RESUME

• Multilingual Web Developer and Graphic Design. Portuguese Instructor. Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, and entry level Japanese. 12 Years experience in sales management, excellent customer relations, and ability to problem solve. Highly organized.

• PhotoShop
• ImageReady
• Illustrator
• QuarkXpress
• Flash MX
• Dreamweaver

• HTML Hand-Coding
• JavaScript
• CSS-style Sheets
• Xerox Docutech
• MS Office
• Mac / Windows Operating Systems

BraziLive -June 2007 – 2009

• Promoter – BraziLive is an exciting weekly event that showcases Brazilian music and mutlticultural art in the San Francisco Bay Area.

ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco Brazilian Arts Center, Portuguese Instructor, SF, CA – April 1998-present

• Highly focused development of three courses for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced; Experience leading and working with a group to facilitate creative participation in a comprehensive, interactive and intense learning environment.

• Contractor job updating and correcting previews Portuguese version. iCohere provides collaboration software for web communities, workgroups and organizations. The software is used by corporations, universities, government, associations, non profit and other organizations.

• Working Translating Portuguese Documents, contracts between Brazil and the US.

• Backstage Manager, Spirit of Brazil Performance Concert.

• Work reviewing the portuguese version of the film War of the Worlds.

• Contractor job updating the Website for Stanford Law School .

• Temporary position to teach Photoshop basics to high school youth at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC).

• Preparation of class material and instruction of Adobe Photoshop for beginners, ages 14-17. The 4 week, hands on course focuses on creating and printing a professional CD cover utilizing basic tools and images.

• Preparation of class material and instruction of Portuguese language courses for employees.

• Responsible for sales, accounting, bookkeeping, supervised sales employees of 3 stores. Attended fashion shows and helped to design Aguazul’s seasonal swimwear collections. Developed long-term relationships with wholesale customers throughout Brazil.

• Flash MX – CIS 184
• 2D Animation for Multimedia /Flash- IDST 146
• Digital Printing Publishing – GRPH 40
• Orientation to Design & Graphic Communication – GRPH 23
• Advanced Computer Imaging – Photoshop 60B
• Beginning Computer Imaging – Photoshop 60A

• Medialink, BAVC’s Adult Scholarships program is unique full-time 16-week, immersion-style web development training and career development. Experienced in all aspects of site design ranging from concept design to production and site launch in a cross-platform environment. Curriculum included non-profit client site production and launch. Emphasis on creativity, adaptability, teamwork, information design, and interface design.