Web Development • Writing • Graphic Design • Advertising • Technical Specialist

A technically versatile knowledge professional with significant experience in both traditional print and new media arenas, with skills ranging from page design to to web design to computer support. A self-starter who has a proven record of quickly acquiring technical skills as needed to complete work tasks.

Center for Chemical Education, Miami University, Middletown, Ohio
Advertising and Design Specialist/Technical Assistant, March 1998–present

Managed and maintained all aspects of Center web site.

• Learned Linux to establish a web server dedicated solely to Center’s web site.
• Updated web site to ensure information was up-to-date.
• Designed and developed web site organization.
• Implemented and troubleshot CGI’s as needed.

Served as Associate Editor of Terrific Science & Math Newsletter.

• Conducted interviews, researched, wrote, and edited copy.
• Managed production of newsletter, including design, art, and layout.
• Conducted intramural fundraising efforts to defray newsletter costs.

Coordinated all aspects of print advertising projects.

• Developed advertising plans that were consistent with Center marketing goals.
• Managed all production details of advertising materials for print in national trade publications, including design and copy writing.
• Developed direct mail campaigns for books, teacher training courses, and student science camps.
• Integrated print advertising campaigns with online advertising efforts.

Created and managed trade show displays and materials.

• Designed booth displays to effectively represent Center’s mission and products.
• Coordinated production of printed materials for handouts.
• Managed preparation of display materials for shipping to show sites.
• Researched and recommended display board options for purchase.

Center for Chemical Education, Miami University, Middletown, Ohio
Research Associate, September 1993–March 1998

• Wrote and edited for three different newsletters, each with a distinct audience and writing style.
• Designed and produced print advertising materials about Center products.
• Redesigned and subsequently maintained Center web site.
• Resolved software and hardware problems with departmental Macintoshes

National Junior Classical League, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Publications Chair, 1994–present

Volunteer as coordinator of publications for a 50,000-member association of junior high and high school students and teachers of the Classics.

• Planned feature stories for student magazine Torch:U.S. with a student editor.
• Edited all articles for consistency with internal style guides.
• Designed and produced four issues per year.

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

• Overall GPA: 3.787/4.0; Graduated Magna Cum Laude

B.A. in Latin, May 1993

• Major GPA: 3.93/4.0

B.S. in Education, May 1993

• Major GPA: 3.93/4.0

Spring 2000

• Introduction to Programming with Visual Basic 6.0

Operating Systems

• MacOS • Microsoft Windows • Linux

Graphics

• Photoshop • Fireworks • Freehand • Illustrator

Page Layout

• PageMaker • Acrobat Distiller and Reader

Prepress Quality Control

• Flightcheck

Web Development

• Dreamweaver • BBEdit • HTML

Internet Applications

• Eudora • Communicator • Explorer • Fetch • Telnet

Business Applications

• Word • Excel • Visual Basic

World Wide Web Design

• Member of UWEBD, the University Web Design e-mail list
• Member of Miami University’s web design consortium

Graphic Design Topics

• Typography and the interaction of type with page design
• Preparation of graphics for the web to optimize image quality and delivery speed

Multimedia Development

• Multimedia CD-ROMs as delivery media for educational materials
• Enhancing learning with self-paced multimedia lessons

Macintosh Computers

Web sites developed/enhanced by Stephen Gentle

http://www.terrificscience.org/

Center for Chemical Education Web Site.

http://sgentle.50megs.com/

Personal web site.

http://sgentle.50megs.com/portfolio/

Online depository of portfolio items, all downloadable in PDF form.

http://www.miamihawktalk.com/

Miami University athletics fan site (currently under development).

Available upon request.

Stephen Gentle * 11705 Olympia Way #251 * Cincinnati, Ohio 45240 * 513.674.1021 * gentlese@muohio.edu