Amanda Penrose - Brief Resumé

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Summary of qualifications

Amanda Penrose - Best Website Award My web design and management skills encompass the entire life of a web site, from planning and design, through implementation, to ongoing maintenance.

My web management skills include extensive knowledge of HTML and CSS, as well as some JavaScript, Perl and ASP.

I have been designing professionally since 1995. I am skilled in the use of a wide variety of graphics programs including Photoshop and Painter, vector programs such as Freehand and Illustrator, and animation programs such as Flash and Director.

My communication skills include: liaising with clients; writing proposals, manuals and other documentation; proof-reading; and training clients and fellow staff members.

I am equally comfortable in both PC and Macintosh environments and I am as happy to work with proprietary software such as Microsoft Office as with open source alternatives such as Open Office.

I understand the importance of the accessibility and usability of web sites and I am well versed in the standards of the W3C, as well as being able to adapt to a client's own standards.

Current Employment

Web and Multimedia Coordinator, RMIT
Graphic and web design work

Education

School and University
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School	VCE	1992
Melbourne University	Bachelor of Music/Administration	1996

Short Courses and Workshops
RMIT	Advanced Digital Imaging	1998
	Web Animation with Flash	2006
CAE	Drawing	2001
	Illustrating Children's Books	2001
	Video Camera Techniques	2004
Monash University	Manga Drawing/Writing	2003
	Advanced Manga Drawing/Writing	2003
Various	Coping with organisational change	2005
	Web Accessibility Workshop (NILS)	2005
	Writing for the Web (NILS)	2006
	Fire Warden Training	2006
	Senior First Aid, Level 2 (St John Ambulance)	2006

Work Experience

Web and Multimedia Coordinator	RMIT Design and Social Context	September 2011 - Present
Web Publisher	RMIT Information Technology Services	April 2008 - September 2011
Web Coordinator	RMIT International Services	October 2006 - April 2008
Web Officer	RMIT Union	May 2005 - October 2006
Web and Quality Assurance Manager	Fraynework	January 1999 - May 2005
General Secretary	Digital Dimensions	1995 - present
Web Programmer	Melbourne University - Department of Education	June 1997 - July 1999
Bookkeeper/Personal Assistant	Sustainable Products	Jan 1997 - Aug 1997

Other employment

General Assistant, PAS Consultants (Horse-trial scoring), 1996 - present
Sales Assistant, Home Express (Manchester), May 1996 - 1998
Sales Assistant, Bedrooms and Beyond (Manchester), June 1995 - Feb 1996
Research Assistant, Deakin University - Department of Psychology, 1993

Computer Skills

Applications: The programs with which I have had the most experience include:

Art and design: Photoshop, Freehand, Image Ready, Fireworks, Paintshop Pro, Illustrator
Web: Dreamweaver, Contribute, Telnet and SSH, various FTP and Content Management applications
Multimedia: Director, Flash, Bryce, iMovie
Office: Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Open Office, Quickbooks
Desktop Publishing: InDesign, Scribus, Quark

Operating systems: A large amount of experience in Windows and Mac OS, and some experience with DOS and Linux.

Languages: HTML including SSI and CSS; some Lingo, Perl, JavaScript and ASP.

Portfolio

Amanda Penrose Web Design Services