Jeff Walters Email & Phone Number

Idaho Falls, Idaho

Jeff Walters Design is an Idaho-based company with national clients specializing in growing small businesses through website design, site evaluation, care plans, page speed optimizations, SEO support, and business consulting services.Jeff Walters is a designer, techie, writer, husband, dad, and a proud Texan who happens to live in Idaho.

Telecommuter

- Started work as a Java web application developer in March 2014- Used Java, JQuery, JavaScript, XSLT, and best-practice coding processes to develop internal applications- Supported three major publishing tools used create print-based tests, convert Quark files to XML, and track publishing specifications- Used JIRA, Bitbucket, and Sourcetree to track development in multi-developer team

Telecommuter

Pearson Education is a K–12 educational assessment company.Division and Team: Assessment & Information: Test, Measurement, & Research Services – Technical Solutions- Since 2000, led the creation and support of Macintosh-based automation software (AppleScripts). Each year, these tools have been used to publish over 40 national, state, and large-school-district educational assessments- Automated publishing tasks in Quark, Indesign, XML, and artwork for a staff of 80+ designers, artists, project planners, and other production staff- Acted as a liaison between print and online production workflows- Worked successfully since 2008 as a remote employee based in Idaho for offices in Austin, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; and Iowa City, Iowa

Austin, Texas

Harcourt Achieve is a K–12 textbook publisher. It is now part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.- Worked with three teams (Saxon Math, Larson K–5 Math, Rigby Reading) of designers, project managers, editorial, and production staff to produce page layouts and design elements for manipulatives- Proofed and corrected editorial, design, and technical issues, including color trapping, overprinting, and font usage, in page production- Handled roundtrip communication of guidelines, technical specifications, and accuracy of work with external vendors- Prepared, packaged, and validated final files for print manufacturing

Austin, Texas

• Provided clients with high-quality service and consistent results• Converted paper-based test booklets to online interactive tests for Texas Education Agency• Created identity packages including business cards, brochures, and web banners• Typeset forms and advertisements for doctor’s offices and custom home builder• Created Indesign automation using AppleScript for Pearson (a national test book publisher)

Austin, Texas

- Responsible for troubleshooting and finding innovative solutions to technical issues, including prepress, font, and software- Led staff through several major hardware and software upgrades- Trained staff in the use of the department’s hardware and software including Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Mac OS X- Created AppleScript automation tools for use within daily workflows- Maintained department’s network of 12 Macintosh computers

Austin, Texas

- Managed the Desktop Publishing Department, a group of 10 designers and artists with responsibility for creating all Texas assessment project materials (test items, manuals, student guides, and additional ancillaries)- Coordinated project workflows between editorial department, project managers, subcontractors, and Texas Education Agency staff- Implemented effective production solutions to build customer satisfaction- Assessed budget-related requests from team members and made recommendations for equipment and resource purchases

Austin, Texas

Team Lead, Graphic Designer & Mac IT Support for Desktop Publishing Department- Completed design and editing work on tight deadlines, including creation of test items, instruction manuals, reports, and other testing materials- Worked directly with editorial and desktop publishing departments, designers, and artists to produce testing program materials- Researched and created solutions to automate labor-intensive and error-prone workflows in production; began to introduce AppleScripts into workflow processes and create automation workflows

Austin, Texas

Graphic Designer & Production Specialist- Completed design and editing work on tight deadlines, including creation of test items, instruction manuals, reports, and other testing materials- Worked directly with editorial and desktop publishing departments, designers, and artists to produce testing program materials- Researched and created solutions to automate labor-intensive and error-prone workflows in production; began to introduce AppleScripts into workflow processes and create automation workflows

Georgetown, Texas

Coordinated the church youth ministry for high school students

Georgetown, Texas

- Designed advertising for my hometown semi-weekly newspaper- Worked with local real estate agents to develop and design home and land advertisements; coordinated with sales staff for retail/commercial designs- Performed traditional composition duties including mechanical pasteups of advertisements and editorial copy; halftone positives using a stat camera; pre-press preparation; proofing of display type for misspellings and grammatical errors; assisted with occasional press runs

Bachelor Of Journalism, Magazine Journalism

Activities and Societies: YoungLife, Georgetown Youth Ministries

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