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skills

  • Languages: ASP.NET (C#), ADO.NET, ASP (JScript), Java, XML with XSLT, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
  • Applications: MS Visual Studio, Visual Source Safe; SharePoint Portal Server 2003, 2001
  • Behavioral observation and interviewing to understand clients' needs and gather requirements

experience

Deloitte & Touche Practice Service Center, Hermitage, TN
Support center providing technical infrastructure and services for one of the world's leading professional services organizations
Application Developer, 2002-present
Design and develop knowledge management solutions for Deloitte practitioners. Depending upon the project and team, focus primarily on the UI layer to build rich interaction experiences for clients. Author functional and technical specifications; provide development estimates and manage project plans; and develop unit tests.
Key achievements:
  • Served as a functional area lead on a multi-tiered .NET Windows application for complex content authoring and publishing
  • Designed, built, and deployed a series of web controls for use in Microsft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 portal sites, including a filterable datagrid, a site map control, and dynamic menus
  • Received recognition award for outstanding client service, 2003
Documentum, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Enterprise content management software company with $197.6 million revenue for fiscal year 2000, 965 employees worldwide
Senior User Interface Designer, 1999-2002
Lead designer for web-based content management application ranked #1 by Forrester Research, through three product release cycles with 50+ installations. Created user scenarios, interaction behavior specifications, wireframes, graphics, and 200+ production-quality HTML screens. Conducted usability evaluations and behavioral interviews with users to inform the design process. In conjunction with marketing and development, weighed design trade-offs in light of business goals and schedules.
Key achievements:
  • Consulted at client sites as part of select SWAT team to support implementation of web content management system and to tailor product to customers' needs
  • Regarded as in-house expert on XML and XSLT, providing support to consultants, technical support, and customers
  • Provided Quality Assurance testing for two releases, preparing and executing scenario-based test cases
  • Received Engineering Top Performer award, 2000
  • Promoted within a year to senior level
Expert Graphics, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Privately held reseller of document management and imaging software (now Rasterex, Inc.)
Technical Marketing Associate, 1995-1997
Authored all Marketing Communications documents, from press releases and quarterly newsletter to product specifications and CD-ROM demos. Developed and supervised production of ads and brochures throughout entire design cycle. Demonstrated document management software at tradeshows. Provided phone consultation to customers regarding product customization.
Key achievements:
  • Created content for, implemented, and administered first-generation corporate web site (1995)
  • Authored technical documentation for two new products

samples

Dolts of Hockey
Complex ASP web site to allow NHL hockey rotisserie league to manage team scores, statistics, and rosters online. Gathers data via screen scrapes, which is then parsed and inputted into an MS Access database. User interface works on a variety of browser platforms, including text-only. Became the primary scorekeeping mechanism in the 2002-2003 season and directly increased member participation.

education

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
MS in Information, Human-Computer Interaction concentration, 1999
  • Built rapid prototype and supervised series of user studies for notetaking application as a research assistant at Fuji-Xerox Palo Alto Laboratories
  • Received Margaret Mann award for demonstration of academic ability and promise of professional development
  • Graduate Student Research Assistantship
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
MA in English, 1995
  • Graduate Fellowship, full tuition + stipend
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
BA in English (with High Honors) and Philosophy, 1994
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
  • Dean's Select Scholarship
  • Phi Beta Kappa

publications

Chiu, P., Kapuskar, A., Reitmeier, S., and Wilcox, L. Room with a Rear View: Meeting Capture in a Multimedia Conference Room. IEEE Multimedia Magazine. October-December 2000, pp. 48-54. [pdf]

Chiu, P., Kapuskar, A., Reitmeier, S., and Wilcox, L. NoteLook: Taking notes in meetings with digital video and ink. Proceedings of ACM Multimedia '99. ACM, New York, pp. 149-158. [pdf]

Chiu, P., Kapuskar, A., Reitmeier, S., and Wilcox, L. Meeting capture in a media enriched conference room. Proceedings of CoBuild '99. Springer-Verlag LNCS 1670, pp. 79-88. [pdf]

contact information

I am located in Nashville, TN.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW WORLD, CALLED The Blazing World. A merchant travelling into a forreign Country, fell extreamly in Love with a young Lady; but being a stranger in that Nation, and beneath her both in Birth and Wealth, he could have but little hopes of obtaining his desire; however his love growing more and more vehement upon him, even to the slighting of all difficulties, he resolved at last to steal her away; which he had the better opportunity to do, because her Fathers house was not far from the Sea, and she often using to gather shells upon the shore, accompanied not with above two or three of her servants, it encouraged him the more to execute his design. Thus coming one time with a little light Vessel, not unlike a Packet-boat, mann'd with some few Sea-men, and well victualled, for fear of some accidents, which might perhaps retard their journey, to the place where she used to repair, he forced her away: But when he fancied himself the happiest man of the World, he proved to be the most unfortunate; for Heaven frowning at his theft, raised such a Tempest, as they knew not what to do, or whither to steer their course; so that the Vessel, both by its own lightness, and the violent motion of the Wind, was carried as swift as an Arrow out of a Bow, towards the North-pole, and in a short time reached the Icy Sea, where the wind forced it amongst huge pieces of Ice; but being little, and light, it did by assistance and favour of the Gods to this virtuous Lady, so turn and wind through those precipices, as if it had been guided by some Experienced Pilot, and skilful Mariner: But alas! those few men which were in it, not knowing whither they went, nor what was to be done in so strange an adventure, and not being provided for so cold a Voyage, were all frozen to death, the young Lady onely, by the light of her Beauty, the heat of her Youth, and Protection of the Gods, remaining alive: Neither was it a wonder that the men did freeze to death; for they were not onely driven to the very end or point of the Pole of that World, but even to another Pole of another World, which joined close to it; so that the cold having a double strength at the conjunction of those two Poles, was insupportable: At last, the Boat still passing on, was forced into another World; for it is impossible to round this Worlds Globe from Pole to Pole, so as we do from East to West; because the Poles of the other World, joining to the Poles of this, do not allow any further passage to surround the World that way; but if any one arrives to either of these Poles, he is either forced to return, or to enter into another World; and least you should scruple at it, and think, if it were thus, those that live at the Poles would either see two Suns at one time, or else they would never want the Suns light for six months together, as it is commonly believed; You must know, that each of these Worlds having its own Sun to enlighten it, they move each one in their peculiar circles; which motion is so just and exact, that neither can hinder or obstruct the other; for they do not exceed their Tropicks, and although they should meet, yet we in this world cannot so well perceive them, by reason of the brightness of our Sun, which being nearer to us, obstructs the splendor of the Suns of the other Worlds, they being too far off to be discerned by our optick perception, except we use very good Telescopes, by which skilful Astronomers have often observed two or three Suns at once.
 
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  © 2009 by Sarah Reitmeier, except text from The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World, published 1666 by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle.