Reed Bertolette


Address:   HC 2 Box 6956, Keaau HI 96749-8301

Phone:     (808) 982-8252             Fax:     (206) 339-3663
Email:
      emailAddress     Web:   www.rbinteractive.biz

 



 

PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES

 

Director Lingo

Flash Actionscript

Javascript

VBScript

ASP

PHP

SQL

Visual Basic

UNIX

OOP Structures/Design

 

 

 

DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTS

 

Adobe Director

Adobe Flash

Roxio CD Creator/Toast

Magic Modules -
 BuddyApi / BuddyFile

Mediamacros Inc. -
 DirectImage

GlobalSCAPE Inc, -
 CuteHTML

Bare Bones Software -
 BBEdit

Apple Computer, Inc. -
 XCode

Adobe Acrobat

Mscape Iconographer

Microangelo Icon Utilities

 

 

 

NET
DEVELOPMENT

 

HTML 4.01

XHTML

XML

CSS

JavaScript

VBScript

ASP

PHP

 

WEB ENVIRONMENTS

 

Adobe PhotoShop

Adobe ImageReady

Corel Painter

GifBuilder

Internet Explorer

Netscape

Mozilla

FireFox

Opera

Safari

 

 

 

DATABASE

 

MySQL

ODBC

Filemaker

Microsoft Access

Custom Design -
 Director Lingo

 

 

SOUND / MUSIC
DEVELOPMENT

 

Digital Performer

Audacity

LAME

GarageBand

 

 

 

FILE TRANSFER

 

Cute FTP Pro

Filezilla

Fetch

Fugu

Shockfiler

Built-in Director/Flash

 

 

 

PLATFORMS

 

Any combination of:
Windows (all versions)

NT Workstation

Mac Classic

Mac OSX

 

 

 

MACRO PROGRAMMING

 

Word Macros

Excel Macros

PowerPoint

Outlook Forms

Microsoft Access

Visual Studio Macros

Keyboard Automation

Mouse Automation

AppleScript

Automator

 

 

TECHNICAL
WRITING

 

Adobe Acrobat

HTMLHelp

Flash Paper

Custom Bubbles

Windows Help



 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFILE

 

Developer of interactive learning programs and presentations since 1986.   Working as a self employed sub-contractor since 1992 assisting clients with technical abilities ranging from novice to expert.

 

I am a programmer with a good eye for detail and an extensive knowledge of graphic applications.   If needed, I can supply art from a number of artists with whom I collaborate.

 

Telecommuting from Hawaii has been seamless since moving here in ’93.

 

 

 

PROJECT ENVIRONMENTS

 

Projects incorporating animation, sound, video, and/or databases may use any combination of the following features:  

 

▪    Compatibility with one or all versions of Windows and/or Macintosh operating systems

▪    Single or multi-user

▪    English, foreign, or multi-lingual

▪    Internet or Intranet

▪    DVD or CD-ROM

▪    Dedicated computer (such as a museum kiosk)

 

 

 

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

 

Socialtext Wiki Skins                                                    May 2007 - present

CSS Customization                                                                                             Direct Contract

 

▪    Socialtext sells “wikis” (user modifiable websites) to corporate clients. Their application generates server generated web-pages that uses CSS stylesheets to define their appearance.

▪    Stylesheets have 2000 to 3000+ lines of code. I adapt the CSS stylesheet so that the appearance of the wiki matches thelr client’s existing web presence.

▪    The final product must run in IE6, IE7, Firefox 2 (on Windows or Mac) and Safari 2.

▪    Linux command-line access thru an SSH shell, and file transfer via PSCP allows me to develop skins and apply changes in a live application environment.

 

Strange Frame Website                                                             July 2007

Web Programming - Flash, PHP & mySQL                                                 Direct Contract

 

▪    Promotes a Sci-fi animation movie

▪    Breaks client’s artwork into 54 layers of separate graphics which get assembled as they are downloaded

▪    Animates in foreground while next needed graphics are downloading

▪    PHP administration feature site allows client to update/edit 3 blogs, a picture gallery and digital movie presentations

▪    Content managed with a mySql database

▪    Object oriented programming structure

▪    View at: www.strangeframe.com

 

 

Gemini Observatory Virtual Tour                                     Apr. 2001 – present

Programming/Technical Design/CD Mastering                                                       Direct Contract

 

▪    Multi-lingual - runs in English or Spanish (currently adding French).

▪    Runs on a dedicated computer as a kiosk or on a CD-ROM to be given out.

▪    Compatible with Windows 95 thru XP, Mac Classic and OSX operating systems.

▪    News section updates itself via the Internet.

▪    Simulated observation section allows users to adjust colors and print out or save their findings.

▪    Kiosk tracks the frequency of section usage.

▪    CD-ROM contains a screensaver builder and a self- install/uninstall function.

▪    Windows/Mac translation application keeps track of version changes in the multi-lingual environment. As new features are added, only new text needing translation is sent to each translator. Translations are returned in a format that can automatically update the tour.

 

Avi Kiriaty Web Site                                                            Nov 2002 – present

Website Programming - ASP, Flash & mySQL                                 Direct Contract

 

▪    Site programmed according to Avi Kiriaty’s family’s design to reflect this great artist's style.

▪    Inventory of artist’s works can be easily updated by client.

