Flash Application – Science Museum London Guide Interface Prototype

 http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~abch680/flash/nav.html

Completed in April 07, this was a development for our Web applications module at City University.  Areas of competency which had to be addressed were Tweening and Animation, Photoshop and Vector Graphics, Move Animation, Sounds, Action Scripting (Which is apparent in the Map Scrolling section), Dynamic Text and Components.

Projects Sept 2007

Current Projects for this month are.

1. Establishing the Web Presence and Optimizations for Lock Stock and Two Smoking Baritones website.
2. Designing and Constructing a Flash based photography site of CDphotography London Studio
3. Creating and Interactive Business Directory for Clerkenwell in Joomla as a self study on the potential operations of a CMS

Personal Account of the individual project dissertation at city university 2006 – 2007

View Dissertation Charles Doherty MA/MSc Electronic Pubishing, City University, London 2007

Personal Account of the Individual Project Dissertation at City University 2006-2007Charles Doherty

19/09/2007

Without a doubt this is the single largest piece of written work I have ever produced. All the varied and plentiful stages I have been through in order to complete the study seem somewhat surreal until one holds the results together in a single volume, only to find yourself surprised that it was even larger and more complex than you remember.

The most valuable experience gained from the dissertation process has been complex project management. Being totally responsible for the research, design, development and construction is a valuable testing ground for personal decision making processes, and not a little nerve racking when the work you produce will become a valuable real world resource for an organization such a Writernet.

This project in particular has been multifaceted as a result of its exploratory context and has allowed me to integrate research, experimental design, human computer interaction and design, with creative development processes, imagination, and people management.

The real challenge for this project was the late shift in the project focus, as a result of internal company changes, which meant that the whole project needed to be completed in a 7 week period in order for there to be time remaining for the SNS to be evaluated. Working closely to a personal deadline was a dynamic process particularly in light of the frustrating unavailability of test subjects from the user group due to the July-August holidays. Innovation and persistence do pay off, however, particularly in overcoming the problems of distance between study and subject locations (London/Yorkshire). Having vetted my spleen over the lack of availability of the subject user group I have to add that they are singularly a most friendly and accommodating community. Even in the thick of writing it was satisfying to know that my work was taking other people forward with me as I played the roll of “Facebook Support Guy” over the telephone on many occasions. What amazes me even more is that most of this work has been undertaken completely alone, like some intellectual right of passage, without a constant guiding hand to steady you when you stumble. The learning experience, as a result of this process, reinforces the confidence to trust your own judgment in a place where intellectualism and applied knowledge meet. What is particularly satisfying is the knowledge that there has been very little comprehensive research done in the area of online SNS applications and their effects on social interaction, which means that this study could make a small but significant contribution to a wider body of knowledge and literature. This is of some value as completing this project has produced a very large volume of text which I felt was a necessary risk in order to follow the logical exploration to its proper meaningful conclusion for myself, the knowledge base of the wider community, and for the project sponsor, Writernet.

Also satisfying was the was the great review Jonathan Meth, the Writernet MD and project director for this study, gave after looking over the work, focusing on the utility of this study for expanding the scope of operational support and development of playwrights.

Daniel Charles Doherty (2007)

Curriculum Vitae – New Media « Charlesdoherty’s Web CV

Curriculum Vitae – New Media « Charlesdoherty’s Web CV

Photographic Folio – Flickr Samples

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesphotography/sets/72157600777154499/

This selection of commercial headshots has been hosted on FLickr and showcases recent professional work including album covers.

Prototype Design – EC1FM

http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~abch680/radio/EC1FM.html

Prototype design for the new city university community radio station.

Design Process – Chic Chiropractic

http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~abch680/project/chicprototype1.html

This is a step by step account of the design and redesign of the chic chiropractic website which is now a fully operational commercial site.

