About Frances Caprio Foley my Resume

Work Experience

1/07/2008 to present
Freelance Web Designer/Producer/Web Host Service
As a solo developer, created a complete replacement for the government web site for the
Town of East Haven CT. I am currently working with the East Haven Historical Society to digitize historic photos and documents in preparation for designing their web site.

5/07-8/24/07
Graduate Assistant - Instructional Technology
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.

8/05-5/07
Graduate Assistant - Web Content Producer & Designer
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.

10/01-6/05
Technology Aide - Branford Public Schools, Branford, CT.
Walsh Intermediate School, Grades 5 - 8.

Since 1/98
Web Designer, Web Content Producer, Communications Consultant, Cable TV Producer, Director & Editor, Citizen Journalist.
Noisemakers Productions, East Haven, CT.

Prior Job Experience:
Summer Computer Instructor - Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden, CT.

Programmer Analyst - Telecommunications Specialist
Southern New England Telephone Co. New Haven, CT.

Web Design, Content Production & Graphic Design

Government web site for Town of East Haven, CT.

Completely replaced by Noisemakers Productions early in 2008. Custom interfaces were created to allow government officials to interactively enter and display community alert messages on the home page as needed. This interface can be used whereever an internet connection is available allowing for the flexibility required in emergency situations.

Quinnipiac University Arnold Bernhard Library 2005 -2007:

Produced thirteen new web sites for the historical digital collection.
Connecticut History Book Collection

Life, Speeches and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln
Hinman's Antiquities
The Twenty-Seventh, A Regimental History
History of the 13th Infantry Regiment of CT Volunteers
Roger Wolcott
StageCoach and Tavern Days
The New England Country
History of the Ninth Regiment C.V.
History of Berlin
Reminiscences

Irish Famine Collection

Three Reports
Ireland´s Miseries
Ireland of To-day

1848 Minute Books Created a new web page template design, and graphics.

Contact F.C. Foley

Noisemakers Productions:

Inside the Board of Education, 2005 -2007.

Web site with interactive media created to broaden the reach of my monthly public access cable TV show, website, and blog and related YouTube video collections.

University of Connecticut web site design projects:

UConn/UCinn Bioacoustics Laboratory 2007.

This research oriented web site provides incites into the evolving animal bioacoustics field for professionals, researchers, students and educators.
Bioacoustics Laboratory.

UConn PreVet Club 2001.

Designed the club web site, created custom animations and graphics using Illustrator, Flash and Photoshop. UConn PreVet Club.

Communications & Public Relations

Noisemakers Productions:

Political campaign writer and local political strategist.

Implemented campaign strategies using print and web media.
Designed political campaign brochures, graphics, web pages, flyers, tickets, ad books, convention books, post cards, and signs.
Contributor to East Haven Politics on YouTube.
Photographed and edited candidate images for brochures and the web.
My candidate successfully won her seat on the local Board of Education with the highest number of votes cast of any candidate in her political party in 2005.
Writer of Inside the Board of Education Blog, IBOE Blog.

Branford Public Schools, Walsh Intermediate School:

Technology Aide from 2001 - 2005.

Implemented, wrote, and designed a monthly technology newsletter to simply communicate technology related changes and information to faculty and staff.

Instructional Technology

Quinnipiac University. 2007.

Redesigned web pages, removed layers, added CSS, updated content, created PDF files for worksheets, edited images and created Flash controller for 53 animation files for the
Functional Neuroanatomy course web site.

Programmer Analyst

Southern New England Telephone Co:

Developed and implemented PC-based TASKMATE programs to automate service order processing. By utilizing PC hardware coupled with Attachmate software, the PC programs interface with IBM mainframe systems to perform previously manual processes.
Support DB2, Focus and IMS mainframe package systems used in network and marketing planning, analysis and forecasting. Wrote and provided support for screen scraping interface between engineering and accounting systems.

Technology Support & Training

Branford Public Schools,
Walsh Intermediate School:

Designed custom templates and software instructions for computer projects.
Instructed teachers, paraprofessionals and students about software usage.
Created projects for and taught special needs children Word, typing, Publisher and Outlook email.
Installed and resolved technical problems with computers, software and printers.
Implemented the collection of lab usage data and created reports for school administrators.
Managed the utilization and resources of five computer labs, study periods and the after school computers program.
Suggested, developed and presented the yearly Grade 5 Computer Lab Orientation program.

Quinnipiac University:

Consulted with university faculty in the design of online courses. Created content for online course using Captivate, Studymate, and Respondus.

Skills

Graphic design, photography, photo editing, Action Script, HTML, CSS, navigation design, site structure design and mapping, writing content, research, videography, video editing and creation of animation. Scan and convert book text to Word documents for HTML insertion. Scan photos, documents and drawings, edit images for the web, organized, team or solo worker.

Software

Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Inspiration, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Excel, Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, Inspiration, Abbyy FineReader, Respondus, Studymate, Blackboard, FrontPage, Adobe Premiere, YouTube, blogs, Word, Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and Captivate.

Education

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.

Master of Science Interactive Communications, With Distinction 2007.

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT.

Master of Science Computers & Information Science.
Bachelor of Science Business Administration. Minor; Political Science.
Associate of Science Commercial Art & Advertising.

Community Service

February 2008 apppointed to Cable Advisory Council of South Central CT.
East Haven Public TV, Producer, Director, Editor and member.
Volunteer graphic designer, manager for local political campaigns.
2004 Chairperson of E. H. Garden Club Scholarship.
Past Vice-President Shoreline Figure Skaters.
Past Ice Show Co-Chair & Graphic designer.

Awards

Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges
Patchwork Arts Festival Drawing Award.
Patchwork Arts Festival 2nd Place in Design.