Web Specialist at Canadian Council on Learning
Montreal, Canada Area
- Current
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- Web Specialist at Canadian Council on Learning
- Past
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- Multimedia Communications at IBM Ottawa Software Lab
- Flash Instructor at Laboratoire NT2- UQAM
- Web Developer : Designer : Multimedia Instructor at Cuckoo Grafik : Coucou Graphique
- Web Developer at CBC Montreal
- Artist at Independant Art Practice
- Web Developer at CBC Montreal (Montreal Matters series)
- Education
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- Concordia University
- Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
- Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
- Cambrian College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Services
- Websites
Julie Lapalme’s Summary
Bilingual (English and French), autonomous self-starter who also enjoys the benefits and challenges of working as part of a team. Experience in working on large scale projects from start-up and managing them over time. Possess a strong sense of design which carries through both print and web projects. Art background has developed creative outlook, critical mind and respect of process.
Julie Lapalme’s Specialties:
Photoshop & Illustrator (15 + years experience), Dreamweaver, Fireworks & Flash, HTML, Javascript, Multimedia, CSS, Wikis, CMS
Julie Lapalme’s Experience
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Web Specialist
Canadian Council on Learning
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2008 — Present (10 months)
Managed bilingual content for CCL’s website using Microsoft Content Management Server. Monitored CMS & instructed others on the use of CMS Web Author tool. Responsible for design and layout (Web banners and promotional graphics) & optimization of photos. Regularly updated RSS, podcasts & video using Flash streaming media & YouTube. Provided web support for publication of major report releases & graphic design support (logos, illustrations, templates & promotional brochures). Created statistic reports for e-newsletter membership (EmailLabs) & for the web (WebTrends).
The Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) is a national, independent, and non-profit corporation that is committed to improving learning across the country and across all walks of life. http://www.ccl-cca.ca/ -
Multimedia Communications
IBM Ottawa Software Lab
(Information Services industry)
May 2005 — February 2008 (2 years 10 months)
Managed content of intranet portal for IBM Software Group Labs (Ottawa, Montreal & Victoria). Worked independently & with various groups (Executive, HR, Training, Communications, Recruiting) to write & post articles online. Responsible for overall design, creation of promotional graphics & optimization of photos. Other in-house design projects included logos, posters, banners, interactive PDF forms, Flash interfaces, signs & ads. Assisted with Extreme Blue OnBoarding & designed Powerpoint presentations & technical posters for teams’ pitches in New York. Worked within a team, using collaborative tools like wikis, to help organize events: student activities like Future Blue Day & Extreme Blue Ottawa EXPO & community events like EX.I.T.E. (science & technology camp for girls) & the Century Ride (cycling event for charity.)
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Flash Instructor
Laboratoire NT2- UQAM
(Educational Institution; Internet industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Taught Flash workshops to a group of students in the Département d’Études littéraires program at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Also took part in the NT2 Collective production of FUGUES - a hypermedia adaptation of Piano (René Lapierre, Les Herbes rouges, 2001) and a critical reflection on the text itself. I designed the website based on a scenario by Bertrand Gervais.
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Web Developer : Designer : Multimedia Instructor
Cuckoo Grafik : Coucou Graphique
(Design industry)
August 2004 — December 2007 (3 years 5 months)
Drawing on years of freelance design experience and my independant art practice, my company Cuckoo Grafik was founded in 2004. Provide services in print & web design, web development, multimedia production, technical support, customized training, mentoring & instruction.
Selected Contracts:
• CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Département d’Études françaises - Montreal, QC, 2005 - 2006
• EMMEDIA, Gallery & Production Society - Calgary, AB, 2001
• ST. JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL - St-John’s, NF 2001
• KHYBER CENTRE FOR THE ARTS - Halifax, NS 2001
• STUDIO XX, New media centre for women - Montreal, QC, 2000 - 2003
• CENTRE FOR ART TAPES - Halifax, NS 1998 - 2000 -
Web Developer
CBC Montreal
(Broadcast Media industry)
February 2002 — April 2004 (2 years 3 months)
Worked in close collaboration with the Regional Web Developer (Ottawa). Managed content of the CBC Montreal web portal by repurposing radio & television content for the web & by creating promotional graphics. Trained journalists on uploading multimedia content to the web (Webwriter & Real Producer). Designed various posters to promote community events. Helped manage special projects (Intranet and CBC Livewire).
