Master of Arts in Performance and Technology Training from the University of Northern Iowa, anticipated graduation 2007.
GPA: 3.94/4.00

Bachelor of Arts in New Media and Music from Briar Cliff University, May 2003.
GPA: 3.70/4.00

• Experience with Mac and PC platforms
• Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
• Macromedia Fireworks 8
• Adobe Photoshop CS
• Adobe Illustrator CS
• Adobe InDesign CS
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional

• Microsoft Word 2003
• Microsoft Access 2003
• Microsoft Excel 2003
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
• Microsoft FrontPage 2002
• WebCT 4.1
• Basic HTML
• CSS

• Instructional Design
• Managing Educational Media Centers
• Media Planning and Production
• Grant writing
• Human Relations
• Publications Design
• Visual Literacy
• Communication Theory

• Media and Business Ethics
• Business Management
• Organizational Communications
• Graphic and Visual Communications
• Public Relations

School Bus Sales, Co.

Waterloo, IA

Webmaster, Computer Specialist

August 2005 - present

www.sbsales.com

• Maintain the School Bus Sales and SBS Trucking administration web sites
• Research current and new technologies and programs
• Maintain office computers

Consultant

May 2005 - present

• Maintain the National Program for Playground Safety, Office of Student Field Experiences, and the Iowa Superintendents Finance and Leadership Consortium web sites.
• Design print publications for the National Program for Playground Safety and the Office of Student Field Experiences.

Center for Educational Technology Production House

University of Northern Iowa

Web Designer

August 2004 - May 2005

www.playgroundsafety.org
www.uni.edu/socialwork

• Redesign and maintenance of the National Program for Playground Safety and the Department of Social Work web sites. (The Playground Safety web site receives 1 million unique hits per year)
• Duplication of CDs and DVDs.
• Conduct live web casting.
• Assist students and faculty with media projects including video and web design as well as assistance with scanning and help using software such as Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks; and MS Office in the Production House Lab.

College of Education
Office of Student Field Experience

University of Northern Iowa

Web Designer

August 2003 - May 2005

www.uni.edu/stdteach
www.uni.edu/isflc

• Answer basic computer and technology related questions from others in the office and prepare step-by-step instructions for their future use.
• Design and maintenance of the Office of Student Field Experiences web site using Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat, Microsoft Office programs, and basic html.
• Maintenance of the Iowa Superintendents Finance and Leadership Consortium web site.
• Scan, manipulate, and prepare photos and images for the web and for print publications.

College of Education
Reading Clinic

University of Northern Iowa

Graduate Assistant

August 2003 - May 2005

• Supervise remedial reading tutors in the field.
• Design instructional materials.
• Communicate with the class professor about progress and concerns of the student tutors as well as questions the students have.
• Correct assignments, offer feedback and advice, and meet with students as a group and individually to answer questions and offer suggestions to improve their tutoring experience.

Quebecor World of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

Prepress

Summers of 2001, 2002, 2003

• Scanned pages in black and white
• Enhanced the quality of the pages and pictures
• Positioned pages and prepared them for the press

Piano Preparatory Program

Briar Cliff University

Piano Teacher

September 1999 - May 2003

• Taught beginning piano lessons to grade school children.
• Prepared students for recitals and competitions.
• Adapted instruction to meet the needs of individual students.

Registrar's Office

Briar Cliff Univeristy

Registrar Work Study

January 2000 - May 2003

• Responsible for processing transcript requests
• Fielded student questions
• Sorted and filed materials
• Organized miscellaneous items in the office

Cliff News

Briar Cliff University

Cliff News Video Editor

January 2003 - May 2003

• Responsible for the weekly news video for Briar Cliff's web based news.
• Organized assignments for all videographers weekly.
• Answered editing questions.

• Elected Board Member of IACT (Iowa Association for Communication Technology)
  Fall 2005

• Deans List - Briar Cliff University (1999 - 2003)
• Academic Scholarship - Briar Cliff University (1999 - 2003)
• Music Scholarship - Briar Cliff University (1999 - 2003)
• Robert D. Blue Scholarship (2000 - 2001 school year)

• Briar Cliff Choirs (1999 - 2003)
• Wahlert High school choirs (1995 - 1999)
• Junior Achievement (1996 - Company of the year)
• Christian Leadership - Wahlert High School (1997 - 1999)
• Volleyball manager - Wahlert High School (1995 - 1999)
• Track - Wahlert High school (1996)