Multimedia Design: Work History
Currently
Seeking full or part-time position as a Digital Media educator at the college or university level. My academic Curriculum Vitae is available here.
2009-Present
CAÑADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Adjunct Faculty
Lecturing in the Multimedia Art Department.
2014-Present
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE
Adjunct Faculty
Lecturing in the Art & Digital Media Department.
2008-2012
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
Adjunct Faculty
Lecturing in the Art Department.
2007
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ, DIGITAL ART NEW MEDIA
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Two years of pure enjoyment and hard work. You can read my thesis here, if you‘re interested.
2002 to 2008
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY
Adjunct Faculty
Lecturing in Art for the Web and Interactive Design in the Electronic Arts: Multimedia Program.
Continuous
KHAZAR CONSULTING
Freelance Multimedia Producer
As a freelance producer of multimedia, I've had the pleasure of working with some of the best clients and colleagues to create top-end multimedia for the Web, Enhanced CD's, CD ROMs, and marketing presentations. I am known for my ability to take complex concepts a present them in a compelling and effective way to meet the client's goals.
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Partial Client List:
- Nellcor, MW Productions, Broadvision, Sybase, ad hoc Group, Zelos, Gray Matter Studios, Ion Interactive, Interscope Records
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Highlights:
- Art Directed and implemented New Media Gold Medal award-winning “Primus, Tales from the Punch Bowl” enhanced CD for Interscope Records
- Art Directed and implemented International Interactive Communications Society Best of Show and Gold Award - Education winning “Team SAT” CD ROM
November 1999 to May 2001
MACROMEDIA PRODUCT MARKETING/MANAGEMENT
Developer Relations Manager, Director and Shockwave Player
Liaison for developers into the product management, marketing and engineering teams. Set up Developer Summits, events, and user-conference sessions. Worked with developers and partners to resolve business-critical issues. Surveyed the community for insights into how to improve Director. Did everything it took to understand Director developers needs and took the lead in getting them implemented.
April 1999 to October 1999
MACROMEDIA CREATIVE SERVICES
Multimedia Art Director
Managed four full time staff and four contract staff. Art Direct and produce ad banners, promotional CD ROM's, executive and marketing presentations.
1996 to April 1999
MACROMEDIA INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT GROUP (DOCS)
Multimedia Producer
Designed, implemented and managed “Show Me” instructional movies that shipped with Director 6 and 7, Flash 3, Dreamweaver 1 and 2. Consulted with the engineering group on product development and user interface issues.
1994 to 1996
SYBASE INC.
Multimedia Producer
Art Directed and produced international multimedia seminar series on Sybase products.
1993 to 1995
ORACLE INC.
Multimedia Producer
Art Directed and produced international multimedia seminar series on Oracle products.
1990 to 1991
MACROMIND
Art Director and Media Department Manager
Managed the in-box examples and tutorial materials for Director 3.0, MediaMaker, Three-D and ACTION!.
1989 to 1990
THE SOFTAD GROUP
Art Director
SoftAd was an international leader in computer-based interactive advertising. They were one of the first companies to create interactive advertisements.
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Partial Client List:
- Abbot Labs, American Airlines, DEC, IBM, MCI, Nissan, Saab, United Airlines, US West, Waters Millipore
1984 to 1989
ACCENT SOFTWARE
Multimedia Producer
Accent specialized in custom computer-based animated graphics for marketing and sales applications.
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Partial Client List:
- Ashton-Tate, BMW, Borland, Chase Manhattan Bank, Compaq, Dow Jones Publishing, Epson, HP, Hitachi, National Car Rental, Ogilvy & Mather, Software Publishing, and Toshiba
1982 to 1984
VIDEODETICS
Sr. Graphic Designer
Videodetics was a division of Odetics Inc., manufacturer of the Videodex, a point-of-sale interactive videotape controller. Designed, developed and implemented interactive video graphics and user interface of the Videodex system.
1977
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH, ILLUSTRATION DEPARTMENT
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
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