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Responsible for management of website and web application development, and multimedia tasks performed by a major international aerospace and IT services contractor, locally comprising fifteen full-time contractor affiliate employees with an annual labor value of $3+ million. Responsible for task management of web development within JPL's internal Web Development and Knowledge Management Group performed by a team of three full-time employees. Perform creative, independent services in areas development of public engagement websites, enterprise web application development, knowledge management applications and services, display graphics, print collateral, imaging, information system development, knowledge management, user interface design, and process definition. Define annual budgets and staffing requirements. Participate in requirements gathering, development, and evaluation of enterprise Information Technology systems, products, and services (i.e.; web hosting, application hosting, database, development service centers. Communicate and work effectively with scientists, engineers, senior line management, project management, co-workers, contractors, and other personnel at all levels. Maintain a strong customer focus.Other positions at JPL:1996 – 1999Electronic Publishing Services Team Lead (6445)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CaliforniaCoordinate team activities, provide guidance and training to team members (especially in the areas of cost estimating and scheduling), provide quality control for team functions through work reviews (especially in areas of newly developed expertise). Develop and expand customer base, generate and maintain work for three or more full-time JPL employees. Perform creative, independent services in electronic publishing. Communicate and work effectively with scientists, engineers, co-workers and other personnel at all levels. Maintain strong customer focus.

Responsible for design and production of advertising, marketing, and print products from concept to completion. Managed media plans, and marketing and advertising budgets. Designed and produced medical information publications ranging from 32-page booklets to 600-page reference volumes. Developed multimedia presentations, and software and video packaging. Created corporate branding strategies, including initial Internet presence. Responsible for pre-press and printing quality assurance.

Responsible for creative management of customer accounts, concept development, graphic design, and copywriting. Supervised three full-time digital production artists. Responsible for hardware and software resource management to maintain high levels of productivity. Performed operational maintenance on all production equipment; workstations, file server, print server, imagesetter, and chemical processors. Responsible for pre-press and printing quality assurance.

Sole Proprietor of full service design and advertising company. Provided national and regional advertising products and services; consumer and trade collateral, marketing strategies and plans, packaging design and production, concept and copywriting for sales videos and television commercials. Customers include: Mattel, Disney Publications, California Milk Advisory Board, Sunkist, GMC Truck, Upper Deck, MCA Home Video, and others. Responsible for pre-press and printing quality assurance.

Responsible for creative and production services, and management of four production artists. Provided national and regional full service advertising products and services for automotive, industrial, and aviation. Produced consumer and trade collateral, marketing strategies and plans, packaging design and production, concept and copywriting for sales and training videos. Strategic design consultants to Petersen Publishing and Argus Publishing.

Responsible for development of concept, copy, and design of print advertising, catalogs, brochures, POS collateral and packaging. Supervised three full-time production artists. Acquired new business and developed customer account strategies. Created media plans, promotion campaigns, and press relations programs.

Responsible for advertising sales of National DRAGSTER (a weekly tabloid newspaper), National Event Programs (10+ events annually), and an annual Trade Show directory. Coordinated editorial management and supervised art production and printing. Responsible for pre-press and printing quality assurance.

Responsible for creating and producing print advertising, trade and consumer collateral, and display art in concert with company principal. Supervised and production staff of three full-time employees. Responsible for pre-press and printing quality assurance.

Responsible for advertising sales, copywriting, and layout of “pub-set” advertising in National DRAGSTER (weekly four-color newspaper). Responsible for layout of “editorial budget” and proofreading of pre-press galleys.