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Lisa Bradshaw • lisa.bradshaw@earthlink.net

Employment

  • November 2006 - Present, Program Design Manager, Instructor:
    Westwood College, Online Campus, Westminster, CO, (877) 817-9525

    • Design, develop, implement, review, and update online courses in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, and Web Design / Multimedia programs.
    • Collaborate with deans, curriculum managers, directors, faculty, multimedia team, publishers, and subject matter experts to develop college-wide curriculum, outcomes, and assessment tools for online and campus-based delivery.
    • Manage contracts for subject matter experts' course design and multimedia development.
    • Manage development schedules and quality of deliverables from subject matter experts performing course development.
    • Participate in selecting textbooks, multimedia components, online resources, and assessment strategies.
    • Contribute tools and methods to instructional design team to help improve processes and workflow.
    • Maintain courses in eCollege system.
    • Teach online courses in Graphic Design, Digital Illustration, and Digital Layout.

  • July 2004 - October 2006, Online Communication Developer / Coordinator:
    Teaching with Primary Sources - Colorado (formerly An Adventure of the American Mind - Colorado), Educational Grant Program, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO, (303) 352-4945

    • Designed, developed and maintained AAM-Colorado educational program web pages.
    • Created print, web, and trade show materials such as newsletters, flyers, handouts, and posters.
    • Communicated with program participants to provide advising and information about the grant.
    • Wrote and edited descriptions of the program's purpose, progress, and results.
    • Promoted the program's purpose and mission at conferences and collaborator poster sessions.
    • Assisted directors with developing and updating program processes and policies.
    • Assisted with developing and updating curriculum, objectives, and assessment.
    • Assisted with writing and editing of online and campus-based workshop materials.
    • Attended affiliate update meetings at Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
    • Created and edited online content in WebCT.
    • Taught workshops focusing on incorporating digital primary sources with software and educational technology.

  • January 2003 - May 2003, Webmaster / Web Designer:
    Communication Arts and Sciences Department, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO, (303) 352-4958

    • 30 hour per week student position while attending classes full-time.
    • Designed, developed, and maintained new web site and online documents for Metro State's Journalism, Speech Communication, and Theatre programs.
    • Screened and forwarded Webmaster e-mail inquiries for departments.

  • October 1997 - March 2002, Quality Assurance Supervisor / QA Engineer / Technical Support Engineer:
    Quark, Inc., Denver, CO, (303) 894-8888

    • Trained and supervised teams in U.S. and India.
    • Traveled to Germany and India to train software teams on-location.
    • Tested print / web software; logged bug reports into database, communicated results to Research and Development teams.
    • Assisted with writing and editing of software documentation and support materials.
    • Provided software technical support via phone, e-mail, and web forums.

  • April 1992 - September 1997, Senior Graphic Designer / Account Coordinator:
    G.A. Wright Sales, Inc. (formerly G.A. Wright Marketing, Inc.), Denver, CO, (303) 333-4453
    • Developed and designed advertising / bulk mail, newsletters, slides, and signs for direct marketing promotions, industry communication, and trade shows.
    • Wrote and edited copy for direct mail and marketing promotions.
    • Coordinated print jobs between clients, in-house print production staff, and outside vendors.
    • Researched and ordered mailing lists for direct marketing campaigns.
    • Coordinated mailing promotions; provided customer service and sales support.

Contract Employment

  • October 2008 - May 2009, Video Production for Management Training Program:
    Weston Solutions, Inc., West Chester, PA, (610) 701-3000

    • Co-produced a series of stop-motion whiteboard videos for a comprehensive corporate management training program.
    • Developed storyboards and production graphics.
    • Assisted with video production.
    • Recorded and edited voiceovers.
    • Selected and incorporated sound effects.

Education

  • Web Technologies Certificate: International Webmasters Association / HTML Writers Guild, online courses in Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS, Forms, XML, November 2008
  • M.A. Information and Learning Technologies: University of Colorado at Denver School of Education, December 2005, GPA 4.0
  • B.A. Technical Communication, School of Professional Studies, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Art Minor, May 2003, graduated Magna Cum Laude
  • Graphic Design, Spanish, Photography: Community College of Denver
  • Fine Art, Graphic Design: Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
  • Fine Art, Graphic Design: Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ

Skills and Abilities

  • Curriculum Development
  • Instructional Design
  • e-Learning
  • Educational Technology
  • Program Development
  • Teaching / Training
  • Project Management
  • Technical Writing / Editing
  • Web / Multimedia Design
  • XHTML, CSS
  • Beginning JavaScript
  • Beginning XML
  • Web Accessibility
  • Web 2.0 Technologies
  • Beginning Database Design
  • Quality Assurance Testing
  • Scriptwriting / Storyboarding
  • Audio / Video Production
  • Graphic Design
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Hand / Graphic Tablet Drawing
  • Digital Photography
  • Beginning Spanish Skills

Software / Operating Systems / Learning Management Systems

  • Windows and Macintosh operating systems, beginning UNIX skills
  • Microsoft Access, Excel, FrontPage, Outlook, PowerPoint, Producer, Publisher, Visio, Word
  • Adobe Acrobat, Captivate, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere
  • QuarkXPress
  • Sourceforge Audacity
  • eCollege, WebCT (now Blackboard), beginning Moodle skills

Affiliations

  • Member, former volunteer, International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)
  • Member, International Webmasters Association / HTML Writers Guild (IWA / HWG)

References

  • Available on request.