President of AxisPortals, Web Designer, Writer, Editor, Trainer
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- President at AxisPortals
- Webmaster at Norwegian American Hospital
- Webmaster at St. Mary's Parish, West Chicago
- IT Consulting at Axis Business Solutions. LLC
- Past
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- English Professor at College of DuPage
- English Instructor at Northern Illinois University
- Education
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- Northern Illinois University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Kathy Fitch’s Summary
Kathy Fitch’s Specialties:
IT Consulting, Content Management Systems, Technical Writing, Editing, Web Design, Web Deployed Databases, Virtual Office Launch and Administration, IT Training, Advertising and Marketing, SharePoint Portal Launch and Administration
Kathy Fitch’s Experience
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President
AxisPortals
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
AxisPortals puts a world of Information and Communications Technology and Services right at your fingertips. Our development, design, and management services include the following:
--Website Design and Development
--Web 2.0 Interactivity
--Website Management and Maintenance
--Domain Acquisition and Management
--Content Development
--Document Design
--Email Management
--PDA Integration and Support
--Online Database Development and Management
--Online Offices and Document Portals
--And More! AxisPortals offers Social Networking Integration and Online Presence Consulting. Make the most of your digital branding and marketing efforts. -
Webmaster
Norwegian American Hospital
(Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Site design and development, maintenance, database integration, statistics and analysis.
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Webmaster
St. Mary's Parish, West Chicago
(Religious Institutions industry)
2005 — Present (4 years )
Web design, development, and maintenance.
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IT Consulting
Axis Business Solutions. LLC
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
August 2003 — Present (6 years 5 months)
IT Consulting, Web Design and Maintenance, Portal Launch and Management, Database Design and Deployment, Document Management, SaaS solutions, IT Training and Support.
Long term independent contractor relationship with TSG Physician Solutions.
Invited Presentation: "Weaving Webfolios: Online Portfolios for Learning, Teaching, and Assessment." Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. -
English Professor
College of DuPage
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1988 — September 2003 (15 years 2 months)
Taught Composition, Developmental Writing, Honors Composition, Literature and Film, Introduction to Film Art, Poetry Writing, Fiction Writing, Nonfiction Writing, Honors Film, Horror Film.
Coordinator of Adjunct English Faculty, Department IT Liaison, Faculty Senator, Co-Chair of College-Wide Assessment, Chair of Discipline Level Assessment, Member of Grievance Team, Outstanding Communications Faculty Award.
Developer and facilitator of Syllaweb Development Workshop, College of DuPage Teaching and Learning Center, Winter 2001.
Facilitator: ConnectWeb Faculty Development Workshop. Fall Quarter, 2000.
Developer of the College of DuPage Part-Time English Faculty Web.
Interversity Co-op Consultant.
Active Participation in Professional Discussion Lists, including NCTE-Talk, Teaching Composition, Writing Program Administration, Teaching Writing Online.
Founder of TechRhet discussion list.
Invited Speaker: Norton Corporate Conference -
English Instructor
Northern Illinois University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 1986 — August 1988 (2 years 3 months)
Full-Time English Instructor, Northern Illinois University.
English 103: Rhetoric and Composition I
English 104: Rhetoric and Composition II
Tutoring: Junior Qualifying Exam
Kathy Fitch’s Education
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Northern Illinois University
B.A. and M.A. , Composition, Literature, Film , 1980 — 1986
B.A. Minor in Psychology
Summa Cum Laude
Full-Time English Instructor, 1986-1988- Activities and Societies:
- Sigma Tau Delta
Additional Information
Kathy Fitch’s Websites:
Kathy Fitch’s Interests:
virtual office spaces, digital environments, new media, the teaching of writing, web presence consulting, composition in the digital age
Kathy Fitch’s Honors:
Outstanding Communications Faculty
NISOD Award for Teaching Excellence
Excellence in Scholarly Writing, NIU Master's Program
Summa Cum Laude
Sigma Tau Delta
National Dean's List
Kathy Fitch’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
