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Portfolio
Web | FileMaker Databases | Writing
| Web |
| Afrolatin.net |
Afrolatin.net showcases the work of Cornell W. Coley, a dancer, musician,
and educator focusing on African Diaspora studies and the music
and dance of West Africa, Cuba, and Brazil. This site describes
his philosophy,
experience,
and the educational
programs
he offers. |
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| Arotech Solutions,
Inc. |
Arotech Solutions, Inc. markets an extensive line of digital voice
recording and quality monitoring equipment. It services organizations
operating call centers as well as public safety institutions.
This site describes Arotech's services, presenting each product
line in detail.
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| JP Tropicale |
Based in Boston, MA, JP Tropicale is a versatile and popular Latin
jazz band with a repertoire that includes bossa
nova, salsa,
samba, soul and world beat, as well as dance performances. This site features profiles of the performers and a sampler of the band's music
(in MP3 format).
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| The Edna St.
Vincent Millay Society |
The Millay Society manages the literary estate of the great
American poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and also is the owner
and manager of her last home, Steepletop, located
in New
York State at the edge of the Berkshire Mountains. This site's
function is to inform the public of the Society's work in preserving
Millay's legacy and of its educational and fundraising
efforts. |
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| Viacor, Inc. |
Viacor, Inc. is an early
stage medical device company focusing on solutions
for congestive heart disease. For their revamped
web site, they wanted a clean, minimalist, and
easy-to-expand structure. The site features flash
films that demonstrate their proprietary PTMA
device. |
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| FileMaker Databases |
| The InfoSite |
As the database manager
for ADD Inc, a design firm based in Cambridge,
MA, I was responsible for
researching, planning, and designing their first
enterprise-wide database; this database tracked
contacts, projects, marketing activities, employees,
and archives. The Support Group, a national database
development firm, built the basic structure and
then I populated it with data from multiple sources,
added new features, and maintained it. The project
has been featured on
the FileMaker
web site as
a FileMaker "success story." |
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| Toolkits
and Data Builders |
For architectural firms such as ADD Inc as well as for other organizations
and individuals, I have built custom databases in FileMaker
Pro to automate specific tasks. These range from typical architectural
functions, such as programming, shop drawings, and construction
administration, to tools for a costume designer and the curator
of a major private art collection. |
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| Writing |
Managing AutoCAD in the Design Firm: A Manual for
Architects and Interior Designers.
(Addison-Wesley Computer
Trade Press) |
This manual draws on my experience working in various Boston-area
architecture and design firms at a time when Computer-aided
Design (CAD) was just becoming mainstreamed into
design and
drafting
processes.
Absorbing CAD effectively requires rethinking traditional workflow
processes and management. Directed to project managers and design
principals, the manual shows how to make CAD a profitable and
effective tool in a design practice. The book is available from
Amazon and the Boston Society of Architects bookstore. |
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| Technical
Writing and Documentation |
Part of my experience in design firms has included documenting procedures
in detailed manuals, writing specifications, and reorganizing
and managing content for an intranet.
An example of my writing is available here;
a section of a hypothetical manual on linking
FileMaker databases to Microsoft Excel spreadsheets,
this piece won the first annual Northeastern
University Neil F. Duane Student
Technical Writing Award.
Sample technical writing document.
File size: 581 kb.
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
5.0 or higher, downloadable from the Adobe
web site. |
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| Seminars
and Training Presentations |
Drawing on various work experiences, I've developed
a series of presentations about topics ranging
from specific
digital tools such as databases
and web pages to broad issues like knowledge
management and design programming. Past audiences
have included professional associations, such
as the
American Institute of Architects (AIA), as well
as college-level students, and colleagues. I
also co-presented an web-enabled “virtual seminar” on knowledge management for the AIA. |
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| Sample Article |
The mission of the American Conifer Society (ACS) is to develop,
conserve, and propagate conifers, as well as
to educate the public about this marvelous family
of trees and shrubs. The ACS's quarterly publication
featured an article I wrote that was inspired
by a trip I took to Cuba.
Article on Cuban Conifers.
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher, downloadable from the Adobe
web site. |
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