Penny Lane Best, Graphic, Web, Media Production Resume

Penny Lane Best

17340 155th Ave. S.E.

Yelm, WA 98597-9148
Residence: 360.894.7402
pl2digitalx@hotmail.
com | penny.lane@
grindhouse-music.com
“I have had the greatest privilege in this life to work on
numerous wonderful projects and lend my graphic style,
web practices, media design and media production to all
projects I have developed & designed in all positions I have
worked in publicly and privately. “I also do volunteer work
as well”.
Accomplishments
Designed a successful independent online record label and CD store; Car-
meled Pepper Records and Indie CDNow in 1997 utilizing DHTML/Lay-
ers now known as standard CSS, and gave a flash animation appeal by
utilizing custom designed gif animations.

Headed the WCP Project into the new age by incorporating a functional
side to the global member’s support services using the .Net environment
and creating a customized UI graphic appeal to the member’s portal by
utilizing ASPX VB along side a custom CMS system; SQL Database
design & Management, and production-graphic designer on the NCPD#1
Documentary video.

Created training and exams in Flash and tracking system in VB/ASPX

for the NCPD#1, and re-designed the members portal.

Geared Shoes-n-Feet into a new branding campaign that marked the color
schema of the company giving it a driving public appeal, designed a
high-end product catalog, produced training videos, and re-created logo,
design 6 foot window dressings, designed their entire fleet of brochures
and marketing material & designed a members online community using
standard HTML and web security practices.

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Graphics/ Marketing
Internship / Job Experience
Produced eye catching graphic motion banners and ads for
web and print, designed logos, created video title segments
postcards, catalogs, training presentations, backgrounds,
and much more!

* BROCHURES
* CATALOG LAYOUTS
* BOOK COVERS
* CD/DVD COVERS
* BUSINESS CARDS
* BANNER ADS
* CORPORATE LOGOS
* ELECTRONIC GREETING CARDS
* EMAIL HTML ADS
* EVENT FLYERS
* PPTs (Corporate and Non-Corporate Presentations/
Training presentations)

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Web
Internship/ Job Experience
Produced UI practical web sites in standard HTML,
CSS, and ASPX, Flash and maintained databases,
SQL 05, Access

* CORPORATE WEB SITES

* PRIVATE WEB SITES
* TEMPLATE DESIGNING
* E-PORTFOLIOS
* VIDEO STREAM SITES
* ELECTRONIC GREETING CARDS
* ONLINE NEWSLETTERS
* FLASH ANIMATIONS/SITES
* EMAIL HTML ADS
* WEB SITE DESIGNS
* DATABASE DESIGNS
* ASP.net DESIGNS
* DOMAIN SERVER /FTP / IIS 7
(Access and SQL 05)

