Management, Programming, Editing, Writing, .NET, SQL Server, Office
Resume:
A. Russell Jones, Ph.D.
High Point, NC 27265
Skills Summary
Strong leadership, editing, programming, and problem-solving skills.
Visionary technologist. Extensive background in training and development
with a focus on computer-based interactive and web-based training,
including video, audio, and testing. More than 10 years of technical
writing and publishing experience, from print books to e-books and online
articles. Comprehensive managerial and sales skills honed by managing
varied interactive training development teams and selling training services
to Fortune 500 companies. Lifelong learner. Strong teaching and research
background. Web technology expert. Extensive musical training and
performance experience. Author of numerous technical articles, technology-
related editorials, and several programming books on IIS, Visual Basic, C#,
and ASP.NET.
Interested in
A position with opportunities to combine education, computer technology,
programming, writing and editing skills, and solve business and
productivity problems.
Employment History
Contractor with Apress Media LLC (a division of Springer Science+Business
MediaMedia)
(Nov. 2013-Present
. Built a taxonomy of over 10,000 programming terms/technologies for
editorial use.
. Developmental editor on upcoming programming books, including
"Thinking In LINQ."
Senior Editor for O'Reilly Media, Microsoft Press Division, Sebastopol, CA
(2009-Oct. 2013)
. Evaluate, acquire, and edit technical books for print and ebook
publication under the Microsoft Press imprint.
. Responsible for half the Microsoft Press developer titles between 2009
and 2013.
. Conceived and created new beginner "Start Here!" series.
. Wrote proof-of-concept code for a Word-to-AsciiDoc translation
application so Microsoft Press authors could participate in O'Reilly's
online publishing system.
Executive Editor for WebMediaBrands (DevX), San Francisco, CA
(2001-2009)
. Evaluate, commission, write, and edit technical articles for publication
on DevX.com.
. Design, build, and maintain computer applications for editors. Consult
with engineering when problems arise.
Senior Development Engineer, DevX, Inc., San Francisco, CA
(January, 2000-December 2000)
. Designed and programmed dynamic web applications.
. Worked extensively with SQL Server, ASP, and XML to implement use of XML
and XSLT transformations at DevX.
. Built an automatic import engine to transform Word documents into
publishable HTML form.
Vice President, Research & Development, InterCom, Inc., Houston, TX
(1995-1999)
. Planned, managed, and mentored the technical direction of the company.
. Managed technical training teams building interactive training libraries
with ASP, VB, SQL, C++, ToolBook, and TenCORE.
. Designed, programmed, and sold Windows and web-based HR and training
applications for Fortune 500 companies, which were deployed both
nationally and internationally.
. Designed and programmed CBT/WBT management and reporting systems.
Instructional Designer/Team Leader/Programmer, InterCom, Inc. Houston, TX
(1988-1995)
. Performed task and needs analyses, defined training needs and evaluation
procedures.
. Wrote interactive training lessons. Programmed tests, lessons, and other
HR-related applications.
. Managed teams of instructional designers, graphic artists, programmers,
and quality control testers.
. Planned, produced, and directed video for interactive video training
lessons.
Graduate Assistant, University of Illinois, University of Tennessee
(1983-1988)
. Taught PLATO programming to graduate students
. Research assistant for Educational Psychology and Music departments.
Designed and taught a piano improvisation class for piano majors.
. Designed and programmed an application to teach chord-recognition and
spelling to music undergraduates.
. Taught sight-singing and ear-training classes. Assisted with music
history and theory classes.
Education
. PH.D. Secondary Education. University of Illinois (1990)
. M.M. Music Theory, University of Tennessee, 1985
. B.M. Piano Pedagogy, University of Tennessee, 1983
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