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robert
a. stribley
e: stribs@hotmail.com
employment
01-Present Information Architect, Assistant Vice President, Charlotte, NC, Winston-Salem,
NC
· Currently developing
site architecture for Wachovia's new intranet, a site
to be used by approximately 100,000 employees of the merged companies First
Union and Wachovia, now the fourth largest financial holding
company in the United States. (January 2002-Present)
> Interviewed stakeholders
to gather requirements for site architectureo Developed
architecture for enterprise intranet site
> Developed schematics
for usability testing and technical development
> Wrote content for various
sections of the intranet site
> Trained co-worker in
principles of information architecture, web site development
· Developed site architecture
and wrote content for an international e-Learning company
· Wrote script for Flash
demo to inform Users about features and functionality of Web
site offering online graphics solutions and office products
distribution
· Provided voiceover
for same online demonstration
00-01 Writer/Information Architect, iXL,
Charlotte, NC
· Wrote and edited copy
for large-scale Web projects
· Managed content delivery
for development of two sites for tri-state utility company
· Designed site architecture
for large Web sites, including functional requirements, site
maps, page schematics, forms, navigation, use-case scenarios,
and process diagrams
· Collaborated with
all internal teams, including engineering, developers, creative,
project management, and quality assurance, to effectively
meet client needs
· Facilitated discussions
of content development with subject matter experts; educated
client as to principles of personalization versus customization
· Developed writing
guidelines for company to follow for internal content development
· Assisted with usability
testing for large corporate intranet site
· Assisted with quality
assurance on large corporate Web and intranet sites
99-00 Writer/Information Architect, Computer
Associates, Charlotte, NC
· Wrote creative and
informative copy for various departmental marketing projects,
including scripts, brochures, and content
· Designed site architecture
for four Web sites, including one Yahoo-like portal
· Developed site maps,
page schematics, navigation, and process diagrams
· Assisted with quality
assurance on tourism site for city of New Orleans
· Represented department
at national trade shows
97-99 Communications Coordinator, SC Organ
Procurement Agency, Inc. (SCOPA), Spartanburg, SC
· Responsible for statewide
public relations for non-profit agency
· Wrote articles for
and edited all publications, including On Call, a monthly
newsletter aimed at hospital clinical staff and New Life News,
a quarterly with a larger audience
· Developed content
for agency’s web site
· Wrote organ donation
curriculum for SC high schools
· Acted as agency’s
media liaison, providing interviews and information to the
media
· Spoke regularly before
schools, civic groups, and churches
· Trained and managed
over 120 Upstate volunteers
96-97 Lead Advisor, Plymouth Place, Greenville,
SC
· Lead and organized
Plymouth Place, a Chrysler marketing effort, in upstate SC
· Set up displays, procured
and recorded marketing information from potential customers
· Scheduled and supervised
several team members
95-96 English Teacher, Sejong Foreign Language
Institute, Pusan, Korea
· Taught English as
a foreign language to students of all ages from preschool
to adults
· Developed curriculum
for every age level
other relevant experience
00-01 Staff Writer,
online music magazine, New York, NY - Wrote
reviews, conduct interviews, and edit feature articles for
online music magazine devoted to modern music.
Fall 99 Freelance Writer,
Foreignborn.com, Washington, DC - Wrote
entire section advising foreign students on getting an education
in the United States
Winter 99 Freelance
Writer, Convergent Media Systems, Atlanta, GA - Developed
content and wrote script for large corporate long-distance
learning project.
96-98 Contributing
Writer, Creative Loafing, Greenville, SC - Contributed
weekly book and art reviews, as well as occasional cover stories.
97-99 Instructor,
Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC - Regularly
taught verbal section of ACT preparation course for high school
students.
Summer 96 Speech Teacher,
Limestone College, Gaffney, SC - Taught
Speech for Limestone’s Block Program on-site at Ryobi
plant in Pickens, SC.
Spring 93 Intern Reporter,
WFBC/WORD NewsTalk Radio, Greenville, SC - Wrote,
recorded, and aired news stories of local and state significance
over AM and FM stations.
Fall 92 Newsroom Intern,
WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC - Assisted
producer, reporters and videographers; wrote anchor news copy
for air.
recognition
Sept 02 eCommerce Hero,
Wachovia, for contributions towards the company’s intranet
project
May 01 Core Value
Award, iXL, for contributions towards the Piedmont
Natural Gas project
May 99 Winner, South
Carolina Fiction Project, Charleston Post & Courier
May 98 Honorable Mention,
South Carolina Fiction Project, Charleston Post &
Courier
July 92 Frank Shakespeare
Award for Broadcast Journalism, Institute on Political
Journalism, Fund for American Studies, Georgetown University
education
July 02 Charles University,
Prague, Czech Republic – studies in Czech language,
literature and culture in association with University of New
Orleans
Winter 01 Queens College,
Charlotte, NC – studies in black-and-white photography
Fall 99 Greenville Technical
College, Greenville, SC – studies in 35mm photography
Summer 98,99 Summer Writer’s
Conference, Southampton College, NY – studies in fiction
and short-story writing
93-95 M.Ed. in English, Bob
Jones University, Greenville, SC
89-93 B.A. in Broadcast Journalism,
Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC – minor in English
Summer 92 Institute on Political
Journalism, Georgetown University, Washington, DC –
studies in economics in public policy and ethics; print journalism
internship
computer
skills
Adobe Photoshop; Lotus WordPro;
Microsoft Excel, FrontPage, PageMaker, Publisher, Visio 2000,
Word; Word Perfect; some QuarkXPress, Macromedia Dreamweaver
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