Ben C. Kress – Flash Developer / Graphic Artist / Photographer
Education:
Millikin University ; Decatur, Illinois
B.F.A. (Bachelor of Fine Arts) In Graphic Design / Photography
http://www.millikin.edu
Objective:
To excel in the fields of graphic art and flash web design by solving complex problems in a creative and efficient manner while producing results that appeal to the client and meet the job specifications while staying within the project’s budget and meeting all deadlines.
Work Experience:
1. Technical Training Developer, Argonne National Laboratory - Argonne, Illinois
April 2005 – Present
http://www.anl.gov
Services Provided:
- Development of over 130 interactive Flash training programs
- Consistent interface design for all courses
- Full-Screen Flash
- XML Integration for Course Layout
- Integration of Video (Virtual Instructor) - Shot in Studio by Brian Weder
- Browser/Resolution/Flash player detection/Warning Messages/Redirects
- Auto book marking in case of browser fail
- User selectable themes also globally bookmarked for all online training applications
- Interactive Quizzing
- Redesign and rebuilding of all Acrobat PDF and Powerpoint web-based courses
- Designed and developed Flash animations and interactivity
- Created original imagery
- Manipulated photos and graphics
- Incorporated video and dynamic imagery
- Provided customer support and professional expertise - Adobe Flash/ Browser/Operating System for all of Argonne’s training (4000 employees)
- Installation services for Flash - Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Local computer support to 15 Windows-based computers in my division
- Installation of software and hardware - Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Graphic Design
- 18 Safety Poster Designs
- Re-design of Official Use Forms for training
- Presentation materials and graphics
- Photography for use in training materials
- Logo Design/Deployment
Current Projects:
http://www.benkress.com/database/ArgonneTraining
http://www.benkress.com/database/RiskRating
http://www.benkress.com/database/PAtutorial
2. Graphic Designer, Ben Kress Design – Decatur/Lemont, Illinois
June 2004 – Present
http://www.benkress.com
Projects:
Current Projects:
http://www.benkress.com/Floweezy
3. Web Designer, Black Design - Taylorville, Illinois
April 2003 – June 2004
http://www.jeff-black.com
Services Provided:
- Several Macromedia Flash projects
- Three full Macromedia Flash websites
4. Web Designer / Graphic Artist, BLDD Architects Inc. - Decatur, Illinois
May 2002 – August 2002 & May 2003 – August 2003
http://www.bldd.com
Services Provided:
- Two BLDD Macromedia Flash Websites (No longer in existence)
- BLDD Intranet Design
- Architectural Photography
- Graphic Design solutions for presentations
Technical Skills:
Photo Editing, Illustration, Production:
Web Development:
- Adobe Flash CS5
- Actionscript 2.0/3.0 programming/scripting/implementation
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
- HTML 1-5 web programming/scripting/implementation
- PHP programming/scripting/implementation
- ASP programming/scripting/implementation
- XML programming/scripting/implementation
- Javascript programming/scripting/implementation
- Electric Rain Swift 3D
- Swishzone SwishMax
Photographic:
- Digital SLR Photography
- 35mm SLR Photography
Other:
- Windows Mobile Application Debugging/Development
- General Mobile Phone Web Solutions
References:
Magdalena Migasiuk, 630.252.7460, migasiuk@anl.gov
Jeff Ullian, 630.252.2942, ullian@anl.gov
Tim Hennebry, 630.252.7588 weder@anl.gov
Jeffery Black, 217.820.0076, jeff@jeff-black.com
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