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EXPERTISE     

• Extensive computer skills
• Windows 95/XP/Vista/7/8 and Apple Macintosh iOSx Snow Leopard/Lion/Mavericks
• Apple iPad/iPhone/iTouch/iPod iOS 3.0-7.0.4/Google Android
• Microsoft Office Suite 1997/2003/2007/2010/2013
• Adobe Creative Suite CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS5.5/CS6
• Platforms WordPress, Joomla, Adobe Contribute, Mail Chimp, Constant Contact
• Expert troubleshooter, passion for new technology, creative out-of-the-box thinker
• Professional Florida Teacher Certification; Art K-12, MFA Computer Art, BFA Graphic Design
• Social Media Marketing/Website/Blogsite/HTML editor/Web Designer/App Developer
• Exceptional design production manager, yearbook facilitator, newsletter editor
• All embracing patience, kindness and desire to bring about a fun and rewarding learning environment to students of all ages (12-99 years of age)

CURRENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Ringling College of Art + Design (CSSP) Sarasota, FL, Sept 2011 - Present
Adjunct Professor

• Adobe CS5/CS5.5/CS6: Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop I & II, Illustrator, Macintosh Basics

Ringling Teen Summer Studio

• Web Design & Mobile Apps (Dreamweaver CS6), Drawing & Illustrating (Illustrator CS), Designing Layouts (InDesign CS6)

Englewood Art Center

• Ringling Teen Studios: Dreamweaver, Illustrator
• Adult Workshops: InDesign, Photoshop I & II

Sarasota County Technical Institute (Adult & Community Enrichment) Jun 2009 - Present
Adult Enrichment Instructor

• Social Networking; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook for Small Businesses, LinkedIn for Small Businesses, Pinterest, Blogging for Small Businesses, Secrets of Successful Blogging, Social Media Marketing, Craig’s List, SEO, WordPress for Bloggers
• Devices; iPhone/iPad/iPod/iTouch I, II & III,  All About Apps, The Apps Class, Get to You’re your Digital Camera, Digital Camera; Buttons, Menus, Settings & Modes, Digital Photography; Inside & Out, Blackberry more than just a fruit, Droid, Can You Hear Me Now?; Cell Phone
• Computers; So You’ve Never Touched a Computer?, Type with Two Hands, Intro to Computers…Windows 7/8, Make the Transition from XP-Windows 7, Make the Transition from Windows 7 to Windows 8, Macintosh Basics, Macintosh I, Macintosh II, Get to Know your new Macintosh
• Apps & Applications; Microsoft Office All in One; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, The Cloud: What it is? And How it works, Managing your contacts in the cloud, Sync or Swim, Productivity Apps, Travel Apps, Apple Apps, Google Play Apps, Photoshop Elements, Picasa, WordPress
• Passion; Simple Bicycle Maintenance

Senior Enrichment Instructor Sept 2009 - Present
Glenridge Retirement Community

• The Device Class, The Apps Class, uLearn iPad Beyond the Basics; All about Apps, Digital Camera; Buttons, Menus & Picasa, So You’ve Never Touched a Computer?, Learn to Use Your New MacBook, Microsoft Outlook

Jacaranda Trace Retirement Community

• Email & Internet Basics, Facing Facebook

Horizon Bay Senior Living

• Email & Internet Basics

Desoto Beach Club

• Intro to Computers, Email & Internet Basics

University of South Florida (Lifelong Learning Academy) Sarasota, FL, Sept 2009 – Present
Senior Enrichment Instructor

• uLearn iPad, The Apps Class
• Get the Most from your Digital Camera, Digital Camera; Buttons, Menus & Picasa
• Make your point in PowerPoint
• So You’ve Never Touched a Computer?, Learn to e-Communicate with your Grandchildren
• Macintosh; the Beginning
• Secrets of Successful Blogging, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking; Facebook & Twitter

VSA Florida, The State Organization on Arts and Disability (K-12) Jan 2010 – Present
Teaching Artist in Residence (Oak Park South) Venice, FL, March 2014 – May 2014

• Currently teaching 8 week art blog using vsafl.ArtThread.org

Video Production Artist (VSA Florida) December 2012 – April 2013

• Created, edited and combined video, audio and still imagery in iMovie for non-profit video

Teaching Artist in Residence (Ida Baker High) Cape Coral, FL, Nov 2012 – February 2013

• Taught 8 week art blog using vsafl.ArtThread.org

Teaching Artist in Residence (Oak Park School) Sarasota, FL, Sept 2012 – Dec 2012

