David R. Stong
212 Rider 2 Building
State College, PA
5-1843

Employment History

Education Technology Services (ETS): March '97 - Present ETS is a sub-unit of Information Technology Services at Penn State University. Our mission is to enhance teaching and learning through technology.
Multimedia and Emerging Technologies (MET): June '95 - March '97 MET was a small development group within the larger ETS service group.
Freelance Designer: August '87 - June '95 I did illustration and layout as a freelancer for various companies statewide. One of my most enjoyable accounts was with Penn State's Alumni Association.

Conceptualize and design for electronic and print media.
Consult with Penn State faculty, staff, and students on graphic software and design issues, as well as Macintosh and printing issues.
Consult on and advocate for Web standards and accessibility
Provide graphic design and multimedia support for digital courseware initiatives.
Advocate for standards for Penn State electronic publications.
Make sure coffeepot is turned off at the end of the day.

Photoshop: My digital tool of choice for most imaging since 1996.
ImageReady, Illustrator, and InDesign: If you're going to use Photoshop, might as well integrate your entire world...
Flash: OK, so we know LiveMotion couldn't cut it. My strength in Flash is in rendering and conceptualizing in multiple timelines. My ActionScript skills are okay, but not very elegant.
WYSIWYG Web Editor: I've opened Dreamweaver and GoLive; I allow them to take up space on my harddrive. But when I work, I use BBedit to hand code to XHTML Strict standards.
I've also used InDesign, DeBabelizer, Painter, Graphic Converter, ToonBoom, Garageband, Quicktime Pro, and many of the other necessary tools. I know enough to open a book or Web page for information if I need to.

And after all of this, it might just turn out that standing in a 120° kitchen preparing Hollandaise for 250 dinners is the absolute best time of all.