Resume

Sterling "Rip" Smith
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Professional Summary

I am a professional writer and communicator with the ability to use video, audio, multimedia, the World Wide Web, and print to get the message across. My employment history shows a consistent ability to learn new skills and move to progressively greater levels of responsibility.

Writing and Instructional Design

• Researched and wrote a wide variety of multimedia, computer- and video-based training materials, technical presentations and television programs for my own company and for Williams Learning Network
• Served the chemical and process, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, and general industries
• Developed materials for the corporate, industrial and research environments
• Strengths include project management; training needs assessment and translation of technical and regulatory information into language understandable to the appropriate level of trainees or employees.
• Training Portfolio

Website and Intranet

• Experience creating and maintaining commercial and organizational websites
• Implemented the corporate intranet for Multimedia Development Group, Williams Learning Network
• Experience with streaming audio/video technology and JavaScript implementations
• PHP/MySQL
• FightingArts.com
• Thistletop.com
• SueBrennerHomes.com
• MansionMysteries.com
• Darnestown.com
• MarcClub.org
• K3XO.net
• Omega9.com
  

Other Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Software Certifications:

• Photoshop 5.0

  

Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS)

• Powerpoint
• Word

Experienced with

• Graphics and desktop publishing (Adobe Photoshop, Pagemaker, Acrobat)
• Digital video (Adobe Premiere, Real Video)
• HTML tools (Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Pagemill)
• Windows 95 and Microsoft Office Applications
• Television and video production
• Still photography and digital imaging

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