Betsy M. Email & Phone Number

Rochester, Ny, Us

Design, create, and revise multimedia presentations, documents, and key graphic elements to support multiple government contracts in a collaborative team environment.

Site Design/Management:Web Designer/Manager | Costume-ConNections: • Migrated front end data archive from initial static HTML pages to WordPress to simplify maintenance and content retrieval.• Managing six-person migration/conversion team to replace 30,000 image visual gallery managed with Gallery2 (PHP/MySQL) database installation with WordPress/compatible solution.Illustration/Book Design:• The Bow and the Butterfly: children's book illustrations/layout with Corel Painter Essentials, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign; 1st printing December, 2016 through CreateSpace.Videography:• The Puppeteer: wrote screenplay, directed and produced nine-minute short film based on Han Christian Andersen's The Puppet-Show Man, using Nikon and Panasonic Lumix cameras, Adobe Premiere and After Effects.• Documentary: Shot and produced a 20-minute video documentary, edited with Sony Vegas Studio, for a client, utilizing existing video footage, still images and audio track.• Promotional Video: Produced several short videos for Washington Revels, Time-Based Media, and Film and Media Production. (YouTube: Hawkeswood Productions Channel)

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Graphic Designer | K12.com:• Convert MS Word storyboards to dynamic digital screens that incorporate images, audio, button-driven layer reveals, and math expressions using Illustrator CC and proprietary Json-driven authoring tools.• Collaborate with a team of other visual designers, instructional designers, and project managers to complete and submit assignments.Graphic Designer | Green Key Resources/Manhattan Strategy Group:• Created a variety of on-brand infographics and other collateral for a government agency, a set of logos for a government grant program, and revised a PowerPoint presentation to adjust look-and-feel for consistency.• Designed MSG's 2019 corporate holiday card.• Contract extended, converted to full time permanent role.WordPress Themer | Vector Talent/American College of Cardiology (ACC):• Designed a portable customized WordPress theme based on the ACC's existing website for deployment by ACC's 26 chapters.• Created wireframe layout, incorporated ACC branding (color, layout, typography), and revised over 2,000 lines of CSS code to insure consistent look and feel and responsive layout.• Selected and installed appropriate WordPress plugins.• Drafted a complete step-by-step guide to install and customize theme for each chapter, including section headings, links to select resources, and tutorials for new WordPress users.Web Designer | The Maccoby Group:• Revised site structure and updated graphic look and feel of site to improve navigation and web maintenance management.• Updated CSS structure to improve navigation.Web Designer | Interactive Technologies Group, Inc/Defense Acquisiton University (US Dept. of Homeland Security):• Worked with a six-member team to convert multi-lesson web-based training course from MS PowerPoint storyboards and draft graphics to fully realized multi-page online course.• Adjusted CSS as needed; insured Section 508 compliance.

Arlington, Va

Work with a team of federal contractors, in cooperation with another team from Excella, in support of several related Agile-driven projects for multiple federal government agencies and departments, providing graphic design (logos, business cards, micro web designs, PowerPoint/Google Slides presentations, and additional documents, as well as video editing and production (including closed captioning).

Dc Metro Region

Regular contributor for ShowBizRadio from 2009 to 2013. Site promoted and supported theatre throughout the metro DC area. In addition to writing reviews describing local theatre productions, also researched production history and notes.Author archive link: http://washingtondc.showbizradio.com/author/betsym/

Bachelor’S Degree, Graphic Communication, Gpa: 3.833; Dean'S List (All Semesters)

Second Bachelor's Degree Classes completed: ARTT 120 - Design I: Arrangement and Color GRCO 100 - Intro to Graphic Communication ARTT 210.

Coursework, Interactive Media, Final Grade (Cumulative Average): A (4.0)

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society; Student Invitational Art Exhibits• Completed coursework necessary for enhancing.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Technical Theatre/Theatre Design And Technology

Activities and Societies: • Member: Alpha Psi Omega Honors Fraternity • Member: New Paltz PlayersCoursework included: • London Theatre.