Writing & Instructional Design

Selected works including my 2022 memoir and more than a dozen published works on editing, filmmaking and related topics, as well as for-hire technical writing and instructional design.

IN HERSCHEL’S WAKE • 2022 Boyle & Dalton Publishing, Columbus, OH Memoir, 309 pages, winner of 9 awards and accolades

KERNEL •2021 Los Angeles, CA Crafted user guide for innovative brain-scanning device with both highly technical and lay customers

THE 360° VIDEO HANDBOOK • 2016- 2020 Los Angeles, CA A step-by-step guide to creating video for virtual reality

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN • 2019 Cubic Motion LTD, London, UK Instructional materials for specialized motion capture software.

APPLE MOTION INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS • Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA Co-author of official documentation and tutorials for Apple’s motion graphics software.

FINAL CUT PRO USER GUIDE • Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA Contributor to official Apple user manual for Final Cut Pro.

APPLE PRO TRAINING SERIES: ten books authored or co-authored for this series of instructional books and courses.

Full list of published work available upon request

SOFTWARE DESIGN

I got my start working in software development and design, culminating with my role as a user interaction specialist and overall product designer for Apple’s (once) esteemed video editing software, FINAL CUT PRO.

APPLE, INC. Software Designer, Instructional Designer On-and-off from 1998-2017
Detailed design of user interaction and workflow for Final Cut Pro software up to version 1.2. Designed and produced training curriculum and demos. Supervised and administered beta testing program, Acted as liaison for customers to integrate feedback into iterative design. Later, designed and wrote user manuals for a variety of products.

MACROMEDIA, INC. Workflow Designer/Usability Expert 1995-1998
Design and evaluate every aspect of cutting edge video editing software. Provide usability feedback to host of products including Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Freehand, etc. Perform usability testing and analyze data.

ADOBE, INC. SQA Engineer 1993-1995
Tested usability of and provided workflow feedback for graphics (Photoshop & Illustrator) and video editing (Premiere & After Effects) software for Macintosh and Windows platforms.