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Kyle Hand

San José, California

 

Mission

I am a professional website designer / developer based out of San Jose, California. I take great pride in providing three main services: Graphic Design, Web Development and Consulting.

Summary of Expertise

I have a strong background in web and programming. I started my first internship at age 19 (10 plus years ago) creating graphics for local video game company. More recently, my experience has revolved around corporate web design / development and web-based eLearning. I am an expert in web design, graphic design, web development and eLearning for web. I am also very experienced with 2d animation tools, corporate design, multimedia and web video. I have also played critical roles in planning, implementation, user acceptance testing, project management, and final product rollouts.

Professional Experience

Senior Multimedia Producer

Hewlett-Packard

Cupertino, CA
November 2006 to present

Description:

Hewlett-Packard is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world. They provide a wide variety of top notch consumer computer products as well as elite corporate services. Hewlett-Packard has served as a mogul in the tech industry since the early part of the 1970’s.

Web Duties:

• Created XHTML / JavaScript / CSS based eLearning
• Optimized code to make certain that web pages where visually the same in Internet Explorer 6 - 8 / Firefox 3 / Opera 9 - Safari 4
• Validated all code to W3C standards
• Produced SCORM 1.2 and 2004 (1.3) compliant eLearning modules
• Created an XHTML / CSS based icon, clip art, and graphical standards online repository
• Maintained our groups SharePoint CMS (Pages ranging from General News, Best Practices, How to's, Wiki and Document Repositories)
• Rebuilt and recoded deprecated flash based eLearning modules using ActionScript 3
• Hand proofed XHTML and CSS code for other developers
• Uploading eLearning web modules to the SABA and Sumtotal LMS's
• Course and Offering Creation in the SABA and Sumtotal LMS's

Video Duties:

• Creating flash video based eLearning with Articulate Presenter 5, Techsmith Camtasia 6, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere CS4 and Adobe Captivate CS4
• Managed video shoots with Subject Matter Experts, Voice Talents and Spokes Persons
• Set up videotaping areas, set up lights, calibrated cameras and microphones
• Produced professional level live action video of learning and marketing materials
• Converted digital video into flash based video (flv, mp4 and swf)
• Corrected audio for level matching and noise reducing
• General video editing - Removing mistakes applying transitions
• Recorded software demonstrations - Video and Audio (Camtasia 6)

General Duties:

• Review printed materials for Instructor Led Training (ILTs)
• Manage a team of multimedia producers
• Reviewed graphics of SME's to make certain that their content remained within company graphical standards
• Conducted seminars on the subjects of software demonstration recording and multimedia
• Created department procedural documents to standardize workflow

 

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Senior Web Designer & Developer

Sanctuary Multimedia

San Jose, CA
November 2003 to Present

Description:

Since 2006 Sanctuary Multimedia has offered exceptional level web sites at competitive prices. I started this company to obtain essentials experience and to build up my portfolio and resume.

Web Duties:

• Hand coded XHTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript and Flash based websites
• Optimized code to make certain that web pages where visually the same in Inertnet Explorer 6 - 8 / Firefox 3 / Opera 9 - Safari 4
• Validated code to W3C standards
• Installed AJAX components
• Built Adobe Flash based navigation bars
• Adapted Flash / XML based picture changers
• Successfully produced Search Engine Optimized web pages
• Conducted Search Engine Marketing campaigns
• Constructed form based “Contact" pages
• Connected websites to analytics web based software
• Created XML Sitemaps
• Hand installed Mambo, Joomla and Drupal Content Management Systems (CMS)
• Hand Coded Graphic Templates for CMS's
• Installed components for CMS's

Graphic Design Duties:

• Produced web design compositions for artistic exploration of client projects
• Collaborated with clients to ensure a final graphical solution was reached
• Web Design "Face Lifts" to update site look and feel

General Duties:

• Negotiated with clients to build working agreements and properly set expectations.
• Successfully worked out financial arrangements with clientele
• Sketched out website wire frames and schematics for customer sign off

 

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eLearning Multimedia Designer

Franklin Templeton Investments

San Mateo, CA
December 2003 to November 2006

Description:

Over the past half-century, few investment management organizations have matched the success of Franklin Templeton Investments. With over 50 years of investing experience, the company is a recognized leader for its global growth.

Duties:

• Designed and developed XHTML / JavaScript / CSS based eLearning
• Produced hand coded AICC compliant eLearning modules
• Validated all code to W3C standards
• Constructed Articulate Presenter based eLearning modules and company communications
• Created original illustrations (Adobe Illustrator CS2) for a web based series
• Constructed flash intro animation for online instructional materials (ActionScript)
• Collaborated with local clientele for review meetings
• Built Multimedia based CDroms with FLV Video and Flash
• Responsible for all printed materials such as brochures, marketing materials and CD casings (Adobe Indesign CS)
• Worked with external printing and CD duplicating vendors
• Facilitated communication in between user side Flash / JavaScript and PeopleSoft LMS Databases (ActionScript 2)

 

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Production Designer

BBH Media

Oakland, CA
October 2003 to October 2004

Description:

BBH Media provides Internet marketing, web design and customer service framework development to a niche clientele. BBH Media offers the knowledge of a diverse team of experts including engineering, client services, customer service, search engine optimization and leading edge design.

Duties:

• Hand Coded HTML advertisements at an aggressive pace
• Professional grade photoshop photo manipulation and restoration
• Daily website housekeeping and file cleanup
• Proofreading client copy and fixing grammar / spelling errors
• Built animated advertisment banners with Adobe ImageReady

 

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Artist

Riverdeep - The Learning Company

Fremont, CA
June 1996 to May 2003

Description:

Riverdeep is one of the fastest growing educational software companies in the United States with a wide range of respected products being used in over 45,000 schools in over 20 countries worldwide.

Duties:

• Hand Coded HTML advertisements at an aggressive pace
• Professional grade Photoshop photo manipulation and restoration
• Daily website housekeeping and file cleanup
• Proofreading client copy and fixing grammar / spelling errors
• Built animated advertisement banners with Adobe ImageReady

Software Expertise

Computer Literacy

Education

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design emphasis in Illustration and Animation from San Jose State University - May 26, 2001