Curriculum Vitae

Projects

Web + Print – Online and print components designed and delivered together

Chinese-Canadian Genealogy web site design + build, bookmark, poster, flyer
www.vpl.ca/ccg

New Media Directory logo, web site design + build, CD cases, binder covers, posters
www.vpl.ca/newmedia

Vancouver Public Library Foundation logo, web site design + build, brochure
www.vplfoundation.ca

Print – Posters, handbills, brochures, bookmarks and postcards, governed by a corporate identity

Donor Recognition poster (Central Library entrance) 3'X8' posters displaying donors

Library Research poster and handbill radical redesign, clarifying the presentation of information

Vancouver Public Library Annual Report 1997, 1998, 2001

Web – Concept, design, production, information architecture and coding

InfoAction emblem design and new website
www.infoaction.ca

Working Together Project emblem design and new website
www.librariesincommunities.ca

Open Journal Systems + Public Knowledge Project themes for OJS template engine and identity analysis and concepts for PKP
pkp.sfu.ca

Artray Photograph Collection: Vignettes of Postwar Vancouver
www.vpl.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/spe/artray/index.html

Canadian Pacific Railway Photograph Collection
www.vpl.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/spe/cpr/

Other Special Projects

Historical photograph scanning developed and documented the scanning process for historical photographs of all types and sizes including 8" x 10" glass negatives

Raise-a-Reader Recognition Installation 8' x 2' lightbox of an original painting by K. Shoemaker

Chinese-Canadian Genealogy Exhibit Banner 3' x 8' vinyl banner with a 3 module grid system for information display

Kompass Typeface
typophile.com/node/4377

Tiger’s Heart In Woman’s Hide typeset this 194 page book exploring the Shakespeare authorship question and designed and built the accompanying website
www.tiger-heart.com

Skills

Design

All aspects of print and web design including needs analysis, concept, composition, layout, typography, diagramming, in print and on the web. Skilled in designing effective, new and re-designed visual communications within established corporate identities and tight budgets + deadlines.

Projects + People

Supervision of small teams, project planning and management, and technical training for individuals and groups. Working in teams, Client relations, Facilitation. I enjoy speaking and public presentations.

Technical Writing + Training

Creation of manuals, instructional materials (handbills, PowerPoint presentations, job aids), proposals, reports, online documentation, for effective communication + presentations.

Software

Skilled in major design and office applications and operating systems.

Professional Experience

2002 to present Consulting and freelancing, Design Counsel

1998 to present Vancouver Public Library Graphics Technician/Graphics Technician, Web in both Marketing and Communications and Virtual Library departments.

Education

2004 VCC Business and Technical Writing Certificate Writing and editing proposals, reports and technical information for print and online. Documentation, project management and information design.

1998 BCIT Venture Program Business research and planning, risk assessment, finance and accounting. Marketing, public speaking, business law, and business operations.

Professional Affiliations

Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, Professional Member (MGDC)
Member Portfolio