Professional Work History

Education	1999 – 2000                   National Business Institute of Australia. Diploma of Assessment and Training Systems  1993 – 1995                   Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts) 1 989 – 1992                   University of Queensland Bachelor or Science (Ecophysiology / Zoology)
Awards received	1997 – 1998 Young Australian of the Year Award, Arts NT. 1995 Robert Finlay Achievement Award, WAAPA. 1991 & 1992  Australia Day Sports Excellence Award 1989 Men’s Singles State Champion. Badminton, NT. 1988 Matriculation Biology Award 1987 Year 11 Photography Award
Work experience	2006                             Freelance                                               London Professional Photographer·      Portraits·      Model portfolios·      Product Photography·      Digital Image Manipulation and Management·      Arts Photography·      Marketing and Promotion·      Network Building·      Client Liaison  1993-2006                     Freelance                                        International Actor·      Separate CV provided on request  2001-2002                     Global Gossip International           Melbourne, Vic 2IC·      Customer Service, Help Desk, and liaison to IT Support for high volume internet café operating WIN 98 OS with MS WORD, EXCEL, Microsoft Publisher, various Browsers and imaging software·      Program Installation, Trouble Shooting and Network Maintenance·      Reception and frontline phone customer service·      Retail of registered products such as Phone Cards, Stationary, Computer Products and Equipment, as well as services, such as postage, computer and drafting tutorials.·      Inventory, stock-take, night audit and cash-up·      Management and Training of new employees and Rostering·      Cash Handling  2001-2002                     Global Gossip International           Melbourne, Vic Marketing and Promotions Representative ·      Local Network marketing of products and promotions·      Development of regional marketing strategies·      Implementation of National marketing campaigns·      Facilitation of Promotions·      Drafting reports and Layout and design of Posters, Fliers, and membership cards.·      Administration of membership scheme·      Liaising directly with sponsors, competitors and Partner Businesses in co-promotional network.  2000                             Melba Conservatorium of Music     Melbourne, Vic Drama Lecturer§     Design of vocational level drama and stagecraft program §     Facilitation of Voice, Speech and Drama classes to final year Bachelor of Music students.§     Design and Implementation of an Industry specific Showcase Program.§     Coaching of singing style and Technique   2000                             School of International Business   Melbourne, Vic Corporate Trainer ·         Contract Part time position·         Involving presentation of training sessions to Mobil Lubrication Engineers on the Elements of Adult Education and the Characteristics of Adult Learners.·         Ongoing assessment towards Certificate 2. Workplace Trainer accreditation.  2000                             National Business Institute           Melbourne, Vic Adult Trainer and Assessor of Recognition of Prior Learning·         Contract Part time position·         Involving presentation of training sessions to Maharishi Vedi Transcendental Meditationalists on the Elements of Adult Education and the Characteristics of Adult Learners.·         Ongoing assessment towards Certificate 2. Workplace Trainer accreditation.  1999                             Telstra                                        Melbourne, Vic Pager Operator·         Permanent casual position as transcription operator for Paging Network of Australia’s major telecommunications company.·         Frontline customers service, Emergency relay, fast transcription of verbal messages into written form.·         Data Entry  1999                             Victorian Arts Center                    Melbourne, Vic Front of house staff·         Permanent part time position·         Frontline Customer service, concierge, tour guide, emergency officer·         Usher, Duty Supervisor, Cloaks, Bar, merchandise, cash handling, inventory  1999                             Northern Territory University                Darwin, NT Guest Lecturer·         Contract Part time position·         Delivery of interpretive techniques and style workshops in singing for the University School of Music students and staff in a series of large and small masterclasses.·         Facilitating demonstrations of various techniques·         Performing in Concert  1996 – 1997                   Sales Force                                  Melbourne, NT Flybuys awards agent·         Permanent Casual·         Inbound telephone customer service provider·         Database manipulation, Enquiry’s, Redemption’s, Customer Solutions ·         Conflict Resolution  1997 – 1998                   Postel Australia                                  Darwin, NT Telephone customer service provider·         Procedural Adviser and Frontline Telephone Enquiry’s·         Data Entry   1995                             Physical Architecture                         Perth, WA Drama Tutor§     Casual Position§     To assist in the implementation of dramatic work into the repertoire of a professional modern dance company.§     Facilitation of Voice, Speech and Drama tuition  1994                             Private                                               Perth, WA English and Grammar Tutor§     Private casual English and Grammar tuition to Japanese ESL Students  1995                             Dripstone High School                        Darwin, NT Consultant of Voice and Drama§     Casual Position§     Assistant to the Senior Teacher   1990 – 1993                   Northern Territory Badminton Assoc.   Darwin, NT State Badminton Coach NT§     Part time position§     Development and facilitation of training programs for the State Junior Teams.§     Assisting the National Coach of the senior team§     Taking Badminton to Schools to promote greater awareness and participation in sport
References	Prof. Murray Cree ( Director – National Business Institute of Australia) Mr Piers Chater Robinson (Director – International Theatre and Music)  Mr Micheal Cook     (Computer Systems Analyist - Lloyds Bank) Ms Cindy Cedervaal  (Manager – Global Gossip, Vic 1999 to 2001) Miss Joanna Mackie (Head of Computing – Newington College)
Professional memberships	Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance – Actor class 2
Accreditation’s and licenses	State Badminton Coach Level 1 – Australian Federation of CoachesDrivers License Class A
Security clearance	Police Certificate Provided on Request

Curriculum Vitae – New Media Professional

D. Charles Doherty MA/MSc (E Publishing), Grap Dip (Assessment and Training Systems), BA (Music Theatre), BSc (Biology/Zoology)

danielcdoherty@yahoo.com.au

 CAREER OBJECTIVE                               

To develop my career in E Media and Web Publishing, find opportunities to edit and author writen content, and design useful and innovative applications to meet industry needs.       

