Chad M. Ostroff

New Media & Web Designer/Developer

Houston Texas

costroff@mac.com

Objective -

Seeking employment in the multimedia and web design industry, which will utilize my multimedia and web development skills, while challenging me to further those skills.

Summary of Skills and Qualifications -

Adobe Illustrator - Able to create original vector based illustrations for creative design, information design, story boarding, layout design for print, web, or interactivity.

Adobe Photoshop - Able to create original images, adjust and modify photographs, optimize content for graphic and web design, video, motion graphics or multimedia usage.

Adobe After Effects - Able to create original motion graphics and visual effects for web, video, broadcast and multimedia platforms.

Adobe Premiere - Able to capture, edit, and produce professional video for film, DVD, multimedia, and web use. Working knowledge of audio and video compression formats.

Apple QuickTime Pro - Able to export audio and video content in a wide range of formats, with advanced options for streaming media formats.

Adobe/Macromedia Flash - Working knowledge of ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0. Able to professionally design Flash enhanced media rich presentations, web sites, and animation elements.

Adobe/Macromedia Dreamweaver / Web Scripting - Proficient in creating dynamic web pages in Dreamweaver as well as scripting experience, including browser and platform compatibility issues. Experienced in the following programming languages - HTML, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Action Script, ActiveX controls, PHP.

Adobe/Macromedia Director - Extensive knowledge of Director, Lingo, Object Oriented Programming, and Cross Platform Publishing. Able to build rich content, highly interactive user experiences, and applications for CDs, DVD's, Kiosks, and the internet.

Experience -

01/2007-Present The City of Sugar Land Sugar Land, TX
Web Coordinator / Web-master

Responsibilities include project management, digital media assets management, publishing all News Releases/Instant alerts, interacting with department representatives concerning ongoing and future projects. Responsible for bringing all pages and menus, site wide, up to date and compatible with Internet Explorer 7.0. Publishing all web site updates and overseeing departmental web site changes. Management of SLIC (City employee intranet web site).

10/2006-01/2007 Waste Management, Inc. Houston, TX
Web Developer

Responsibilities include creation of new facility web sites, updating all current WM related web sites including Waste Management, Recycle America, Upstream. Acted as webmaster in the absence of company webmaster.

07/2005-10/2006 WebSource Media L.L.C., Houston, TX
Web Designer / Graphic Artist / Flash Specialist

Responsibilities include interacting with clients, custom site creation, with an emphasis on flash, custom logo design, creation of custom multimedia content including flash intros, and flash headers, creation of template based sites for template library.

03/2006-Present e-Video Pro Solutions, Houston, TX
Motion Graphics Consultant

Designed several motion graphics pieces for the Abundant Life Cathedral. One of which was a commercial broadcast on national Television during the 2006 NAACP Image Awards. Composited video and motion graphics elements for Television as well as DVD.

02/2005-Present Robert Rowley Professional Actor, Houston, TX
Web Design Consultant

Designed personal web site, online portfolio, currently manage monthly updates.

10/2004-01/2005 CRG Medical Foundation, Houston, TX
(Community of Competence dealing with patient safety)
Freelance Graphic Design Consultant

Successfully re-designed foundation logo. Also designed a Promotional tri-fold brochure for direct mail fund-raising campaign

05/2004-09/2004 AIM Electrical Consultants/A.R.Vinzor, Houston, TX
(Electrical engineering consulting firm)
Internship-Identity and Web Design Consultant

Successfully designed corporate logo, business card, and stationary for each firm Worked with each firm to develop several conceptual layouts for potential Web Sites

10/2003-01/2004 Pixie Host Internet Solutions, Los Angeles, CA
Freelance Web Designer

Designed several graphic user interfaces for use as Web Site templates. Successfully provided content developer with all interactivity objectives and details. Several of the templates were chosen for potential future use.

06/1997-04/2002 Voyagertoys Inc., Houston, TX
(E-commerce collectible toy store)
In-house Web Designer/Content Developer

Acquired, maintained, and developed product specific content for complete inventory, such as images and descriptions. Designed monthly advertisements printed in "Toy Fare" Magazine, a collectible toy magazine

Education -

01/2003-06/2004 The Art Institute of Houston, Houston, TX
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Multimedia and Web Design

* References available by request

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