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Experience	Digital Media Instructor, Columbia Area Career Center, June 2007 to Present Managed a classroom, designed curriculum, created lesson plans, and instructed high school students in Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing and Introduction to Digital Media. Adult Education Instructor, Columbia Area Career Center, Columbia, MO, May 2006 to Present Instructed adults in various software packages, including Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft's Office Package. Freelance Website Designer, Columbia, MO, August 2002 to present www.908prayer.com, www.awakentheday.com, www.botticellissouthcongress.com, www.career-center.org, www.columbiacwm.org, www.customdesignedprintwear.com, www.elmoreconsulting.com, www.forumgroup.com, www.mailandmoreweb.com, www.moassp.org, www.patricksasser.com, www.shopatgirlboutique.com, www.smsg.org, www.thecrossingchurch.com, and www.xilitla.org Java Programmer, Shelter Insurance, Columbia, MO, May 2006 to June 2007 Worked in a team environment to set up an entire online experience for customers to inquire on insurance polices and to make policy changes. Multimedia Design Internship, Owens Library, Maryville, MO, January 2006 to April 2006 Projects created: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/courses/res earch/assignmentcalc/ and http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/courses/fresh man/timemgmnt/spendingtime.htm WebTeam, University Relations, Maryville, MO, August 2003 to April 2006 Worked on the Northwest Missouri State University website, updating various pages and creating various sites under the Northwest template. DVD Editor, Tower Yearbook, Maryville, MO, August 2004 to April 2006 Created and oversaw the creation of different video packages, under a deadline, using a variety of software and combined them into a DVD that went into the Northwest Yearbook. These yearbooks were then distributed to all students.
Education	Bachelor of Science Degree in Interactive Digital Media with a New Media Focus, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, April 2006, 3.88/4.00 GPA Interactive Digital Media is an interdisciplinary degree with an integrated curriculum from the departments of Computer Science, Mass Communication, and Art.
Computer Skills	Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, and Dreamweaver Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher DVD Studio Pro Podcasting Final Cut Pro Digital Camera, Video Camcorder, and Scanner Expert in HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, and ActionScript Experienced in VBA, Java, XML, and ASP Extensive experience on both Macintosh and Windows platforms
Activities and Honors	INS 21 – Property and Liability Insurance Principles Varsity Letter Collegiate Track and Field 2003-2005 MIAA Academic Commissioner’s Honor Roll for Track and Field 2005 President, Advertising Club 2005-2006 Student Leader with the Navigators, a Christian campus group, 2004-2006 President’s Honor Roll Fall 2003 and Fall 2004 Academic Honor Roll Spring 2004, Spring 2005 to Fall 2006 Certified Peer Educator Demonstrated outstanding student leadership and mastered the basic skills needed to be considered a peer educator. A+ Scholarship Recipient 2003-2005 Received for scholastic achievement, high attendance, good citizenship, and completion of unpaid tutoring.

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My Interactive Digital Media – New Media major is an interdisciplinary degree with an integrated curriculum from the Departments of Computer Science, Mass Communication, and Art.

With this degree and my free lance experience I am able to take an idea and develop it fully. There is no need for a middle man or to contract out to third parties.

I have ability to brainstorm innovative ideas (with my advertising background), put those ideas into a tangible and creative form (with my art background), and take those ideas and make them fully functional (with my computer science background).

I understand and embrace the values of responsibility, consistency, and hard work as shown by never missing a day of class in high school or college. I also graduated from college in three years with honors.

Although I am very task oriented, I enjoy working with teams, and I relate well with others. My training and experiences as a Resident Assistant gave me many opportunities to problem solve and interact with people having a broad range of interests and personalities.