John Edison Betts, Jr. 4950 166th Court NE Redmond, WA 98052 425.879.5937 john@glassapple.com www.glassapple.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senior Graphic Designer NASA Headquarters, Washington DC April 1999 to February 2002 supervisor: Rod Adams I designed, constructed, and edited print, Web, and multimedia products, such as Web sites, multilingual scientific studies, congressional reports, posters, brochures, educational materials, multimedia kiosks, large exhibits, and more. Please see my portfolio for samples. I also advised on technical and production issues, lead design projects, served for a time as lead designer, and helped develop departmental procedures. I served as senior graphic designer for NASA Headquarters under two separate contractors, RS Information Systems and NCI Information Systems, and was the only employee to retain my job, position, and salary. I left NASA Headquarters and Washington, D.C. under excellent terms to relocate to Redmond, Washington. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Designer Corporation for National Service September 1998 to April 1999 supervisor: Lance Potter I designed the interface and coded epicenter, an interactive Web site dedicated to effective practices; created the logo for epicenter; advised on software and hardware purchases; and researched and advised on server space. I also assisted in developing the back-end database system for searching and submitting practices. I left the Corporation for National Service under excellent terms to pursue a new position at NASA Headquarters as senior graphic designer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graphic Designer Florida Commission on Community Service April 1996 to August 1998 supervisor: Kevin Punsky I created the logo and public image for the commission and several local, state, and national events; designed and constructed annual reports, quarterly full-color newsletters, brochures, forms, booklets, clothes, awards, and more, as well as the commission Web site (the commission's site is no longer maintained by me, and the current design is not my own). I also hosted state and national training workshops. I left the commission on excellent terms to take a position with its federal counterpart, the Corporation for National Service, in Washington, D.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lead Designer Eyrie, TCC Arts Magazine January 1997 to May 1998 supervisor: Paul Shepherd I designed and constructed two award-winning fine arts magazines. I designed in two-, three- and full-color (CMYK) schemes, scanned and corrected color and black and white photos and slides, and chose printing and binding materials. Please see my portfolio for samples. I also served as the magazine's printing specialist by negotiating schedules and cost with multiple printing houses. After two semesters, at the same time as my service on The Talon, I left to pursue other projects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Managing Editor The Talon, TCC Newspaper January 1995 to December 1997 supervisor: Judith Jolly I designed and constructed two award-winning newspapers. I designed and built ads and pages; authored award-winning stories and columns; and was ultimately responsible for all design. I taught QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, and page design and managed students. I also advised on hardware and software purchases and assisted our printer's prepress department with output and stripped pages. After five semesters, at the same time as my service on Eyrie, I left to pursue other projects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR FREELANCE WORK: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web design... Prime Alliance Solutions/BECU January 2003 to present I designed and coded the public and member (private) Web sites, including the interface and structural design. Prime Alliance Solutions, created by Boeing Employees Credit Union, offers easy-to-use, automated mortgage solutions to participating credit unions. Electronet Intermedia Consulting March 1998 to August 1998 I designed and constructed a wide variety of corporate and organization Web sites, including the interface and structural design. I also created PDFs from QuarkXPress documents for online distribution. Multimedia design... Vision's Edge, Inc. October 1995 to March 1996 I designed and constructed a multimedia catalog front-end for QuarkXPress XTensions (including graphics, animations and sound) to be distributed nationally via CD-ROM. I also advised on, and assisted with, later debugging of expanded programming. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOFTWARE & HARDWARE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am an expert with QuarkXPress, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Streamline, Adobe GoLive, Strata Vision 3D, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Authorware, Macromedia Director, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft FoxPro, Netscape Navigator, Norton Utilities, Norton Antivirus, Epson StylusRIP, Birmy PowerRIP and Xerox Splash Servers. I am also adept with Mac OS 7.x, 8.x, 9.x and X; Windows 3.x, 95, 98, 2000 and XP; Apple Macintosh and PC computer systems; Xerox Docutech, Doc 40 and Color Splash copier/printers; HP wide-format ink-jet printers; various scanners; and various high-capacity, high-speed CDRWs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONORS: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida Community College Activities Association (state): 1st place magazine design 1997, 1st place magazine cover 1997, 1st place newspaper advertisement layout 1996, 1st place newspaper illustration 1996, 1st place newspaper design 1995, 1st place arts review, 1st place newspaper advertisement layout 1995, 1st place newspaper picture story 1995, 2nd place newspaper design 1996. College Media Advisers (national): 3rd place best single advertisement. Columbia University Scholastic Press Association (national): gold medalist 1997. Community College Humanities Association (national): top five finalist 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Online resume, profile and portfolio available at http://www.glassapple.com.