Education:

.Santa Monica College: Associate of Arts degree, Liberal Studies.

.California State University, Long Beach: Initiated coursework for

B.F.A, Illustration. Transferred out Fall 2007.

.California Institute of Integrated Studies, in attendance

to prepare for Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Therapy.

Work Experience:

Front Desk/Office Assistant, Rogue Design, Venice, CA

June 2004- May 2008
Duties:
- Monitor general phone line/emails and reply to new client requests/inquiries.
- Interface with clients on-site to ensure maximum satisfaction.
- Maintain contacts database, events database, and digital assets database.
- Generate contracts, budgets and diagrams based on CEO’s specifications.
- Prepare/archive expenditure requests.
- Field requests for missing assets in digital asset management system and resolve to
deliver requested image to the user and system.
- Assisted in the development/deployment of custom lexicon for use in metadata tagging.

Accomplishments:
- Designed bilingual forms that streamlined communications between office and warehouse
employees.
- Played a significant role in enforcing correct metadata application and file naming
conventions within the cross-functional teams of external art directors and photographers.
- Spearheaded web-site redesign [gathered, organized, and analyzed critical information].
- Initiated on-line marketing program which generated new business for the company.
- Resolved inefficiency in telecom billing system. Expected savings of $600/per annum.

Art Director , Office of Random Output [O.R.O]

January 2002- Present
Duties:
- Develop honest, well-written brief based on client interview.
- Maintain client database, and digital assets database.
- Sketch treatments for preliminary ideas and oversee/ assist with final production.
- Assist in selection process of creative team/ brief said team on project goals.
- Consult with Creative Director to ensure idea is being steered in the proper direction.
- Interface with vendors to explore production solutions while staying within budget.

Accomplishments:
- Attempting new ways of reinventing the wheel!
Communication/Interpersonal Skills:
- Demonstrated the ability to build and maintain an efficient relationship with coworkers and
clients.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Developed active listening skills.
- Able to read, write and translate English to Spanish and conversely.

Administrative/Organizational Skills:
- Demonstrated accuracy and efficiency working without supervision.
- Developed time management and workload planning skills.
- Developed effective strategies for gathering, organizing, and analyzing information.
- Prepared and maintained records, files, and databases.

Team Work Skills:

- Demonstrated the ability to work effectively within a team.
- Demonstrated the ability to build and maintain an efficient relationship with coworkers and
clients.
- Acted as an effective team leader when working on short and long term projects.
- Developed and maintained a supportive network with other agencies and service roviders.

Technical Skills:
- Macintosh OS X: Good understanding of networking, troubleshooting.
- Windows XP, 2000, 98: Good understanding of networking, troubleshooting.
- Great understanding of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Great understanding and asset management using Adobe Photoshop CS3,
- Bridge and Illustrator CS3, Acrobat Professional 8.0.
- Ability to learn and proficiently use new and emerging technologies.