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Nadia English
902 Brockton Lane
Ventura, CA 93001
805.652.2022

 Multimedia Knowledge

 

Web development: Flash; HTML; Dynamic HTML; VRML; Java Script; CSS; CGI; ASP; E-Commerce.

Writing: Interactive writing for commercial, educational and entertainment uses.

Presentations: Projects for education and business. Use of scanners, sound recorders, CD-ROM, and video.

Digital Movies: Non-linear video editing (Avid and Premiere) and story telling.

 Computer Knowledge

 

Hardware: Proficient in both Windows PC & Macintosh platforms

Software: Macromedia DreamWeaver; Macromedia Director; Macromedia Flash; Adobe Photo Shop; Adobe Image Maker; Quark; Premiere; Avid; GifBuilder; Metacreations Canoma, Metacreations Headline Studio; BB Edit; Adobe Go-Live; MS-FrontPage; MS-Word; MS-Powerpoint.

 Journalism

 

TV News: WPLG TV, Miami - Producer for 11p.m. newscast. Under my helm this show ranked number one in its market.

TV News : KSTP TV, Minneapolis/St Paul. Producer for 6p.m. and then 10p.m. newscast. Again under my guidance both shows were number one for their time slots.

Newspaper: Oxford Daily Mail, England. General Reporter for one of the top nightly newspapers in the UK.

Newspaper: Hastings Observer, England...Ahh - here's where it all began. My forage into the world of journalism. I started as a "rookie" and at the end of two years was promoted to Deputy Chief Reporter and later worked as a sub-editor.

Freelance Writing: After crossing the pond to the US of A I worked as a freelancer for various Philadelphia newspapers and magazines before moving to Minnesota and entering the world of television news.


 Clients & Projects
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Web Sites:


Rancho San Marcos Golf Course
 


Developer of golf course site for Ty Warner using drop down menus.

 

Home Depot Foundation  

Developer for Home Depot site with quick animation on home page

 

Idea Engineering  

Web Developer for Graphic Design and Marketing Communications Company

 

Santa Barbara City College  

One of a team involved in maintaining large web site for Santa Barbara City College. My responsibilities are the Student Services Department, Online Orientation, and overseeing the imaging of all Student Services student documents and records.

 

Cathy Klein  

Flash site for graphic designer.

 

Satzinger Design  

Developer for architectural company.

 

PantherProductions  

Developer for animation site

 

Loreto Bay Development  

Developer of web site for architectural company which incorporates a password protected area.

 

Patio & Hearth Products Report  

Developer for new magazine site

 

Forester Communications  

Developer for Publishing Company

 

Pacific Basin Economic Council  

Important Pacific Rim site that displays a multitude of information for its users. I developed the drop down menus for this web site.

 

Venoco Inc  

Development for Santa Barbara oil company, Venoco Inc. Parameters were to update the company's website with something a little different.

 

Greenwood Daily Life Online

Daily Life Presentation

GreenWood Publishing Group

 

 

Development of flash site for large book publishing group - Online reference book with multi searching capabilities. Also responsible for flash presentation for use at conferences and trade shows.

Ventura County Limits.org  

Developer for County site aimed at reducing underage and binge drinking.

 

Straight Up .org  

Initial Developer for County site aimed at reducing underage and binge drinking.

 

Pacifica Graduate Institute  

Updating Site - using flash but still allowing site to load quickly.

 

DreamTending  

Site incorporating flash.

 

SummerInnSantaBarbara

 

 

Developer for site of UCSB

Islassecas.com

 

 

Developer for "Paradise in Panama". A site that really does capture the feel of the Caribbean.

Michaelgracewine.com  

Developer of small winery website. The site may be small but it has the same attention and care as a large site. The design is beautiful.

 

Silverander Communications  

Web Developer for Graphic Design and Marketing Communications Company

 

Friedman Research.com

 

 

Developer for High Security Impact Protection company.

Stomwater Magazine  

Developer for environmental online magazine. This site uses a java applet. Run your mouse over the home page logo.

 

Rapid Alignment  

Small flash site for corporate executives.

 

UC Santa Barbara Hillel  

Web developer for the Jewish student organization at UCSB

 

Lindsay Strand Associates

 

 

Designer and Developer for an executive speech coach - who just happens to be one of my best friends!

United Way SB  

Original developer and designer responsible for a new look for United Way of Santa Barbara's website. The parameters were to build something simple to read and navigate.

 

Family Vacation Center
University of California -Santa Barbara

 

 

Developer for new website - making it easy for college interns to maintain.

ECard for UCSB
Santa Barbara

 

A Flash greeting card developed to email and congratulate graduating students at UCSB.

 

Erosion Control Magazine

  

Developer for environmental online magazine.

 

Gardens For Peace  

Developer of Flash site.

 

ForesterPress

 

Small site for a publishing company.

 

Grading & Excavation Magazine  

Developer for magazine site. I also maintain and daily update this site

 

Municipal Solid Waste Magazine  

Developer for magazine site. I also maintain and daily update this site

 

ScreamingPixels  

One of my first projects. An html site for an artist and animator.

 

Medical Illustration  

Responsible for designing and implementing the latest edition of this website.

 

UCSB Alumni  

Web developer for UCSB Alumni Association

 

NetLojix

 

One of a team responsible for programming a new website for Avtel Inc which underwent an identity change. We had three days to redo this site.

 

MetaCreations  

Part of a team responsible for upgrading the old "Metacreations 1,000 page website". I was in charge of the company's profile, press section and some of its products.

 

American Animal Hospital Assoc.  

This is an international organization, serving over 2,800 hospital members and some 16,000 care providers.

 

CD ROM:


Alias Wavefront
 


Maya Transition Guide CD:
A team member responsible for creating a CD ROM to help Soft Image users learn Maya animation software. I was responsible for the html programming of this CD.

 

INTRANET SITES:

Cox Communications  

Sole developer and trainer for Cox Santa Barbara and Bakersfield intranet website.

 

Amgen  

Part of a three member team responsible for creating a user friendly and fast intranet site for Amgen employees.

 

MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS:


Shattered Lives

 


Using Director
I created a CD-Rom on Battered Women. The CD-Rom is truly multimedia with sound, video and an interactive user quiz. The CD was awarded "Best in Education" 2000 - SBCC Multimedia and Arts Technologies - Showcase Winner

 

Avid Digital Video Editing

 

I have edited two videos. One an hour long cooking video for the Santa Barbara Breast Cancer Institute; the other - an hour and a half surfing video for Burnt Toast Productions. Copies of both are available.

 

 Awards

 

 

"Best in Education" 2000 - SBCC Multimedia and Arts Technologies - Showcase Winner - Shattered Lives - An interactive CD ROM created in Director for use in describing the torment suffered by battered women.

"Exemplary Student Work" 2000 - Baby Boomers - This movie was shown during the Santa Barbara Film Festival's Digital Day 2000.

"Best Digital Movie" 1999 - SBCC Multimedia and Arts Technologies - Showcase Winner - Baby Boomers - The movie is not a commercial product and was produced for an education exercise only.

It will also take a short while to download. Some of you may think it is worth the wait..others won't be bothered...it is your choice - but it doesn't take THAT long!

babyboomers

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"Rookie of the Year" 1998 - SBCC Multimedia and Arts Technologies - Showcase Winner - Take a Hike - website

 Education

 

Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
AA/Multimedia Associate Degree

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Journalism (two year block release course)

High School, Mayfield, England
GCE A Levels - Law, Economics, English, and History

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