Dan Osmundson

Dan Osmundson

Web Developer at Institute for Study Abroad

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Current
  • Web Developer at Institute for Study Abroad
  • President / Web Designer at DanO Design LLC
  • Freelance Web Designer/Fine Artist at N/A (Self-employed)
Past
  • Web Graphic Designer (contract position) at Indiana Department of Education
  • Web Design Consultant/User Interface Design (UI) Debugger (“Bug Squasher”) at AuthorHouse/Inkubook
  • User Interface Designer/CSS Specialist at Author Solutions/Inkubook
Education
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • St. Olaf College
Connections
38 connections
Industry
Design
Websites

Dan Osmundson’s Summary

Thus far my main professional experience has been in higher education settings both at the University of Wisconsin (Computer Lab Manager and Web Team Leader) and at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (Program Chair and Associate Professor of Visual Communications - my specialties include: web design, digital imaging and design fundamentals).

My current goal is to gain more web design industry experience and utilize my creative and technical expertise through effective presentation of information.

Dan Osmundson’s Specialties:

Web Design and Digital Imaging


Dan Osmundson’s Experience

  • Web Developer

    Institute for Study Abroad

    (Higher Education industry)

    January 2009Present (7 months)

    Design and development of websites for IFSA.

  • President / Web Designer

    DanO Design LLC

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

    March 2008Present (1 year 5 months)

    Startup web design business
    -Website site architecture planning
    -Website user interface design
    -WordPress blogs
    -Digital Imaging

  • Freelance Web Designer/Fine Artist

    N/A (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)

    May 1990Present (19 years 3 months)

    Freelance Jobs
    Greenfield, IN; Madison, WI; Rochester, MN; Northfield, MN
    Dates: May 1990 - present
    Responsibilities:

    Technical
    * Create computer- graphic design, websites and audio-visual interactive computer designs and works in oil on canvas, and wearable art

    Administrative (resume menu)
    * Market and sell original and custom designs and paintings - samples:

    * See portfolio/digital imaging: http://dano-dna.com/portfolio.shtml
    * See http://dano-dna.spreadshirt.com
    * See dano_dna @ CafePress: http://www.cafepress.com/dano_dna_tees/

  • Web Graphic Designer (contract position)

    Indiana Department of Education

    (Government Administration industry)

    September 2008December 2008 (4 months)

    • Web interaction\usability design – UI design and HTML implementation
    • Integration of CSS and (X)HTML design layout with several small .Net applications
    • Work collaboratively with Management, Developers, Content providers and Marketing/Communications
    • Indiana Standards and Resources database styling:
    http://dc.doe.in.gov/Standards/AcademicStandards/index.shtml
    • Wire-framing administrative back-end of Indiana Standards and Resources database for a development team

  • Web Design Consultant/User Interface Design (UI) Debugger (“Bug Squasher”)

    AuthorHouse/Inkubook

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

    March 2008March 2008 (1 month)

    >> Assisted in resolving UI defects, including but not limited to: Cross-browser issues, visual defects and bugs in the Inkubook.com website

    >>Worked quickly and independently with the Lead UI Designer to meet aggressive schedules

  • User Interface Designer/CSS Specialist

    Author Solutions/Inkubook

    (Design industry)

    20082008 (less than a year)

  • consultant

    Brooksource

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    20072008 (1 year)

  • Program Chair/Associate Professor

    Visual Communications Department - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana; Indianapolis, IN

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    August 2001July 2007 (6 years)

    Instruction, Technical, Administrative

  • Graduate Student in Fine Art

    University of Wisconsin

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    January 2005May 2007 (2 years 5 months)

    At the University of Wisconsin (Madison) I earned a Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Computer Media and Painting.

  • Computer Lab Manager/Information Processing Consultant

    University of Wisconsin - Center for Instructional Materials and Computing (CIMC)

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    December 1997August 2001 (3 years 9 months)

    Technical
    ------------
    • Taught multimedia workshops to faculty and graduate students
    • Trained and provided support for school teachers learning digital video editing and web development
    • Trained library staff in digital image and video editing and web page maintenance
    • Provided consultation for faculty, staff and students on educational and professional multimedia projects, including websites
    • Selected, purchased, set up, tested, did trouble-shooting, and updated hardware and software for CIMC- Computer Lab, Classrooms and Circulation-Media areas
    • Wrote scripts for automatic computer software installation and maintenance

    Administrative
    ------------------
    • Led the CIMC Web Team in website design, production and maintenance
    • Hired, scheduled and trained CIMC student computer lab staff
    • Served on search committees for CIMC graduate assistants and full-time library staff
    • Authored annual Instructional Laboratory Modernization grants


Dan Osmundson’s Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

    M.F.A. , Computer-mediated Art and Oil Painting , 19951997

    Please have a look at some of my work in the portfolio section of my portfolio website:

    http:/dano-dna.com/portfolio.shtml

  • St. Olaf College

    B.A. , Art and German , 19861990

    Departmental Distinction in Studio Art

    Activities and Societies:
    German Club, Study Abroad (Germany)

Additional Information

Dan Osmundson’s Websites:

Dan Osmundson’s Interests:

art, design, music, video, Internet, computers, software, hardware, technology, gadgets

Dan Osmundson’s Groups:

National Association of Photoshop Professionals

  •    St. Olaf College Alumni Group
  •    Web Standards Design + Development

Dan Osmundson’s Honors:

http://dano-dna.com/resume.shtml#honors


Dan Osmundson’s Contact Settings

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