Back to on-line resume: Gord West GORDON WESTSte 44, 140 Wellesley St. E., Toronto, Ont., M4Y 1J1.tel: (416) 961-3617; e-mail: gordwest@idirect.com websites:http://webhome.idirect.com/~gordwest/ http://www.interlog.com/~ritten/ http://www.hispanosinternet.com http://www.geocities.com/gordwest_99 http://web.idirect.com/~bnut/ http://www.semcotbs.com Objective:A junior-intermediate position in web design, digital imaging and content.Highlights:**3 Years in professional print, multimedia media & web promotions.**BAA in Image Arts (New Media), Ryerson Polytechnic University, 1999. **1998-2000 Organized and produced integrated graphics, signage, publications, radio, video, and web imaging for a major international conference (600 delegates) as Publicity and Communications Committee Chair. **Photoshop wizard and HTML "hardcoder"; strong design conceptualization and production skills for content integration; strong administrative and promotional skills. **Driven to contribute my aesthetic skills in New Media convergences in promotion, advertising and education; dedicated work ethic both as team player and individual. Technical Digital Computer Skills:WORDPROCESSING: WordPerfect 5.1 and 6, Word 7, Final Word 2; IMAGING: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Pagemaker; Printhouse, Fractals; ANIMATION AND 3D IMAGING: SoftImage, 3DStudio4, Director/Lingo; WEBDESIGN: HTML (HotDog, Homepage, Hot Metal), Dreamweaver, Javascript, CGI forms, FTP. SOUND DESIGN: SAW6, Soundforge; VIDEO EDITING: Adobe Premiere, Editly, Inscriber, FAST, BETA AB. PHOTO PRODUCTION: 35mm and 4x5 still cameras; b/w and color printing. VIDEO PRODUTION: Panasonic WV-F70, 740, Sony Betacam, editing.
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Content IntegrationInitiated and edited 2 on-line journals, contributing much of content (http://webhome.idirect.com/~gordwest) --wrote and produced over a dozen on-line verbal and visual articles --researched, authored and published one textbook, 3 edited books (one in Spanish), over 100 refereed articles on social issues in 3 languages. --edited over 2 dozen print academic print journals --produced over a dozen academic reports on administration and research Administration, Management, and Promotion--Planned and administered various conferences; most lately a 600 attendee international conference, $100,000 budget. --Chaired and co-ordinated the Publicity and Communications committee (including planning and producing an integrated graphics, signage, publication, radio, video, and web advertising and recording/documentation) --Promoted, Publicized, and Administered a small business especially regarding computerization and integrated advertising cross-media --Planned and implemented high school recruitment programs and student services promotions at Ryerson through integrated branding cross-media --instructed over 100 university level courses in social sciences, trained and supervised over 100 graduate students --presented over 200 public lectures and academic papers at conferences --conceptualized, planned, proposed, successfully obtained funding, administered and produced some 2 dozen social research projects in Social Sciences: qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis (esp re Policy, Public Opinion, Community, Urban Life, Development, Education, Law, Justice, Human Rights, Crime and Delinquency Issues.) --consulted with private and government agencies locally and internationally on the basis of above extensive background.
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