
Principal at Keystroke Studios
Greater Boston Area

Principal at Keystroke Studios
Greater Boston Area
My company designs and develops custom Web sites. I have established a substantial and enthusiastic client base, consisting mainly of startups and small-to-medium-sized businesses in the New England region. Services include everything from the initial needs assessment, to design and development, to ongoing maintenance and upgrades of the Web sites we've built. Keystroke Studios also does a significant amount of design for print media.
· Specialize in Web design and development, and setting up and managing business Web sites. Recent experience as Web site and interface design specialist.
· Professionally certified in Internet Systems Management and in relevant applications.
· Extensive knowledge of intricacies of both digital publishing and four-color prepress and of web-offset press production techniques, from typesetting to plating.
(Graphic Design industry)
January 2001 — Present (8 years 7 months)
Proprietor of a busy Web design and development company. Skilled in numerous graphic arts computer applications including Photoshop, Flash, GoLive, QuarkXPress, InDesign, Illustrator, Office suite, and many others.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years)
Brought dozens of Web sites to fruition, from concept to launch. Managed client relations and administered sites after launch. Also did onsite break-fix and upgrade consulting for Macintosh-based systems for many regional corporations.
(Publishing industry)
1988 — 1998 (10 years)
Responsible for production quality control and for managing a budget in excess of one-third million dollars per year for the publisher of Sky & Telescope and other award-winning magazines and books. Brought Sky Publishing through the transition from hand layout and stripping to digital prepress. Evaluated and purchased most of the company's electronic publishing computer equipment, set it up, trouble-shot it when it faltered, and upgraded it when it needed it. Set up and managed computer network. Managed production scheduling, established deadlines, scheduled employees' time, recruited and hired new staff.
Certificate , Advanced Internet Systems Management , 1999 — 2001
Bachelor of Arts , English
Enthusiast of observational astronomy, photography, mountain climbing, and of South Asian art and cultures.
Judging Committee for the MITX Awards; International Webmasters Association, HTML Writers Guild; ACM SIGGRAPH; American Mensa Ltd.