Contact
jon.shiroma@gmail.com
Objective:
To obtain a job as a web developer that would allow me to design and build sites as well as design multimedia content for the web.
Skills
Creative graphic designer with experience in web design, print design, and multimedia. Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player as well as an efficient self starter. Inventive creator of innovative marketing strategies and a real out-of-the-box thinker. Intelligent individual; a quick learner, able to adapt to new situations Thrives in intense deadline-driven environments. I am extremely comfortable in both a PC and Mac environment. Proficient with programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Final Cut Pro, Motion, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Dreamweaver.
I graduated from Platt College in October of 2007 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Media Arts, specializing in 3D animation and digital video production. I am a very fast learner; I got my first job in the industry while I was half way through my first HTML class. I am currently working as a video editor. Between working full time and going to school full time, I found time to do freelance work. I have done print work as well as web work. I have also worked on the pre-production and production side of video production.
Experience:
| 12.17.07-06.23.08 | Ad Authority | San Diego, CA |
| Creative Director |
· Built pages/campaigns for B2B and B2C purposes
· Primary responsibility was to create landing pages to generate leads
· Learned how to build a web form that will convert well
· Created print collateral for conferences and events
· Worked directly with clients, such as Matthew Lesko (‘The Answer Man’)
· General updates to company sites/landing pages
| 07.07 -12.07 | Einstein Industries | San Diego, CA |
| Video Editor |
· While in the web department, I had a lot of SEO/W3C best practices hands on experience
· Modernized many older sites with the latest W3C standards
· Experienced working with code that has had many people editing it
· Learned many cross-browser compatibility issue fixes
· Promoted to the video department after about a month and a half of starting with Einstein Industries
· Worked with footage in 4:3 and 16x9 formats
· Compressed video for web (.flv format)
· Created ‘new’ b-roll footage using After Effects and/or Motion 3
| 05.2006-07.07 | Spectrum Pacific Learning Co. | San Diego, CA |
| Web Developer |
· Developed CSS templates for use in online courses (the company was using tables until I was hired)
· Created designs/layouts to be used in online courses
· Created course specific CSS layouts for National University courses
· Started processes to include videos in courses
· Helped develop standards for audio and video recording (for use in online courses)
· Worked on projects for clients like the Patrons of the Prado web site (updates and content integration)
· Created short videos/animations for presentations by the company president using Flash and After Effects
· Volunteered to work almost 24 hours straight to meet an unrealistic deadline set by a project manager
| 04.06-05.06 | One Mortgage Network | San Diego, CA |
| Web Developer |
· Designed new pages for company web sites
· Updated exisiting pages with new content or new layouts
· Learned basic PHP in less than a day to fix a problem with form validation
· Deisgned new business cards
| 08-05-04.06 | Time Warner Cable | San Diego, CA |
| Collections Rep. |
| 02.05-08.05 | AStarStaffing | San Diego, CA |
| Temp Assignment |
· Learned how to deal with angry customers
· Gained experience in collecting money from customers in a professional manner
Education:
| 08.06-10.07 | Platt College | San Diego, CA |
and Digital Video Production.
| 01.05-08.06 | Platt College | San Diego, CA |
Received an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Graphic Design.
| 08.02-12.04 | Palomar College | San Diego, CA |
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