Jonathan Leigh West *****@*****.***
**** ******* ******, ***** ****, MI, 48101 Cell: (313) 600 – 4575
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~westj/ Desk: (734) 647 – 2241
EDUCATION University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, College of Engineering
B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering – April ’04
SKILLS Programming (6yrs, Intermediate): C++, Css, X/Html, JavaScript, Smil, Wiki, Xml
Macintosh (2yrs, Beginner/Intermediate): iLife, Final Cut Pro, Fugu, QuickTime Pro
Adobe (6yrs, Intermediate): Acrobat, Captivate, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Premiere
Real Media (6yrs, Expert): Editor, Player, Producer
Windows Media (6yrs, Expert): Editor, Encoder, Player
General Applications (11yrs, Intermediate/Expert): Camtasia Studio, Confluence, Microsoft
Office/ Neo Office/Open Office, Filemaker Pro, GoldWave, Helix Producer and Editor,
IrfanView, Jira, Request Tracker, RSS/Podcasting, SFTP/FTP, Sorenson Squeeze
CERTIFICATION Lean Office, University of Michigan – 05/2006
EXPERIENCE
July ’08 – Dec ‘08 Forest Post – Farmington Hills, MI
SCORM Developer
• Developed and designed a SCORM compliant web based module for submission to client
for the future potential contract of all web based modules
• Lead a team with representatives from each department of the company in developing the
test module
• Responsibilities included project management, module pre and post-production, and extensive XML coding
June ’04 – Present Writer
• Writers Research Group, Writer
• Recycling for Charities Foundation, Reporter
• Beginnings: Skin Renewal Treatment Center, Copywriter
• Interpro, Technical Writer
Sept ’03 – Present University of Michigan – College of Engineering, Interpro
Instructional Learning Coordinator
• Develop and design web based tutorials (WBT) for engineering courses and process
management methodology seminars and courses
• Lead in organizing production team (five person) projects and media
• Lead in project distribution for a separate team (10 person) of Production Assistants
• Responsibilities include project management, module pre and post-production, video encoding, on-line and off-
line client/faculty support, and media analysis and archival
Sept ’00 – Sept ’03 University of Michigan – College of Engineering, Interpro
Production/Media Assistant
• Programmed non-credit tutorials for Lean and Six Sigma certification courses
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of computer based tutorials (CBT)
using two different learning management systems (LMS)
• Recorded university credited graduate engineering courses
• Responsible for the filming of subject matter experts (SME) and professors, with a four
camera, multiple lavaliere and boom microphones, onto various hard and soft media
HONORS Cooley Writing Award
Essay Category – Honorable Mention (Mar ’02)
Fiction Category – 2nd Place (Apr ’01)
Michigan Daily Newspaper – Annual Literary Magazine
Published, Poetry Category – (Mar ’02), (Mar ’01)
Published, Fiction Category – Featured Writer (Mar ’01)