Education:

Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Electronic Imaging and Photography
Received: December 28, 2004 from Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle Avenue • Marquette, Michigan 49855
Winter 2000-2004 • G.P.A. 3.68

Work Experience:

Art Director - for the Hispanic marketing company PACO Communications.  Work included the design and implementation of designs in a variety of media.  Trained and managed design staff. Managed big projects and client relations.  Hand coded XHTML, PHP, and CSS for a variety of websites. Managed and maintained websites on a linux server. Installed content management systems and worked with database driven websites from the command line up. Also managed professional photo shoots. February 14th 2007 - March 13th 2009.  Contact: Ozzie Godinez - ogodinez@pacocommunications.com

Web Designer and Developer - designed and developed websites for the Chicago company Cyberworks Media Group. September 5th 2006 - November 6th 2006.

Web Developer - worked on the development of websites for clients as an independent contractor of Vermont Design Works.  Work included the advanced application of cascading style sheets, XHTML, PHP, Javascript,  Flash, and search engine optimization.  April 14th 2006 - July 10th 2006.  Contact: Andrew Allen - andrew@vtdesignworks.com

Freelance Designer and International Wholesale Trader - developed business cards and a web site for an import/export business in Rochester, Minnesota. Traveled to Guatemala to buy wholesale products. March 2005 - June 2005 Client: Thompson's Limited.

Photo Lab Monitor at Northern Michigan University - Mixed chemicals, assisted students in the studio, darkroom and on the computer.  Processed E-6 and silver gelatin film on the Jobo Autolab 3000.  September 2004 - December 2004 and September 2002 - April 2003 Supervisor: Dennis Staffne - Phone:  (906)-227-2194

Contributions to the Open Source Community

IfEmpty and CookieMonster snippets written in PHP for the Modx Content Management System (downloadable from the Modx website). January 2010.

Volunteer Experience:

English Teacher, Web Designer and Developer - Taught English as a second language to immigrants at the Casa Aztlán community center in Chicago.  April 30th  2007 -  April 1st 2009 (presently continued via skype). Also created a bilingual website for the organization. Work included the design, development, integration of social media, wiki writing, and training of employees on the content management system. May 2008 - May 2009 (continued support and updates are provided). Contact: Mike Thompson - miket@casaaztlan.org

Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Developer, Internet Marketing Executive, and English to Spanish Translator - Developed the logo, branding, and bilingual website for a Kaqchikel Maya village in Guatemala to attract educational tourism. This included running targeted email campaigns, search engine optimization, copywriting, and web statistics analysis. May 2009 - present.

Web Designer, Developer, and Marketer - Designed and developed a website for a Kaqchikel Maya family in Guatemala for whom I continue to provide support, updates, search engine optimization, and marketing. November 2006 - present.

Graphic and Web Designer - handled the design/implementation of flyers, album covers, and websites for a Chicago band. January 2002.

Awards and Publication:

Published in Direct Art Magazine - won first place in an international art competition. The artwork was featured on the cover and inside the Fall 2006 edition. Writing was also featured in this magazine.

2004: photography and electronic imaging portfolios won “Best of Show” in the “Senior Exhibition.”

2004: Graduated Magna Cum Laude and member of the Golden Key Honors Society.

2002: digital print “The Alcoholic” won first place in the People’s Choice category at the “Safer Break Week Art Show” at Northern Michigan University.

Additional References:

Available upon request