Index

• Statement of Success
• Employment Highlights
• Education
• Computer Skills
• Community Involvement

Statement of Success

• Earning a Master's of Art in Teaching English as a Second Language (MA-TESL) through the division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies. Courses include:
  
• Linguistics for Second Language & Bilingual Specialists (Fall 2007)
• Assessment in Bilingual and Second Language Studies (Fall 2007)
• Family and Adult Literacy in Language Minority Communities (Fall 2007)

• Assists customers to choose the appropriate calendar and organizational materials to meet their planning needs including but not limited to daily pages, storage binders, forms, plastics, totes, CDs, and books.
• Produces flyers to promote training.
• Merchandises, dusts, and tidies the store as needed.
• Runs the cash register and promotes sales and promotions.
• Achieves sales goals and follows FranklinCovey values and principles.

• Managed and produced Requests for Proposals (RFPs) on behalf of Alliance Work Partners, an Employee Assistance Program, including organizing, writing, designing, and project management.
• Produced logos and images for sales material.
• Managed promotional materials (brochures, wallet cards, posters) including producing, printing, stocking, and designing.
• Performed extensive work in Word to create handouts, flyers, forms, and newsletters.
• Acted as organization's graphic artist to assist with printing projects, letterhead, business cards, logos, and the Web.

• Part-time ESL teacher for beginning and advanced ESL students.
• Created, produced, and delivered lessons in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
• Followed Texas Standards for ESL students.
• Kept accurate records and maintained individual student portfolios.
• Tested students using the BEST test and the BEST PLUS test (certified in BEST PLUS)
• Received Certification of Achievement for Meeting or Exceeding all Student Performance Measures, 2005-2006 and 2006-2007

• Part-time ESL teacher for advanced ESL students as part of the 21st Century grant program at Harris Elementary School.
• Creates, produces, and delivers lessons in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
• Follows Texas Standards for ESL students.
• Keeps accurate records and maintains individual student portfolios.

• Managed the website including concept, design, infrastructure, accessibility, and usability. (www.onestarfoundation.org)
• Conceptualized, designed, produced, edited, and managed all printed collateral projects including newsletters, annual reports, brochures, programs, forms, certificates, plaques, logos, and signs. Negotiated bid requests and completed press checks.
• Set the creative direction and produced promotional pieces for the Governor's Mentoring Initiative, AmeriCorps, the Governor's Volunteer Leadership Conference, and the Governor's Volunteer Awards.
• Supervised graphic art interns on special projects; served as project manager and assisted in planning and implementing marketing goals and other OneStar Foundation goals and initiatives.
• Researched and implemented special projects as assigned.
• Designed the OneStar Foundation logo and brand; acted as brand keeper to ensure that standards and guidelines were followed.
• Facilitated meetings and provided training to former TxCVCS staff in form of professional/personal development (7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Leading When You're Not in Charge).

• Designed a variety of print projects: open house invitations, name tags, case studies, promotional sashes, award certificates, acrylic trophies, specialty booklets, and instruction manuals.
• Located print vendors and negotiated schedules, prices, and bluelines.
• Researched and wrote technical instruction manuals for website usability.
• Created usability tests and content development for website design.
• Designed web page navigation, template pages, web graphics, and simple Flash movies.
• Acted as brand keeper for the Austin office to ensure that the marchFIRST brand standards and guidelines were followed.
• Provided training to the Austin office with reorientation team.
• Organized and established a check-out system for the creative department software collection.
• Worked with Global 3000 corporations, middle-market companies, and leading emerging businesses including: NETPAC, FAO Schwarz, Tivoli, USAA, IronRhino, HQ Global Workplaces, StorageTek, and Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation.

The University of Texas System, Employee Group Insurance
Graphic Designer, 1997-1999

• Designed complex cover and page layout using QuarkXpress to develop insurance booklets, newsletters, brochures, posters, forms, and envelopes; wrote and edited copy.
• Designed graphics, logos and animated graphics for publications and the Internet using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, ImageReady and Acrobat.
• Designed and maintained the Employee Group Insurance website; proficiently using HTML and simple JavaScript.
• Handled all aspects of the bid/purchasing/distribution process for printing projects, including creation of bid specs, approval of bluelines, and printer negotiations.
• Researched new technology and best practices for web and graphic design.
• Developed and maintained a database rolodex designed in Access 3.0.
• Created PowerPoint presentations for employee training sessions.

• Managed a statewide project to track volunteer hours; acted as customer service liaison between facility programs and the hour tracking software company; developed guides and established best practices for software utilization.
• Developed all aspects of registration for the Volunteer Services State Council Annual Meeting and the statewide Volunteer Services Staff Training by creating the registration database, name tags, and financial accounting procedures.
• Created the department newsletter, Network Connections, by writing, editing, designing, and distributing to TXMHMR facilities across Texas.
• Supervised and recognized volunteers who provided clerical assistance to the department.
• Managed the office correspondence, computer upgrades/repairs, answered phones, and maintained the files.

• Organized and reviewed current French television footage; evaluated supporting materials for video programs and created a video clips index; selected clips for a promotional video.
• Proofread software program content and designed lessons to accompany HRW and HBJ French textbooks.

• Managed 10 employees; organized employee schedules.
• Ordered, displayed, and inventoried merchandise.
• Opened and closed the store, ran the cash register; balanced the daily books.

• Taught French I-II and Art I-IV, grades 9-12; supervised and evaluated 40 students.
• Developed and implemented units in drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, pottery, printmaking, and textiles; created worksheets, study guides, and tests; developed and maintained the French & Art budgets.
• Acted as Junior Class Sponsor and UIL Prose & Poetry Coach.

• Earning a Master's of Art in Teaching English as a Second Language (MA-TESL) through the division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies. Courses include:
  
• Linguistics for Second Language & Bilingual Specialists (Fall 2007)
• Assessment in Bilingual and Second Language Studies (Fall 2007)
• Family and Adult Literacy in Language Minority Communities (Fall 2007)

• Webmaster Certification, 2000-2001
  Mini-Courses: HTML, XML, XHTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, JavaScript, ASP, Managing Websites, Website Usability
• Desktop Publishing, Graphic Art, and Music Studies, 1994-1997
  Desktop Publishing III, Digital Imaging I, PrePress I, Typographic Design I, Business I, Private Voice Lessons I & II — GPA 3.88

• Nebraska Pre-Standard & Texas Teaching Certification: French Secondary Education (7-12); Art Education (K-12)
• French Tutor for Multicultural Affairs, 1987-1988
• Member of Pi Lambda Theta, Education Honor Society, 1987-1990; Corresponding Secretary, 1988-1989
• Dean's List 4 Semesters — GPA 3.6

• Studied French grammar, literature, phonetics, art history, and drawing.
• Teacher assisted in an English class at a French junior-senior high school (College Tivoli)

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe ImageReady
• Adobe Photoshop
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Macromedia Flash
• Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• QuarkXpress