EMILY SIEFKEN :: multimedia artist | |
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Emily Siefken |
summary | Dynamic, assertive manager with over ten years of military service as a communications engineer, closed circuit television station repair/operator and, later, boot-camp instructor. Demonstrated uncommon ability to troubleshoot, repair and streamline processes in the vast array of jobs held in the service of our country and equally comfortable in civilian organizational operation. Engaged in deep hands- on role in the constant evolution of Quality Assurance directives and electromechanical engineering equipment in the military. Outstanding administrator, devising ways of stretching limited or no budgets using internet technologies and alternative equipment sources. Organized shipboard community relief projects worldwide, ensuring quality of life standards were raised for numerous communities in poor countries. Lead of over two thousand men and women entering service into the U.S. Navy. As a civilian, taught WIRED computer literacy courses to freshmen college students at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago while simultaneously graduating with honors from its prestigious graduate program in Art and Technology Studies and Performance. |
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WEBSITE DESIGN I have 2 years of teaching basic web design and 5 years in web and software applications, design, user experience research and production. I have Hands-on knowledge of user-centered design process from research, concepting, interaction, and visual design to prototyping, production and usability testing. I am familiar with Macintosh and Windows OS, hand-coded HTML, and software including Adobe Dreamwaver BBEdit, Textedit, Illustrator, Photoshop, ImageReady, Processing, Director, some Flash, and Acrobat. As an added bonus, you will have hired a former electrical and electronics engineer and boot camp instructor semi-fresh from the U.S. Navy, ensuring either attention to detail, or pushups, possibly comic relief. Design Management — I have experience teaching HTML construction,WYSIWYG editing through Dreamweaver,and photo editing with Photoshop and Imageready to first year students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I am finalizing a website for ART ON LOCATION, A school organization derived from ARTWAY of Thinking, a visiting artist collective at SAIC MANAGER CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SHOP SUPERVISOR, BOOT CAMP INSTRUCTOR USN 1996-2000 Manpower, resource manager, Quality Assurance tester-lowest discrepancy rates 1997. 5 years of experience with MSDS and QA directives and OSHA guidelines. Recommended digital versus analog equipment from 1996-2000 saving 300,000. CCTV shop supervisor managed million dollar budgets/reports. Filmed and edited all major shipboard evolutions, ceremonies and burials at sea as MWR representative, also pushed for using (then new) digital imaging technologies, saving the ship tens of thousands of dollars in film developing costs over the equipment’s lifecycle. Circulated popular and instructional video collections via CCTV. Monitored base-band video signal generation, processing, and storage; perform preventive and corrective maintenance on black/white and color video cameras, receivers, and recorders; and apply appropriate theory to the operation and maintenance of RF transmission, reception, and distribution systems. 2000-2003 U.S. Navy Boot Camp Instructor. Proven leader of more than two thousand men and women: basic military training (highest honors). Few academic drop –outs, superior operational readiness scores (with battle group honors), individual recruit excellence recognition. TECHNICIAN Interior Communications Electrician U.S. Navy * Read and interpreted schematic diagrams and blueprints of basic electrical, electronic, and logic circuits. Isolated and repaired malfunctions in common electronic circuits; and determined types of acceptable substitute components; checks operating logs and maintenance records; *Prepared weekly reports and maintenance schedules; supervised five Interior Communications Electricians. *Achieved outstanding scores during shipboard evaluation periods for the following: Operated and performed maintenance on voice interior communications systems, alarm, warning and indicator systems, ship's control, plotting, gyrocompass and entertainment systems with little to no down time during 4 year tour. *Operated electronic test and metering equipment, including multimeter, voltmeter, ammeter, ohmmeter, oscilloscope, signal generator, frequency meter, vacuum tube voltmeter, and megger; made standard wire splice; troubleshoot and repaired synchro systems; inspected, tested, maintained general announcing systems and sound-powered telephone systems; cleans and inspects plotters and dead reckoning equipment; tests external circuits of interior communications equipment for continuity, short circuits, and grounds and measures electrical quantities.
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experience
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Teaching Experience ,SAIC Chicago, Lake Forest College Chicago, U.S. Naval Training Center
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Websites |
* PERSONAL SITE http://www.emilysiefken.com * ART ON LOCATION http://www.saic.edu/webspaces/art_on_location/ * Link to SAIC Student Sites http://www.emilysiefken.com/WIRED_STUDENTIMG/index.html# |
MANAGEMENT SKILLS | * engineer, shipboard communications/phone systems,propulsion plant operations. * Closed Circuit Television shop supervisor, * managed 1,000,000 dollar budgets submitted reports. * Recommended digital versus analog equipment 1996-2000 saving over $300,000 * video technology, documentary filmmaker, * editing all major shipboard evolutions, ceremonies and burials at sea. * Updated and circulated popular and instructional video collections. |
education
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lake Forest College Central Texas College Interior Communications Electrician, U.S. NAVY MILITARY TRANSCRIPTS/INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
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