Dean Allen
dna@zoominternet.netObjective:
To achieve a long-term profession that values and challenges multiple abilities of creativity, design, and technical proficiencies.
Fields of proficiency include: Commercial Art // Graphics Design // Web Site Design // Planning // Scheduling // Contract Administration // Construction Specifications & Drawings // Technical Writing // Project Control // Cost Control // Methods & Standards // Process Design & Development // Communications Support.
Abilities
• Accomplished Web Site Designer: Over 5 years experience. Skilled with Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash and MS Frontpage. Design, integrate and manage corporate Internet presence including the following websites: www.achsng.com; www.annsdesigns.net; www.trpaintball.com and more.
• Accomplished Graphic Designer: Over 5 years experience. Skilled with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker, Paint Shop Pro, various document and photo scanning & editing software; Experienced with corporate newsletters, brochures, announcements, invitations, programs, signs, cutting & mounting printed/photo media, etc. Working knowledge of PC's (hardware & software), plotters, laser printers, ink jet printers, digital cameras, CD/DVD burners and more.• Accomplished Draftsman/Designer: Skilled and experienced with AutoCAD (thru Release 2004), Softdesk Architectural Module, 3-D modeling. Over 15 years experience in engineering fields including architectural, piping, electrical, and mechanical.
• Strong technical and creative skills: Able to translate thoughts and ideas into tangible and accurate illustrations. Skilled with graphic design and presentation specialties. Strong initiative skills needing little or no supervision for productivity.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills: Able to transform complex and technical concepts into readily accessible oral and written forms. Strong interpersonal skills and strong technical/business writing skills.
• Proven managerial time and cost effectiveness through my ability to learn and apply new knowledge quickly and effectively.
• Demonstrated capacity in multi-tasking: Able to focus and balance multiple projects of specialized skills. Successful and consistent work history and performance. Strong organizational skills and leadership qualities.
Professional Attributes
Graphic Design Specialist:
Design and create a wide variety of graphic projects including corporate website and newsletter, event invitations and programs, announcements, brochures, mailers, buttons, magnets, cutting & mounting printed/photo media, and many other presentation specialties. Establish process and protocol for creative services. Coordinate with printing/copying resources. Organize and maintain digital assets including libraries of graphics, digital photos, drawings and details. Quality control for pre and post graphics production. I am solely responsible for saving the agency substantial expenses from outsourcing graphic design and web design services.Website Manager:
Supervise website development and content for building neighborhood web sites; Define staff requirements; Select, interview and employ capable staff elements; Create and integrate electronic artwork; Introduced method for creating regional map systems internally saving great expenses; Organize and design map interface for five targeted cities; Create, edit, and update HTML web pages, coordinate with ASP (active server page) structure; Convert website public image as required by progress.Production Manager/Web Designer:
Supervise, schedule and produce technical plans, specifications and contract documents for competitive bidding of construction contracts valued up to 1.2 million dollars; Organize information, contacts and support staff; Contract administration from determining and estimating scope of work thru contract completion; Review and approve submittals; Negotiate credits and change orders; Evaluate architectural proposals; Regulate a half million-dollar budget for maintenance work at 43 housing sites county-wide; Made possible the expansion of the internal workload from limited scope projects of $10,000 to conventional contracts in excess of $500,000; As a direct result of my reputation, initiative and creativity, work responsibilities were expanded to include corporate web site layout, development, technology integration, and management; as well as graphic design for corporate newsletter, invitations, event programs, signage, announcements and the like.Technical Engineer and Project Manager:
Produce technical proposals and estimates to clients and potential customers;
CAD-based designs and proposals for industrial piping systems and processing components subject to high abrasion; Introduced the use of a breakthrough 3-dimensional representation of complex and difficult curved surfaces for use in ceramic brick application design; Saved hours of work and materials costs over previous design methods by making possible virtually perfect brick patterns/designs for specialty applications; Assigned orders for specialty industrial ceramic products to shop engineers.
CAD Coordinator (for electrical engineering):
Earned an immediate reputation as an effective problem solver and first choice for design teams for my ability to use hardware and software to improve efficiency and production time; Worked closely with engineers and designers to produce contract and proposal drawings for commercial steel and processing industries.
History:
Production Manager/Web Designer, Allegheny County Housing Authority, Pittsburgh PA, May 2001 to Present
Website Manager, HomeownersAssociation.org, Pittsburgh PA,
September 2000 to May 2001
Production Manager/Webmaster, Allegheny County Housing Authority, Pittsburgh PA, May 1993 to September 2000
Technical Engineer, Coors Wear Products, Lawrence PA,
December 1992 to May 1993
CAD Coordinator, Davy International/Comstock, Pittsburgh PA,
June 1989 to December 1992
CAD Draftsman, Time-Temperature Instruments, Pittsburgh PA,
January 1989 to May 1989Education
• AS Specialized Technology, Pittsburgh Technical Institute, 1989
• Residential Building Inspector Training, California University, Pittsburgh, 2002
Instruction by BOCA International
• Coursework in Contract Administration, Borrell Technology
• Wide variety of software training with New Horizons Learning Center, Execu-Train, and Ziff Technologies
• PC Hardware Configuration and Maintenance, Data Tech Institute
• Electrical Wiring Design and Commercial Power Distribution, Duquesne Light Co.