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Contact

Diana Harrelson Martin
Lewisville, Texas
diana.harrelson [at] gmail [dot] com
http://www.webchica.com

Education

Toulouse School of Graduate Studies
University of North Texas , Denton, Texas

Masters in Applied Anthropology
Major Areas of Study:
Business and Cyber Anthropology
Current Student

 

University of North Texas , Denton, Texas
Bachelor of Arts in General Studies:
Interdisciplinary Degree
Major Areas of Study:
Anthropology, Psychology, and Philosophy
May 2006
President's List / Cum Laude
Grade Point Average 3.95/4.0

Advanced Courses
Design Anthropology
Ethnographic Field Methods in Anthropology

Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas
Certificate in InterMedia Arts
May 2002
Grade Point Average 4.0/4.0

Advanced Courses
Video Editing, Audio for Video, Midi Production
3D Animation, Web Programming
Flash Programming and Animation
Digital Photography

Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas
Associate of Arts in Photography
December 1999
Grade Point Average 3.5/4.0
Foundation Courses

Work Experience

imc2, Dallas, Texas
Information Architect
November 2007 to present

  • Provided direction through wire framing, prototyping, process design, and web analysis.

Principle Data Systems, Dallas, Texas
Interaction Designer / Content System Administrator
December 2006 to present

  • Administered custom content management system for private schools internal web applications and external facing web sites.
  • Designed custom portal sites for private schools incorporating tools for parents and students to make them both a sales point and a tool for existing customers.
  • Redesigned the company website in order to provide a clearer message about our products and services.
  • Created new look and design for school information system interface
  • Worked in .Net ASP & Ajax to make our web-based email browser agnostic.

JCPenney Corporate / JCP Media L. P., Plano, Texas
Systems Coordinator – Web Development
March 2002 to December 2006

  • Focused on usability and human interface design.
  • Developed, designed, and supported web based applications used by 500 home office marketing employees.
  • Developed, designed, and supported applications used by over 1000 nation-wide stores.
  • Administered 3 Macintosh web servers and 1 Windows based web server.
  • Designed the look of the in-store point of sale interface.
  • Established the first internal Wiki system for the copywriters.

Informatics, Plano, Texas
Catalog Manager / Product Manager and Technical Sales/Support
July 2001 to March 2002

  • Designed and Edited 128 page full color catalog.
    • Art Director
    • Image Editor
    • Copywriter
  • Acted as product manager of 1000+ products sold through the catalog.
  • Performed market analysis for all current and potential products sold.
  • Taught time management and customer service skills to 40 phone reps.
  • Sold and supported products offered in the catalog.

3dFX Interactive, Richardson, Texas
Lead Macintosh Technician / Macintosh Trainer / PC Tech
September 1999 to February 2001

  • Provided technical support for Macintosh and PC lines of Voodoo Video Cards.
  • Designed a web-based Macintosh training tutorial to assist the company and I
    in training American and overseas offices.
  • Traveled to California to beta test our Macintosh products on video games and
    graphic design applications prior to public release.
  • Represented the company at MacWorld New York 2000 to promote and
    educate the public about our newly released Macintosh line of products.
  • Awarded employee of the month August 2000.

Best Press, Addison, Texas
Graphic Artist
August 1998 to August 1999

  • Worked as an electronic prepress designer and manipulator of ads, books, and posters
    for large companies including i2, EDS, and Lucas Arts.
  • Created promotional materials for universities including University of North
    Texas, Texas Christian University, University of Dallas, and University of Texas at Dallas.
  • Maintained Macintosh systems and hardware.

Stream International, Carrollton, Texas
Macintosh Technician / Mentor in Training / Team Lead
August 1997 to August 1998

  • Provided technical support for multiple Macintosh-based computer companies.
  • Promoted to educational support for schools and universities.
  • Promoted to peripheral support for printers, scanners, monitors and cameras.
  • Placed on the original G3 technical support release team.
  • Promoted to Mentor in Training, tier two help desk where I took calls from
    fellow employees who needed help with their customer’s technical issues.
  • Lead the new hire teams of 10-12 new people every 2 weeks assisting them in
    getting acquainted with the job and serving as their personal help desk.
Technical Expertise

Systems Experience
Macintosh Hardware – both desktop and laptop
Macintosh Operating Systems – 7.5 through 10.4.5
Windows Operating Systems – 95 through XP

Applications
Proficiency in:

  • Adobe Photoshop – Versions 3 through 9.0
  • Adobe Illustrator – Versions 5 through 12.0
  • Adobe GoLive – Versions 4 through 8.0
  • Adobe ImageReady – Versions 2 through 9.0

Experience In:

  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Premier
  • Quark Express
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Macromedia Flash – Versions 4 through MX
  • Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Digital Performer
  • Pro Tools
  • SPSS

Languages and Web Development
Proficiency in:

  • Lasso – Versions 3 through 8
  • HTML
  • CSS

Experience In:

  • PHP
  • DHTML
  • Javascripting
  • MySQL
  • Apache
  • XML
  • XSLT
  • Filemaker Pro
Organizations

By Invitation:
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Alpha Chi Honor Society
Golden Key International Honour Society

Professional:
American Anthropological Association
DFWPhoto Photographers
Usability Professionals' Association
Society for Applied Anthropology