| Summary of Qualifications |
Thirteen years of SGML experience. Conversion to and from SGML/XML. DTD
creation. Customization of authoring/publishing systems and content
management systems. Perl text processing and CGI programming. Unix
system administration.
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Languages:
Perl, XSL, DSSSL, Omnimark, Emacs Lisp, ArborText Command Language
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Applications:
Saxon and libxml2 (XSL), Jade (DSSSL), ArborText, XPP (Xyvision), Emacs, Photoshop,
Adobe Illustrator
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Platforms:
Unix/Linux, Windows, Macintosh
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| Professional Experience |
| 1998 - Present |
Paul Crook Consulting |
Greenfield, MA |
Consultant and Contractor
Instrumental in publishing of American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth
Edition (AHD4) in HTML, PDF, and on CD-ROM. Created processing
tools and workflow for recording of 70,000 pronunciations for
AHD4. Created software tools to help clients with in-house XML
conversion and XML file evaluations. Wrote examples for Ziff-Davis
University XML course. DTD development, SGML/XML consulting, and
reference work conversion for customers including Houghton Mifflin,
Information Please, Random House, and Lycos.
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| 1997 - 1998 |
Information Please, LLC |
Boston, MA |
Electronic Reference Specialist
Refined production environment for Information Please
Almanacs. Evaluated and purchased hardware and services for
internal and external web servers and development.
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| 1994 - 1997 |
Inso Corporation |
Boston, MA |
Database Developer
Wrote reusable conversion tools for a large number and variety of
reference works. Customized authoring and production environment
for the Information Please Almanacs.
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| Education |
| 1985-1988 |
University of Rochester |
Rochester, NY |
Spent three years in Computer Science/Math/Psychology curriculum.
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