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Credentials/ Certifications/ History
SPSCC, Olympia, WA
Desktop Support /Application Specialist ATA, 2009-
Present
NCSA, Urbana, IL
HTML Certified Updated, 2009
Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
AAS, Associate Degree in Applied Sciences;
Business, 2004
NCSA, Urbana, IL
Computer Hardware Technician (A+), 2003
Software Specialist, 2002, (MCTS)
Clover Park Voc-Tech, Lakewood, WA
Audio-Video Production Specialist, 1991
Equivalency work experience, Bachelor’s of Art, Graphic design,
1996-2009
Equivalency work experience, Bachelor’s, Computer Sciences,
Job History
Web Developer & Graphic Designer: NCPD#1 09/ 2009 – Present-Private contract,
Volunteer
Web Developer & Graphic Designer, Help Desk Support/ Clinical Placement Opera-
tions Coordinator:
Renton Technical College 05/07 – 06/09
Administrative Assistant III/ Database Designer:
MultiCare 04/08 – 06/08
Web & Media Specialist, Help Desk Support:
Shoes-n-Feet 10/06 – 10/07
Division Web Designer/ Senior Secretary/ Help Desk Support:
Tacoma Community College 09/2004 – 10/2006
Office Lead 5:
Tacoma Community College 06/2004 – 09/2004
Graphic Artist/ Office Manager:
Lenny’s Tire and Automotive 02/2003 – 08/2003
Web Designer/ Graphic Designer:
Carmeled Pepper Records 01/1996 – 01/2001
Web Designer, Video Protectionist, Audio Recording Engineer, PC Repair Tech:
Droolboy Productions 02/1999 – Present-Private business
Fashion Design Illustrator: World-Go-Round, Mfg. 05/1990 – 09/1994
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EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
• Worked within constrained budgets and met
proposed outcomes and deadlines
• Lent graphic expertise to advance designs and
appeal of external and internal projects
• Document Filing and electronic filing structure
design
• Database design and management for all
phases of structure and support
• Project management –Web-Marketing
• Maintained company accounts, receivable/
payable
• Created new filing structure based on program
systems
• Maintained traveling and calendars
• Typed all documentation
• Created all PPT presentations for web and live
conferencing
• Created Flash exams/ and employee training
•
videos
Improved high standards of customer support
tracking system
• Experience Operating Registers/Cash
• Managed Vendor and Inventory accounts
• Managed Accounting/Deposits
• Filmed and edited video projects for web and
marketing campaigns
• Recorded audio and produced master cds/dvds
• Created all web site designs from original
layouts
• Maintained MS Server 2003, users,
permissions and remote connections
• Developed server based media library
Academic Experience
Completed all course work and self course work to
enhance graphic design and video productions skills by
designing extensive mock and project designs in HTML,
Flash, ASPX, dynamic database, image creation, image
enhancements and manipulations, audio recording, and
video recording, directing and producing to create online
and print materials.
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SKILLS
• Skilled in all aspects of web designing.
• Skilled in all aspects of audio and video production,
music composition and technical direction for multitrack
recording, web based streaming and interactive multimedia,
midi, digital, and analog recording instruments, including
studio engineered recording, dubbing, editing, and master
mixing.
• Musician and composer experience includes written
and scored musical compositions, original digital recordings
for album productions; various independent artists, web
services, online commercials and advertising, and proficient
in all audio formats and streaming MAC & PC
• Background in the setup of 8- and 32-channel sound
boards, amplifiers, microphones, loudspeakers, and related
equipment, processors, gates, vocal compressors, mixing
consoles and all software/ hardware related components
• Skilled in all HTML, FLASH, CSS design and
layout concepts for original table designs and creation of
templates, skilled in ASP Net concepts and database
design
• Skilled in Business management, and conflict solu-
tions
• Skilled in project management with support to per-
formance, accountability, and resolutions including sched-
uling/tasking assignments
• Skilled in Desktop support and technical trouble-
shooting (23 years)
• Skilled in management & training techniques of
2-9 people technical teams
• Skilled in White Paper and Technical writing
• Skilled in web content authoring and editing
• Skilled in product and software life cycle
• Skilled in web mastering/ management
• Skilled in Hardware installations, upgrades
• Skilled in Software installations, upgrades
• Skilled in User /Permissions Management
• Skilled in IP Configurations
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PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Musician, Tacoma, WA/ San Diego, CA/ Anaheim, CA
Composer, Musician, Singer
Continued album productions and audio work through the
span of 24 years. Musical composition, Music theory, Pro-
ducer, Singer, Songwriter, Poet. Instruments include: Keys,
Piano, Oboe, and light Electric and Acoustic guitar work.
Function as recording artist, music producer, and musi-
cian on multiple life span independent albums, community
theater, Jr. and Sr. High School symphonies, web and media
projects for self and other various artists, companies and
corporations worldwide. Served as CEO/ A&R rep for Car-
meled Pepper Records.
Works include: Over 400 + past musical compositions with
lyrics, over 250+ additional lyrics without music, lyrical
phrases and poetry. Current projects include production
of recent album with current band, Grind House; Album
“Barely Exposed”.
Previous bands: “From Nowhere”, “Pure void”.
Previously recorded albums: “Something More”, “Razor
Humped”, “Sea of Delusions”, and a 34 sound sample li-
brary product disc of tones and patches created by self with
FREE License Use Rights.
Portfolio: http://pennylane.grindhouse-music.com
Washington Clinical Placement, Renton, WA
Video Director, Editor, Web Content Author/Designer:
Company Documentary 2007-2009
In charge of all sound setups, filming, lighting and music
production, and graphic layout and marketing design.
Function as Recording Engineer and editor; oversee light-
ing, sound design, filming aspects/ ratios. Original music
composed by self, copyrights apply. Developed web site.
Viewable work: http://washingtonclinicalplacement.com/
History.html
Grind House/ Droolboy Productions, Fircrest, WA
Video Producer, Director, Editor Web Content Author/De-
signer, Musician: Music Video- Grind House “Walking
Streets” 2008
In charge of 3 city location setup and filming, lighting, edit-
ing, musical compositions and mastering
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Function as Recording Engineer, and editor, graphic
motions director and designer. Music composed
solely by self, copyrights apply. Developed web site.
Viewable work: http://grindhouse-music.com/

