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OBJECTIVE: To continue to practice and develop the skills required of an effective multimedia producer, animator, and web developer.

WORK EXPERIENCE

4/02 to Present (Contractor) IMPLEMENTATION SPECIALIST, Autovod, San Jose, CA.

Production, design, and implementation using Autovod’s proprietary content management system. Quality assurance for sales and training relating to multimedia pieces for internet and CD-ROM for such clients as: VMware, Cisco, Sun, and IBM . Managed and implemented various forms of digital content using Autovod’s content management system. Production, design, and implementation of www.autovod.com (2002) web site.

2/05 to 6/11 COMPUTER MEDIA SPECIALIST, An East Bay Unified School District, SF Bay Area, CA.

While working at the school district, I have provided a variety of instructional and technical support to teachers and students at two schools:

At the Elementary School computer lab I managed and maintained 23 Dell Desktops and 10 iMac computer systems. Carried out basic maintenance of school laptops and desktops, e.g. replaced broken keyboards & mice, defraged hard drives, identified and removed spyware, and connected computers to network. Set up printers, speakers, scanners, and Outlook for staff. Also, taught students in grades K-3 the fundamentals of computers and software. Created grade-appropriate computer class assignments. Researched, tested and recommended grade-appropriate software and websites. Created schedules, managed schedules, and proctored NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) computerized testing for the computer lab. Handled numerous on site technical problems during NWEA testing.

At the Middle School I provided a variety of instructional/tech support to teachers and students using school laptops.  Managed and maintained over 400 Dell laptops, 60+ desktops, 30+ LCD projectors, and 6+ ELMO presentation cameras. Carried out basic maintenance of school laptops and desktops, e.g. replaced broken keyboards & mice, defraged hard drives, cleaned out spyware, and connected computers to network. Set up printers, speakers, scanners, and Outlook for staff. Managed schedule, and proctored NWEA computerized testing for school. Handled numerous on site technical problems during NWEA testing. Also, taught students proper use of internet, word processing, and network printing.

During summer breaks I also assisted with imaging and inventory of over 6000 district laptops. I learned to use Microsoft Active Directory and Norton Ghost imaging software.

2/04 to 2/06 (Contractor) PHOTOSHOP TECH, Fabulous Smiles, Brisbane, CA.

Oversee, guide, and train a team of 5 Photoshop tech contractors. Manage and maintained model image library. Digitally modify and enhance model images for model library. Work on customer orders and on various special projects for company stakeholders of www.fabsmile.com.

9/03 to 2/04 Webmaster/Web Developer, Campbell Technical, Union City, CA.

Production, redesign, implementation of company website: www.dlt-parts.com, www.campbelltechnical.com. Implemented and managed shopping cart system. Insured security of company web sites.

8/01 to 10/01 COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGNER, Fastsigns of Dublin

Production, design, implementation of signs, banners, and vehicle lettering.

3/01 to 5/01 WEB DEVELOPER (Contractor), Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.

Production, development, implementation, and updating of Kaiser's internal FP web site.

5/00 to 11/00 CD-ROM PROGRAMMER & 3D ANIMATOR, ZAPME! Corporation, San Ramon, CA.

Production, development, implementation of a sale's CD-ROM for Zapme! Corporation. Also helped produced an educational shockwave piece for Ford Credit. Worked on animating 3D satellite for Zapme! sales video.

11/99 to 3/00 CD-ROM PROGRAMMER/3D ANIMATOR/Designer, Color Vu, Mountain View, CA.

Was contracted to produce, develop, implement a sale's CD-ROM for Color Vu.

6/95 - 8/98 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER , CKS|Interactive and CKS|Pictures, Cupertino, CA.

Production, development, implementation of sales kiosks, sales CD-ROMS, and in-store demos.

Kiosk development for: Apple, Intel, HP, Compaq, Timberland, Applied Materials, Globalstar

Assisted senior producer, senior art director, and rest of production team in variety of creative, and technical tasks. Used Macromedia's Director to program and animate demos. Assisted senior producer and lead programmer with testing and quality assurance of In-store. Reported all bugs found to lead programmer. Assisted senior art director and designer with screen captures. Digitized video using high end Media 100 system and Radius Telecast system. Edited video in Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects. Kept track of assets for archiving and localization purposes. In charge of digitizing final voice over's, using tools such as Soundedit 16. Assisted senior producer in localization of kiosks. Handled much of the quality assurance for the projects. Also functioned as team's MIS person in charge of installing the appropriate software for the project. Worked as a go between the contractors and the executive producer, making sure assets were being handed over in an appropriate manner. Assisted producer in the installation of kiosk at a convention.

