Turtle's Web: Resume

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Resume of Eileen "Turtle" Parzek (PDF)
turtle@turtlesweb.com

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SUMMARY
An accomplished digital artist, information designer and creative leader, interested in combining project leadership with continued hands-on involvement in graphic and information design. I have 15 years of experience with computers, over 6 years of that in web design, and a lifetime of artistic and literary endeavors. This is my formal resume, available also in PDF.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Current Employment

Creative Director
ParaSoft & Predixis Corp., Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 2000 to February 2001

Responsibilities included:

Detailed initial analysis of the early beta application
Development of an 80+ page information architecture blueprint
Logo design, marketing and branding
Creation of all interface elements and layout of dynamic and static pages.
Extensive usability testing
Writing of a 100+ page context sensitive help system
Illustration and development of an online tour and wizard prototypes
Web site development
Management of on-site design staff as necessary
Project management and coordination between myself, developers in Poland and content developers in Los Angeles.

75% of work was conducted off-site from a remote location.

Owner/Chief Creative Officer
Turtle's Web Art & Design, Albany, NY (www.turtlesweb.com)
May 1995, ongoing

An early-adopter of the Web, I own a small international and virtual business providing the following to ISPs, other web design companies, organizations and small businesses:

Project management and virtual team leadership.
Information analysis, architecture and design.
Strategic web business consulting.
High-end custom graphic art and user centered interfaces; specializing in photocollages and illustration.
Usability testing and consulting.
Logo development and branding.
Internet promotion and marketing services.

Involved in the development of over 250 web projects since 1995.

High profile past projects include work with:

NYS Office of General Services, General Electric Corporate Research and Development, Estee Lauder, Placer County California, Schenectady (NY) Chamber of Commerce, National Education Association of NY, and the NYS Martin L. King Jr. Commission

Various Titles
NYS Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Albany, NY
November 1987 to July 1996

Took the initiative for the following projects:

Design of presentation materials, manuals and reports using desktop publishing, graphic and multimedia software.
Complete design and implementation of a large scale online Standards Manual for the agency using the Windows Help engine.
Two major office automation projects from analysis to design, integration and implementation of custom database, spreadsheet and word processing applications.

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EDUCATION

Fall 1988 - Spring 1994
Sage Evening College, Albany, NY
Graphic Design A.A.S. (aka "Computer Appreciation")
Graduated with high honors

All current employable skills and experience were accumulated on a self-taught basis

RELATED SKILLS

Creating digital web imagery using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Macromedia Flash and Fireworks. Specializing in photo-collages, illustration and logo design.
Information architecture, user interface design and testing, data organization and technical writing skills. Technical writing experience developing procedural guides, application documentation, technical and instructional material. Ability to create flow charts using Visio and professional presentations using MS Powerpoint.
Coding HTML and producing web sites using both HTML editors (HomeSite) and WYSIWYG (Dreamweaver) applications.
Extensive hands-on project management experience on a myriad of projects. Strong understanding of MS Project. Specializing in virtual team building and leadership.
Designing, writing and publishing online documentation. Experience using RoboHelp.
Print design experience includes logo development, creation of large scale art for trade show booths, and desktop publishing.
Familiarity with multimedia presentation (Powerpoint and Astound) and animation technique and software.
Understanding of relational database design. Functional understanding of database issues related to web application development.

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SPECIAL GIFTS

Excellent organization, written communication, research, and project management skills.
Exceptional ability to work and think independently, as well as in a team environment; and excel in a virtual organization.
Able to quickly understand new concepts or learn new software, and a reputation for being able to make it make sense to other people using visual and communication skills.
Extremely self-motivated, hard working and driven to excellence.
Sense of humor necessary to work with computers, and in this industry 24 hours a day, and the fortitude to have remained sane.

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