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.

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

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

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.

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

Prototype design for the new city university community radio station.

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.

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 Application

Copy of the report for the Flash Project