Art Zoller Wagner, Resume
200 Oak Dr, Pasadena, MD 22112-4973
Phone: 443-770-0182
Web site: www.digitalDesign.us
OBJECTIVE
To work with clients with innovative and progressive social, political, environmental, or cultural agendas
To create quality by utilizing my visual, information technology, and interpersonal skills
SUMMARY
Digital designer with expertise in usability and multilingual web sites
Web developer and internet marketing consultant since 2000
Over 25 years of hands-on experience in multiple media in commercial design and fine art
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Experience with HTML, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, Server-Side Includes, Photoshop/ImageReady, Freehand, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Flash, Sound Forge, and Fireworks
Cross-platform (PC, UNIX, Mac) and multiple browser-compatible design experience
Experience with bilingual and multilingual site structure, usability/human factors, internet marketing, web site analysis, and search engine optimization
Web development experience using JavaScript, PHP, ASP, mySQL, Access, Java, Linux, UNIX, Bash
Develop and maintain relational databases with Access and mySQL
Award-winning photographic skills in digital and film, including black & white and color darkroom
Technical support skills for computer problems, such as selecting, installing and troubleshooting desktop software, setting up wireless networks, or diagnosing and repairing hardware problems
PEOPLE SKILLS
Effective interpersonal, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills; natural organizer, facilitator, "sparkplug"
Strong writing abilities, editor of beekeeping publication for 3 years
Strong conversational, reading, and writing ability in Spanish; read French and Portuguese
Supervisory experience in a variety of settings: web project manager in a graduate school studio, program supervisor for a federal prison, church pastor, and director of teachers for a summer camp in Spain
DIGITAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Teens2Teams—Ferrito Education www.Teens2Teams.com
Site for leadership and team-building training workshop presenter
Determined client's needs
Consulted on web marketing issues
Designed graphics and CSS-layout using client's photos
Edited content for web
Coded XHTML and CSS
Programmed navigational features in PHP
Optimized key pages for search engine placement (on earlier version of site)
Assisted with computer hardware problems and software installation and usage difficulties
Stremba & Company: Essays and Sketches from the Other Side www.Stremba.us
Site showcasing writer/performer Matthew-Daniel Stremba’s whimsical storytelling about historical Baltimore personalities and his life in Russia and Uzbekistan
Designed layout and a template system to ease addition of new pages
Coded XHTML and CSS for entire site
Manipulated images with Photoshop
Adapted PHP email contact feature for new use
Consulted with owner about adapting content for the internet, options for gaining optimal search engine placement, and fostering dialogue with target audience
Trained owner in how to maintain and update the site
Removed viruses from computer, selected and installed preventive software
United Methodist Community Services
A human services agency staffed by volunteers
Created an MS Access relational database of regional social service providers, a data entry form, a foolproof data backup routine, and an automated layout for the book published with this data
Assisted with software and hardware problems
Pool Professionals: Management, Maintenance and Repair (archived version) www.azw.us/poolPros/
Business site for a large pool service in the North Carolina Triangle
Analyzed user experience issues, internet marketing opportunities, search engine positioning, and content for existing site and competing businesses' sites
Consulted with staff in planning a site redevelopment to be implemented in several stages.