Grind House/ Droolboy Productions, Tacoma WA

Video Producer, Director, Editor, Musician, Web
Content Author/Designer: Music Video- Grind House,
“No Good” 2007
In charge of lighting, camera functions and markers,
backgrounds, and over-all video time line.
Function as Recording artist/band. Original concepts
and music composed by self, copyrights apply. Devel-
oped web site.
Viewable work: http://grindhouse-music.com/videos.
html

Carmeled Pepper Records, Lakebay, Seattle WA

Music Producer, Video Director, Editor Web Content
Author/Designer: Various Productions 1996-2001
Filmed various local independent bands and edited,
live music venues, directed video interviews, and cre-
ated content for multimedia streaming for web pres-
ence and sales. In charge of locations, lighting, sound
engineering. Developed web sites.
Function as Producer of “The Spot” Online TV talk
show and local NW artist showcase.
http://cpproductions.fanspace.com/cgi-bin/blog

Laurie Stuber/ G&L Management, Cincinnati, Ohio

Audio Recording Producer & Technician, Web Con-
tent Author/Designer 1999
Set up and maintained audio equipment, master mix
down and dry vocal file manipulation, music producer,
composer. Developed web site.
This was a long distance project with uploads to CPR
server

The Under Study Project, London, England

Music Producer-Pro Bono Demo 1998
In charge of additional recording and music composi-
tions to previous artist’s tracks, remixing and master-
ing of final tracks. This song entitled the band to be
offered a Recording contact with Cherry Records in
London, England. I was offered credit on album if
track was to be used.

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COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Platforms / Languages
MAC: OS 7.0 7.5, 8.0, 9.0 PC: Microsoft Windows®
DOS, 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, HTML, CSS,
XML, Flash/ & 2.0 actionscript, ASPX, NET Frame-
work 1.0/2, 3.5 VB 08, XAML/ Silverlight, JavaScript,
standard notepad for editing.

Web / Graphic
Dreamweaver MX/CS3, Flash MX/CS3, Photoshop,
Adobe
Illustrator, In Design CS3, MS Web Developer 08, MS
Expression Studio 2.0, MS Visual Basic/Studio, 05,08,
Macromedia Freehand, GraphFX, New Blue Effects, .

Audio / Video
After Effects, Adobe Live, Cubase VST, Cubase LE,
Sonic Foundry Vegas Video 3.0, Sony Vegas Movie 8.0,
Sony Vegas PRO 8.0b, Adobe Premiere 5.0, Reason 3.0,
4.0, Rebirth 2.0, 2.5, Wave Lab LE. Other: independent
various programs spanning from 1996-2009; mixing con-
soles, samplers, midi recording, audio cards and external
hardware mixing components. Encoding/ Streaming:
Real Producer, QuickTime Pro, Windows Media encoder,
FLV encoder, MP3 MPEG 2, MPEG 4.

General Software
SQL Server 05, Access, WORD, PPT, Publisher, Claris,
Word Perfect, Excel. The complete MS Line and Suites

Hardware
Installations: modems, sound cards, memory, CPU,
mother boards, printers, NIC cards, IEEE Firewire Cards,
USB ports, including troubleshooting, IRQ assigning,
registry editing, and Help Desk Support, firmware up-
grades, bios troubleshooting.

Software
Installations and Upgrades: all WIN OS versions, Linux
Fedora ver. 9, all printers, scanner, usb ports, monitors,
networking connections, including troubleshooting and
Help Desk Support via web portals, desktop applications,
and CLI.

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LIVE WEB SITES
NCPD#1:
http://ncpd1.dp1c.com

DP 1st Choice Web & Media Services:

http://dp1c.com

Washington Clinical Placement:

http://washingtonclinicalplacement.com
(Temporarily unavail. State Project Closed)

Golddigga Entertainment:
http://golddiggaent.net

Keldamuzik:
http://keldamuzik.net

DivaTV:
http://divatv.grindhouse-music.com

Droolboy Productions:
http://droolboyproductions.dp1c.com

IGG4MRadio:
http://igg4mradio.grindhouse-music.com

I GO GAGA 4 Music Network:

http://igogaga4music.grindhouse-music.com

The Shadow Puppets:

http://grindhouse-music.com/shadowpuppets

Grind House:
http://grindhouse-music.com

Graphic/Web portfolio:
http://droolboyproductions.grindhouse- music.com/
planeportfolio
Audio Portfolio:
http://pennylane.grindhouse-music.com

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