• Taught 8 week art blog using vsafl.ArtThread.org

Teaching Artist in Residence (High School) Palmetto, FL, Sept 2012 – Dec 2012

• Taught 8 week art blog using vsafl.ArtThread.org

Teaching Artist in Residence (High School) Venice, FL, April 2012 – May 2012

• Taught 8 week art blog using vsafl.ArtThread.org

Teaching Artist Observer (Middle School) Wauchula, FL, Apr 2010 – May 2010

• Photographed, wrote and created video presentation

Teaching Artist in Residence (Elementary) Arcadia, FL, Jan 2010 – Mar 2010

• Taught 8 week newsletter project in Microsoft Publisher

CONSULTING, TRAINING, TUTORING, PRESENTING and VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Hammerized Productions, Sarasota, FL, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 1992 – Present
Digital Media Consultant/Corporate Trainer/Graphics-Web Designer/Newsletter Editor

• Set up and maintain social media for local businesses
• Design and create logos, brochures, and e-newsletters for local businesses
• Create and manage company websites

Private In-Home Computer Instruction (Adults/Seniors)

• Macintosh, iCloud, Windows 7 & 8, Google Sync, Cloud Sync, Dreamweaver, Auto Cad/SketchUP, Social Networking, Email & Internet Basics, iPhone/iPad/iTouch/iTunes, Droid, Digital Camera,, Organizing Files & Folders, Scanning, Printer and Wi-Fi setup, troubleshooting

Presenter/Speaker, Sarasota, FL, 2009-Present

• Women in Contemporary Art (Adults/Seniors) - Social Media for Artists
• Christ Church (Baby Boomers) – Selfish Interests; Deciphering Today’s Technology
• Plymouth Harbor (Seniors) – Social Networking; Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin
• Sarasota PC Users Group (Adults/Seniors) – Social Networking; Facebook & Twitter
• Sarasota Rotary Club (Adults/Seniors) –Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Blogging
• The Islander Club (Adults/Seniors) – Social Networking
• University Park Club (Adults/Seniors) – Social Networking
• Sarasota Bay Club (Seniors) - How to e-Communicate with your Grandchildren
• Brownie Troop 602 (Elementary) – Graphic Design career badge
• Emma E. Booker Elementary School (3rd grade) - Career Day on being a Graphic Designer

Corporate Trainer at Children’s First, Sarasota, FL, August 2011 – Sept 2012

• Staff training, mentors and protégés on company website and assisting computer neophytes
• Microsoft Publisher training to help with set up and maintenance of quarterly newsletter

Teaching Volunteer, Sarasota, FL, 2009 - 2012

• Senior Friendship Center (Tech Boot Camp)
• Social Networking; Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Skype, uLearn iPad, Picasa, Digital Photography, Facing Facebook

Media on Main (Adults/Seniors) Sarasota, FL, Mar 2011 – April 2011

• uLearn Apple; iPhone/iPad/iTouch, Apple Apps

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Adults) Sarasota, FL, Sept 2010 – Dec 2010

• uLearn iPhone, Facing Facebook

PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (Online Division) Jul 2010 – March 2012
Adjunct Professor

• G313 Portfolio UE-UF, XF-XH, AS [Summer I-II, Fall I-II, Winter I-II, Spring I-II]
• G225 Design Marketing [Winter II]
• G131 Typography UD [Summer I]
• G230 Digital Illustration UJ [Summer I]
• G412 Advertising Design [Summer II]

The Longboat Key Education Center (Adults/Seniors) Longboat Key, FL, Sept 2010 – March 2012
Senior Enrichment Instructor

• uLearn iPad, uLearn iPhone, Intro to Windows 7, Computer Basics, iPhone/iPad, Facing Facebook, Can You Hear Me Now?, Social Networking; Facebook and Twitter

Plymouth Harbor (Seniors) Sarasota, FL, Jan 2012 – March 2012
Senior Enrichment Instructor

• Facing Facebook, uLearn iPad

Digital Technology Center (Adults) Sarasota, FL, Jul 2009 – Dec 2009
Computer Instructor

• Adobe CS3 InDesign, Illustrator, Fine Tuning Facebook

Manatee School For the Arts (High School) Palmetto, FL, Aug 2008 – Jun 2009
Art Teacher

• Applications to 3D, Image Processing (Yearbook), Commercial Art I (Digital Photography), Visual Technology I, Drawing I

• Advised, facilitated and completed 160 page full color school Yearbook in Adobe CS3
• Created exceptional quarterly benchmark pages, lesson plans and rubrics
• Simultaneously worked in the design department and the fine arts department

The Out-of-Door Academy (Elementary) Sarasota, FL, Sept 2007- Jun 2008
Substitute Teacher

• Taught guided science & Spanish lessons to K, 1st, 4th and 5th graders
• Supervised after school care and faculty staff care sessions

