AMY E. PEARSON

8023 Race Horse Lane • Bowie, MD 20715 • 301-464-9655 • FAX 301-805-9160 • E-mail: webdesigner@erols.com

Experienced web & multimedia designer with both print and online design experience.

Complete Websites and branding.

• Redesigned website for biography of N.C. Wyeth, written by David Michaelis
• Created Schulzbiography.com website for the official biography of Charles M. Schulz, written by David Michaelis
• Created website for author and artist, Erasmus Kloman
• Created website for Dr. Dorothy Cantor based on her latest book, What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?
• Created and implemented website for Frazier Associates, an architectural firm (client's design).
• Designed website for Association Link, Inc. (still under development)
• Designed logo for nothingiseasy.com, a new website.
• Created logo and templates for DCJazz.com; also designed website (per client feedback)
• Designed a new website for Belar Electronics Laboratory, Inc., manufacturers of the "world's finest modulation monitors and related equipment for AM, FM, TV and shortwave".
• Created a website for the Cosmos Club, an elite social club in Washington, D.C. whose members include recipients of Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and Presidential Medals of Freedom.
• Redesigned the website for Magination Press, publisher of innovative books that help children deal with the many problems they face as they grow up. Incorporated online shopping as well as a form for ordering a print catalog.
• Redesigned & created many other websites since 1997.

Multimedia.

• Currently developing an online game in Macromedia Shockwave (Director) for a children's book.
• Created Eudora's Maze, an interactive game for children under the age of five, featured on the web site, KidsPsych.
• Designed an interactive search interface for PsycNET, the topical index for searching psychology.
• Designed the interface for a Computer-Based-Training (CBT) program for PsycINFO, a bibliographical database of psychological information.

Skilled in technical programs and languages.

• Experienced with both Macintosh and Windows operating systems, and both Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers (and cross-platform issues).
• Demonstrated command of the English language; skilled at teaching others through both printed and online material, as well as in person.
• Experienced in Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Freehand, some Javascript.

BA, English, Hood College, 1994
Certified to teach secondary education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

American Psychological Association, Washington, DC

February 1998 - Present
Electronic Products Webmaster: Manage web sites for APA and Magination Press, including development and design of sites within the Association. Design pages, banner ads, and sites for both commercial online products and public information. Assist in troubleshooting access problems to secured site, solving them, and corresponding with both APA Members and the general public.

February 1996 - February 1998
Documentation Specialist: Created and updated web pages. Designed interface for Computer-Based-Training program Created print advertisements for publication in professional journals. Created instructional aids, promotional brochures, and printed materials for PsycINFO, a department of the American Psychological Association. This position was re-written to give me a promotion due to outstanding work and productivity.

April 1995 - February 1996
Production Assistant: Assisted in budget preparation, updating production spreadsheets, and communicating goals and decisions of management to the staff. Created a training program for production staff to streamline production and become multi-functional within a pre-determined period of time.

Atlantic Forms Corporation, Bethesda, MD
June 1994 - March 1995
Administrative Assistant: Designed proofs of various types of forms, stationary, and logos for clients. Edited materials for publication. Managed the Accounts Receivables, order entry, and data processing.

Musical Heights, Incorporated, Braddock Heights, MD
January 1994 - May 1994
Intern: Created and edited radio commercials for a variety of businesses for radio station WZYQ. Prepared Public Service Announcements for radio stations WZYQ and WQSI. Helped create and write a pilot for a new cable television program for Frederick Cable Vision.

Middletown High School, Frederick, MD
September 1993-December 1993
Student Teacher: Taught 11th and 12th grade English (British and World Literature, respectively)

United States Peace Corps, Washington, DC
May 1993-August 1993
Volunteer Without Compensation: Responded to inquiries requesting information about the U.S. Peace Corps' Master's Internationalist Program, prepared vacancy announcements, updated status reports, and prepared memorandums.

Spring Ridge Elementary School, Frederick, MD
September 1992-May 1993
Tutor: Provided reading assistance to first graders who needed help with reading and writing. Assessed and recorded each child's progress— requested diagnostic tests when needed.