107 Church Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Email: melissa@northup.us
 


 
To obtain a creative content production position on a multimedia development team where my abilities can be utilized and continue to grow.
 


 
Macromedia Director 8.0
Macromedia Flash 4.0
Adobe Photoshop 5.0
 
Adobe Illustrator 8.0
Fractal Painter 4.0
Adobe Premiere 4.2
 
MediaCleaner Pro 2
MoviePlayer
HTML 4.0
 
SoundEdit 16 v2
FileMaker Pro 3.0
Avid Media Log
 
FotoLook
Sprint Scanner
Microsoft Office
 
Microsoft Project
Macintosh OS 9.1
Windows 95, 98, 2000
 
 

Bellevue Gospel Chapel, Schenectady, NY. Created User Interface and integrated graphical content and navigation for new chapel web site
JuniorNet Corporation, Boston, MA. Created multiple schedules with Microsoft Project, assembled, tested, and delivered episodic Shockwave content for four content areas of JuniorNet. Oversaw varying episodes for 100+ activities and delivered updates to run for JuniorNet users over six months to follow. Also, assembled functional work and test environment and assisted manager to create modules for JuniorNet's Paint Program.

Assembled, tested and delivered episodic Shockwave content for the Weekly Reader and Highlights for Children areas of JuniorNet. Oversaw creation and quality assurance of varying episodes for 40+ different activities to deliver in a week, some with dependencies. Held the lowest rejection rate of all content areas during first two versions. Maintained multiple schedules in Microsoft Project.
Created art with PhotoShop and integrated art, Flash movies, audio, and functionality in activities within Highlights and Weekly Reader content areas. Including 50+ activities.
Tracked and fixed bugs regarding interface, navigation, functionality and optimization.
Converted numerous JuniorNet games into standalone executables and Shockwave modules for marketing purposes.
Trained employees across production team to take on new tasks, how to use tools and software and to carry out production procedures to completion. Three trained to take on portions of my task list, to enable growth in us all. Also, helped new employees get acquainted with environment and procedures.
Communicated with members of Platform and Operations groups to solve development issues and ensure that builds went smoothly, as Development Build Coordinator.
Coordinated developers to speak for "Show and Tell" at weekly development meetings. Also, assisted their preparation for presenting a project they were working on.

Designed 2-D graphics with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, developed key frames for animations, animated with Macromedia Director and Adobe Premiere, and imported and integrated all media into interactive structure, created and programmed by the developer.
Digitized edited video off BETA tapes, and captured VO audio off DAT tapes and edited for incorporation with other media and integrated.
Managed task list of media and worked closely with Producer, Developer, and Video Editors.
Traveled to Malaysia at the project's finale for installation.
Project description: Three educational, interactive, 2-D and 3-D kiosks for the Petrosains Oil Company. Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Topics include: Formation and Exploration of Oil, Production and Downstream, and Refinery and Petrochemicals.

Assisted Account Executives to navigate on the Internet, and to collect client data. Also, prepared sales packages and processed contracts.
Coordinated Web Designers with Account Executives and helped them to collect client data.
 


Classic Children's Stories. Personal project created to present many classic illustrations created by artists such as Edmund Dulac, Jessie Willcox Smith, Maxfield Parrish, Arthur Rackham, Warwick Goble, and other great artists of their time, along with the stories for which they were originally written. This site is a member of the Amazon.com Associates Program.
Mare Nostrum. The Little Mermaid (La Sirenita) and illustrations requested from Classic Children's Stories site to be translated into Spanish and presented as a featured story on this study of sea creatures web site.
Escape to Puerto Rico. Christopher Columbus Illustration requested for web site guests to use and send as a postcard.
Traditional Illustration. Worked with many traditional medias. Specialties are acrylics, watercolor & color pencil, scratchboard, and collage.
Attractions West, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World. Hostess for the Tropical Serenade, Country Bear Jamboree and Tom Sawyer's Island.
Voice-over. Animation project of Amanda Hoeltke. Ringling School of Art and Design.
Typhoon Lagoon, Walt Disney World. Worked in Guest Relations. Responsible for ticket sales, balancing daily receipts, and helping guests.
 


 
Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida. BFA, Illustration. Graduated: May, 1997
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Children's Book Illustration and Introduction to Computer Animation.
Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, New York. Graduated: June, 1993
 


References Available Upon Request