Web Specialist at Canadian Council on Learning
Montreal, Canada Area
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- Web Specialist at Canadian Council on Learning
- Past
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- Multimedia Communications at IBM Canada
- 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)
- Webmaster/Web Designer at Studio XX
- Multimedia Technician at NSCAD University
- 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, 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; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Worked as part of a team with an external vendor on a site migration from Microsoft Content Management System to Sitecore CMS. Managed bilingual content for CCL’s website & instructed staff as needed 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 & YouTube. Provided ongoing web support for publication of major report releases & occasional graphic design support (logos, illustrations, templates & promotional brochures). Created adhoc internal statistic reports for e-newsletter membership (EmailLabs) & for the web (WebTrends).
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Multimedia Communications
IBM Canada
(Information Technology and 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:
2005 - 2006 -- Concordia University, Département d’Études françaises - Montreal
2001 -- Emmedia, Gallery & Production Society - Calgary
2001 -- St. John's International Women's Film & Video Festival - St-John’s
2001 -- Khyber Centre for the Arts - Halifax
2000 - 2003 -- Studio XX, Montreal
1998 - 2000 -- Centre for Art Tapes - Halifax
ART RESIDENCIES & PROJECTS
2003 -- Interactive Screen 0.3: Banff New Media Institute
2002 -- Forum des Nouvelles Écritures: Cyberpitch 2.0, Festival International Nouveau Cinéma Nouveaux Médias, Montreal
1998 -- New Media and Deep Web Co-production, Banff Centre for the Arts, Artist in residence, Banff -
Web Developer
CBC Montreal
(Government Agency; Broadcast Media industry)
February 2002 — April 2004 (2 years 3 months)
Managed content of the CBC Montreal web portal by repurposing radio & television content for the web & by creating promotional graphics. Worked in close collaboration with the Regional Web Developer (Ottawa). 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)
1995 — 2004 (9 years)
ORPHAN TRAIN - TRAINED TALES (Installation & Web project)
http://rhizome.org/art/?tag=julielapalme
-- Maison de la Culture Rosemont/Petite-Patrie, 2004 - Montreal
-- Festival RCA Networks, Resource Centre for the Arts, 2002 - St-John’s
-- 13° Videobrasil International Electronic Art Festival, 2001 - São Paulo, Brazil
-- Galerie Sans Nom Co-op Ltée, 2000 - Moncton
-- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2000/1999 - Halifax
-- La Centrale & Studio XX, 1999 - Montreal
-- Khyber, 1998 - Halifax
EMBEDDED (Animated video)
http://www.glimz.net/film.php?movieId=1575&title=Embedded
-- eyelevel Gallery, 2002 - Halifax, NS
-- WTV, ‘Shameless Shorts’, 2000/1999 - Winnipeg
-- NSCAD, 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/ -
Webmaster/Web Designer
Studio XX
(Computer Networking industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
Studio XX, Media arts and multimedia resource centre for women:
• Web design, and content management, promotion of the centre and its events, and archiving of its various activities. (studioxx.org/)
• Created websites for Maid in Cyberspace, Studio XX’s annual women’s web art festival. (www.htmlles.net/2002/) (www.htmlles.net/2001/) -
Multimedia Technician
NSCAD University
(Educational Institution; Arts and Crafts industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
Julie Lapalme’s Education
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Concordia University
Master of Arts , Littératures francophones et résonances médiatiques , 2005 — 2008
MA Thesis: La mutabilité au sein de trois oeuvres 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
Scholarships: 2005 -- Bourse d'études supérieures en littératures francophones and Carolyn and Richard Renaud Graduate Teaching Assistantship -
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
Julie Lapalme’s Websites:
Julie Lapalme’s Interests:
Art, design, literature, history, BD, cinema, vernacular architecture, theatre, cycling, hiking, snowshoeing, travel.
Julie Lapalme’s Groups:
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The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees -
Art & Design -
Concordia University Alumni Association -
Communication Arts -
Sitecore -
CBC/Radio-Canada Alumni -
NSCAD Alumni
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
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2008 -- Projects the CCL Way, Durivage Management Solutions (PMI), Ottawa
2006 -- Time, Task, and Life Balance Skills, IBM Ottawa Lab Ottawa,
2004 -- Compagnie F: Entrepreneurship Program, Montreal
2003 -- Cultural Human Resources Council (Contributor to New Media Specialists' Competency Chart), Ottawa
1999 -- Centre for Internet & Multimedia Development Inc., Toronto
Julie Lapalme’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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