Steve Zimmerman

Steve Zimmerman
5814 Marquita
Dallas, TX 75206
stevez@media.com
home: 214.826.1809
office: 972.869.8228

Objective
A challenging position that will utilize and develop my editorial and
new media experience.

Professional Experience

8/96 - present - Multimedia Learning, Inc.; Dallas, TX
Courseware Developer

• Writing and designing content for custom
  multimedia training and communications software for clients such as
  Sprint, Netscape Communications, The Associates, InfoSource, and UOL
  Publishing.
  
• Authoring and building those products using HTML,
  Macromedia Authorware, and various other multimedia and desktop
  publishing tools.
  

8/95-8/96 - Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Austin, TX
Associate Project Editor - Language Workshop multimedia project
(Silver WorldMedal winner at the 1996 New York Interactive Festival
and 1997 CINDY Gold Medal winner for Interactive Educational
Software.)

• Editorial development of existing print material for
  conversion to multimedia (Authorware) format
  
• Writing and editing original material including short features,
  educational pieces, exercises, technical manuals, and marketing
  material.

9/93 - 6/95 Debi Keay Diversified; Indianapolis, IN
Editor/Copywriter/Assistant

• Writing advertising and marketing copy
  
• Assisting with basic layout and design of print advertising
  
• Producing or supervising audio and video production

9/87 - 6/93 Voertman's College Bookstore; Denton, TX
Sales Assistant

• Full-time position in trade and textbook departments to finance
  education at the University of North Texas

9/88 - 6/91 KNON Radio; Dallas, TX
Radio Host

• Presented a regular four-hours per week radio program
  
• Wrote and produced taped public service announcements, directed
  pledge drives, and recruited corporate sponsors

Education and Computer Skills

8/88 - 5/93 The University of North Texas

• BA, 1993
  
• Major - English Composition
  
• Coursework emphasis in composition, grammar, technical writing,
  rhetoric, and journalism
• Four years experience with Macintosh and three years with Windows
  systems and applications
  
• Two years experience with HTML (good
  knowledge of HTML 3.2 and extensions), some experience with Javascript
  and CGI
  
• One to four years experience with the following professional
  applications: Macromedia Authorware, Macromedia Director, Adobe
  Photoshop, and Microsoft Office
  
• Strong aptitude for learning new applications and systems
  
• Four years experience with the Internet and on-line services
  

References available on request

Email: stevez@media.com