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Resume for Scott Whittaker

Objective:

To work in a team-oriented creative environment where I can apply my interaction design, and interface design skills on projects that are challenging both creatively and technologically.

Experience:

2000 -2001 Terraspring, Inc Fremont, CA
Web Architect    
  • Acted as creative director for both print, and digital media.
  • Worked as interface designer on Terraspring's main customer facing web application
  • Worked with product management as well as outside agencies to create initial interaction models
  • Participated in both design and front-end development.
  • Managed the design of several iterations of the corporate website.
  • Designed interfaces for several in house web applications.
1999-2000 Yack.com Emeryville, CA
Web Designer    
  • Lead the design of many high visibility websites and micro-sites.
  • Created online community including discussion boards and real-time chat.
  • Lead the design team in initial ideation and mockups for broadband site.
  • Worked on initial ideation and design mockups for broadband co-branded sites.
1998-1999 Version 4 Interactive Foster City, CA
Freelance Designer    
  • Lead the design and development of websites, banner ads, and micro-sites.
  • Conducted initial requirements analysis and assisted clients in developing a good launch strategy, and online marketing plans as well as content management needs and back-end requirements.
  • Managed design and development schedules for multiple projects and multiple clients
1998-1999 Mid Peninsula High School Palo Alto, Ca
Volunteer Instructor    
  • Created original class curriculum for "Website Design and Internet Usage"
  • Brought class from little-to-no contact with the internet to taking on different roles within a web design project.
  • Was awarded the excellence in teaching award

Education:

1996-1998 Learning Tree International Reston, VA
Certification: Intranet/Web Design  
  • Completed coursework in both website and intranet design practices.
  • Studied visual design principals as well as development and project management.


Skills:

Tools Operating Systems Languages
  • Freehand 7-9
  • Photoshop 3.5.1 - 6
  • Flash 3 - Mx
  • Dreamweaver 1.2 - Mx
  • Visio
  • Netobjects ScriptBuilder
  • Adobe Acrobat 5
  • Adobe InDesign 2
  • Windows 98, NT 3.5+, 2000, ME
  • Linux, Solaris, SCO-Unix, BSD, IRIX
  • Mac OS 6.5-10
  • HTML 2-4 + IE ext.
  • CSS
  • DHTML
  • JavaScript 1.1+