Director of Research and Development

Task scoping and labor estimation for projects. Personal authority defined on a project basis in this non-hierarchical environment; but am consulted on each job for intelligent division of labor, support of each task and will be responsible for the resulting team effort. Establishment of media asset databases for large projects, re-purposing creative material and client use. Research and purchase of media rights and services. Licensor of supporting technologies. Define hiring criteria, write text of advertisements, place ads, conduct interviews and make decisions about hiring. Efforts have shifted the company focus from traditional prepress and print design jobs to new media. Consultation on technical aspects of prepress jobs.

Present at each initial project proposal at customer site to get a clear vision of requirements and field any detailed questions about design or function. Explain each beta version's function and limitations to customer as requested. Sometimes speak to authors and lecturers about the translation of their materials to an interactive format. Assist in the translation of the overall vision for each project to the task level for other employees. Occasionally attend a roll-out of a product to field functional questions from an audience of new users.