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Vancouver, Washington, United States

Video Productions, Graphic Design, Yearbook.Endorsements and Certifications COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (V100100)

Vancouver, Washington

Multimedia Technology, Fine Arts, Physical Education and Special Education.

Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver, Washington

Journalism, fine art, event, and portrait photography. Darkroom. Digital. Motion.Educated in photography at Hudson's Bay High School, Clark College, Washington State University, and workshops. Member of the Inner Light Photographic Society. Published in The Vancouver Vector, Vancouver Voice, Salmon Creek Journal. Art Exhibitions include Angst Gallery, The.

Vancouver, Washington

Providing multimedia creation and web support for businesses including graphic design, web design/management, e-commerce, SEO, video production, professional photography & animation. Clients include YWCA Clark County, Elements of Health & Wellness, Angst Gallery, Moe's Barbershop, American Airlines, Shared Hope International, Vancouver Pie Company.

Vancouver, Washington

Contract position providing website content management and technical support for a multi-million dollar non-profit organization. Coordinated fundraising emails, event registration forms, volunteer program registration, online donation forms, online store, and online resources. Tracked web traffic analytics and national news media mentions. Executed.

Operated a control room for live video classes interacting between campuses. Used analog audio & video controls to ensure students and teachers could interact via the high-quality live stream. Assisted teachers with prepared multimedia materials & technical problem-solving. Most classes were graduate level, providing a remarkable opportunity to learn about.

Washington State University Vancouver

Managed a college radio station and the many dynamic individuals within it.Rebuilt the station from the ground up. Created an organizational structure, job descriptions, business & marketing plan. Managed budgets (facilities & operations), event calendars, and the training directors & volunteers with equipment usage. Was available by phone 24 hours a day.

Recruiting people for involvement with a student-ran radio station by designing and printing & distributing advertisements. Mailing list management, press releases, facebook advertising, & keeping an: "All Koug Radio all the time" attitude.

Contracted with several businesses for promotional graphic design and event organization. Used massive networking to orchestrate Vancouver's underground artistic Renaissance. Producing bands, poets, painters, writers, comedians, to reach their full potential through helping them produce themselves by usage of studio space and involvement in event planning.

Monitoring student computer labs, assisting students with technical difficulties associated with many programs and printing. Alerting management with serious computing issues, keeping up on basic programs to assist students where needed.

Creating the web site and the print layout of the 90 page yearly art and writing publication. Skills used: Staff photography, HTML/ CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign to create a layout of text and images with proper formatting for web and print.

Operated color laser printers, copiers, wide-format inkjet photo printers, laminators, folding & binding machines, faxing, and performed finishing services. Graphic design and print preparation for business cards, flyers, posters, name tags, trading cards, notebooks, manuals, booklets, newsletters, brochures, books, and more. Additional Experience and Skills

Bachelor'S Degree, Digital Technology & Culture (Dtc), Fine Arts, English

Activities and Societies: 2010 Chancellors Student Advisory Board, 2009-10 Station Manager – KougRadio.com, 2009 P.R. Marketing Director –.

Washington State Cte Teaching Certificate, Communication Technologies

Activities and Societies: CTE (Plan 2) Teacher Certification ProgramA program for Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher candidates.

Associates Of Arts Degree, Photography, English, Biology

Education record

DECA (Marketing), Video Productions, Photography, Spanish.