Lisa Kitchen

DHS Trusted Tester Certification

Department of Homeland Security

Microsoft Certification

Howard Community College, Columbia, MD

Position of Public Trust

U.S Office of Personnel Management

Active Full B.I.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol - Department of Homeland Security

Census Bureau Agency Clearance

U.S. Census Bureau

A.A. Degree: General Studies

Programming & Information Technology Emphasis

Howard Community College, Columbia, MD

Master Certificate: Client/Server Developer

Johns Hopkins University-Computer Career Institute, Columbia, MD

Technical Degree: Mechanical Drafting Technology

Maryland Drafting Institute, Columbia, MD

Specialized E-Commerce Programming & Development

Lincoln Technical Institute, Columbia, MD

Certificate: Advanced Articulate Storyline 360

Certificate: Adobe Captivate Essential Training

LinkedIn Learning

Advertising Art Design

Montgomery Community College, Rockville, MD

Certificate: Interactivity on the Web

Bloomsburg University, Institute for Interactive Technologies

Introduction to AutoCAD

Howard Community College, Columbia, MD

Two & Three-Dimensional Design

Montgomery Community College, Rockville, MD

Watercolor Fine Arts

Maryland Institute College of Art

Web Developer, Senior Visual Multimedia Designer

2003 - Present

PowerTrain, Inc., Landover, MD

Human Capital and Training Division

Program, design and develop visual materials including 2D and 3D computer-generated technical illustrations and animations, digital video and photography, icons, logos, and four-color print for highly interactive training programs and products in a variety of formats for government and commercial clients. Audio, closed captioning, voice over, and sound production. Lead Section 508 compliant specialist and DHS Trusted Tester certified. Development of Section 508 compliant PDFs, branded job aids, handouts, instructor-led training documents, companywide marketing materials, and template creation in MS Word and PowerPoint. Program and develop responsive and reactive courseware primarily using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Course development meets strict Section 508 compliance requirements. Interface daily with management, clients, writers, subject matter experts, programmers, and instructional designers. Work is being created on a PC platform.

Multimedia Product Developer/Programmer

2003 - 2008

Verizon, Baltimore, MD

Workforce Development Department

Programmed, designed, and developed custom products and designed and developed graphic elements, vector illustrations, 2D and 3D objects, animations, text, and implementation of audio for interactive web-based training courseware. Work was created on a PC platform.

Graphic Illustrator - Cad Designer

2001 - 2003

Fossil Consulting Services, Inc., Columbia, MD

Graphics Department

Designed 2D and 3D computer-generated technical illustrations for leader-led training courseware in support of engineering, operation, and maintenance programs for utility fossil fueled power plants, independent power producers, process plants, steam producing plants, and government clients. Designed detailed AutoCAD Piping illustrations utilizing AutoCAD 2000 Map for several buildings on the University of Maryland Collage Park campus. Work was created on a PC platform.

Visual Designer

1998 - 2001

Verizon (formerly Bell Atlantic), Baltimore, MD

Training, Education & Development Department

Designed 2D and 3D computer-generated graphics for interactive training courseware on CD-ROM as well as developed graphic elements for computer-based training on the Intranet for a Multimedia Training, Education and Development Group. Designed graphics and prepared text illustrations for print and photo manipulation for leader-led documentation. Work was created on a PC platform.

Senior Computer Graphic Artist/Art Director

1981 - 1998

Williams Learning Network (formerly NUS Training Corporation), Gaithersburg, MD

Graphics Department

Designed 2D and 3D computer-generated graphics and animated artwork for CD-ROM and video-based interactive training programs for a Multimedia Production Group. Prepared online text illustrations and designed graphics for print and photo manipulation. Work was performed utilizing several Power Macintosh systems.

Technical Illustrator

1981 - 1989

Produced graphics and animated artwork for video-based industrial training programs and various training publications.

Draftsperson

4/1981 - 8/1981

U.S. Department of Interior-Bureau of Mines, Riverdale, MD

Drafting Department

Designed and produced chemical flow charts and graphs.