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A PORTFOLIO OF MY WORK
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A PORTFOLIO OF MY WORK
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I am now fully retired and enjoying life! Still, people that I meet often ask me about my professional life, so here is a detailed review of what I did professionally since 1974 when I graduated from college.
How do you sum-up decades of experience producing various forms of communications in an online portfolio? It is impossible. As a result, this site contains only a fraction of my full portfolio.
What is on this E-Portfolio site? Much of it is from my work for my last full time employer, Microwave Data Systems in Rochester, New York. The MDS samples reflect work over the last 15 years as a regular employee, and since 1998 as a freelance consultant. There are also descriptions of my professional and personal achievements as a Web site developer.
My full portfolio includes samples of technical writing, photographic and line art graphics, technical training classroom packages, and instructional videos produced for Harris-RF Communications, General Railway Signal Company, IBM Corporation and others. Want to see the whole package? Just give me a call to arrange an appointment. I would be pleased to hear from you.
Chuck Bliley
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Below is a list of samples of my work for Microwave Data Systems both as a fulltime employee until 1998, and since then as an outside consultant. All works are presented with written permission from Microwave Data Systems. |
This site offered profiles sophistical design software for defense electronics suppliers to aid them in designing filters and mechanical barriers to protect from electronic equipment from high-voltage pulses. I was charged with revising existing material to make it suitable for presentation on the Web with a free hand in organizing the material.
Presenting photography on the Web is easy if your visitor has high-speed access. This site is designed to complement both dial-up and high-speed connections. Stop by and look at this site's beautiful photography.
The company is a manufacturer of high-quality electronic components for the telecommunications and electronics industry. I served as Designer and Webmaster for Bliley Technologies Inc. in Erie, PA. between 2001 to 2003. I surprised and honored to be invited in 2001 by the company's management to provide these services after seeing my work on the history of the company online. The V.P. of Sales and Marketing, Greg Weaver, said the history site was his "second most important marketing tool" and he wanted me to replicate that impact on the company's commercial site. The new marketing site was completed and put online in March 2003. My responsibilities included site design, product photography (tabletop/close-up), page layout and ongoing site management.
In July 2004, the site was redesigned to the specifications a new V.P. of Sales and Marketing. My work for BTI is available for private viewing.
The following is a listing of personal Internet Web sites that I have created and maintain. While they are not very sophisticated, they do provide valuable background on my professional and personal interests, writing style, graphic development and basic Web page design.
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My father started a radio-electronics manufacturing business in 1930 for the production of frequency control units ("crystals") which were sold to radio amateurs. This site is an adaptation of a booklet I wrote in 1982 for the company and the Antique Wireless Association. The family was in control of the company until 1998. |
Everybody likes to have something to feel proud about in their family history. I am proud of my family's history and have built a Web site to present the story of my ancestors. This work has lead to other projects, such as a CD‑ROM and Web site presentation of my grandmother's personal photo album--a real genealogical gem. When it was seen by my fellow members of the Rochester Genealogical Society, they invited me to tell them the story of the development of this work. This presentation was followed up by a presentation on using tabletop photography to illustrate family history stories.
I also ventured into genealogy publishing for others, but gave it up in favor of continuing to do my own thing. Here are two marketing brochures in PDF that I created for this endeavor: Brochure 1; Brochure 2.
Over the last few years, my personal
Web development efforts have grown tremendously. I now have my
own domain name and site at www.Bliley.net. This address is the home
for all of the sites listed above and a few others. All of the
sections are related to me or my interests, and demonstrate my
capabilities beyond what is offered here in my professional portfolio.
My most recent efforts have included the publication of PDF and
HTML/JPEG versions of my grandmother's family photo album on CD (650M)
and on the Web.
In June 2001, I made a presentation to the Rochester Genealogy
Society on the development of the CD‑ROM and Web site. For a
detailed description of this process, please look at the presentation
page.
If you care to begin by reviewing my resume, click on one of the resources below. Read the PDF downloading instructions for help on downloading and viewing non-HTML versions.
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The resources for viewing the PDF files (Acrobat Reader & browser plug-in) on and off-line are available for free from Adobe. Click on the icon to the left to take you to the Adobe Acrobat Viewer site. If you would like to learn how to download the Acrobat PDF files rather than viewing them on-line, read my instructions on this Web site. |
