Victoria Short Baum Information - Resumé

Victoria Short Baum
5193 Denton Drive, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Phone: 503.780.5443, Fax: 503.968.2147, Email: vsb@shortbaum.com

Experience

• 2002-Present: Self-Employed as VSB Design Services

Graphic and Web Design, Web Page Content Management, Specializing in bar-related groups and other non-profits (sample web pages: Oregon State Bar Real Estate & Land Use Section; Oregon State Bar Corporate Counsel Section; Lake Oswego Computer Learning Center)

Your Personal Computer Consultant: Computer consulting in your home, including troubleshooting, tutoring, hardware and software installation, and system configuration

Digital Publishing: Traditional graphic design and digital publishing services, including newsletters, corporate identity materials, brochures, etc.

• 1984 - 2000-Oregon State Bar

Design Center Administrator (ten years)
Managed a staff of four design professionals and technicians. Department purpose: create and manage the OSB web page; produce most of the OSB's electronic publishing projects, including directories, Continuing Legal Education brochures, forms, program books, program brochures, newsletters and miscellaneous projects for OSB departments and affiliated organizations. At various times, other program responsibilities included WordPerfect support, OSB database support for address changes, and (in the ancient past) WordPerfect and DOS training.

Systems and Software Used: PC based system printing to Postscript printers and directly to file and digital output devices. Software included Quark Express, Corel Ventura Publisher, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Type Manager, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite of products, html coding software. Hardware included pcs, scanner, and postscript printers.

Responsibilities: Staff supervisor, including hiring, firing, (with executive director approval), employee scheduling and evaluation. Provide program support for department hardware and software. Occasional reliance on Information Systems department, but most problem solving remained in the department. Create and maintain department budget.

Liaison: Staff liaison to various bar committees and sections, including Corporate Counsel, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Aviation Law, Lawyer Referral Committee, Lawyer Alcohol and Drug Dependencies Committee,
Other positions with the OSB

Six years as the Lawyer Referral Administrator. Participated intimately in the conversion of the program from 3 x 5 cards to a completely computerized system integrated with the OSB database.

Various other temporary project oriented responsibilities, including acting affirmative action administrator, staff liaison to MCLE and Specialization committees.

Member of four-person task force charged with creating the OSB web page, leading to transfer of responsibility for web page design and management to the Design Center.

1982 - 1984-Ball, Janik and Novack

Contract attorney, primarily involved with business and real estate matters

1977 - 1981-Ragen Roberts O'Scannlain Robertson & Neill

Associate attorney, business and real estate

1968 - 1977

Various summer employment and full-time positions, including meter reader (PP&L), gas station attendant (Chevron), file clerk (Kaiser), medicare clerk (Aetna), and law clerk (US Attorney's office)

Education

1977-JD-Lewis & Clark Law School

Class Rank: 9. Law Review.

1974-BS in Political Science-Portland State University

At graduation received one of two All University Awards for Excellence, and a Book award from the Political Science Department

1966-67-Oregon State University

A less than successful attempt to figure out what I wanted to do when I grew up. Led to a three year hiatus before beginning college again at Portland State

Other Interests

Family (spouse and two grown daughters); friends; science fiction; computers; and Halloween

Volunteer graphic design and webmaster services for local computer learning center program for seniors