Summary of Qualifications

-Talented Web designer with outstanding online portfolio and web production experience. Demonstrate skill in managing high-end projects in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments; versatile on both PC and Macintosh platforms. Seeking full-time position with an organization in which my web design, advertising, and production skills can be an asset.

Languages: Javascript, DHTML, HTML, XML, CSS, JSP, ActionScript 2-3, ASP, SQL, LAMP Programming, XSLT, PHP, ColdFusion, Visual Basic

Graphics: PhotoShop, Visio, ImageReady, Fireworks, PageMaker, Homesite, FrontPage, Publisher, Expressions Studio, Dreamweaver, Flash, Adobe Acrobat

Software: Adobe Master Suite CS4, Microsoft Office Suite, SoundForge, AcidPro, Movie Maker, Expressions, Silverlight, Premiere, Final Cut Pro

Work Experience

Lightland Publishing Company Owner and Publisher

2000 – present Canoga Park, CA

-Write and produce books, publish with accompanying CD. Design websites for my business and those of clients including these audio and video entertainment companies: oktavi.com, mbentertainmentinc.com, and deepthoughtmedia.com.

Audubon Middle School Volunteer Instructor

2009 – present Los Angeles, CA

-For the Family After School program, procured ten laptop computers through the nonprofit OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) program. Set up and train students and parents in use of the Internet and other computer skills to promote computer literacy with educational focus.

eCollege.com Web Developer

2007 Denver, CO

-Instructional Web Designer; as part of a team, designed and built an online course for high school students in the subjects of science, geography, math, and history. Tools included Web 2.0, Adobe Suite CS3 (Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere), Microsoft Front Page, Publisher, and Visio.

Education and Training

The Art Institute of California-Hollywood North Hollywood, CA

Studies in Web Design Interactive Media (currently enrolled)

University of Northern Colorado, Coursework in Accounting 1984-1986

New Horizons, Denver, CO, CS3 Flash Animation for the Web Certificate 2008

Microsoft Certified Professional, NT Workstation 4.0 and Networking Essentials 1997-1999

References Available Upon Request

Here is a flash sample from my portfolio

Portfolio Flash Sample Website

Bio

Biography

Jamaal As-Salaam is first a poet, then a playwright, an actor, a director, producer,
photographer, videographer, and writer. He has lived the past 10 years in Denver, and the past
few years in Los Angeles. His efforts are documented and his accomplishments are recognized.

His poem “Conjecture” was awarded the Editor’s Choice in the National Poetry Anthology of
1996. Jamaal’s poem “Colliding Concrete and Steele” is included in World Healers 2002
dedicated to the events of 9/11/2001. After moving to Colorado, Jamaal has produced a
chapbook widely available he calls “One Eyed Dogs”. His banner company Lightland Publishing Company is his publisher.

Black Love edited by Dr, Francis Barnes published his poem “Mieko” dedicated to his
oldest daughter in 1999. Jamaal was listed in Who’s Who among Black Playwrights in 1984, and is listed in Marquis’s Who’s Who in the World/America. He is also recognized in Swarthmore’s Who’s Who 2004 and IBC’s 2000 Outstanding Intellectual’s of the 20th & 21st Century.

He is a notable person whose talents stretch across several artistic and professional
disciplines. Such poets as Amiri Baraka, Quincy Troupe, Ntozake Shange, Simeon Ortiz, and
many others have tutored him. He has slammed and read his poetry for audiences in Taos, New York City, Denver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In 1998 he achieved his Microsoft Certified Professional Certification after 15 years in the profession. And he is currently striving to achieve a Bachelor’s from Art Institute of California-Hollywood.

Lightland Publishing Company & Ghost Wind Design Studio

Publishing, Art, and Web Development

Summary of Qualifications

Work Experience

Lightland Publishing Company Owner and Publisher

Education and Training