JAMES BEACH

415.424.5245     jim.beach@gmail.com

2461 Santa Monica Blvd., # 701

Santa Monica, CA 90404

EDUCATION:

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.

                                    English major, B.A., May 1993

SKILLS:

HTML, Javascript, DHTML, CSS, XML

DreamWeaver, BB Edit, PageMill, HomeSite

Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady

Vignette StoryServer, Perforce,

Clearquest, Bugzilla

Quark, MS Word, Wordperfect, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Visio

Lotus Notes

Experienced with Mac, PC, Unix and Linux platforms

ProTools, Sound Forge, Acid, Nuendo, Reason

Avid Xpress, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, After Effects

Technical Writer

Proofreader, Copyeditor

Web designer, Web programmer, Graphics Producer

QA Tester

Writer, short and long narrative fiction

Sound Designer, Composer, Audio Mixing Engineer

Live and Electronic Musician

Photographer and printer, darkroom and digital

Videographer and Video Editor

EXPERIENCE:

3/2006 – Present

Online and print end-user help manuals, technical training manuals for new hires, API documentation, creation of PRD requirements from SLA’s, documentation of new and existing processes, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and ontology creation and documentation, for Fox Interactive Media in Los Angeles.

                        3/2005 – 10/2005

Technical writing, including user manuals, detailed and summary process flowcharts, project-management documents, and specific documents pertaining to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, for ABM in San Francisco.

9/2004 – 2/28/2005

QA Testing and technical writing, for Kaplan Inc.

5/2004 – Present

Scripting and web production, Advaxis.

                        4/2004 – 9/2004

Proofreading, graphics editing, XML editing, for Kaplan, Inc.

2/2004 – 8/2004

Instructor in web design, web production, and software classes for the City College of San Francisco.

2/2001 – 3/2004

Freelance web design and production, for PIL Pharmaceuticals, Nature Publishing, San Francisco General Hospital, and many others.

Sound design and soundtrack composing, for various projects.

3/15/98 – 1/30/2001

Web Support Specialist, John Wiley & Sons, an internationally renowned academic publisher. Maintained, updated and managed over 200 websites. Produced and coded  "Vision y Voz", a 2,000 page interactive instruction website.

                        2/23/2001

Conceived, designed, produced optimized graphics, and HTML coded the website for Mary Abrams Movement Resources, an innovative and rigorous new exercise and health system.

9/1/97 - 3/1/98

Freelance web design, graphics production, and coding for various interactive companies such as PRNewswire, the Princeton Review, the Liz Claiborne website for Grey Interactive, Structured Systems, Inc., and CMP Publications.

6/19/97 - 8/22/97

Web Consultant for Nature NY Publishing, an internationally renowned publisher of scientific journals. Maintained and managed content for the online versions of 5 separate monthly magazines; converted magazine content to HTML and web-ready graphics; edited CGI scripts; designed and implemented a well-needed redesign of their Buyer's Guide.

8/9/96 - 5/1/97

Employed by Agency.Com. My responsibilities included graphics production, HTML, and Javascript programming, for clients such as Nike, MetLife, American Express, GTE, Sun, and Rational Software, as well as the popular online magazine "Urban Desires".

7/1/96 - 7/23/96

Completed assignment for Dissemination, Inc., at 42 W. 24th St, NY, for their project, the Dental Shopping Mall.

4/12/96

Began freelance web page and web site design work for the Internet Broadcasting Corporation, at 12 West End Ave & 60th St, N.Y., N.Y.( Internet Plaza).