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Margaret Ward began her career working in the field of Scientific Visualization at the Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center, a scientific reseach center located in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, PA. There she was part of an interdisciplinary team producing computer generated animated films, that converted scientific data into visual images. The team produced a film that was aired on public television's Nova, series, dealing with the effects of automobile emissions on the air quality in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. This work gave Margaret early exposure to the Internet and to methods that are today widely used to create animations on the World Wide Web. Throughout her career, Margaret has worked in highly computerized environments with cutting-edge technologies. From the Computer Center she moved to Tri-State Reprographics, Inc., a fast paced service bureau in downtown Pittsbugh, PA, servicing Ad Agencies, Graphic Designers, Architects and Engineers. There she managed the company's computer graphics department, which employed the latest large-format color printing methods. Margaret's department produced large-format color materials that were used as signage, in trade show exhibits, and on billboards. Margaret began working with these new printing methods while they were still in the early stages of development, and her ability to master the latest technology was a key factor in the success the company experienced in the large-format market. Margaret has found herself working with new, sometimes undocumented technologies, since the beginning of her career. Therefore she has become a self-learner who is not afraid to experiment with new computerized methods. In recent years she has turned her energies to mastering the technologies surrounding the Internet and web site development on the World Wide Web. She is currently owner and operator of a computer graphics business specializing in design projects that involve a high level of technological expertise, including web site development for the Internet and small and large-format color and black and white computer-generated printing methods. Margaret received her education in graphic design at Carnegie Mellon University, and in computer science in the real world. |
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