CD-ROM development for: Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Psygnosis, US Robotics, Radius, CKS

Assisted senior producer, lead programmer, and creative team in producing a CD-ROM to teach users how to use Apple's new video editing software Avid Cinema. Did half of the programming using Macromedia's Director. Helped shoot much of the instructional video that was contained. Did all of the video digitizing using Radius Telecast unit. Also handled all of the video editing, using Adobe Premiere. Worked on digitizing the voice over's for the CD using Soundedit 16. Was in charge of keeping track of all the assets for the project. Handled much of the quality assurance for the project. Helped localize the CD into three different languages. Built prototype shells for projects. Was in charge of digitizing and compressing final movies. Used Director to program and animate CD-ROM's . Was in charge of testing and archiving. Created a slide show using Adobe Persuasion for Apple sales people. Worked closely with clients. Converted files for clients and production team.

Was lead during creation of CKS Pictures own CD-ROM Sampler, which was used as a sales tool to promote our group to potential clients. Did the Director programming, managing of assets, video digitizing, and testing of sampler. Was in charge of duplicating the CD as well.

Web Site development for: General Motors

Worked with a huge production team to create GM's first web site to display all of their motor vehicles for sale. Was in charge of keeping track of all the graphic elements for the site. Created CKS's first major database using Microsoft Excel to keep track of graphic elements of this magnitude. Database was designed to be flexible to handle constant client changes, plus be able to handle future site revisions. Kept producers, project managers, and designers up to date on which graphics were the latest. Was in-charge of archiving all the graphics. Also worked with project manager on keeping the site flowchart updated. Created and maintained flowchart using Claris Impact. Was responsible for relaying the flowchart to the rest of the team. The client considered this site a huge success. Public reaction was very positive.

Archiving for: CKS Pictures and CKS Interactive

Started Picture's CD archive. Instituted database system to keep track of CD's contained in Archive. Archive, which was over 800 CD-ROM's, contained final Gold-Master's, beta's, project source files and final assets. Was in charge of keeping track of final gold master CD's.

2/95 - 12/95 TEACHER'S ASSISTANT, UC Santa Cruz Extension, Cupertino, CA.

Taught students how to use various multimedia development software on Mac and PC.

6/94 - 8/94 TEACHER'S ASSISTANT, San Jose State, San Jose, CA.

Taught students how to use Alias on state of the art Silicon Graphics machines.

FREELANCE 2/95 - 96 The Oakland ZOO, Oakland, CA.

Single-handedly produced "A Trip to the Oakland Zoo", a two-hour long, educational CD-ROM. Handled scheduling, storyline, writing of script, and hiring of voice over and music talent. Programmed the entire CD-ROM using Macromedia Director. Created all artwork and interfaces for CD. Shot 90% of all the pictures seen on the CD. Shot all of the video, then edited and compressed video using Adobe Premiere. Recorded all of the sound effects and later edited them using Macromedia's Soundedit 16. Handled all of the quality assurance. Tested the CD on numerous Macintosh configurations. Worked with graphic designer to create CD cover artwork. Also assisted Zoo in promoting CD.

SKILLS

Software:Macromedia Director 8, Flash 5, Sound Edit 16, Debabelizer, Electric Image, Amapi, Adobe After Effects 4.1, Adobe Premiere 5.1c, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Painter, MS Excel, MS Word, Adaptec Toast 4.1, Claris Impact, Maya 2.5, Lightwave 5.6, 3D Studio Max 3, Animation Master 2000, Dreamweaver, Homesite, and many others.

Platforms: Apple Macintosh, IBM PC, and Silicon Graphics.

Programming: Lingo, HTML, SuperCard, HyperCard.

Digital Video/Editing: Media 100, Radius Telecast, Aurora Fuse, Aurora Igniter

Work and interpersonal:

Strong technical ability and honest devotion to making the end product the best it can be. Able to learn software and grasp new concepts quickly. Good communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with producer and the rest of production team. Can work alone or within a group environment.

EDUCATION

Cogswell College, Sunnyvale, CA. , 2-Year study in 2D & 3D Animation.

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. , BA degree from the CADRE Institute

Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA. , A.A. Degree

International Correspondence Schools Degree in Art

Skyline High Graphic Design Program Certificate, Oakland, CA.

CERTIFICATIONS

A+ (2009)

Awards:

Applied Arts Magazine Awards Annual 98/99

The Communicator Award (2000): Award of Distinction for Color Vu Sales-CD