Noel Weichbrodt : Contact

http://www.weichbrodt.org
noelweichbrodt@acm.org
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Box 342
14049 Scenic Highway
Lookout Mountain, GA 30750

Qualification Highlights

  • 3 years of web and design industry experience
  • Dual BA degrees in Information & Computer Science, and Philosophy
  • Strong analytic background melded with creative design skills
  • Works well with industry-standard programs and practices
  • Full Portfolio, Employment History, References, and Letters of Recommendation available upon request
  • Key Portfolio Highlights

    Covenant College Bagpipe, Fall 2002-Spring 2004

    Responsibilities Art Director and Editor in Chief, creative, design, and editorial responsibility of ten 12-page issues of the bi-weekly student newspaper.
    Download Issue 9, Issue 7

    NukeKepler, Spring 2003

    Responsibilities As a member of an ad-hoc five-person team, led design and assisted in programming for a portal concept targeted at Covenant College students and associated groups. The portal, built using open-source PHP-Nuke software with XML and MySQL, features a single login page for multiple IIS password-protected servers, personalized news and weather, and a built-in documentation system. Done as part of the class requirements for ICS375, Software Engineering.

    Covenant College Tartan, Spring 2002

    Responsibilities Assistant Layout Editor, creative and design on the "Hall" pages of the college yearbook, a ~33 page spread.

    OkWU.edu, Summer 2001, Pendergraphics Design Group

    Responsibilities Lead UI and graphic designer. Integrated the website look and feel with other collateral to form a tightly unified website focused on recruiting prospective students. Other responsibilities included back-end ASP programming and administrative tools programming. Also integrated website with a mysql database for dynamic content and pages

    Pendergraphics.com, Winter 2000, Pendergraphics Design Group

    Responsibilities After presenting several mockup concepts for the new Pendergraphics.com, I implemented my Art Director's mockup. Lead HTML programming and debugging.

    Arts Encounter, Summer 1999

    Accomplishments Completed a three-week intensive, introductory course in photography theory geared for high school students. Some of my work was exhibited at the summer's end Arts Encounter showcase.

    Education

    Covenant College

    2000-May 2004
    Cumulative GPA: 3.3
    Honors: Maclellan Scholar (2000-2004)
    Majors: B.A. in Information & Computer Science, B.A. in Philosophy.
    Key classes Basic Photographyincluding formal design training and several projects, , History of Philosophy I-II, Software Engineering.
    Academic research interests AI, smart systems, RFID applications and security, the game of go, grid computing, and Human-Computer Interaction.
    Senior Thesis topic "Post-AI: Evidence of a Paradigm-Shift in the Program of Artificial Intelligence"

    Torchbearer Bible School Yamanakako

    Graduate, 2003
    Completed a culturally-immersive seven-week summer course covering subjects from the Bible, as well as Japanese history, religions, culture, and language.

    American Christian School of Bartlesville

    Graduate with Honors, 2000
    Honor Roll, 1996-2000.
    Student Council Vice President, 1997-1998.
    Student Council President, 1998-1999.
    Student Council Chaplain, 1999-2000.

    Key Employment Experiences

    Editor in Chief, The Bagpipe

    Fall 2002-Spring 2003
    Responsibilities & Accomplishments As Editor in Chief of the Covenant College student newspaper, I was responsible for creating and sustaining a worthy, accurate, engaging, and intelligent bi-weekly newspaper, targeted to and funded by the student body. I was also the art director for the newspaper, responsible for the look of every issue as well as the actual graphic production, with assistance.

    Pendergraphics Design Group

    Summer 1999 - Summer 2001
    Responsibilities & Accomplishments Intern (Summer 1999), Production Designer (1999), and Web Developer (2000 on)

    Professional Skills & Credentials

    Foreign Languages Conversant in Spanish, reading and writing compreshension of Classical Greek
    Computer Languages Fluent in Java, HTML, XHTML, and CSS; conversant in C, ML, XML, MySQL, and Javascript
    Computer Programs Fluent in Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and emacs. Coversant in the rest of the Adobe Design Suite, Apple ProjectBuilder, SubEthaEdit, and Maya.
    Professional Memberships ACM Student Member, Covenant College ACM Student Chapter Member, Covenant College Philosophy Club Member