Girls Incorporated (ages 6-14) Sarasota, FL, Sept 2007 - Mar 2008
Computer Teacher

• Facilitated 16-page monthly Newsletter and digital photography using Microsoft Publisher
• Helped give students a taste of the real world in an innovative microcosm called Micro Society
• Performed Operation S.M.A.R.T.® to help sustain girls' interest and participation in technology
• Organized and designed weekly lesson plans
• Maintained and kept computer lab running efficiently

ClubZ! In-Home Tutoring Services(Elementary) Sarasota, FL, Sept 2006 - Feb 2008
FCAT Tutor

• Improved six students FCAT scores for language arts, reading and math

Temple Beth Sholom Schools (PreK-8th Grade) Sarasota, FL, Sept 2006 - Oct 2007
Substitute Teacher

• Taught guided reading, language arts and math lessons to K, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders
• Supervised early morning and after school care sessions and lunchroom periods

• Helped create construction themed summer camp session and worked with diverse families

School of Visual Arts (Continuing Education) New York, NY, Sept 1998 – May 2001
Adjunct Professor

• Production Issues: Telecommunications, Creating Websites with HTML, Principals of Computer Art in Production and workshops: Pros and Cons of Freelancing, HTML, The Internet & It’s Benefits

IN SERVICE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division, Portfolio Review, August 2012, EDMC Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct, May 2012, VSAFL ArtThread.org, April 2012, Faculty Development, Oct 2011, Aug 2011, July 2011, Demystifying the PPAR Process, Nov 2010, Jing, Sept 2010, Class Live, Oct 2010, ActivBoard, 3 points, Sept 2010, Class Live Pro, Aug 2010, Late Work Policies, Aug 2010, Time Management, Aug 2010, Water Cooler Digital Technology, Aug 2010, Generations, 3 points, Oct 2009, ActivBoard, 3 points, Sept 2009, FCAT Training, 2 points, Jan 2009, Myers-Briggs Assessment, 2 points, Jan 2009, Connecting Students & Learning, 2 points, Jan 2009, CPR Training and Certification, Sarasota, FL, Mar 2008, SACS CASI Writing Rubric, 5.5 points, Oct 2008, Visual Arts, 3 points, Aug 2008, CRISS Training, 2 points, Aug 2008, FOR-PD Competency 2 Reading, 60 points, Dec 2007

GRAPHIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Champs Sports/Foot Locker Inc., Bradenton, FL, Jun 2003 - Nov 2005
Graphics Designer

• Illustrated sports apparel and designed store window designs
• Created monthly company Game Plan for 600 stores
• Produced weekly PowerPoint presentations for marketing department

Zagat Survey, New York, NY, Nov 2000 – May 2001
Design Production Manager

• Tracked workflow and uploaded JPEGs, art work and articles to www.zagat.com

iVillage Inc., New York, NY, Oct 1998 - Oct 2000
Design Manager

• Managed 14 designers and tracked workflow to www.ivillage.com

Boss Films, Metrolight Studios, R/Greenberg Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 1997 – February 1998
Compositor/Animator

• Produced animation and special effects for feature films

Adrenalin Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA, Sept 1995 - Mar 1997
Art Manager

• Managed design workflow for video game company

Prudential Financial, New York, NY, Dec 1987 - Sept 1990
Director of Graphics

• Managed 5 designers and designed and created slide-show presentations

ACHIEVEMENTS
Sarasota Manatee Bicycle Club, Sarasota, FL, March/April 2014 - Interviewed for Club newsletter

• http://www.smbc.us

A Photo Experience, Sarasota, FL, May 2013 - 4 digital photos selected, 4 sold

• http://www.aphotoexperience.com/

A Photo Experience, Sarasota, FL, April 2013 - 2 digital photos selected, 1 sold

• http://www.hammerized.com/html/march29omarshow2.html

Better Living; Tackling New Technology, Beyond Email, Herald Tribune, Sarasota, FL, Sept 2012

• http://betterliving.com/technology/2012/09/tackling-new-technology-made-easy/

Seniors Take to Social Networking, Herald Tribune, Sarasota, FL, July 2011

• http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110710/ARTICLE/110719985

Play Gets Hammered, Herald Tribune, Sarasota, FL, June 2007

• http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070606/BLOG35/70606005

EDUCATION

• State College of Florida, Elementary/Art K-12 Teaching Certification, Sarasota, FL, Dec 2007
• Sarasota County Technical Institute, Child Development Associate, Sarasota, FL, May 2007
• School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art, New York, NY, May 1992
• Rochester Institute of Technology, BFA Graphic Design, Rochester, NY, May 1987