Design Software

Wendi Dunlap

**** **** ***. *., *******, WA *****

Phone: 206-***-**** Mobile: 206-***-**** E-Mail: abp0ww@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Master of Arts (Humanities) 2010

California State University - Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA.

MA Thesis: Surnames and Society in West Yorkshire: An Analysis of Names in the Wakefield Court Rolls, 1274-1352.

Bachelor of Arts 1993

The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA. Studies concentrated on Journalism and Graphic Design.

Experience

Writer/Editor

Edited the Beacon Hill Blog, a neighborhood news blog for the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Seattle. Wrote,

researched, and edited stories, designed and created ads, took and edited photographs. Oversaw work of

volunteer contributors. Through a partnership with KOMO news, contributed to the Beacon Hill and

Georgetown blogs on komonews.com. Used software including Wordpress, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft

Word, and Evernote. (Beacon Hill Blog, beaconhill.seattle.wa.us. 2008-present.)

Contributed an article to Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice, a topic encyclopedia

edited by J. Nauright. (Published by ABC-CLIO in April 2012.)

Edited Resurrected Recipes, a blog about historic cooking, the interpretation and testing of historic recipes,

and the history of kitchen technology. (Resurrected Recipes, resurrectedrecipes.com. 2009-present.)

Additional writing and editing work includes: Technical editor for the book Using Aldus FreeHand 3.0,

written by Sharyn Venit and Bruce Fraser and published by Bantam Computer Books. Contributing writer for

the Cooper Point Journal (Olympia, WA), the City Collegian (Seattle, WA), The Rocket (Seattle), Backstreets

(Seattle), YEAH! (Seattle), Backlash (Seattle), and Amazing Heroes (Seattle). Calendar Editor, Layout Editor, and

Production Manager of the Cooper Point Journal. Contributing Editor of Backstreets. Arts and Copy Editor of

the City Collegian. Publisher/Editor of YEAH! Editorial Associate of Backlash. Wrote, typeset, copy-edited and

proofread copy. Used Macintosh and Compugraphic typesetting equipment. Designed publications.

Designed and created ads. Pasted-up and laid-out typeset copy. (1985-1993.)

World Wide Web Site Designer/Tester/Educator

Taught beginning HTML courses to students at the Art Institute of Seattle. Covered basic Internet concepts

including HTML and XHTML coding; working with images, tables, and Cascading Style Sheets; and

beginning site design and information architecture. Wrote online textbook (URL available by request) for use

in basic web development courses. Was trained in Adult Education concepts. Maintained and operated online

courses using Moodle and eCollege software. (Art Institute of Seattle, 2323 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121.

1997-present.)

Designed and maintained websites for non-profit organization. Created websites to promote events,

provide information, and organize group activities. HTML and CSS coding, image editing, and content

creation. Provided support for site code, design, and operational issues. (Various websites for groups within the

Society for Creative Anachronism. 2001-present.)

Designed and maintained Rubber Trouble rubber stamp e-commerce web site. Involved in all aspects of

site development, including HTML coding, graphic design, image creation and editing, creation of style

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sheets and JavaScript rollovers, writing, proofreading, and testing. Software used to do this job includes:

Adobe Photoshop, BareBones Software BBEdit, Fetch, and various web browsers including Internet Explorer,

Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. (Self-employed. 1998-2009.)

Tested and proofread intranet web pages to meet corporate standards. Wrote bug reports. Wrote code to

solve page problems. Created and edited graphics to match design specs. (Contract position at iSeer Technology

Consultants via Engineering Corporation of America, 2705 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116. 1998-1999.)

Taught beginning HTML courses to students at the School of Visual Concepts. Covered basic Internet

concepts, HTML coding, working with images, and beginning site design. (School of Visual Concepts, 500

Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109. 1996-1997.)

Designed and maintained World Wide Web sites including the award-winning city guide Seattle: The

Emerald City (Seattle Times' "Best of the Web" regional winner for 1996). Was involved in all aspects of site

design, including HTML coding, illustration, scanning, photography, image creation and editing, animation,

writing, proofreading, and testing. (Seanet, 701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. 1994-1997.)

Has experience using Macintosh OS X, Windows, and Unix systems.

Search Engine Quality Rater

Evaluated and rated the quality and accuracy of search engine results for a major search engine. Used

research skills to understand the relevance of results to user queries. Communicated with supervisors and

other raters to discuss the reasoning behind rating decisions. Used custom software to complete tasks.

(WorkforceLogic, workforcelogic.com. 2007-2008.)

Graphic Arts Production Artist, Designer, and Illustrator

Did design and production work including free-lance logo, ad, and publication design; typesetting;

illustration; editing; and proofreading. Specialized in design for the music industry: album/cassette covers,

newsletters, posters, and press kits. Clients included: Salon Twenty Eight, Stewart Brothers Coffee, Aloha

Graphics, Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 8, Backlash Magazine, Gavin's Howse

TV show, Jellyfish Music, Tough Suspect Records and At Your Fingertips. Designed and illustrated daily

infographics for The Olympian daily newspaper in Olympia, WA. Served as a design consultant for the

Cooper Point Journal, Olympia. Software used includes: Adobe PageMaker, Macromedia FreeHand, Adobe

Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, SuperPaint, HyperCard, Microsoft Word, TypeStyler, and Write Now. (1986-

1994.)

Software Support Technician

Provided technical support for Aldus PageMaker, PrePrint, and FreeHand software, via telephone, e-mail,

and letter. Tested Aldus software and reported bugs. Used Aldus products extensively and received

specialized training. Edited Customer Services departmental newsletter, Dialog. Created Technical Support

Mac Software Library On-Line Checkout System in HyperCard 2.0 (design and scripting). Served on the

Multimedia project core group. Special training in HyperCard and SuperCard. (Aldus Corporation, 411 First

Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104. 1990-1991.)

Provided technical support for users of Seanet's Internet services, especially Macintosh users. Assisted

people in installation of MacTCP, InterSLIP, and MacPPP, and in use of PPP/SLIP programs. Wrote

documentation to assist Mac users in getting their PPP/SLIP connections up and running. Wrote

documentation to assist UNIX shell users in learning to use their accounts and to use the Internet. (Seanet, 701

Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. 1994-1995.)

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