Home Movies, 5711 Kirkwood Place North, Seattle WA
Established Seattle-based production company and general partnership Home Movies with 5 colleagues, and produced and edited independent feature length dramatic narrative film written and directed by brother Jesse P. Howard. Managed and planned all aspects of pre-production, production and post-production. Film premiered to cast and crew in May 2001 at the newly restored Majestic Bay Theatre in Seattle, WA.

Book Author - Who's Afraid of HTML?

Academic Press, Boston, 1300 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
Authored Book 3 in Morgan Kaufmann/A.P. Professional's "Who's Afraid of..." series; "Who's Afraid of HTML?" Won contract by proposal. The book was released in April 1999, and is available from all major book retailers. Currently working on a Final Cut Pro 3 tutorial manuscript.

Manager of Creative Services - 1998-2001

RTSe USA, Inc./Synchronicity, Inc., 4042 148th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA
Head of four-person design team, creating website graphics, HTML, layout and look and feel for medium to large business clients. Client list includes Nintendo of America, Microsoft, Ferguson Construction, Minor League Baseball, AEI Music, Farmsaver and more. Managed the design aspect of projects through from start to finish, created harmonious work environment in small team atmosphere, handled client demands and concerns. Maintained Macintosh network within WindowsNT-heavy environment. Refer to my Qualifications and Experience page for links to some of the sites I have worked on.

Freelance Consultant (Technical, Creative, Network and Production) - 1995-present

Contracted by the Seattle International Film Festival, Westwind Computing, Cloud 9 Productions, The 5th Avenue Theatre, MaverickLabel.com, Django's Music Retailer, Advantage Real Estate, Parr Audio, Martha's Vineyard Mac Sales and Service, Chartreuse, Inc., Happy Dog Training School, Parr Audio, Island Interiors, The Oak Bluffs School and several private individuals for purchasing, installation and training of computer software and hardware, database design, tutoring on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms, Internet setup/training and networking, and a wide variety of software packages.

Technology Coordinator/System Administrator/Teacher - 1996-1997

The Oak Bluffs Elementary School, 1 Tradewinds Road, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA
Built a 120 node Local Area Network; set up LocalTalk networks in 32 classrooms; managed the implementation of an ISDN line Internet connection to a T1 line at a neighboring school; set up a media lab with projection system for classroom-style teaching; ran professional development workshops for staff; ordered, installed and administered a school-wide voicemail system; made purchasing decisions; set up new hardware, installed and updated software, sat on the Island-Wide Technology Advisory Committee and the Martha's Vineyard Educational Collaborative as a representative of the Oak Bluffs Elementary School.

Web Designer/Graphic Designer - 1995-present

President/Owner, Howard MultiMedia, 5711 Kirkwood Place North, Seattle WA
Designed and implemented Websites for commercial and private clients using an array of skills and technologies including HTML, PHP, graphic design, Miva, Flash, dHTML, CSS, MP3s, animations, Shockwave, Quicktime Video, QuicktimeVR, tables, forms, frames, cgi perl scripts, merchant account setup, secure credit card processing and email. Clients included MaverickLabel.com and The 5th Avenue Theatre.

Website Designer - 1995

Blue World Communications, Issaquah, WA
Programmed HTML and assisted in Web page development for national and international clients.

Project Manager/Client Representative - 1994-1995

The Telesis Group, Inc., 114 Alaskan Way South, Seattle, WA
Effectively managed client affairs and expectations as well as team goals and performance, in a direct, business-to-business sales environment. Product expertise and customer relations skills were essential to success. Participated in extensive "small-business re-engineering" process.

Cooperative Manager - 1993-1994

Top Ten Toys, 804 North 85th Street, Seattle, WA
Performed an array of managerial duties in a high volume retail setting. Trained new employees, places orders, arranged product displays, produced graphic design work, dealt with sales representatives.

Residential Counselor - 1992-1993

Community Systems, Inc., East Main Street, Torrington, CT
Administered quality hands-on care developmentally disabled adults in a privately owned and operated group home. Certified in CPR, First Aid and Physical/Psychological Management Training. Certified to administer medication in the state of Connecticut, 1993-94.

Sales Account Executive - 1992

Geometric Results Inc., 150 South Escondido Boulevard, Escondido, CA
Sold Human Resources software package to private companies. Delivered software to companies, performed installations and led on-site training sessions.

Advertising Account Executive - 1989-1992

The Times Advocate Newspaper, 207 East Pennsylvania Ave., Escondido, CA
The New Britain Herald Newspaper, 1 Herald Square, New Britain, CT
Imprint Newspaper Group, 20 Isham Road, West Hartford, CT
Designed ads and sold newspaper display advertising space to over 800 retail and commercial clients in three extremely diverse markets. Demonstrated a high level of organization, superb interpersonal communications skills and a flair for layout and graphic design.

Other Experience Includes

Event Planning, Public Speaking, Seminar and Workshop Facilitation, Customer Service and private instruction on the Mac OS, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Flash, HTML, and web design/development.