▪    MySql database tracks size, editions, and price of artwork.

▪    Thumbnail and detail views of artwork.

▪    Flash introduction (designed by Jazz Kiriaty) optimized for web offered upon entry to site.

▪    View at: www.avikiriaty.com

 

‘Imiloa - Astronomy Center of Hawaii                        Feb. 2005 – Feb. 2006

Programming/Exhibit Installation                                                    Contract via In Visible Media, Inc.

 

▪    Touch-screen exhibits explaining topics such as the speed of light, the history of an atom, early Hawaiian navigational methods, and the jobs of people working at an observatory.

▪    Multi-lingual – exhibits run in Hawaiian or English.

▪    Extensive use of digitized video.

▪    One exhibit responds to visitor's answers to suggest possible career opportunities.

▪    Represented Canada based In Visible Media, Inc. on-site for hardware installation and troubleshooting.

 

 

Sound Reading Solutions                                                  Mar. 2001 – present

Programming/Product Development/Support                                                     Direct Contract

 

▪    Originally a CD-ROM based product to teach elementary grade students to read using phoneme (sound based) approach.

▪    Designed to expand to full-screen for any size monitor.

▪    Code based registration allows the same CD for any number of students.

▪    Student scores recorded, student to continue each session from where they left off.

▪    Incorporates encryption for student records.

▪    Prints reports for individual and group progress.

▪    Expanded to target kindergarden, teen, and ESL markets.

▪    Expanded to a network server based version for larger installations.

▪    Network version supports multi-level administration passwords giving teachers adminstrative control of their own students.

▪    Network version includes a fully illustrated 41-page instruction administrator's manual in Adobe Acrobat format.

▪    Ongoing telephone technical support representing Sound Reading Solutions.

 

Muskoka Lakes Museum                                            Feb. 2006 – Apr. 2006

Programming/Technical Design                                 Contract via In Visible Media, Inc.

 

▪    Six touch screen kiosks of different theames, optimized to run on low-cost “mini-mac” Apple computers.

▪    One kiosk uses a digital camera to take three pictures of the museum visitor. The visitor chooses one and an antique postcard background to create a personalized digital postcard that they can add a message to and email to friends and family.

▪    Digitized video used to exhibit interviews of historical personage.

▪    Designed to allow In Visible Media, Inc. to update with simple file replacement.

 

NSF – Self Updating Presentation                               Dec. 2002 – Feb. 2003

Programming/Technical Support                                Contract via Gemini Observatory

 

▪    Presentation of photographs and captions located in the lobbys of the National Science Foundation (Washington, DC) and Gemini Observatory (Hilo, HI).

▪    Checks nightly to see if an update is available via the Internet. When needed, automatically downloads the update and installs it.

▪    Multi-lingual, currently in Spanish and English. Design allows for any number of languages.

 

Hawaiian Language Reading Program                        Feb. 2000 – Jul. 2001

Programming/Development/CD Mastering                                           Direct Contract

 

▪    CD-ROM developed for ‘Aha Punana Leo (Hawaiian language emersion preschool.)

▪    Contains 12 exercises to introduce students to the syllable based approach of learning to read that is traditional to the Hawaiian culture.

▪    Each exercise silently adjusts its difficulty based on how well a student performs. When a student gets enough correct answers in a row, it advances to a more difficult version of the lesson, then on the next lesson.

▪    CD allows the teacher to choose which lessons will run on any given session.

▪    Lessons include: matching pictures to the sounds they start with; combining sounds to make words; a typing game; and books that highlight as they read aloud.

▪    The entire CD is narrated in the Hawaiian language.

▪    Cross platform – compatible with all Windows95 thru XP and Mac Classic (project preceded OSX.)

 

EARLIER EXPERIENCE

 

Other Projects Include:

▪    Hawaiian Language pre-school program to teach colors, shapes, etc.

▪    CD-ROM Retail T-Shirt Catalog – Self Updating via Internet

▪    Conversion of Repair Manuals From Paper to CD-ROM Format For Radius Inc.

▪    Four Kiosks to Teach Water Conservation for The State Of California

▪    Computer-Based Training of Object Oriented Programming for Apple University

▪    Sales Presentations for: Novell; Lockheed, Aerojet and Rust; Winterland

▪    Legal Animations for Court Exhibits

 

Related Employment

▪    Network, hardware and software technical support for UC Med Center (San Francisco, CA)

▪    Computer consulting for Pacific Gas and Electric (San Francisco, CA)

▪    Started and managed repairs division for Abacus, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)

▪    Developed procedures and systems for delivery and installation of new computers sold by Abacus, Inc.

▪    Star salesperson for Abacus Inc., Dec. 1992

 

Education

Studies have been music, language and math related at: Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY: Connecticut University in Stoors, CT: Luzern Jazzschule in Lucerne, Switzerland: Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA: and University of Hawaii in Hilo, HI.

 

Some of my other interests are:

▪    Playing and teaching music, choral arrangements and performing at old age care homes

▪    Exercise through surfing, swimming, mountain-biking, and hiking

▪    Languages (fluent Swiss-German, passable German & French, beginning Hawaiian.)

▪    Salsa Dancing

▪    Dream analysis

 

SAMPLES OF WORK AND CLIENT REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST