Resumé

EXPERIENCE

Public Health Ontario (Nov. 2012 - Present)
Multimedia Developer - Full-time
Design and develop interactive ELearning and EHealth online courses (Flash, HTML5, Articulate)
User interface design for the Public Health Ontario website (Illustrator, Photoshop, HTML, Sharepoint)
Collaborate with a various teams using Microsoft Sharepoint Software
Illustrate complex concepts using data visualization techniques

Evolusent Inc. (Jun. 2011 - Nov. 2012)
UI/UX/Graphic Designer - Full-time
Develop interactive online HTML5 & Flash-based courses for large Canadian retail stores (Sears, FCL, GlenTel, The Brick, Best Buy, Chase Financial, etc...)
Design user interfaces, templates, layouts and style guides for web and mobile platforms (HTML5 & Flash)
Illustrate/animate icons, characters and diagrams
Instructional Designer

George Brown College (Sept. 2009 - Apr. 2011)
Graphic Design Instructor - Part Time
Facilitated student learning for over 160 first year Graphic Design students
Developed lesson plans and presentations for classes of up to 37 students
Instructed students on the professional use of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign CS4/CS5

Ballet Jorgen Canada (Jun. 2010 - Mar. 2011)
Flash Animation/Illustration - Contract
Animated a 43 minute video entitled “A World To Shake” for Ballet Jorgen Canada
Provided creative and technical direction for the children’s ballet production
Worked with the choreographer and sound designer to sync the animation to the dancers sequences in real time

Tonica Kombucha (May 2009 - Nov. 2011)
Graphic/Web Designer - Contract
Continuing to develop Tonica’s brand & identity
Produced full CSS and HTML website
Designed beverage labels, signage and branding

The Sony Centre (Jun. 2010 - Nov. 2010)
Flash Animation/Creative Direction - Contract
Animated a kinetic type video to be displayed in the entrance of The Sony Centre
Utilized Sony’s Ziris Canvas software to display on the 21, 30 inch flat panel screens
Developed a storyboard and provided creative direction for the 8.5 minute video

SHSC Canada (Nov. 2009 - Feb. 2010)
Technical Drawings & Flash Interactivity - Contract
Illustrated technical drawings for e-learning
Animated interactive technical drawings (Flash)
Created interactive downloadable PDFs

EDUCATION

Canadian Film Centre: Media Lab (2006 - 2007)
One of eight students selected to attend the CFC Media Lab TELUS Interactive Art & Entertainment Program (IAEP) in 2006. The IAEP program is Canada’s first post-graduate training and production program based on the philosophy that compelling content is created though a collaborative process harnessing a wide range of creative skills and talents.

George Brown College: School Of Design (2002 - 2006)
Graduated with Honors in the following programs:
- Art & Design Fundamentals
- Graphic Design Diploma Program (New Media Major)
- Advanced Digital Design Program

Vancouver Island University: Jazz Studies (1998-2000)
Music Degree


TECHNICAL SKILLS (Proficient on both MAC & PC platforms)

Adobe Flash CS4/CS5 - Expert
Adobe Illustrator CS4/CS5 - Expert
Adobe Photoshop CS4/CS5 - Expert
Adobe Indesign CS4/CS5 - Expert
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4/CS5 - Expert
Microsoft Office - Expert
Adobe Edge - Advanced
HTML/CSS - Advanced
Actionscript 2.0/3.0 - Advanced
Final Cut Pro - Advanced
MAX/MSP - Intermediate
QuarkXpress - Intermediate
Flex Builder - Intermediate
Javascript - Intermediate
Autodesk 3Ds Max - Intermediate

RECOMMENDATIONS:

“Mary makes ideas come to life! She's extremely capable, very responsive and a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend her and look forward to our continued relationship! Best regards, Patti Becker” May 15, 2009

Patti Becker , President , Becker Associates LLC


“It is without hesitation that i recommend Mary to any project that wants to make its mark. I admire her ability to balance a high level of creativity with managing client needs. As a creative director she is adept at developing original prototypes with resourcefulness. As an entrepreneur she maintains a natural ability to identify new market opportunities. Mary is sensitive to detail in all aspects of design, from graphics to interactivity. Combined with her professionalism and steady personality, this makes her not only a talented designer but also an ideal collaborator and leader.” May 5, 2009

Annie Spencer , Research Assistant & Communications Consultant , Beal Institute for Strategic Creativity

“Mary has excellent design sense and provides solutions on time and under budget. Mary was, an will continue to be, the designer of choice for our online game designs. I look forward to working with her on future projects for the professionalism, creativity and hard work that she brings to the table as part of the team.” May 4, 2009

Top qualities: Great Results , Good Value , Creative

Nelson Bodnarchuk
hired Mary as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2008

Projects by Mary Plasterer

Resume - Mary Plasterer
1 File

Data Visualization Challenge
2 Files

UI Design Online Music Player
2 Files

UI Design - Online Learning Courses
3 Files

GFD Design Element for Website
1 File

Web Impact Association Website
2 Files

Log-in Screen & Banner
2 Files

User Interface Design - wireframes
4 Files

Iconography
7 Files

Logo Design
3 Files

Illustration
4 Files

Photography
25 Files