I am interested in continuing my retirement outside Silicon Valley, a place no longer "The Valley of Heart's Delight" but "This little piggy bought the market.com" So I have moved to Portland, Oregon and am very satisfied.

Alana Anne
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alanawebsite@yahoo.com

Professional Experience
I leave this on my web site so folks can see what I have done

Summary of Qualifications
Expertise in teaching and training in multiple subjects for over thirty-five years, specializing in hands-on digital media/visual arts, Internet and entry level computer instruction

• Experienced teacher of Visual Arts and Digital Arts with life-long specialization in photography and image processing
• Experienced teacher of computer usage, operating systems and Internet tools and functions
• Cross-platform expert for both Windows and Macintosh with advanced skills
• Expert with HTML, CSS and Web graphics formats and their implementation
• Accomplished researcher with strong ability to organize, rank and explain data
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, working easily with staff and students
• Expert visual skills and hands-on working knowledge of visual media and equipment

Experiences
De Anza Community College, Part-time Faculty, Cupertino, CA, 1999 to 2003

• Teaching "Digital Imaging Software"—Adobe Photoshop
• Teaching "Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web"
• Teaching "Web Site Basics"—HTML and web sites for the content person
• Teaching in the Computer Applications and Office Systems Self-paced Open Lab

West Valley Community College, Associate Faculty, Saratoga, CA, 2001 to 2003

• Teaching "Digital Image Manipulation"—Adobe Photoshop
• Teaching "Adobe Photoshop Elements"—Beginning and Intermediate
• Teaching "Hands on Internet"—For the intermediate user
• Teaching "Getting Around Windows", "Macintosh—An Introduction"

ProMatch, Experience Unlimited, Sunnyvale, CA, 1998

• Developed and taught classes on computers and the Internet
• Redesigned curriculum to better match needs of students in today's workplace

Ernst & Young LLP, Web Site Architect / Webmaster, Los Angeles, CA, 1996 – 1997

• Implemented Alumni Web site in four languages, leveraging limited resources and a small budget to increase worldwide visibility for Alumni, who account for half of Ernst & Young’s new business
• Trained and managed staff of HTML authors, graphics designers, Lotus Notes programmers
• Designed, created and maintained site structure and navigational links
• Assured HTML and graphics quality standards resulting in highly maintainable site
• Supervised Web programmers, technical staff and server administrator
• Designed HTML forms as prototype for Lotus Notes implementation

MyOwn Consulting Services, Web Site Project Management, Los Angeles, CA, 1994 – 1996

• Trained HTML authors and graphics designers for corporate clients and WWW developers
• Published internal training manuals for GTE / Volt in web-based HTML format
• Designed and implemented prototype corporate internal and external sites for various clients including: Nissan Motor Corporation, Ernst and Young and Volt Information Sciences
• Managed teams designing, authoring and hosting Internet Web sites: HTML authors, PERL, C++, Java and JavaScript programmers, database programmers, and graphics designers using Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter, Freehand, Premier and Director
• Implemented Internet surveys for International Data Corporation (IDC): Web Server Software, Web Demographics, Online Services (AOL, MSN, etc.)

Jane Goodall Research Center, Archivist, University of Southern California, 1990 – 1994

• Established on-campus Center to catalog, preserve and make available to researchers Jane Goodall's thirty years of seminal field work in chimpanzee behavior
• Conceived and wrote initial proposal for the Center including mission, physical design and budgets
• Managed corpus of original field video tapes, ancillary documentation and field notes
• Established high level of standards and practices for ongoing work pertaining to archiving
• Maintained ongoing day-to-day operations at the Center managing access and lending of materials
• Developed "Virtual Chimps," an interactive CD-ROM for use by students

The Central Library, Relocation Supervisor, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA, 1993

• Moved 55 miles of books from the temporary site to the renovated historic downtown location
• Maintained integrity of collection, shelving order, and oversaw Rare Book Collection move
• Transformed a potential logistical nightmare into a smooth and successful transition
• Met goal of city-imposed opening date and gala festivities, overseeing the work of more than 150 people working two shifts daily

Southwest Museum, Photographer, Los Angeles, CA, 1988 – 1990

• Produced high quality Laser Videodisc catalog of over 100,000 image photo archive while using minimal budget and tools, preserving and making an otherwise awkward and fragile collection easily available to public
• Doubled expected output from original grant proposal to include cataloging the collection
• Refined methodology now used as a model by other institutions in accessing their collections without damaging them

Denevi Camera, Manager, Cupertino, CA, 1975 – 1985

• Maintained highest volume and profit store in sales district, building local advertising strategies
• Hired and managed all employees and trained them on company policies and sales procedures
• Resolved customer relations issues and staffing concerns; maintained relations with corporate HQ

Education
B.A. Anthropology, U.C. Berkeley. Principal focus: Archaeology and Museum Studies
Ansel Adams Yosemite Workshops: The Ansel Adams and Darkroom Technique Workshops

Academic Paper
"Archival Processing: Putting 100,000 Images on Laser Videodisc"
The Second Amsterdam Conference on Visual Sociology and Anthropology, 1992
Discussion of how the Southwest Museum project was conceived and executed including visual and organizational insights gained while working on the Laser Videodiscs

KEYWORDS

Teacher, Instructor, Trainer, Mentor

Photography, Visual Arts, Creative Arts, Fine Art Photography, Digital Photography, Digital Media, Large Format Photography, Meduim Format Photography, Small Format Photography, Darkroom, Digital Darkroom, Adobe Photoshop, Printing, Inkjet

Computers, Operating Systems, Desktop, Applications

HTML, Hypertext Markup Language, DHTML, DynamicHTML, CSS, Cascading Style Sheets, XHTML, HTML and Web Graphics Expert, Internet, Intranet, Extranet, Design, Webdesign, Graphics, SGML, XML, XSL

Macintosh, Windows, PC, Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Go Live, Fireworks, Acrobat, Freehand, BBEdit, Textpad, QuarkXPress, MSOffice, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Netscape, Eudora, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, UNIX

Publishing, Imaging, Collection Access, Cataloging, Archiving, Archivist, Preservation, Storage

Market Research, Survey Design

Perceiver, analyzer, manager, problem solver, design, organizer, personnel, office