 EDUCATION                

                             Masters, Electronic Publishing                                                         2007

                                       City University London, London, UK. MA/MSc of Electronic Publishing at City University London majoring in the theory, legalities, design, development, application and maintenance of many types of New Media using a broad range of current relevant technologies.

                    Diploma, Training and Assessment Systems                                          2000

                                       National Business Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria. Highest certificate on the Vocational Education and Training System and mandatory requirement for Facilitators of the Train the Trainer Certificate 4, Recognition of Prior Learning Assessment, and Deveopers of Industrial Training Systems in Australia

                     Bachelor of Arts (Music-Theatre)                                                            1995

                                       Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA. Bachelor of Arts – Performing Arts (Music Theatre)

                                    Bachelor of Science (Zoology)                                            1992

                                       University of Queensland, Darwin, NT. Bachelor of Science – University of Queensland. Biology majoring in Zoology and EcoPhysiology

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 

                               ·   Electronic Media professional highly qualified in a wide range of areas including      design, evaluation, research, development and testing of various electronic media      applications, writing, editiing for the media and publishing and optimizing for the      Web. Possess good understanding of emergent technologies, patterns of usage, and      next generation Web 2.0.

                                       ·   Qualified Vocational Training Professional with experience in Training system design,      development, facilitation and evaluation. Assessor experienced and a teacher,      trainer, and coach up to University Lecturer Level.

                                       ·   Performing Artist: Stage - Qualified and 13 years Experienced Award Winning Performing Artist for      the stage and screen. Well developed creative, personal, and interpersonal      communication skills and highly adaptive.

                                       ·   Customer Service and Cash Handling – Security checked front end and back office      experienced sales and customer service representat     

                               

                                       ·   Project Manager – Proven from the development of a mulitude of assessed projects and reports across a wide area from performing arts to science and technolgy

                                             Photographer – Matriculation Photography Award, Portrait Specialist, Wedding Photography and Art Photos

                                       ·   Visual Artist – Drawing, Rendering, Sketching, Designing, Animation and Cartoons.

SKILLS                    

·   Learning Development, Analysis and Review as a Teacher, Training Facilitator,      Training Supervisor, Assessor of Prior Learning, Training System Developer and Coach. 

·   Design and Layout for Electronic Media, Writing and Editing for Electronic Media, Dreamweaver, CoffeeCup, EditPlus, Photoshop CS2, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, and tabular layout and design Hand Coding, Flash 8, Actionscript, PHP, MySql, Joomla, and Adobe Audition.                                                                        

·   Specialist in the analysis of Web 2.0 principles and developement and application of professional online social networking technologies.                                                                        

·   Specialist in non sponsored link website optimization for Google, Yahoo, Altavista and metasearch engines                                                                        

·   Project Management – including Web Presence Development, Training Systems      Development, Online Social Network Developement, E Journalism, Dissertations,      University Reports and Science Research, Data Collection and Experimentation.                                                                         

·   Information Systems and Technology and Web Applications Developement including Flash, Actionsript, MySQL and PHP and Open Source Web Content Management      Systems – Joomla and Drupal.                                                                        

·   Digital Information Technologies and Architecture and Multimedia Applications      Developer including Visual Design, Drawing, Animation, Storyboarding, Flash 8,      Photoshop CS, Dreamweaver, Editplus, and  Adobe Audition                                                                        

·   Human Computer Interaction Design – Interface Design, E learning, Impact,      Effectiveness. Disabillity Compliant, Prototype Testing, Heurstic Analysis.                                                                        

·   Research Evaluation and Communication Skills                                                                        

·   Information Law and Policy – Copyright Law, Common Law, EU copyright,      Legislation, Protection Acts, Privacy Acts, CDPA 1988, Internet law, Disclaimers.                                                                        

·   Professional Written and Interpersonal Communication and Performance including,      Word 2004, Exel 2004, Microsoft Publisher 2002, Email Client, Sales, Customer      Service, Telephone Customer Service, Emergency Operator,                                                                         

·   Cash Handling, Cash up and Reconcilliation, Chip and Pin, Credit Card and Float      Allocation.                                                                        

·   Computer Maintenance – Software Platform Operation and Internet LAN Security and Function, XP and 98                                                                        

·   Performance – Singing, Dancing and Acting for Stage, Television and Film.                                                                        

·   Visual Artist – Professional Photographer, Drawing, Rendering, Sketching, Designing,      Animation and Cartoons.                                   

Flash Project Report

Flash Application

Copy of the report for the Flash Project