Designed purely CSS-layout and a template system to ease addition of new pages
Coded XHTML and CSS for entire site
Developed an announcement editing and display system so managers can post announcements and training event information to the site without touching the code
Three Generations of Asturian-American Painters www.ArteAsturias.com
A site exploring the intersection of art and ethnic identity by telling the story of three generations of artists in Asturias and America
Collected stories, wrote most of the text, edited the content supplied by others
Manipulated images with Photoshop
Adapted PHP and mySQL database features developed for an earlier site for reuse
Recycled a JavaScript program which automates construction of gallery pages
Coded XHTML and CSS for entire site
Optimized for search engine placement
Asturian-American Migration Forum www.asturianUS.org
A multilingual site designed to reconnect descendants of Asturian-Americans to their Spanish roots through transatlantic dialogue
Coordinated project development with site moderators
Adapted CSS theme of forum to match appearance of rest of site
Scripted JavaScript for automated construction of photo album pages
Coded XHTML and CSS for site
Modified opensource PHP forum code to add new features
Optimized forum and site for search engine placement
Manipulated images with Photoshop
Managed site to promote the growth and interaction of the online community
Helped translate content
Realist Painting www.realistPainting.com
Portfolio site for Art Zoller Wagner's paintings and other art works
Developed email messaging and "send an e-card" features using PHP and mySQL database
Scripted JavaScript for automated construction of gallery pages
Coded XHTML and CSS for entire site
Optimized for search engine placement
Manipulated images with Photoshop
JoAnne Zoller Wagner www.jzw.us
Adapted academic curriculum vitae to web context
Created graphic design
Coded HTML
Edited content for web
Shot many of the photographs
Optimized for search engine placement
Midwest Messenger (no longer available on the web)
Main site for a regional newspaper
In-depth analysis of client and audience needs
Consulted on web marketing potential
Designed site architecture
Created graphic design
Shot photographs
Coded DHTML for entire site
Optimized for search engine placement
William Eubank (no longer available on the web)
Created custom DHTML page template for web developer's personal web site
Livestock Roundup (no longer available on the web)
A newspaper's regional listing of livestock auctions
Managed client relations
Coordinated team effort
Created graphic design of entry page using client-provided photos
Coded DHTML for site
Consulted with backend team to incorporate database functions and maintain site
Optimized for search engine placement
Sapsucker Quiz (no longer available on the web)
Demonstration site for complex JavaScripting
Colored Waters (no longer available on the web)
Demonstration site for product catalog and shopping cart using ASP and VBScript
MANAGEMENT AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor
Des Moines Area Community College, William Penn College, and Simpson College, IA 1999 - 2000
Fine Arts Instructor
Pella Arts Council, Monongalia Arts Center, and others, IA and WV 1989 - 1999
Self-employed apiarist and bee-removal contractor
Euphrādabees, Morgantown, WV 1990 – 1995
Placement Testing Supervisor
FCI-Morgantown, Kennedy Center, Morgantown, WV 1989 - 1990
Artist-in-Residence, Arts Program Administrator
FCI-Morgantown, Kennedy Center, Morgantown, WV 1986 - 1989
ESL Teacher
Various English language schools in Spain 1983 - 1985
Pastor and Campus Minister
Wesley Foundation-UNI, Cedar Falls, IA and Good Shepherd UM Church, Baltimore, MD 1979 - 1982
EDUCATION
Georgetown Family Center, Washington, DC
Community Seminar in Bowen Family Systems Theory 2005-2006
Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
Continuing studies in Spanish language 2005
Central College, Pella, IA
Computer Science, marketing 2001 - 2002
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA
Graduate studies in digital media 2000 - 2001
Human Factors International, Fairfield, IA
Certificate in Software Ergonomics, Usability for Web Design 2000
Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, VT
MFA-Visual Art 1996 - 1998
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Second B.A. in Art 1980 - 1982
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC
Drawing, painting 1980 & 1981
Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC
Master of Divinity, Cum Laude 1976 - 1980
University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD
Video, film 1975
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Graduate studies in experimental psychology 1974 - 1975
Maryland Institute School of Art, Baltimore, MD
Painting, photography 1974 & 1975
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
B.A. in Psychology 1970 - 1974
CREATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Have been active as a fine artist since 1982
Have worked primarily with painting, drawing, and photography, but also printmaking, mixed media 3-D construction, art restoration, and digital imaging
Refined realistic rendering of figure in 1980s
Focused on increasing the psychological intensity of my work in the 1990s
Currently investigating possibilities of interactive digital media for storytelling and community-building
Paintings, prints, and mixed media constructions have been exhibited nationally in over 20 shows, including juried exhibits such as at Sioux City Art Center Museum, Sioux City, IA; invitational exhibits at Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH, and Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC; four solo shows in Iowa colleges, and numerous group shows
Works have been published and reviewed in a variety of publications, including a photo spread in New American Paintingss and a review in the Cleveland Free Times
Received competitive scholarships for study at Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth College, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Vermont College
Photographs have won top awards, such as a first prize in the Aubrey Bodine Photo Contest, Baltimore Sunpapers, and a grand prize in the Hopkins Union Photo Exhibit, Johns Hopkins University
Performed as instrumentalist and vocalist with Wee Bluet, a Celtic band, Morgantown, WV, and several traditional music groups in Baltimore and Annapolis, MD
Take a look at the work in my web design portfolio > >
