R. Allan White

Experience

Freelance Designer & Multimedia Developer

June 2001—Present

Strobeck Design, Inc.

December 2001—February 2003

Rich Media Director

Directed, planned, budgeted and engineered all types of rich media projects, including audio, video, web and interactive. Acted as account manager and primary client contact. Interviewed and hired contractors as needed. Performed high-level content development, writing and editing. Acted as lead information architect for interactive media projects.

White Horse

January 2000—July 2001

Senior Rich Media Developer/Motion Designer

Designed and produced advanced rich media web sites and demos for web, kiosk and CD-ROM. Created interactive video proposals and demos built with Flash, QuickTime and Director.

March 1997—December 1999

Senior Art Director

Designed and produced web sites, online and CD-ROM-based multimedia and print projects. Created workflows and established asset-management strategies. Trained other team members in the latest tools, technologies and emerging trends.

Pierian Spring Software

August 1996—February 1997

Marketing Communications Designer

Responsible for primary visual marketing communication projects, including identity system, product catalog, web site, advertising, trade show environmental graphics and other collateral materials.

March—August 1996

Multimedia Designer

Worked with Pierian Spring’s software development team on their interactive science product, An Odyssey of Discovery: Science.

January 1995—February 1996

Designer/Developer, Discovery Toolkit

Created, organized and produced a monthly CD-ROM collection of multimedia clip art, including digital video, sound effects, photos and illustrations. Produced the Teacher’s Toolbox, the accompanying tabloid-sized newsletter.

Harding University

September 1993—December 1994

Public Relations Designer

Worked with an art director, photographer, and copywriters to produce quarterly alumni magazine. Produced student mailers, posters, and school collateral materials.

Expertise

• Lead role in client proposal writing, estimating and presentations
• Multimedia and web development
• User-interface design and theory
• Information architecture
• Motion design
• Audio & video production in analog and digital formats
• Training of design, programming and sales staff; client training in a variety of subjects including using admin tools and asset management

Software

• FlashMX & Studio MX
• After Effects
• Vegas Video, Media 100 & Premiere
• Cleaner & Sorenson Squeeze; Batch Processing Software
• PhotoShop
• InDesign 2

Languages

• XHTML
• CSS
• ActionScript
• Working knowledge of JavaScript, XML, and PHP

Education

B.F.A. in Graphic Design, Harding University, 1994

Emphasis on design fundamentals, color theory, drawing, painting, and printmaking with independent studies in photography and digital imaging.