Tania Guerrera
Art and Design Studios
www.TaniaGuerrera.com
(917) 578-4264
TheArtist@TaniaGuerrera.com
Graphic Arts, Web Design, Software Consultation & Training
CERTIFICATIONS
New York State Art Provitional Teaching Certificate
K-12th grades
New York State Computer Technology E- Transitional
Teaching Certificate 9-12th grades
New York University, Multimedia Design for the World Wide Web,
Certification
Microsoft Office Specialist, Power Point, Certification
Microsoft Office Specialist, Word, Certification
AWARDS
Phi Sigma Omicron Honor Society
Dean's Honor List RCC
Tomorrow's Workplace (educational grant)
GENERAL
WORK EXPERIENCE
www.TaniaGuerrera.com,
Free Lance Artist
Designed advertising materials like: illustrations, brochures,
flyers, and other print
layouts using computer graphics programs like: Illustrator, Photoshop
and Quark Express. Also created original pieces of fine arts and
logos for various clients. Started to incorporated HTML and Web
Page design in 1996. Able to create and train students in computer
animation and implement sounds into animations and or web pages.
FREE
LANCE WORK EXPERIENCE
Trus
Fund Inc.
Web
Art Direction
ABC Television/Disney (temporary)
Worked in the ABC television Photography Archives department.
Developed a mock website to be used as a proposal for an eventual
permanent site. Created and designed an interface for the ABC
photography database library archives using FileMaker pro.
El
Museo Del Barrio, NY Teaching Artist/Classroom Connections
Program
El Museo Del Barrio, located on museum mile, is New York City's
top Latino museum curating Puerto Rican, Caribbean and Latin American
art. The Classroom Connections program sends Artists into inner
city schools and exposes students to various disciplines within
Cultural arts. Taught students about the Aboriginal people of
the Caribbean, the Taino/Arawak people, using art as a medium.
Sole7.com
(freelance)
Developed logo and brand image for company.
Raven
Fox Organization, NJ Assistant Art Director (freelance)
RFO is NJ based graphic design company. Created original art work
and illustrations for various projects. Assisted with Web Page
design and development.
VasTune.com
(freelance)
Japanese Trading Company. Limited sale of image reproduction rights
used on T-shirts
distributed both in Japan and the US
ACADEMIC
TEACHING WORK EXPERIENCE
Rockland
BOCES, Career Education Center, NY
Adult Education Instructor:
Graphic Arts
Taught adult students introductory Photoshop and basic graphic
arts skills.
Rockland
BOCES, Career Education Center, NY
Instructor: Graphic Arts under grant by Tomorrow's Workplace
Taught junior High School students Photoshop, Illustrator,
and basic graphic arts
skills in a career awareness summer program.
Rockland
BOCES, Career Education Center,Communications
Academy,
NY
Computer Teacher: Integrated Software Technology
Responsible for the computer software training and education of
High School students enrolled in the BOCES Integrated Software
Technology program. The IST program is focused mainly on training
students in office technology related applications like MS Office
Suite. Also included is introductory learning of graphics programs
like Photoshop and publisher as well as introductory web design
with MS Front Page. This two year
program makes students who receive an 85 or above average, or
pass the Microsoft Office User Specialist certification
test, eligible for college credits from Rockland Community College,
or any other college that is willing to recognize this articulation.
BOCES,
Rockland Middle School After School Program, NY
Art Teacher
The BOCES RMS after school program services primarily homeless
and or low income students. Implemented an art program that enables
students to encounter a supervised environment where they are
able to utilize art as a therapeutic medium.
EDUCATION
Spring
2003--SUNY Oswego
9 Vocational Education Credits
6 Graduate, 3 Undergraduate
Summer
2002--Teacher's Technical Writing Institute
Three day In-Service Workshop
Fall
2002--Yoga Mountain Institute
250 hour Yoga Teacher Certification
Class of 2000---Empire State College
Bachelor of Arts: Art and Design
Spring 1999--New York University
Advanced Professional Certificate:
Multimedia Content for the World Wide Web
Rockland Community College
Course work concentration: Literature
RELEVANT
COURSE WORK
-
Art and Design on Macintosh Computer 2cr
- Digital
Imaging: An Emerging Technology 2cr
- Advanced
Macintosh Computers 4cr
- Multimedia
Design for World Wide Web 8cr
- Book
Layout and Illustration 4c
- Portfolio
Development 4cr
-
The Business of Art 4cr
- Technology
for the Middle and HS Teacher (in service workshop)
SOFTWARE/APPLICATIONS
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Quark
Express
- Image
Ready
- Dreamweaver
- FTP
Cute
-
FTP Fetch
- Flash
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- FrontPage
- Access
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Word
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Excel
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Power Point
- Word
Perfect
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MS Outlook
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Bulk Mailer
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COMPUTER
PLATFORMS /LANGUAGES
- Windows
'95,'98, 2000, XP PC platform
- Macintosh
OS
- HTML
- Java
Scripts into HTML documents
- NotePad/Hard
Coding HTML
WEB
SITES CREATED
Responsible
for concept, coding, graphics, animation and design on all sites.
http://www.TaniaGuerrera.com
http://www.NowRule.com
http://www.geocities.com/Tiayiti
http://www.geocities.com/NaturesHand
http://www.TrusFund.com
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
English/Spanish. Four Years (12 credits) college level Spanish
as well as native speaking fluency,
lived 13 years in Puerto Rico. Fully Bilingual, and able to fully
speak, write and edit written work in
both languages. Can create HTML documents in both Languages.
COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING
SKILLS
- Knowledge
and training in web site marketing via usage of
search engine submission programs and sites.
- Background
in design.
- Experience
in tracking trends that address client's advertising needs.
- In
tune with Urban Cultural differences, as well as an ability
to spot
similarities within the Culture.
- Great
interpersonal skills.
- Excellent
written communication skills.
- Leadership
of non-compliant populations.
References
and Portfolio available upon request
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