STANISLAW CHALICKI Seattle, WA 206-890-6176 stan@stanislove.com http://www.stanislove.com/resume/resume.txt SUMMARY Seeking a position as a Web or UI Designer, Content Editor, or Technical Writer, preferably using my fluent German-language skills. I am an experienced business operator and manager with a wide computer and Internet background, and am skilled at team building and conflict resolution. BUSINESS SKILLS · Web User-Interface Design · Web Content Editing · Web Site Design and Maintenance · Web Technical Production / Consulting · Technical Communication GENERAL SKILLS · Public Speaking · Sales Consultation and Presentation · Project Management · Personal-development Coaching COMPUTER SKILLS · SERVICES: German Translation & Localization; Software Testing; Application Support & Training · PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: HTML, CGI, Python, PHP · SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office suite, Image Editor, Visio, FrontPage, and Publisher; Adobe PageMaker, PhotoShop (limited); Macromedia DreamWeaver; WebEdit; PaintShop Pro; various utilities. · HARDWARE: Desktop PCs and peripherals - assembly, installation, modification, and repair. · OPERATING SYSTEMS: DOS 3.x - 6.22, Windows (3.x, 95, 98, 2000; NT 4.0); Unix/Linux (Kubuntu 6.10); Macintosh. EXPERIENCE June 1990 – September ‘97: Principal, Personal Systems, a sole proprietorship in Seattle, Washington. Translated technical documents into and from German; localized software into German, ensuring that appropriate country-specific time-date-currency formats were observed; tested software (including menus, dialog boxes, alerts, and Help screens) for functional errors as well as grammatical and orthographic accuracy. Software used: Expresso (internal Microsoft localization utility); Microsoft Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database; SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management)); VB Studio; FrameMaker; PageMaker; Ventura; LapLink (v. III through V); Visio; Asymetrix ToolBook; MidiSoft; hDC utilities; AutoCAD (v. 8 through 12); Saros Document Manager; Traveling Software CommWorks; various DOS applications and utilities. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals, Macintosh July 1995 – December 2002: Principal, WEB-it! Interactive Group, a sole proprietorship in Seattle, Washington. Provided Web Development and -Consulting, Technical Production, and Project Management to businesses and non-profit organizations; designed and administered Web sites. Clients included: (As Producer and Consultant) BigDogRealty.com The Boatyard Inn Chermak Construction, Inc. Mardig Sheridan – Beyond Boundaries (content since edited) MerCom (content since edited) (As Web Designer) Kurt Hughes Sailing Designs Nelson Paint Company (forestry products only) YouNeedMe.Com Software used: Microsoft Office (Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage), Image Editor; Animation Editor; Adobe PageMaker, PhotoShop; PaintShop Pro; Map This!; Nesbitt WebEdit; DreamWeaver; Visio; Internet Explorer; Netscape; LapLink/Win95. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals January 2003 – present: Concentration on professional songwriting and performance; freelance web-design and maintenance assistance for private clients as well as my own personal, professional, and musical websites (e.g. ); German translations and voice-overs. Software and Hardware used: PSPad (PHP) editor; Kubuntu 6.10/AMD (Unix OS); rest as directly above EMPLOYMENT HISTORY September 1991 - August ‘92: Software Test Engineer, Project Business Unit, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington. Tested Project v3.0 for Windows in German and French, and v3.0 for the Macintosh in French. Software used: Microsoft Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database); VB Studio; SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management). Hardware used: PCs & peripherals, Macintosh November 1994 - September ‘95: Localization Consultant, The Write Stuff, Seattle. Customer contact for technical writing and translation company; German translator and localizer, with emphasis on industrial technical bulletins and patent applications for software companies. Software used: Microsoft Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; FrameMaker; PageMaker; Ventura); Visio; MidiSoft; AutoCAD (v. 8 through 12); Saros Document Manager; Traveling Software CommWorks. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals CONTRACT HISTORY (in chronological order) Microsoft Corporation (October 1989 - July ’90) tested German and French Project for Windows v1.0. Software used: Microsoft Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database); MS Mail; SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management). Hardware used: PCs & peripherals hDC Corporation (June 1990 - February ’91) localized Express v3.0 and FirstApps v1.01 into German. Software used: Microsoft Write; DOS compilers; eMacs (code editor). Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Asymetrix Corporation (April - August 1991) tested German Toolbook v1.0. Software used: Microsoft Word, Excel; MS Mail; Asymetrix ToolBook. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Traveling Software, Inc. (now laplink.com) (April - August 1991) tested LapLink XL v1.03; LapLink Pro v4.0c. Software used: LapLink XL; LapLink Editor; Microsoft Write. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Walker Richer Quinn, Inc. (April 1992) - translated Reflections brochure into German. Software used: Microsoft Word. Traveling Software (November 1992) tested PC-Link v3.5, including file translator. Software used: LapLink XL; LapLink Editor; Microsoft Write. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Traveling Software (February - October 1993) tested all European-language versions of LapLink V, as well as Setup and Uninstall for CommWorks v1.0. Software used: LapLink XL; LapLink Editor; Microsoft Write. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals MidiSoft Corporation (April - May 1993) localized packaging; tested German Setup for Studio v3.0. Software used: MidiSoft Studio; Microsoft Write. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Asymetrix (May - July 1993) tested German Toolbook v1.5. Software used: Microsoft Word, Excel; MS Mail; Asymetrix ToolBook. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Visio Corporation (September 1993 - August ’94) - tested German versions of Visio v2.0 and v3.0. Software used: Visio; Microsoft Word, Excel; MS Mail. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Microsoft (April - June 1994) tested German MS Exchange v4.0; Software used: Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database); MS Mail; SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management). Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Saros Corporation (February - May 1995) localized Document Manager v1.0 into German. Software used: Microsoft Access, Word, Excel; Saros Document Manager. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Microsoft (May - July 1995) localized Windows 95 Plus!-Pack v1.0 into German. Software used: Expresso (internal Microsoft localization utility); Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database); SLM (internal Microsoft source-library management). Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Asymetrix (March - April 1995) localized “Baywatch” screensaver and packaging into German. Software used: Microsoft Word, Excel; Asymetrix ToolBook. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals IBM (June - August 1995) localized sound and recording utility for Windows NT 3.51 into German. Software used: Microsoft Write. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Microsoft (June - August 1997) internationalization consultant for Publisher 98. Software used: Expresso (internal Microsoft localization utility); Microsoft Publisher, Access, Word, Excel; Raid (internal Microsoft bug-reporting database). Hardware used: PCs & peripherals Saros (June - September 1997) translated Document Manager v1.5 manual into German. Software used: Microsoft Access, Word; FrameMaker. Hardware used: PCs & peripherals eMedia Music (March 2003, April ‘04, April '05, June '06, February - May '07) German voice-overs for multi-media tutorial CDs and DVDs: Basic Guitar Method; Advanced Guitar Method; Basic and Advanced Bass Method; and Intermediate Piano Method, respectively. EDUCATION University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut; BES, Industrial Design/Social Sciences, 1977. University of Washington Extension, Seattle; Certificate in Microcomputer Management, 1990 Context Associated; The Excellence Series, 1992; Mastery, 1994; Leadership Skills Training, 1997 FOREIGN LANGUAGES German: Native Speaker – read and speak fluently; write technically. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Association of Internet Professionals: Member 1999 - 2002 Fremont (Seattle) Chamber of Commerce: Member 1996 to 2002 Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce: Member 2003 - '04 HTML Writer's Guild: Member 1997 - 2002 PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS Excellence Seminars International (formerly Excellence Foundation): Founding board member (Excellence Foundation), 1999; volunteer Program Assistant and Coach for personal-development seminars since 1992 (offered by Context Associated until 1999); volunteer Webmaster 1999 - 2002. Warrior Spirit: Participant in physical-challenge empowerment programs (Leap of Faith, Into the Knoll), 2000; volunteer assistant, 2001. Victory Music: Supports Puget Sound-area acoustic blues, jazz, and folk music; member since 1987; occasional contributor to monthly “Victory Review” newsletter. MILITARY SERVICE US Navy: Nuclear Power Plant Operator (MM 3385); Honorably Discharged. - eof (updated 080304) -