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Artist
Independant Art Practice
(Arts and Crafts industry)
1997 — 2004 (7 years)
ORPHAN TRAIN - TRAINED TALES (Installation & Web project)
Solo
-- Maison de la Culture Rosemont/Petite-Patrie, 2004 - Montreal
-- Galerie Sans Nom Co-op Ltée, 2000 - Moncton
Group
-- Festival RCA Networks, Resource Centre for the Arts, 2002 - St-John’s
-- 13° Videobrasil International Electronic Art Festival, 2001 - São Paulo, Brazil
-- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2000/1999 - Halifax
-- La Centrale & Studio XX, 1999 - Montreal
-- Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1998 - Halifax
EMBEDDED (Animated video)
-- eyelevel Gallery, 2002 - Halifax, NS
-- Women’s Television Network, ‘Shameless Shorts’, 2000/1999 - Winnipeg
-- Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, 1999 - Halifax
-- Herland Film Festival. Overboard program, 1999 - Calgary
-- Images Festival of Independent Film & Video, New Screen 16, XX Animation, 1998 - Toronto
-- Out of The Centre, CFAT, Wormwoods Cinema, 1997 - Halifax -
Web Developer
CBC Montreal (Montreal Matters series)
(Broadcast Media industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
Created the Montreal Matters web portal from wireframe concept & front-end design with custom photography & graphics to the creation of templates using Javascript & CSS. Managed the content for the first two years of the series where documenting events & archiving the multimedia clips on line (Real Media) proved to be a major responsibility. Designed full colour poster & signage for the first year of the series & created multimedia presentations in Flash for the official launches.
The websites I designed and managed for the Montreal Matters series won RTNDA (Radio Television News Directors Association) awards for two consecutive years.
MONEY - 2002: http://www.cbc.ca/montrealmatters/2002/
FOOD - 2003: http://www.cbc.ca/montrealmatters/2003/
Julie Lapalme’s Education
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Concordia University
Master of Arts, Littératures francophones et résonances médiatiques, 2005 — 2008
Montreal, Quebec
Scholarships:
2005 Bourse d'études supérieures en littératures francophones and Carolyn and Richard Renaud Graduate Teaching Assistantship- Activities and Societies:
- MA Thesis:
La mutabilité au sein de trois œuvres franco-ontariennes : une lecture du Malade imaginaire d’André Paiement, de L’Homme invisible/The Invisible Man de Patrice Desbiens et du Testament du couturier de Michel Ouellette
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Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
BFA, Art History, Painting and Sculpture, 1993 — 1995
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Scholarships:
1995 Robert Pope & Endowment -
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
BFA, International Exchange Program, 1994 — 1994
Dundee, Scotland
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Cambrian College
Communications & Creative Arts Diploma, 1989 — 1993
Sudbury, Ontario
Additional Information
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Julie Lapalme’s Interests:
Art, design, literature, history, BD, cinema, vernacular architecture, theatre, cycling, hiking, snowshoeing, travel.
Julie Lapalme’s Groups:
ART RESIDENCIES & PROJECTS
Interactive Screen 0.3: Banff New Media Institute, 2003 - Banff, AB
Cultural Human Resources Council, 2003 - Ottawa, ON
Development of the New Media Specialists' Competency Chart
Forum des Nouvelles Écritures: Cyberpitch 2.0, Festival International Nouveau Cinéma Nouveaux Médias, 2002 - Montreal, QC
Vigil of Planetary Net Art / Veille planétaire d’art en réseau - Curator: Ollivier Dyens, 2002 - Montreal, QC
EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, Artist in residence, 2001 - Calgary, AB
Le regard de l’enfermement / L’enfermement du regard - Collaborative projet organized by Folie/Culture, 2001 - Quebec City, QC
New Media and Deep Web Co-production, Banff Centre for the Arts, Artist in residence, 1998 - Banff, AB
Incomplete Dislocations://web & interactive digital art - Web exhibition - Curator: ID Collective - eyelevel Gallery, Co-curator, 1997 - Halifax, NS
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The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees -
Concordia University Alumni Association
Julie Lapalme’s Honors:
2003/2004 -- RTNDA (Radio Television News Directors Association) Regional Award: Central Canada for Montreal Matters Web sites, CBC Montreal
2002 -- Forum des Nouvelles Écritures: Cyberpitch 2.0, Bell Fund Winner (Ex Aqueo) at the FCMM: Festival International Nouveau Cinéma Nouveaux Médias
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