Chuck Gathard

Mill Valley, CA
415.383.0535 [H]
415.342.1621 [O]
chuck@gathard.org

| Wells Fargo Bank [May '05 to December '05]

Responsible for interaction design of web-based intranet applications, information architecture and content analysis related to early phase Vignette Content Management System implementation.

| ChevronTexaco [July '04 to January '05]

Together with Proxicom, Inc., developed a comprehensive intranet strategy for the Global Downstream Operating Company. Deliverables included: opportunity definition, stakeholder and user interviews, decision review board presentations, intranet governance and management models, editorial style guide, content management recommendations, implementation plan and process development.

| 247 Media [March '03 to July '05]

247 Media produced America 24/7 the largest collaborative photographic book project in history, bringing together the work of more than 7,000 photographers who photographed life in America between May 12th and May 18th 2003. As Technology Director I was responsible for designing and implementing all software, hardware and network infrastructure, databases, and workflow processes required to collect, catalogue and edit more than 200,000 digital images leading to the production of the NY Times Bestseller America 24/7 and the subsequent 50 state books slated for publication in September 2004.

Identified the need for a professionally managed corporate intranet and gained management support to create the group. Responsible for all aspects of corporate intranet development,including internal corporate communications strategy. Also directly responsible for the information architecture, interaction design and user interface of the websites and web-based applications. Developed and supervise a team of content managers, Java/JSP applications programmers, HTML producers, MS SQL database administrators and a rich media assets manager.

Information Architecture projects included: Intranet Front Door, Site Ontology, Human Resources Information Portal, Sales and Marketing Portal, IT Self Help pages, and Corporate Training.

| CNET:The Computer Network [Jan '97 to Jun '99]

Managed a wide variety of web interface design projects including: Snap! Online portal service and CD-ROM Starter Kit, BUILDER.COM, CNET.COM, SHOPPER.COM and DOWNLOAD.COM. Other responsibilities included the Continuing Education Program, development of the photo publishing processes for Snap! Online and the requirements development, evaluation, acquisition and deployment of rich media database.

| vivid Studios [Oct '95 to Dec '96]

Produce high-level design projects for a premier web design studio. Prior positions with vivid included Buildmaster Group Lead [technical production coordinator] and HTML engineer. Also played key role in developing interaction designs for several large-scale projects including: Kodak Picture Exchange proof of concept, CNN/Oracle Personalized News portal information and interaction design, Bell Atlantic Web Portal editorial production interfaces.

| FocalPoint f/8 [Jan '95 to Dec '95]

Co-founded pioneering photojournalism web site dedicated to the development of new media photojournalism. Responsible for the visual design, interaction design, photo editing and production of The Russian Chronicles, a three month long weekly digital photo/travelogue project.

| Freelance [Jan '88 to Oct '95]

Operated an editorial and commercial photography business. Worked extensively with editors, designers and marketing consultants to produce editorial illustration, executive portraits, annual reports, and brochures. Clients included: Forbes, Forbes ASAP, Barron’s, Upside Magazine, Business Marketing, American Banker, American Express, Comerica Bank, Burlingame Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, Price Waterhouse.

| The San Jose Business Journal [Jan '84 to Dec '87]

Solo photographer for local weekly business tabloid. Evaluated weekly story budgets and self-assigned coverage. Photographed and designed monthly magazine covers and feature spreads.

| Coca-Cola USA [Apr '82 to Mar '83]

Developed, photographed, wrote and edited a variety of stories for employee magazines, newspapers and special publications. Coverage ranged from light feature to marketing and technical areas of company operations and industry issues. Was responsible for editing contributed articles and reprints from outside department sources. Production of quarterly magazine of the Wine Spectrum division. Required extensive travel.

| The St. Louis Business Journal [Jan 1981 to Jan 1982]

Solo photographer and business writer for a local weekly business tabloid. Responsibilities also included designing special sections, copyediting, and headline writing.

| University of Missouri, School of Journalism [Fall 1980]

Responsibilities included scheduling and editing daily assignments shot by Columbia Missourian staff photographers and managing the photo lab.

• Bachelor of Journalism, University of Missouri, Dec 1980
• Sixth Electronic Photojournalism Workshop, NPPA
• MultiMedia Studies Program, San Francisco State University
   ·Content Acquisition and Development
   ·Production Management
   ·Introduction to Macromedia Director
   ·Intermediate Macromedia Director
   ·Artitorial: Multimedia Journalism
   ·Rapid Prototyping
   ·Digital Photography