PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
GENERAL ELECTRIC, GE CAPITAL Norwalk, CT 2006 – 2008
Senior Graphic Designer (Interactive Project Manager)
Key Roles: Interactive Design and Development, Project Management, Cross-team Collaboration
Project managed highly visible digital media projects and programs. Designed and produced all areas of web and interactive solutions. Collaborated with different business units to visualize and execute interactive concepts.
Filmed, edited and produced digital video. Implemented and distributed online video and streaming media.
Awards & Honors for Digital Projects: Received 4 GE Impact Awards. In first 5 months of 2008, Recognized for innovation, commercial excellence, imagination and exceeding expectations:
- Innovation: Invented and designed interactive web applications combining video produced in-house and synchronized financial presentations. Resulting in a cost effective solution to deliver current and exclusive market intelligence to external customers, and used as a sales tool by global sales force.
- Commercial Excellence: Conceived and executed an on demand interactive training tool for employee integrity campaign, which became a best practice for other GE businesses units, decreasing travel time and expense of training instructors
- Imagination: Initiated, developed and launched a portable in-house digital video recording/ production studio to create internal and external video communications which reduced production time by 80% and out of pocket cost by at least 90%.
- Exceeded Expectations: Filmed and produced corporate video e-communication of an offsite Senior Leadership Event. New corporate video e-communication received 35% more page views than previous e-communications without video.
THOMSON LEARNING, Stamford, CT 2004 – 2006
Web Site Manager
Key Roles: Managed Web Communications and Branding, Usability Testing and Site Prototyping.
Created, executed and communicated web site branding standards and guidelines for corporate website. Managed interactive web development projects from conception through usability testing and production.
- Project managed and implemented Google Search Appliance on corporate website, which drove and increased web traffic to online catalog by 20% and improved overall online experience.
- Created, executed and communicated web site branding standards and guidelines for corporate website. Managed interactive web development projects from conception through usability testing and production.
PURDUE PHARMA, Stamford, CT 2000 – 2004
Web Content Manager
Key Roles: Managed Teams, Web Content, and Streaming Media Technologies for pharmaceutical company.
Managed projects for 8 corporate Internet sites, and over 40 Intranet sites. Hired, trained, and supervised web content developers, consultants, and interns. Interfaced with internal teams and 3rd party agencies to analyze and interpret Internet/Intranet project scope, requirements, and priorities.
- Conceptualized and promoted use of company intranet navigational template to internal clients which reduced time, effort and cost of intranet site development.
- Introduced web casting technology and managed company multimedia streaming video “IPTV” broadcast intranet site which introduced global reach for communicating major company announcements.
- Produced and promoted streaming media training presentations on “IPTV” broadcast intranet site which reduced training costs for the Finance, Travel and Procurement departments.
ACHIEVEGLOBAL, Stamford, CT 1998 – 2000
Art Director
Key Roles: Multi-Project Management, Quality Assurance, Vendor Relationship Management
Oversaw creative direction and production management of multi-lingual global training materials and sales tools. Managed graphics department staff, sourced and managed remote freelance designers.
- Developed project management templates which clarified business objectives between editorial, design and production departments creating cohesiveness and improving team performance.
TOWERS PERRIN, Stamford, CT 1997 – 1998
Graphic Designer
Key Roles: Multi Tasking, Graphic and Web Visual Design, Print Production Management
- Created, designed and managed graphic projects from initiation to completion
- Trained and supervised junior designers
EDUCATION / TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS
Graduate Program: Information Technology at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT, 2006 – present
Technical Certifications: Interactive Media; Web Development; E-Commerce and Information Technology
Bachelor of Science: Political Science, Charter Oak State College, Farmington, CT
PORTFOLIO / WORK SAMPLES:
Portfolio websites:
http://www.ellentuckett.com
Flash Portfolio Website www.ellentuckett.com
Video Work Samples:
http://www.ellentuckett.com/pages/tuckett_videos_2008.htm
http://www.gelending.com/Clg/NewsRoom/spokespeople.html#Executive
Corporate Web Sites:
http://www.gecfo.com
http://www.gelending.com
http://www.gecorporatelending.com
http://www.pharma.com
http://www.thomsonlearning.com
http://www.painadvocacycommunity.com
http://www.partnersagainstpain.com
http://www.GEcfoleadershipforum
Business Websites:
http://www.ulswc.org/youngprofessionals.htm
http://www.Kolkowitz & Kusske
http://www.med1535.com
http://www.stevefishes.com
http://www.logicmindwebdesign.com
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