Past Clients: June 1996 - August 1998

arborweb

June - August 1996

Worked for David Bloom creating the basic architecture for the site. This is based on the Ann Arbor Observer magazine content. The information under City Guide was input and organized by me, including header information and manual links to other parts of the Guide. The interface has changed since I worked on it.

Argus Associates

January - February 1998

With a team of indexers, created browsable indexes using metatags for a large client's Intranet content. Aided the project manager in organizing online the huge collection of data from the client.

College of Engineering

October 1997 - June 1998

Worked for Jeff Stuit evaluating the Verity search engine for use on the college's web pages. Involved deciphering the documentation and working on options for metatag indexing of the search collections. Also created research center and student society databases that allowed for easy input of current content by authors via the Web, initially populated and maintained by me. Now replaced by a Google search engine.

Engineering Information Inc. (Ei)

October 1997 - March 1998

Was offered the job of taking the search strategies Ei uses in their pre-formatted spotlight searches of Compendex and re-evaluating them for their clari.net news service, due to poor initial results. Completed 251 spotlight searches from all disciplines of engineering.

Engineering Resource Center (ERC)

June - August 1996

Worked for Jeff Stuit creating images from a color brochure published by the ERC. Used Photoshop 4.0 for recreating the images. Also used HoTMaiL to create pages for separate research programs.

Globewide Network Academy

November 1997 - March 1998

Online project recategorizing the Science section of the Distance Learning Catalog. Involved rethinking the structure of each of the disciplines within Science and using remote access to shift courses.

Humanities Text Initiative

October 1997 - June 1998

Created fields for a database for the Bentley Image Project. Also inputted and troubleshooted the records themselves. Worked on other online image projects for John Weise, mapping Dublin Core metadata elements to database fields for use in the image architecture.

the Internet Public Library

January - August 1995

Under the direction of Joe Janes, initially as part of a class project, was one of the founders of the Internet Public Library. Created original materials on choosing an Internet Service Provider, navigating various Web browsers, and using search engines and catalogs on the Web. Was content developer for the Biology collection. Was technical guru for the Service for Librarians category.

Media Union Library

September 1995 - June 1996

Worked for Terry Lee initially checking all pages of the website to be sure that links were operational. Instituted a template format for inclusion of new pages. Solicited new content from librarians. Helped with the restructuring and redesign of the website towards the end of my tenure with the library. Web design has dramatically changed since my departure.

UM Library Associates

October 1995 - June 1996

Asked to create by Maurita Holland, head of the University Library Associates program. Entirely created by me, maintained by others as the years have passed. Now defunct.

Washtenaw Community College

June - August 1996

Worked with Chris O'Bryan to create a substantially different web page structure and design. Chris was the graphic artist; I was the organization guru. Worked with faculty members, the library and affiliated organizations to create a smoothly functioning site. The graphics have changed since I was with the project.