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The first release of The Nature Conservancy of
Washington Website is the result of a
highly colaborative team effort
The team is comprised of 30 multimedia, publishing and software professionals
from 15 different companies, many of whom wear several hats. The chart below
describes the organization. Click on a section of the chart to display the
roles performed by members of the team, and the companies who participate
in the project. The titles associated with the team members in this chart
reflect the job they performed for this project.
The entire staff of The Nature Conservancy of Washington was instrumental in the
development, production and maintenance of this web site. The creation of the site
reflects a consistent team effort and we gratefully acknowledge each staff members'
participation.
The Nature Conservancy of Washington wishes to acknowledge and thank the team and
the companies that have made this website possible.
Editorial
The editorial team is responsible for the publishing plan, development and
acquisition of the content, editorial photography editing and text editing.
Gordon Todd,
Executive Editor | The Nature Conservancy of Washington |
Leslie Kellogg,
Managing Editor | The Nature Conservancy of Washington |
Carl Guess,
Editor | Freelance Writer/Editor |
Tammy Steele,
Contributor Agreements Administrator | Microsoft Corporation |
Lynn Hess,
Rights Acquisition Manager | Microsoft Corporation |
Digital Media Design
The digital design team is responsible for the design concept and plan,
site architecture design, art direction, multimedia design and programming,
multimedia production, and website graphics.
| David Brede, Digital Media Director | Tim Girvin Design, Inc. |
| Brian Boram, Art Director, Senior Designer | Tim Girvin Design, Inc |
| Gordon Todd, Design Concept Development | The Nature Conservancy |
| Aki Morino, Designer | Tim Girvin Design, Inc |
| Miles Matsumoto, Digital Media Programmer | Tim Girvin Design, Inc |
| Hannah Adams, Digital Media Production Artist | Freelance Designer/ArtSource Inc. |
| Nick Prebezac, Video Producer | TSI |
| Robert Christensen, Digital Media Designer | TSI |
| Kurt Lieber, Video Production Artist | TSI |
| Steve Dowd, Audio Technician | MetaBridge, Inc. |
Project Management
The project management team is responsible for implementation of the plans
defined by the Editorial and Digital Media Design teams: management of the
production team, cost control, and on-schedule delivery of a quality website.
| Dianne Hofbeck, Project Manager | MetaBridge, Inc. |
| Scott Henson, Third Party Software Manager | Microsoft Corporation |
| Tammy Steele, Microsoft Liaison | Microsoft Corporation |
| Monica Kleinfelter, Administrative Assistant | Microsoft Corporation |
Web Authoring
The web authoring team is responsible for site architecture implementation,
asset management, html programming, version control and html maintenance.
| Kent Pearson, Web Authoring Director | Freelance web author |
| James Miller, Web Authoring Expert | MetaBridge, Inc. |
| Robert Hess, HTML Programmer | Microsoft Corporation |
| Mark Phillips, HTML Programmer | Freelance web author |
Software engineering
The software engineering team is responsible for the software in the client
application used by the readers of the website, as well as the systems and processes
that gather and convert content, and the databases accessed and used by the client
application. The team is responsible for development of controls, sophisticated
scripting, database architecture, software specifications, integration of third
party controls, and test automation.
| Mike Templeman, Engineering Manager | MetaBridge, Inc. |
| James Miller, Web Authoring Expert | MetaBridge, Inc. |
| Robert Hess, HTML Programmer | Microsoft Corporation |
| Pat Little, IS Manager | The Nature Conservancy |
Quality Assurance
The QA team is responsible for testing beta and released versions of the site
in response to bug/problem reports; for database consistency, accuracy and
performance; and for maintaining a defect database for client applications,
databases and controls.
| Tammy Steele, External Testing Manager | Microsoft Corporation |
| Mark Phillips, Internal Tester | MetaBridge, Inc. |
The Nature Conservancy of Washington also wishes to thank the following companies,
who contributed in-kind goods and services to make this site possible:
- Microsoft Corporation
- Intergraph Corporation
- MCI, Inc.
- Adobe Systems, Inc
- Progressive Networks
- Macromedia, Inc.
- VDONet Corp.
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