19002 west 164th terrace — olathe, kansas 66062 — 913.707.8881 — shane@topfivedesign.com — View My Resume
Below you will find samples of my writing. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the files. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free from Adobe.com.
Case Study - The City of Fort Collins' extensive use of ImageNow in several offices across the city improves business processes in the Colorado city. I interviewed key contacts and wrote the study. (PDF)
Case Study - Page & Moy is one of the United Kingdom's leaders in direct travel sales. This was an edit and update of a previously existing study. I interviewed current contacts and ensured that the story was accurate. (PDF)
Case Study - The University of Michigan is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country. They also were one of Perceptive Software's first higher education customers. Initially installing ImageNow in their Financial Aid office, they expanded it to their Admissions and Registrar and eventually site-wide. This case study examines their Admissions and Registrar installations. I interviewed new contacts at Michigan and wrote the study. (PDF)
Case Study - Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey is spread out among 3 regional campuses. These campuses need to share information about their 48,000 plus enrolled students. This case study explores the Rutgers installation of ImageNow. I interviewed the key contacts at Rutgers and wrote the story. (PDF)
Case Study - Vulcan Materials is one of the largest producers of construction materials in the United States. This document investigates how they are using ImageNow to better their payables processes. I did all the interviewing and writing on this study. (PDF)
Case Study - Wesley Medical Center is Wichita hospital with 800-plus beds and is a part of the HCA network. They use ImageNow both in their inbound admissions and in their pharmacy. This is a pre-existing study that I edited and updated when I started at Perceptive Software. (PDF)
Follow the links below to more examples of my design work, including interactive work that I have done, both for Perceptive Software as well as other clients. Some of the work you will need Acrobat Reader and for some of it, you will need the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player, which you can download for free from Adobe.com.
Online Advertisement - This is a flash-based advertisement that ran as a leaderboard on the SAP-targeted site TechTarget. (SWF)
Online Advertisement - This is a flash-based advertisement that ran as a leaderboard on the Claims Magazine web site. (SWF)
Interactive Presentation - ImageNow DataCapture is a forms reader add-on to Perceptive Software's main product offering that helps to automate the processing of documents that maintain a standard format, like invoices, transcripts, etc. I did all the production on this piece. (SWF)
Interactive - Perceptive Software runs small-scale advertisements on their home page that rotate randomly. This is one such ad that integrated a variety of customer quotes. I concepted, designed, and produced this Flash document. In addition, the mini-advertisment currently running on imagenow.com is one that I produced from start to finish. (SWF)
Interactive - Another example of a mini-commercial that ran on Perceptive Software's home page. This ad uses code-based tweens, which is beneficial to both file size and smoothness in animations. I concepted, designed, and produced this Flash document. (SWF)
Interactive - This presentation was given at the North American SAP Users Conference once per hour. I helped to develop the content and with our senior copywriter and then concepted and executed the project. In addition, I trained the presenters on how they were to deliver the material to their audience, coaching them on presentation techniques and helping to familiarize them with the information. Click to advance the presentation. (SWF)
T-shirt - For the past several years, Perceptive Software has taken a more and more active role in the Kansas City Corporate Challenge. We like to have a humorous and well-designed t-shirt every year. In 2005, we went with my concept, copy and design for our shirt. (PDF)
Screen advertisement - In conjunction with the opening of the last Star Wars movie, Perceptive Software ran an ad in AMC theaters to spur recruiting efforts. I designed this document keeping the Star Wars theme in mind. (GIF)
Print Advertisement - This advertisement ran on the inside front-cover of PeopleTalk, the user magazine for PeopleSoft users. I concepted and executed the ad. (PDF)
Print Advertisements - This 3-part series of advertisements ran in conjunction with a large healthcare trade show. (PDF)
Follow the links below to more examples of my work. None of these projects have anything to do with Perceptive Software and were done through my freelance company, topFIVEdesign.
Web Site - This web site needed to showcase the artwork of freelance mural artist Alli Arnold, while being very easy to maintain and update. I integrated a Flash viewer into the site that could be easily changed using XML. I worked with the artist to concept the site and then developed the full site. (HTML, SWF)
Web Site - My congregation's Web site was in desperate need of an update when I stepped in one year ago. Using the flexible content manager Textpattern, I was able to create a robust, easily-updatable site that gave people a reason to visit. (CSS, HTML, CMS)
Web Site - I designed the HTML and CSS templates for this truck, trailer, and construction equipment seller based out of Kansas City. I worked with an excellent team of web developers to construct this site, which pulls its data from a custom FileMaker database and is then rendered into my templates. This site receives thousands of visits monthly and has an extremely high SEO value to the company. (CSS, HTML)
Web Site - I reconfigured the HTML of this heavily visited leasing site so that it adhered to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional spec set forth by the W3C. I also planned a complete table-less overhaul of the site that would have added a content management system and been much more flexible and extensible. (CSS, HTML)
Web Site - This web site is for a cargo airline based out of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The site is fully XHTML 1.0 Strict validated. I worked with the organization to make a flexible, agile layout that was straightforward and clean. Originally, the site was built entirely with Flash, but has since been converted to SEO-friendly XHTML and CSS. (CSS, HTML)
Web Site - ALG is the parent company of HeavyLift International. They run aviation companies all over the world and they requested that I update their web presence, which was extremely outdated. (CSS, HTML)
Poster - The Ottawa Suzuki Strings is a premier strings group made up of youth who study the Suzuki style under the guidance of world-renowned teacher Alice Joy Lewis. They have performed all over the world and they perform an annual Christmas concert. This poster is from their 2003 New England Tour. (PDF)
Program - This is the Ottawa Suzuki Strings Christmas program from 2004. (PDF)