PRODUCER/ART DIRECTOR CORTEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Austin, Texas, 1995 to 1997
Produced multimedia projects, prototypes, and demos. Projects included Cortex demo, Exploring America's Past, a four-CD-ROM cross-platform middle school curriculum for Holt, Rinehart and Winston (HRW), and Language Workshop,a seven-CD-ROM cross-platform English grammar curriculum, grades 6-12, for HRW. Responsibilities included:
ART DIRECTOR Exploring America's Past: Directed three staff artists designing interface, navigation icons, component backgrounds, interactive maps and simulations, and scanning and production for permissioned images. Conducted all graphic sign-off interaction with client. Exploring America's Past product includes 20 different components across 32 chapters including approximately: 80 custom Atlas maps, 20 unique simulations and interactive map sections, 40,000 text hyperlinks, 1200 permissioned art images, 70 permissioned video, audio and music clips, search tool, English/Spanish glossary, and a draw tool, text tool and Media Canvas for user to create interactive presentations.
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER Exploring America's Past: Managed and coordinated team of eight to test Mac and PC platform for functionality and consistency in content and programming.
PRODUCTION MANAGER Language Workshop: Set up and managed permissions department, art department, and audio department as well as visualization teams. Supervised staff of twelve. Created and implemented systems to filename and track media assets.
AWARDS:
Language Workshop: New York Festivals Interactive Award Winner;
International Cindy Award; Silver Apple Award
Exploring America's Past: 1998 Texas Interactive Media Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement in Information/Reference
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