1988-2007
Helped found Theta Digital Corporation,
a US manufacturer of luxury consumer electronics. Created sales
literature for retailers and advertisements that ran in national magazines.
Was contact person for advertising contracts. Wrote/edited all important
written communications for the company. Co-created aesthetic design
of components.
Maintained
the company's website. Communicated to online (forum) communites
as the company's spokesperson.
Title
was Vice President in charge of communications.
2001-present
Filed
for a patent in 2001 for a Personal Inventory
Management System, which was granted in 2005 (Patent # 6851611).
The device and web site associated with the system are in development,
and can be examined in detail at Groqit.com.
1984-1987
Helped found a company making high-performance CD players,
California Audio Labs. Created written material for the company.
Conducted photo-shoots as art director, did writing, layout and paste-up
of brochures and advertisements. As a writer, I translated engineers’
descriptions of product design features into benefits for potential
consumers.
1995-2001
Used Photoshop and Illustrator software to produce advertisements
for national magazines.
1975-1990
Helped start and run Absolute Audio, a retail store specializing in
high-performance home music playback systems. Worked on sales floor
and managed two stores. Wrote weekly classified ads, directed photo
shoots and created pictorial ads, designed store brochures.
2001-2002
Illustrated a book on Wilderness
Emergency Care, providing 30+ original line drawings and covers.
I am self-taught. I learn new skills as needed.
At the age of 14 I was hired to do portraits
in pastels for the summer. I am proficient with watercolors, oil paints,
and several other media, including three- dimensional ones. I enjoy
doing original design work of all kinds.
Other qualifications:
I do not require supervision to make sure I meet deadlines. Since 1995, I have
worked at home "telecommuting" rather
than
at
company facilities. This is my preferred work environment, except when in-person
meetings
would be beneficial.
I
am currently working with engineers and designers in China, and
programmers in the US to bring the Groqit project
to frution, without in-person meetings. This approach has proved
to be very
efficient.
I
am presently learning 3D CAD skills to present my Industrial Designs
as fully as possible, to improve my ability to communicate (in
3D!) with overseas fabricators and to facilitate rapid prototyping.
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