Independent E-Learning Professional
Greater Boston Area
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- ELearning Multimedia Developer; Graphic Design - Freelance at Self employed
- Past
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- E-Learning Instructional / Content Development / Graphic / Multimedia / Web Designer and Tech Writer at JPMorgan Chase
- E-learning Instructional / Content Development / Graphic / Multimedia / Web Designer and Technical at JPMorgan Chase
- Graphic / Web / Multimedia Designer and Technical Communications Consultant at JPMorgan Chase
- Education
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- Texas A&M University
- San Diego State University-California State University
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Kathy Versteeg’s Summary
Dedicated, solution and customer-focused, highly creative and technically savvy professional with several years experience in Graphic / Instructional / Multimedia / Web Design; and Desktop Publishing. ASTD Certified E-Learning Instructional Designer.
- Specialist knowledge in ELearning (online) course design and development; graphic, and multimedia design - from concept to production
- Excellent troubleshooting and research skills
- Technical skills:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Imageready
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Pagemaker
Adobe / Macromedia Authorware
Adobe Acrobat Professional
Adobe / Macromedia Flash (with Actionscript)
Adobe / Macromedia Dreamweaver
Adobe / Macromedia Captivate
Adobe / Macromedia Director
Adobe / Macromedia Freehand
Articulate Engage and Presenter
Lectora
Robohelp Classic; HTML (Basic)
SoundForge
Quark Express
Swishmax
Swiff 3D Chart
Ulead Cool 3D
MS Word
MS Powerpoint
MS Excel
OmniPage Professional
LEAP - LDS – Learning Management Development System (Intellinex) Debabelizer
CorelDraw
Corel Photopaint
Visio Professional
Gif Construction Set
Lotus Notes
Lotus 1,2,3 (DOS/Windows)
WordPerfect (DOS/Windows)
Wonderware InTouchTM (UI design)
HTML (code from scratch)
Javascript (Basic)
FullShot/SnagIt
Winzip; PKZIP
WS FTP & various Web-based FTP utilities
Netscape Communicator / IE / Firefox
Windows XP, 2000, NT, 98, 95, 3.1
Mac – General skills
Kathy Versteeg’s Specialties:
Elearning design & development
Graphic design (including branding ID, marketing)
Creativity - Highly skilled at creative brainstorming, conceptualizing
Multimedia design
Skilled researcher and troubleshooter
Kathy Versteeg’s Experience
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ELearning Multimedia Developer; Graphic Design - Freelance
Self employed
(E-Learning industry)
March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)
- Work with various clients developing interactive, multimedia e-learning courses (Lectora, Flash), and supplemental interactive e-learning course exercises (Flash)
- Also provide production artwork and multimedia; as well as general graphic and web design support -
E-Learning Instructional / Content Development / Graphic / Multimedia / Web Designer and Tech Writer
JPMorgan Chase
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JPM; Banking industry)
January 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 10 months)
E-Learning Instructional design – Produced e-Learning courses for financial applications via Learning Management System/Learning Development System (“LEAP” by Intellinex). Deployed on intranet.
Graphic design – Designed print and online graphics: scanning; animations; logos; UI design; photo retouch; illustrations; org charts; book cover designs; presentation graphics; web graphics
Multimedia design – Developed multimedia presentations for various corporate initiatives
HTML/Intranet design and maintenance – Designed, produced, and maintained department intranet site.
Communications – Designer, editor, and publisher of quarterly departmental newsletter. Published globally.
Technical writing support – Edited software and training documentation; online help files, sales/training presentations
Desktop publishing – Designed print communications, e.g. brochures, flyers, posters, user guides, and training manuals. Worked with print vendor to produce hard copies -
E-learning Instructional / Content Development / Graphic / Multimedia / Web Designer and Technical
JPMorgan Chase
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; jpm; Banking industry)
January 2000 — January 2001 (1 year 1 month)
- E-Learning instructional design – Produced e-Learning courseware for business and technical skills using Macromedia Authorware and Flash, then deployed on corporate intranet.
- Graphic design – Designed print and online graphics: 3D graphics; animations; user interface design; scanning; photo retouch; illustrations; flowcharts; organization charts; web graphics; book cover designs; and presentation graphics.
Worked with and coordinated print vendors – prepare files, press checks, proofs.
- Multimedia design – Developed multimedia presentations and tutorials for various corporate initiatives
- HTML/Intranet site design – Designed departmental intranet site, with animated Flash intro screen and interface
- Technical writing support – Technical documentation support for tutorials, manuals
- Project management – Managed design and production phases of computer/web-based training course development projects -
Graphic / Web / Multimedia Designer and Technical Communications Consultant
JPMorgan Chase
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JPM; Banking industry)
February 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 11 months)
- Graphic design – Designed and optimized print and online graphics: scanning; photo retouch; illustrations; flowcharts; organization charts; web graphics; and presentation graphics
- Multimedia design – Worked with all levels of the bank to develop effective multimedia presentations
- HTML/Intranet site design and maintenance – Designed, launched, and maintained Human Resources web site and sub sites
- Communications – Produced technical documentation and marketing literature for corporate-wide distribution
- Desktop publishing – Designed high quality print communications, e.g. brochures, flyers, posters, and training manuals
- Lotus Notes / Domino page development / Document Conversion – Converted documents from Quark to text
for use in Lotus Notes database site, deployed on Domino server
Kathy Versteeg’s Education
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Texas A&M University
BS , Psychology , 1986 — 1990
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San Diego State University-California State University
MS Educational Technology IN PROGRESS 2004
Started MS/Certification program in Educational Technology, 2004.
Additional Information
Kathy Versteeg’s Websites:
Kathy Versteeg’s Interests:
graphic design multimedia design eLearning design and development
Kathy Versteeg’s Groups:
Nat'l Association of Photoshop Professionals
Am Society for Trng & Dev
Society for Tech Comm
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The eLearning Guild
Kathy Versteeg’s Honors:
ASTD Certified E-Learning Instructional Designer
Distinguised Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing (Educational Technology - Professional Education)
Publication:
Versteeg, K. (2008). Interactivity in E-Learning. In B. Hoffman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Retrieved November 6, 2009, from http://edweb.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/Interactvty/start.htm.
