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OBJECTIVE
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Seeking projects where a strong
graphic arts/design background will be used for
conceptualization, design and execution.
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EDUCATION
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March 1999
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B.A. in Design, University of
California, Los Angeles
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GPA 3.65 (Major)/3.55
(Cumulative)
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Present
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Designer, ComChoice,
Culver City, CA
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Design for both print and
interactive media for a large variety of clients.
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1998-1999
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Freelance Graphic Artist/Web
Designer/Graphics Consultant
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Clients include:
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Real Entertainment, New Media
Department
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Helaine Harris, M.A,
M.F.C.C.
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Starting Over
Design
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Student-Housing.com
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Dr. Manuela Martins-Green,
PhD
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Dr. Prue Talbot,
PhD
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Dr. Harry W. Green II,
PhD
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1997
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Art Director, New Millennium
Pictures, Santa Monica, CA
(June-October)
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Responsible for the print
campaign for the Hollywood Bike Jam 97 at Paramount
Studios. I was project coordinator from
conceptualization to execution for this large scale
project.
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1995-1998
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Senior Clerk, Center for
17th- & 18th-Century Studies, University of
California, Los Angeles
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Responsible for all
registration processing & coordination for
programs sponsored by the Center as well as William
Andrews Clark Memorial Library Events. Also answer
phones, process department deposits and various
other office duties.
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1996
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Arts & Crafts Teacher,
UCLA Bruin Woods Family Resort, Lake Arrowhead, CA
(June-September)
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Taught both adults and
children wide range of crafts such as: woodworking,
leather working, ceramics, pottery, sculpture,
etc.
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1994-1995
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Claims
Specialist/Receptionist, Farmer's Insurance Group,
R. Michael Wright Agency, San Luis Obispo, CA
(November-June)
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Responsible for various
aspects of running insurance agency front office.
Main claims specialist, customer service
provider.
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1994
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Sales Representative, Rancho
Grande Motors, San Luis Obispo, CA
(August-November)
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New & Used Vehicle Sales
Person. Salary on Commission.
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1996-1997
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UCLA Special Studies, Digital
Archaeology Lab, Institute of Archaeology,
UCLA
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Learning and working in
Digital Media Production with 2D graphics, video
(audio/video capture, etc.), music &
sound, and 3D graphics, creating Multimedia
presentations.
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Completed/in progress formal
course work in:
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Color, Form, Drawing, Visual
Technologies (Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator),
Digital Moving Image (Adobe
Premiere), Print Media (Quark
XPress), 3D Modeling ( Form Z), 3D
Motion Graphics (SoftImage), Communication
Design (Multimedia Conceptualization), Graphic
Programming (JAVA), Interface/Web Design
(HTML/Flash), Sound Design (SoundEdit
Pro).
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Additional software (Mac,
PC):
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Adobe After Effects, Adobe
PageMill, Claris HomePage, Lotus 1-2-3, Macromedia
Dreamweaver, Media 100, Microsoft Access, Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft Word, Morph, Quicken, Real
Encoder, Specular TextureScape, Strata MediaPaint,
WordPerfect.
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- Learn very
quickly
- Excellent organizational
skills
- Experience working with
phones and the public
- Typing: 60
wpm
- Sales
experience
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Dean's List, UCLA
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Golden Key Honors Society,
UCLA
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Board Member, SYNERGY (UCLA
Design Department Undergraduate Student
Association)
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Fitness (Step Aerobics, Body
Sculpting) Instructor in Training, UCLA Recreation
Program, Fitness Department
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Hobbies: backpacking,
snowboarding, water-skiing & camping
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Portuguese:
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Speak fluently, read with
difficulty
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French:
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Speak, read and write
easily
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Portugal:
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Numerous extended visits
(mother's home country)
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France:
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Lived there for 11 months as
a child, returned for extended stay in
1992
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Australia:
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Lived in Melbourne for 8
months in 1984
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China:
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Two month visit in
1988
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Various visits to other
European countries, Japan, Hong Kong and
Macao
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