Skilled in: Adobe Master Suite, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Premier Pro, Final Cut and Microsoft 2010 Suite. Skilled in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Graphic Design and Fine Arts as well as digital media including: Web design, Web development, Film and Video production.
Master of Science in Instructional Design & Multimedia, anticipated May 2012
Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA.
Master of Arts in Communication Arts, May 2006
Marywood University, College of Creative Arts and Management, Scranton, PA. Concentrated in Media Management, Health Communications, and Video Productions. Created and presented two major productions for community awareness; a vocational art program for people with disabilities and another on multi-cultural diversity applied to art therapy. GPA 3.75
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, May 2002
Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA. Concentrated in Telecommunications, Film and Video Production, and earned a minor in Psychology.
Associates of Applied Science in Graphic Design, May 1998
Russell Sage Junior College, Albany, NY. Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, received Talent Roster Award given by Associate Dean of Students, placed on the National Deans List and graduated Cum Laude. While attending worked as a dark room assistant for the photography department and assisted with maintenance and as a technical/technique consultant to fellow students. Received award at the student art show for a 3D sculpture created.
Instructor, currently Fall 2011
Communication Arts Department, Marywood University, Scranton, PA. Teaching Course in Web Design to undergraduate students. Course structured using Moodle.
Advanced Instructional Design, Summer 2011
Instructional Design Department, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA. Involved in the complete process of Instructional Design including Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Assessment. Self paced web based training developed in Adobe Captivate for Service 1st Federal Credit Union needing Financial Literacy Training References are available.
Web Master/SEO Specialist, March 2009-Present
The Physicians Resource for Medical Equipment Inc., Mountain Top, PA. Regularly maintain Web site using a Yahoo E-Commerce platform, www.PhysiciansResource.net. Maintenance of Web site includes CSS, HTML coding, Photoshop designs and SEO.
Web Designer and Marketing Representative, November 2006-August 2010
Shining Stars Child Care Center, Mountain Top, PA. Designed, regularly maintained Web sites including SEO, www.ShiningStars.com. Assist with marketing strategies as a representative. Designed and optimized www.AriellasStars.com
NSS-Net Solutions Specialist, November 2006-April 2010
Network Solutions LLC, PA. Account Management for International customer base with high security measures, DNS coding, ADNS coding, Web Hosting, E-mail Technical Expert, SSL Certificate validations, 100% issue resolution, sales, and high quality profile. Received several awards for sales, quality and customer care.
Expert Trainer and Marketing Representative, 2000-2006
Applebees's Grill and Bar; The Rose Group; Bloomsburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazleton, PA. Assisted in the employee training process and this included training new management entering the franchise and prepared them for full operations. Assisted in Local Sales Marketing as a representative, designed and promoted marketing packages, maintained and operated full service bar and restaurant.
FOX56-Wolf-TV and WB38, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Internship, 2002
Wrote cart-over credits, worked on production sets, created published scripts for commercials, created WEB page designs and published advertisements, participated in promotional events.
Mountaintop Area Little League, Assistant Coach for T-Ball, Summer 2011.
Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA Unit 314, Daisy Troop Leader 30387, 2010-present.
Alex's Lemonade Foundation Fundraiser
Applebee's Grill and Bar, The Rose Group. Participated and promoted community awareness events and in 2006 a staff member and I put on a comedy act/show for this event. I Performed as Lucille Ball to a song by “Weird Al” Yankovic my partner in the show was Desi Arnaz.
Post-Video Production | Video Editor | Professional Contribution | Public Event, 2006
Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program of Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Interact is a 40-minute video production promoting a vocational art program for people with disabilities. Public Event March 17th, 2006 at the Dietrick Theatre in Tunkhannock, PA.
Video Production | Professional Contribution | Presentation 2004/
Marywood University, Scranton, PA. By request of Marywood University produced an educational video production called “Art Therapy Symposium, Multi-Cultural Diversity”. Events recorded from the annual Art Therapy Symposium at Marywood University with a digital camera and fully edited production using Adobe Premier Pro for promoting Art Therapy. Conducted and presented an interview with Barbara Parker-Bell Assistant Professor of the Art Therapy Department at Marywood University. Video used as a final class project and was presented to class.