Betsy R. Marks Delaney
P.O. Box 1393
Greenbelt, MD 20768-1393
301-922-1865 (voice/text) • 413.751.7320 (fax) • email Betsy

Career Summary: Betsy's support for theatrical organizations, libraries, archives, membership organizations and associations includes database administration, editorial and technical writing, web content, graphic design and archive management. Within the last seven years, she has designed, maintained, managed or provided content for at least 30 separate web sites. Betsy is capable, experienced, interested in new challenges and in search of an opportunity to put these assets to work. See Betsy's Writing Samples page for examples of content written for the web and other media.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Web Designer/Manager, Web Consulting Services Safety Net Solutions (SNS) (http://www.safetynetsolutions.com/) Revised existing site to correct CSS-related display issues using Dreamweaver, Kompozer. Adjusted contact graphic to fix fax number using Fireworks. Corrected alt tag errors, graphic and navigation problems. Interactive Technologies Group, Inc. (ITG) (http://www.itgco.com/) Worked with a team of developers to complete series of lessons for an interactive government agency course. Created static HTML pages from MS PowerPoint storyboard slides, working with CSS templates. Adjusted and modified graphics/photo images for site using Fireworks. Prince George's County History Consortium (PGCHC) (http://www.princegeorgesmuseums.org/) Designed site from specifications provided by client using Fireworks and Dreamweaver, provide ongoing site maintenance/content management, email support, layout and additions as necessary. Design included custom graphic look and feel as well as site architecture using Visio to illustrate storyboard. Implemented and integrated free online calendar portal using Google Calendar. Blood and Cardstock Games (http://www.blood-and-cardstock.com/) Designed custom graphic look and feel, site architectureand layout from specifications provided by client using Macromedia Fireworks and Dreamweaver, provide ongoing site maintenance/content management, email support, layout and additions as necessary. Provide ongoing site maintenance/management and email support (including e-commerce online authorization and settlement/shopping cart), creating additional pages to promote new products as necessary.	6/2005 - Present
Artistic Director, OutOftheBlackBox Theatre Company, Inc. (http://www.o2b2.org/)	11/2004 - Present
Directing The Devil's Christmas Carol, a cast of 14 in the full-length World Premiere musical for the Capital Fringe Festival, July 9-26, 2009. Designed set for Catch-22 in cooperation with the Greenbelt Arts Center; designed all publications, Publicity, Videographer. Designed set for Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and served as Videographer, Box Office Manager/Producer during run of show. Designed lights, ran light board for Ben Jonson's Volpone at the 2007 DC Fringe Festival and designed the show's print materials. Designed sound for Murder Takes the Stage; served as Box Office Manager & Videographer. Produced and edited video for archive, distribution to cast using Adobe Premiere Pro. Directed A Company of Wayward Saints and Six Characters... in cooperation with the Greenbelt Arts Center; provided content/print design for program, flyers, ad copy, marketing materials and fund raising items. Adapted script for Six Characters in Search of an Author; directed performance (16 actors, technicians); designed sound for performance using Goldwave to produce audio clips, Windows Media Player and iTunes for library management. Established 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre status. Serve on company's Board of Directors.
Community Initiative Director, Washington Revels, Inc. (http://www.revelsdc.org/)	9/2007 - 3/2009
Position tailor-made to fit professional experience. Coordinated identification of new Customer relationship management (CRM) package to replace existing Access-based fundraising/contact database system; project placed on hold prior to actual implementation due to funding issues. Produced several promotional, archival video presentations relating to Revels performances using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Windows Movie Maker, PowerPoint and YouTube. Assisted in producing three theatrical Community Initiative projects, maintaining contact lists, coordinating with directors, performers, technicians and front of house staff. Coordinated annual Christmas Revels Outreach performance, contacting and organizing seating for approximately 1,200 audience members from disadvantaged or elderly homes and organizations. Designed and implemented volunteer tracking database to manage over 500 Revels volunteers, using FileMaker Pro.
Owner/Primary Designer, WebInvent.com, Inc.	1/1999 - 6/2005
Provided management/design services for small businesses/individuals requiring a web presence. Work included defining site architecture, content layout, graphics, CGI/form development and production, project management, contract development and negotiation. Services also included existing site maintenance, copy editing, content development as needed. Designed and maintained company web site using text-based editors for HTML maintenance, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks and Dreamweaver.
Web Site Designer, AccessAbility Internet Services, Inc. (http://www.ability.net/)	12/1997 - 5/1999
Provided all aspects of web site design support, including HTML layout, graphics, navigational systems, forms/CGI, JavaScript for client sites on both PC and Mac platforms. Wrote and edited documentation, provided website administration for company's Intranet and public web site. Designed, provided content for and maintained company's sample site.

* Details for prior experience are available upon request.

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Résumés: General * Editorial * Theatrical * Web Portfolio * Writing Selections