beatrice aispuro :: designer

WORK EXPERIENCE ::

323.578.8995

WHITE TIGER PRINTING & MEDIA PACKAGING - Huntsville, AL
Art Director :: 2005 – 2007
Created Identity branding for White Tiger Printing and partner companies. Designed ads, logos, folders, business cards, billboards, calendars, brochures, pop displays, holiday cards, and dvd collateral. Produced photography, web pages with Flash animations, and sites using cascading style sheets (CSS).

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE ::

Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Quark, Acrobat, Fireworks, Final Cut Pro, MS Office, CSS, HTML, vi, UNIX, Java/ASP familiarity, Mac OSX, Windows XP

EDUCATION ::

California State University, Long Beach, 1991
B.A. Journalism/Public Relations, Minor in Spanish

University of Alabama, Huntsville, 2006
XML programming

DV Creators, Santa Monica, 2003
Final Cut Pro 4

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, 1995-1997
QuarkXPress
Computer Imaging
Design with Computers
Web Site Development
Web Design Seminar
Photography
Package Design

Conferences

Flash Forward–Lynda.com
Flash 8, Seattle

Thunder Lizard Productions,
Photoshop, Monterrey

Thunder Lizard Productions,
Web Design, Seattle

OTHER SKILLS ::

Fluent in Spanish/Italian
Black and White Photography
Digital Photography/Film

References available upon request

FOXSPORTS.COM - Los Angeles, CA
Photo Editor :: 2003 – 2005
Prepared photos for online publication: Color-corrected, collaged, and optimized photos for web site. Designed centerpieces, thumbnails, and compiled photo galleries. Cross-trained staff on Photoshop techniques.

BEGRAFIC.COM - Los Angeles, CA
Freelance Designer :: 2000 – Present
Design and develop web sites for small-to-medium companies. Create logos, ads, business cards, newsletters, postcards, and brochures. Digitally enhance, color correct, and alter photographic images, and prepare files for print.

SHOPSPORTS.COM/COPELAND'S - SLO, CA
Sr. Web Designer :: 2000 – 2000
Redesigned/restructured web sites for online sporting goods company. Developed page layouts and coded templates for affiliate sites. Translated shopsports.com site into Spanish. Trained staff on Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver.

EVENT 411.COM - Marina Del Rey, CA
Web Designer :: 1999 – 2000
Created site designs for business to business software company offering online event planning tools. Tracked banner traffic, and tailored ads accordingly. Designed and edited user manuals, and assisted programmers with asp and server-side include files.

BEGRAFIC.COM - Pasadena, CA
Freelance Designer :: 1998 – 1999
Designed logos, posters, postcards, and various advertisements for Chinese Laundry Shoes. Created web sites for Gilbert USA, Entergate Communications, Basicline Manufacturing, and MJ Hubbard Consulting. Designed math assessment comps for Rand Corporation. Did production work for Disney online store.

SFUSD LANGUAGE ACADEMY - San Francisco, CA
Webmaster/Designer :: 1998 – 1998
Redesigned web site, created print materials, and trained staff on design, html, and desktop publishing. Provided teachers at SFUSD with instruction on using computers and teleconferencing equipment.

NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS - Mountain View, CA
Scheduling Coordinator :: 1998 – 1998
Coordinated all Netscape Learning classroom schedules. Redesigned and maintained NL intranet and internet sites. Created print designs for NL staff.

CALTECH, GPS DIVISION - Pasadena, CA
Webmaster/Designer :: 1993 – 1998
Developed site structure and page layout designs to launch the first-ever web site for Caltech. Provided concept and production of all print/web/logo designs for the Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences and the Seismological Laboratory. Served as editor and designer for the original GPS Alumni Newsletter. Designed brochures, ads, lectureship flyers, invitations, and building signage. Wrote curriculum and conducted computer training classes in web design for GPS staff and students. Wrote instructional guides on desktop publishing for staff in all departments at Caltech.