate the contract,
timeline and deliverables.
. Provide in-house graphic design, HTML, and interactive design for
advertisements, brochures, sales collaterals and other promotional
materials.
. Developed competitor report template and a competitor matrix, and
spearheaded strategy meetings on competitor analysis and strategic
partnerships.
. Led weekly presentations to executive management on SmartKey marketing
and competitor issues, enabling them to make timely strategic decisions.
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
. Fulbright Scholar & Professor of Fine Art, Temple University in Rome,
Italy, 1991 - 1994
. Present Associate Editor and Contributing Writer NY Arts Magazine, NYC -
Distributed to 65,000 readers throughout the US, Canada, Europe and
Japan, 1998.
. Present Solo and Group Exhibitions, Public Works Commission, Public and
Private Collections - New York, Europe and Asia, including Museum of
Modern Art, New York, 1991.
. Present Internationally Published Author Articles, Books, Book
Presentations, Catalogs, Interviews, Reviews, Video, Televised programs,
1991.
. Guest Artist Lecturer and Instructor Parsons School of Design in NYC,
Rhode Island School of Design, Temple University in Rome, U.S.
Information Service in Italy, and Academia di belle arti in Italy,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1991 - 1995.
EDUCATION
MFA, Columbia University, New York, NY
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
AWARDS AND HONORS
. Smart Key prototype featured in prominent competitions: Industrial Design
Society of America, IDEA Awards Business Week Magazine, and ID.
. Magazine Awards. 1999 Malka Lubelski Cultural Foundation Grant 1992 -
1993 U.S. Information Service Project Grant, Italy 1990 - 1991 Fulbright-
Hays Fellowship grant in Italy.
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