adrian cotter :: resume

Sierra Club
Senior Webmaster Jul '02 to present

Bizwerk
San Francisco, CA -- A spin off of Frogdesign that was developing a web application for managing large scale industrial design.
Developer - client side programming Aug 01 - Nov 01

Collaborated with a QA team, HTML programmers, Java programmers, UE experts and visual designers to map out and implement the application's functionality.
Acted as the principal designer and architect of a hierarchy of JavaScript objects to run the product's HTML/IFrame based user interface.
Documented the architecture of the application, and wrote a small demo so that developers could understand how things worked.
Mentored junior developers in DHTML and JavaScript programming.

Frogdesign
San Francisco, CA -- Multi-discipline (web, brand, industrial) design itemname.
Developer - client side programming Jan 00 - Aug 01

Worked on a demo for Bizwerk (above) and helped design and write the first round of architecture and widgets.
Acted as liaison between designers and techies. Designed some of the UI for www.access.de when a designer quit mid-project.
Worked on DHTML demo for selling Dell computers and a demo for Genesys, a call center web application.
Meshed a DHTML map interface with client's backend systems, using JavaScript and ASP (zulusports.com, no longer extant).
Worked with designers and HTML production artists to come up with a better web design process. The working group was called Esperanto - seeing the need for a shared vocabulary.

User Interface Design Oct 98 - Jan 00

Worked with visual design staff, client and technologists to create interfaces for client web sites.
Used Illustrator documents to illustrate site architecture, information flow, critical paths and UI page layout - for use by client, by technologists as well as our designers.
Sites include: www.rentals.com
( www.wine.com )
( www.more.com )

Personal Project Jan 99 - Apr 99

Designed and programmed web driven "Magnetic Poetry" project, using ASP, DHTML, JavaScript and an Access database.

Production Specialist Oct 98 - Jan 00

Helped production teams create HTML templates and style guide for delivery to client.
Worked with the production manager to improve production systems - making deliveries into systems of templates, modules and components that could be used by the client to build many different pages.
Built a DHTML based prototype home page for SFMOMA.
Sites included: //www.rentals.com
( www.more.com )
( www.wine.com )
( www.mysap.com )

Freelance Web site Work
San Francisco, CA -- Design & Production Jun 98 - present

Designed and created the HTML for the following sites:
www.mdunphy.com
www.newhorizonpressbooks.com
Worked as a contractor doing HTML and Javascript for Publicis Technology, Inc., Terravision, Frogdesign and Gazoo
Created animated logo for City Marketing web site

Miller Freeman, Inc. (MFI)
San Francisco, CA -- Trade magazine publishing itemname ( now owned by CMP).
Internet Project Manager Oct 97 - Jun 98

Production manager overseeing the creation of new MFI web sites.
In-house graphic designer for numerous advertising banners and for the web site of the journal CETJ: www.cetj.com.
Implemented graphics and HTML for new site launches:
( www.ctexpo.com )
( www.impressions.com )
( www.altoffice.com )
( www.pcdmag.com )
( www.imagingmagazine.com )
( www.softwaredev.com )
Taught graphic designers and contractors about web graphic production.
Wrote JavaScripts to facilitate data collection and to verify forms had the appropriate information in them.
Created monthly budget allocation reports using Excel.

Internet Project Coordinator Jan 97 - Sep 97

Designed and programmed JavaScripts to work within MFI web infrastructure.
Responsible for maintaining and updating about 12 MFI web sites including corporate site.
Handled online collection of subscription information for 20 or so MFI Web sites.
Reworked the Perl & HTML of the HyperNews Threaded messaging system to make interface easier to use and more visually appealing.
Supported Miller Freeman web masters, helping them to use MFI web infrastructure, create forms and set up databases.
Worked with Editorial and Sales staffs to create online database searches (archives, buyers guides and directories).
Ran and evaluated web stats using WebTrends software and Excel.

Web Production Assistant (contract) Oct 96 - Dec 97

Responsible for maintaining and updating about 5 MFI web sites including corporate site.
Coordinated on-line customer service and subscription forms for several publications.
Designed site for Network VAR magazine (no longer published).

Pacific Gas & Electric
San Francisco, CA
Building & Land Services - Database Developer Sep 96 - Jan 97

Self-initiated the development of a stand alone Access database application to organize research information.
Programmed the application modules in Access Basic and designed all the reports and forms.
Wrote documentation and on-line help using Robohelp.

Document Information Service - Technical Assistant Feb 96 - Sep 96

Aided Land Agents researching PG&E's rights to use property -- finding and organizing the appropriate documents.
Advised change in procedure so that new data was entered into database immediately, rather than waiting as many as two years.
Programmed an Excel module to track payments and documents sent to county recorders.

Tabert International Trade Development Co., Ltd.
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., a small Taiwanese itemname, dealing in nylon sports bags.
Manager's Assistant Dec 92 - Jul 95

Programmed a database to track orders using WordPerfect macros, merges and hypertext.
Supervised 5 non-English speaking Taiwanese employees (artist, sample makers and purchasers), and arranged shipping with Hong Kong forwarding agents using Mandarin Chinese.
Assisted in negotiations with foreign customers, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese factories.
Organized storage of itemname's samples.

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