Benjamin F. Hall

Introduction

The purpose of this web site is to provide potential employers information about my skills and experience, providing more depth than an average resume.

Included in this site are the following pages:

• "Who Am I?" provides miscellaneous information not found elsewhere;
• "Resume" provides standard educational and employment information; and
• "Portfolio" includes detailed descriptions of recent design and development projects.

Odds and Ends

• Thesis topic: Information as Power in the Postmodern Age
• Contributor to "View from the Village" web site, including digital photography of Olympic Village during the 1996 Olympics
• Currently redesigning the "Voyager Outward Bound" web site
• Currently serving as publicist for Olympic gold medalist Derrick Adkins
• Completed a short internship with CNN Interactive Sports as an HTML Editor

Strengths!

• Self-motivated
• Team player
• Goal driven
• Understand design and development as a process
• Excellent understanding of the hypertext environment, the WWW, and the Internet
• Ability to learn technical material quickly
• Able to communicate complex material in an understandable form for all audiences

In Progress

• Extensive CGI work- now refining skills
• Increasing Java competencies as needed

Weaknesses?

• Spelling
• Easily bored with static work environment (i.e., lack of challenge)
• Hold co-workers and self to same high standards
• Hate to wear a tie
• Delegating (I'm learning as I go...)