EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications, graduated 10/2007
New Media Studies, Video Art, Wearable Media; 3.8 GPA

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY , BFA, Major in Studio Art, graduated 8/98
Minors in Psychology, French, and Art History; 3.8 GPA

(Continued Education), 1999-2001
New York University
Westchester Art Workshop

EXPERIENCE

TIBA/MMP
Graphic Designer, 10/2008 - currently employed
Graphic design and desktop publishing. Preparing and troubleshooting files for production.

INTERACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM at NYU, New York, NY
Administrative Secretary, 6/00 - 11/07
Serve as office receptionist. Answer phones and respond to inquiries. Provide admissions and registration support. Maintain and update several databases. Administer locker assignments. Coordinate arrangements for meetings and special events. Schedule open house events, applicant interviews and advisement appointments. Produce publication materials. Create graphic flyers for special events. Design postcard, poster, and pamphlet for student exhibitions. Assist in proofing and updating website. Complete other clerical duties.

GLORIAVISION
Freelance Graphic Designer, 12/99 - currently employed
Design logos and graphics for print and web.

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART WORKSHOP, White Plains, NY
Office Assistant, 3/99 - 5/00
Handle student registration and tuition payment, assist students with college policies, distribute and collect grades, attendance rosters, student evaluations, and faculty contracts, write faculty memos and letters, update student and mailing list databases, type purchase requisitions for supplies, sell art supplies to students, conduct research to find potential instructors, train part-time and temporary employees. Review employee applications and schedule interviews. Work with the program director on the production of the semester brochure by taking digital photographs, scanning, updating text, proofreading and reviewing films. Design promotional signs for gallery exhibitions, seminars, lectures, and general student information.

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART WORKSHOP, White Plains, NY
Photo Technician, 11/98 - 3/99
Maintained photography lab and equipment, assisted students in photography and computer classes, assisted in the office answering phones, and accepting student registrations.

A.I. FREIDMAN, Port Chester, NY
Framing Consultant, 12/98 - 3/99
Assisted customers in choosing mats and frames, entered customer and sale information into computer, and packaged artwork to be taken to production department.

COMPUTER TRAINING & CONSULTING (CTC), Tallahassee, FL
Office Administrator, 4/98 - 9/98 Organized files, relayed information to staff, handled accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and payroll taxes, faxed marketing information to companies and class outlines to students, entered student registrations and evaluations, entered customer and vendor information into Lotus databases, handled details of relocation of company, and performed general maintenance of office and classrooms.

FSVIEW NEWSPAPER, Tallahassee, FL
Graphic Designer, 10/97 - 4/98
Designed ads using PhotoShop and Quark and assisted in laying out the paper on to flats.

SKILLS

Creative, detail oriented, fast learner. Proficient in all art media with an emphasis in photography, video, and mixed media sculpture. Fluent in Spanish and a working knowledge of French. Knowledge of UNISYS, SIS, MS Word, Excel, Access, Lotus Notes, Quickbooks, FileMaker, PhotoShop, Illustrator, PageMaker, Quark, Premiere, Dreamweaver, and HTML.

EXHIBITS &
PROJECTS

Masked Beauty
March 2000 (ongoing online)
Created, designed, and implemented a website on body image, eating disorders, and the self.

FSU MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BFA
Graduation Exhibition
July 24 - August 7, 1998
Fashion show/ live performance, video, photography, and mixed-media installation.

The Devouring House - Collaborative Installation
March 29, 1998
Created mixed-media installations, handled advertising and documentation of event and works.

Equinox Celebration
March 21, 1998
Organized collaborative art installation / set design and handled documentation.

621 GALLERY
fem'-i-nie n, women collectively: womankind
February 27 - March 29,1998

OGLESBY GALLERY
Various Drippings
February 27 - March 13, 1998

FSU MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Dimensions of Native America - The Contact Zone
February 13 - March 13, 1998
Participated in opening night performance with artist James Luna.

Exhibited regularly in various Student Shows from 1995 - 1998.