Profile

Mr. Mark E Swindle Senior Web/Software Designer, Office of the Dean Annenberg Hall Room 246 2120 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-0001 Phone: (847) 467-2939 Fax: (847) 467-1418 Office Hours: 8:30-5 M-Th

Biography

Design, production and information architecture emphasis, practiced in  architecture, graphic design, medical illustration, art direction, and web-based applications. Web-based work has included design/production/development, information architecture and applications design

Resume

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Websites

Interface Design for a CD-ROM for McGraw-Hill Contemporary's GED Assessment

LASIK Surgery in Colombia

Medical Illustration

School of Communication, Northwestern University

Tropicana

Tropicana Smoothies

Awards/Honors

2008 - Best Prctices Excellence Award

2003 - Best in Category, Folder Design, Printing Industry of Illinois/Indiana

1998 - New City Reader's Poll: Number 1 Record Store in Chicago

1977 - Valedictorian, High School Graduating Class

Research/Scholarship
Education

Year		Degree		Institution
2008		MS in Computer Information Studies (in progress)		Northwestern University
1982		BS in Architectural Studies, with honors		University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Selected Presentations

Swindle, Mark; Rich, Matthew; Bienen, Leigh (April, 2008). From Murder to Social Justice: A Tale of Technology and Record Keeping Across Two Centuries. Early in the process of gathering historical and legal documents for the Florence Kelley web site, it became apparent that this companion site to Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930 - constructed around a single dataset of 14,000 police case records - would require a very different organizational scheme and interface to maximize ease of navigation and access to a collection of 50,000 documents from more than 300 libraries and archival sources. Our presentation will trace the collaborative and iterative process used to integrate high-performance full-text search capabilities based upon a structured, hierarchical Document Repository, bringing tens of thousands of 19th- and 20th century documents and photographs to 21st century readers through a multi-faceted and intuitive interactive experience. Evanston, IL.

Swindle, Mark and Webb, James Accreditation and Accountability: Digital Portfolios, Virtual Showrooms and a CMS . Annual Meeting, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
This session describes the transformation of a homegrown educational content management system (CMS) into a comprehensive accreditation tool - built on open source architecture - linking courses, instructors, digital portfolios and a virtual showroom. We will demonstrate how this system streamlined a review by the Illinois State Board of Education of a masters-level teacher certification program at Northwestern University. Chicago, IL.

Research Interests

Distance Learning
Online Activism

Professional
Significant Works

2008		Center for Talent Development Design, project management and information architecure for SESP's center for gifted students
2008		The Life and Times of Florence Kelley in Chicago, A companion site to Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930, this project resuscitates some 50,000 pages of archival records from a decade of Chicago's history that featured everything from the glories of the World Columbian Exposition to the despair wrought of 100,000 homeless men on the streets after the demise of the Fair and the Panic of 1893; and horrid working conditions for many of Chicago's men, women and children. Onto this stage Florence Kelley brought a fierce determination to apply the rule of law and the power of the pen, and her role as the first female factory inspector in the United States, to agitate for better living and working conditions. Three pivotal court cases finally culminated, in 1911 (Muller v. Oregon), in a decision upholding factory inspections and the ability of the courts to regulate the number of hours women could be demanded to work.
2004		National Resident Curriculum Research Project, Information Architect/Designer A collaboration between the School of Communication and the Dept of Surgery, sponsored by the American Board of Surgery as a prototype interactive, mulitmedia learning tool for nationwide use by surgery interns
2004		A History of Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930 Information Architect/Designer: An interactive online repository of legal and historical documents with a searchable database of over 11,000 homicides
2003		School of Communication web sites: 2003-2008 Designer

Works In Progress

2006		CMSesp Information Architect/Project Manager: Development of a custom-made content management system (CMSesp) developed initially for use by the School of Communication, Children's Memorial Institute for Education & Research, the History of Homicide website, and the National Resident Curriculum Research Project website - then expanded by the SESP development team to include a Virtual Showroom, Digital Portfolio, Faculty Annual Reporting System, News Center and other web-based functionality
2005		Digital Portfolio Information Architect/Designer/Co-Developer: An application (extending the functionality of CMSesp) designed to provide a completely online environment to facillitate the teacher certification process

Employment History

2004 - 2007		Senior Web Designer . Webmaster, Northwestern University, School of Education & Social Policy webmaster
2002 - 2004		Northwestern University, School of Communication webmaster design, development, IA, project management and implementation of websites design, development, IA of 'SOCiety,' a custom-built content management system design of promotional print material
2000 - 2000		Leapnet web production/coordination Production, optimization and testing of websites for clients including Sears, MSNBC, Sams
2000 - 2001		Frankel & Company senior web designer . senior art director Online marketing and promotions by websites, microsites, banner ads and custom apps with emphasis on print-web integration. Roles included: program creation, concepting, storyboarding, design, revision, production and programming. Clinets included: VISA, United Airlines, Tropicana, Frito-Lay, USPS, McDonalds and Target
1999 - 2000		Neology (of Smith Bucklin & Associates) web design . web production/coordination Design, production and maintenance of long-term and conference-specific websites for trade associations, health alliances and software user groups
1998 - 1999		Aquent, E-Staff and Digital People web design . web production . webmaster . print design . print production . software testing freelance employment for clients including Giant Step, Ambrosi, Neology, SPSS, Argonne, BCBS
1995 - 1998		The Quaker Goes Deaf Record Store co-owner . co-founder . designer . website . advertising . financial management/planning An alternative & indie label CD/vinyl/video emporium specializing in new, used and rare/collectible releases. Voted "Best Record Store in Chicago" 1998 (New City Reader's Poll)
1988 - 1995		Jugular Design & Graphics illustration: medical . college textbook . encyclopedia medical-surgical, pharmacology, neurology, physiology, biological, electronics, engineering, economics, physics, stats, carpentry, cosmetology, etc Graphic Design: CD, bookjacket, book interiors, logo, comic art, gallery art