David Stiller, Résumé
Digital Media Designer, Multimedia Developer, Instructional Designer
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Skills
Philosophy: | Engagement through creative thinking and gamification |
Technologies: | Adobe Animate, Captivate, & Creative Suite, Camtasia, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ActionScript, XML, Regular Expressions |
Publications: | Author: Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers (Apress), Foundation Flash CS4 for Designers (Apress), The ActionScript 3.0 Quick Reference Guide (O’Reilly), “Understanding Classpaths” (Web Developer’s & Designer’s Journal); Contributor: How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS3, …CS4, …CS5, & …CS6 (Focal Press); Tech Editor: Foundation Flash CS3 Video (Apress) |
Training: | Presenter: video tutorials for Layers Magazine, video course for Rich Media Institute, speaker at TODCon 2006 & 2007; Author: nearly 100 articles for CommunityMX.com, covering above-listed skills; former Board of Advisors: Sessions College for Professional Design |
Experience
Quip (Independent Contractor)
Consultant: Digital Media Designer, Multimedia Developer, Instructional DesignerFebruary 1998 to Present (full time consultant from June 2006)
- Develop cross-browser solutions for responsive web, mobile, and kiosk multimedia using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, as well as Adobe AIR, Flash Platform, and Adobe audio/video and graphics tools
- Provide UX guidance and UI support for system design and development
- Modify templates and perform CMS website maintenance (WordPress, Joomla, etc.)
- Combine custom graphic design, animation, camera work, sound design, and voiceover to produce PR, marketing, training, and explainer videos with Premiere, After Effects, Captivate, and Camtasia
- Provide gamification design, development, and consultation to enhance training systems
- Engage in ideation, marketing strategy, script writing, and copyediting to produce training collateral for video presentations and improved workflow
- Design and develop promo and educational video games using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, as well as the Flash Platform; also design and develop tabletop board games
- Provide graphic design and illustration for corporate mascots, logos, banner ads, and other branding collateral
Health Diagnostic Laboratory
Multimedia DeveloperDecember 2013 to November 2014
- Contribute UX guidance and UI support for system design and development, including wire framing and prototyping with Axure
- Develop in-house and client productivity tools using Adobe AIR (ActionScript) and HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
- Provide in-house video editing for “Message from the CEO” communiqués using Premiere
- Provide design consultation and visual design for exhibits in interactive PR/educational space
Capital One Bank
Email DeveloperAugust 2013 to December 2013
- Develop responsive, cross-browser and cross-email-client solutions for outgoing corporate email using HTML and CSS, including A/B testing
- Develop in-house productivity enhancement tools using JSFL (JavaScript variant) for Dreamweaver extensions
- Provide graphic design and animation for in-house multimedia presentations
Dynamic Systems Integration
Multimedia ArchitectOctober 2003 to June 2006
- Develop Rich Internet Application (RIA) solutions for in-flight navigation systems, combining C#, web services, and Flash Platform (ActionScript)
- Design and develop stadium plasma screen video presentations using Premiere and After Effects, and online demos using Photoshop, Flash, and ActionScript
- Engage in ideation and marketing/ad campaigns
- Develop cross-browser websites and multimedia presentations using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash
- Lead production team training on Adobe creative tools, as well as HTML and CSS
Community MX
Author2006 to 2011
- Design and write nearly 100 technical how-to articles on Adobe Creative Suite products
Automark Web Services
Senior Web/Multimedia DeveloperSeptember 1999 to October 2003
- Design and develop online Flash/Shockwave presentations, multimedia CD-ROMs, and interactive touch screen kiosk installations using Director, Lingo, Flash, ActionScript, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, and XML
- Develop in-house productivity enhancement tools using JavaScript, regular expressions, ActionScript, and Visual Basic
- Provide UX guidance and UI support for design of new customer data input systems
- Develop cross-browser solutions for numerous retail websites using HTML, CSS, and Flash
- Lead production team training on Adobe creative tools, ActionScript, and CSS
Massey Enterprises
Project ManagerMarch 1996 to September 1999
- Develop sales CD-ROM experience, from storyboard to release, using Photoshop, Premiere, and Macromedia Director
- Reduced cost of sample product by 90%
Education
MCSE Certification – July 1999, Virginia Beach, VA
BA, English, Elon College – May 1996, Elon College, NC
References
Available upon request.
Additional Information
Friendly, energetic, creative team player. Good work ethic. Musician, artist, unicyclist, and cheese maker. Fluent in German.