Wednesday, 17 May 2017

People Learn Productions














People Learn Productions (formerly Narkaling Inc) is a Perth based non-governmental organisation producer of accessible publications for people with intellectual disabilities and also print disabilities.

PLP found my diverse range of skills and expertise assisted their organisation in both delivery of products and automation of processes. I directly increased organizational ability to meet monthly conversion deadlines and re-standardized the format for all digital publications in accordance with copyright laws and accessibility standards.

I exclusively developed an extensive range of macro functionality for Microsoft Word, including the standard procedural manual, for all e-book conversions operations. In addition, I provided vocal narration for a number of audio book recordings that where published for high school students with reading challenges.

Main Responsibilities and Duties

  • Conversions of printed media into accessible digital publications including but not limited to EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and MOBI formats.
  • Creation of audio books utilizing both natural speaking software such as DAISY Software and voice-over narrator recordings.
  • Design and implement publication procedures and conversion standards as per the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(WCAG)</a>.
  • Develop Macro based tools, using Visual Basic, to automate a number of time consuming manual tasks.

Skills and Experience

  • Intermediate Macro (Visual Basic)
  • Audio Book Narration
  • Ebook Design (EPUB, PDF)
  • Advanced Microsoft Office
  • Omnipage and Adobe Acrobat
  • DAISY Software

Compiled by David Innes
Perth, Western Australia

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