Education:
Currently enrolled with International Academy of Design & Technology, Online. Graduate April 2011.
3 years undergraduate Arts studies; California State University, Northridge. 1997-1999.
Associate of Arts; American River Community College, Sacramento, CA. 1993-1997.
Certified by W3schools.com in HTML Development. 2006.
Employment Experience:
December 2007 – present
Webmaster; Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, CA.
Responsibilities: Coordinate with the headquarter’s Internet Development department in creating and deploying new developments to web sites we own under Freedom Communications, Inc.
December 2001 – December 2007
Web Editor/Productions Assistant; Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, CA.
Responsibilities: Coordinate with Newsroom in producing photographs, graphics and output pages digitally to plate with PrePress. Utilize Photoshop, Freehand, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, NewsEditPro, Asura, ProImage. Train new associates in how to operate in Productions and assist in loading new content to Appeal-Democrat’s web sites.
June 2001 – October 2001
Office Administrator Assistant; Sign Language Interpreting Service, Inc., Hampton Bays, NY
Responsibilities: Organize and administrate the general office, freeing the Director to focus on clients and scheduling services for them. General office tasks included writing up memos, sorting mail, filing records, keeping the books and updating his web site; www.signlang.com.
Reason for leaving; Moved to California.
May 2000 – April 2001
Computer Graphics Layout Artist; GoPlanet Inc., Wainscott, NY
Responsibilities: Collaborate with a team of 4 members, including the Director, in integrating and setting up visual layouts of cities. We utilized Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, ArcMap and interfaced Macintosh and Windows platforms. A solid understanding of computers and software along with the ability to learn quickly on the job was necessary. Often assisted in the database department.
Reason for leaving: permanent layoff when GoPlanet.com closed.
