Sarah Strachan

  sarah@sitdogsit.com • Seattle, Washington • (206) 755-4661 • http://www.sitdogsit.com/resume.html
     

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Profile__________________________________________________________________________

  • An experienced new media expert. Strong visual design, management and teaching skills.

Technology Skills________________________________________________________________

  • Web design
  • Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Microsoft Project and Office
  • Macromedia Flash
  • Basic UNIX
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Digital video editing
  • Media Cleaner Pro

Management and Training Skills__________________________________________________

  • Project planning and design
  • Management of schedules and on-time delivery
  • Hiring and staff management
  • Budget creation and management
  • Vendor management
  • Quality control and evaluation
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Strong supervision and team building skills
  • Experienced web instructor
  • Adept at presenting to groups
  • Curriculum design and development

Employment___________________________________________________________
Portrait Painter, Seattle, WA
Fine Art Oil Paintings. Completed 2 year mentored studio program at Gage Academy of Art in fine art oil painting. Studied with Suzanne Brooker. See art for sample paintings.

FREELANCE CONSULTANT, Seattle, WA
Web Designer and Developer for TeenSmart Course, an online health promotion web site in Spanish and English. 2001-2002

ANGRY MONKEY STUDIOS, San Francisco, CA
Executive Producer for Web and Media Projects. January 1999 to August 2000.
Produced and developed a variety of web projects for Angry Monkey, including the development and launch of www.wildbrain.com , an animation destination built for the animation house Wild Brain, Inc.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDIA WORKS, Palo Alto, CA
Creative Director and Web Services Manager. October 1996 to December 1998.
Developed and managed the growth of a web production house inside Stanford University.

STANFORD CONTINUING STUDIES, Palo Alto, CA
Web Technologies Instructor and Curriculum Consultant. September 1998 to December 2000.
Organize curriculum and classes and hire instructors for the Stanford's Continuing Studies Web Technologies program. Teach classes including Web Design and Building Successful Web Sites.

THE CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC ARTS, San Francisco, CA
Instructor for World Wide Web Certificate Program. June 1996 to December 1998.
Teaching hands-on classes including Publish the Net 3 and 4, Introduction to HTML and Intermediate HTML, Graphics for the web, and Enter the Net. Involved in curriculum development.

THE CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC ARTS, San Francisco, CA
Graduate Lab Coordinator and Production Manager. June 1995 to October 1996.
Produced web sites for corporate and non-profit clients within the school. Initiated and implemented strategic planning for the department. Assessed potential projects and new business opportunities. Ran the Graduate Lab.

   

Volunteer and Grants____________________________________________________
STRACHAN FAMILY FOUNDATION, San Jose Costa Rica
Board member and Technology Director
1995-Present
Active board member who helps build and maintain the web site for the Strachan Family Foundation, a foundation dedicated to providing grants to social entrepreneurs doing innovative work in the areas of Education and the Environment in Central America.

VIDEOTEK, San Jose Costa Rica
Video Production Intern and Translator for non-linear edit system manuals. January 1995 to October 1995.

H.B. FULLER FOUNDATION GRANT, San Jose, Costa Rica
Spanish Speaking Art Teacher/Mural Organizer to disadvantaged youth for the Association Roblealto Childcare Center. September 1993 to August 1994.
With grant produced a twelve month art program for elementary school students of the Roblealto Child Care Association's three low income day care centers. Taught nine bi-weekly art classes, trained teachers to teach art and raised funds. Organized students and faculty to design and produce five mural projects.

ALFRED J. HESLOP FUND, Managua, Nicaragua
Elementary Art Teacher and Community Mural Organizer. Spring and Summer 1992.

Independently organized and taught nine art classes at three Nicaraguan elementary schools to third and forth graders with a grant from the Alfred J. Heslop Fund. Designed and executed for three mural projects with the members of two churches and a school. Solicited donations for project materials.

   

Education_____________________________________________________________
CARLETON COLLEGE, Northfield, Minnesota
Graduated B.A. Cum Laude June 1993. Major in Studio Art.

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