Resume

Multidisciplinary internet communications specialist with degrees in Communications and Digital Art; background in graphic design, video editing, web development, web publishing, and journalism. Good with HTML5, CSS, Javascript, WordPress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office, video editing, copywriting, copyediting, UX/UI design, and project management. Canadian permanent resident and U.S. citizen, currently in Halifax, NS.

Work History

• Webmaster, Trailer Park Boys / SwearNet.com (2019-2024)
  • Contributed to design and front end development of SwearNet.com and TrailerParkBoys.com, redesigning landing pages and conceptualizing new show and episode page views.
  • Provided customer tech support for website and subscription issues.
  • Assisted with production tasks, including video editing; conversion and upload; writing and editing titles, descriptions, and metadata; closed captioning; streaming live video; and moderating fan video conferences.
  • Composed Trailer Park Boys social media posts on TikTok, Twitter, FaceBook, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat.
  • Produced and edited SwearNet Social Shorts, a monthly clip show.
  • Organized and designed Trailer Park Boys Amazon merch store pages.
  • Background actor in SwearNet Studios and Trailer Park Boys Jail Shorts.
  • Tools used: HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, Bootstrap, Ruby on Rails, HAML, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe XD, Figma, Pixelmator Pro, BBEdit, Coda, DaVinci Resolve, OBS, LibreOffice, Google Workspace, MacWhisper, Zendesk, Zoom.
• Visual Information Specialist, United States Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (2016-2018)
  • Designed charts, maps, infographics, and other data visualization products for the Congressional Research Service, the US Legislature's nonpartisan think tank.
  • Created flyers, banners, signs, and other internal material for LoC CRS Communications and Directors' offices.
  • Represented CRS design team in design review sessions to gather graphics requirements for future research products.
  • Assisted in formulation of new CRS visual brand guidelines, creating new standardized color palettes, presentation templates, and video ID title card templates.
• Senior Designer, Valador Inc. / NASA (2013-2016)
  • Led a small team of graphic designers in creating web, print, and video graphics for government and private clients, contract proposals, and internal communications.
  • Edited videos focusing on workforce diversity and STEM recruitment for NASA, including clip selection, optimization for web and TV, and closed captioning.
  • Wordpress template coding for NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL).
  • Produced custom content and graphics in Drupal for the Asteroid Redirect Mission on NASA.gov.
  • Assisted in ISO 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and CMMI Level 3 certification processes.
• Technical Producer, U.S. News and World Report (2007-2013)
  • Converted design team mockups to HTML and CSS, created TAL templates in Zope 2 and Pylons.
  • Coded page redesigns for News, Money, and Health sections; coded templates for Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools, Best Hospitals, and other rankings projects.
  • Collaborated with web and advertising staff to create custom banners, widgets, and specialized ad pages.
  • Added social media tools to site: Facebook comments; took initiative in expanding U.S.News presence to Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+.
  • Trained new hires in use of CMS and backend frameworks.
• Web Developer, Smokescreen Corp. (2002-2007)
  • Designed and built sites for smoke-free activism, travel, and e-commerce using PHP, HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
  • Designed banners, shirts, flyers, stickers, business cards, letterheads, brochures, and other business material.
• Media Archivist, New Media Archives and Productions Inc. (2000-2002)
  • Authored interactive DVD archives, including video menu design, storyboard authoring, and QA for rendered video files.
  • Created CD-ROM print archives using HTML/PDF viewing interfaces.
  • Formulated workflows for large print and video archive operations.
  • Tools used: ReelDVD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Flash.
• Web Executive, MyPhilippines.com (2000)
  • Managed a team of web designers working on UX and UI design of MyPhilippines.com web portal pages, from wireframes to HTML mockups to live pages.
• Video editor (in-house), OmniPost (1998-2000)
  • Edited (offline and online) TV commercials, documentaries, and audio-visual presentations using Media 100 editing system.
  • Composed and rendered 2D VFX, titles, and animations for various projects using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe AfterEffects.
  • Distinctions Received: Araw Awards, 16th Philippine Advertising Congress (1999): "Dirty Finger," for Bench Alcogel: Gold Award Winner, Low Budget TV Production; Silver Award Winner, Personal Care Category

Educational Background

• Maryland Institute College of Art (2002-2003)
  Master of Arts in Digital Art
  Distinctions Received: MICA Digital Art Award
• Ateneo de Manila University: (1994-1998)
  Bachelor of Arts in Communication
  Extra-curriculars: Graphic Design and Photography Editor for student newspaper The GUIDON