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Versatile application developer with over 15 years of professional project experience ranging from content development and delivery tools to sales and marketing Web applications.
M.S. Software Development and Management
Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, New York.
Interactive Multimedia Development Advanced Certificate.
Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, New York.
B.S. Computer Engineering.
Universidad Simon Bolivar. Caracas, Venezuela.
Nov 2004 - Present. Working Art Media, LLC . Rochester, NY
Founder/President
Working Art Media provides professional Web site design and multimedia services for small businesses. We work with our clients to create an effective, customer-centered and search-engine friendly Web site that is right for their businesses. Our services include domain name registration, Web site hosting, Web site design and maintenance, and interactive multimedia applications including flash banners and ads.
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Aug 2002 - June 2004. Element K. Rochester, NY.
Media Producer
- Responsible for development of graphics and 2D animations for use within self-study instructional courseware as well as maintenance of custom interactive courses (XML, Flash MX, Fireworks).
- Gave support to internal users and maintained intranet test site for custom courses.
Performed code maintenance for browser compatibility (JavaScript).
- Developed applications/tools for MS Access database (VBA).
- Verified, coordinated and resolved defects in online courses.
- Maintained courses assessments. Performed quality assurance for multilanguage online courses (XML, HTML).
- Conducted usability tests for new online instructional design model.
Jan - Nov 2002. NeO SCI Corporation. Rochester, NY.
Multimedia Developer
- Programming, beta testing, image and data manipulation of interactive science education multimedia products, on a project basis (Flash5/MX, ActionScript).
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Sept - Oct 2001. Talavara, a Manning & Napier Company. Rochester, NY.
Software Engineer
- Contracted for upgrade and maintenance work on the multilanguage Web site of Garlock Sealing Technologies (IIS, JRun, SiteServer, SQL Server, ASP).
Feb 1998 – May 2001. MNIS - Talavara, a Manning & Napier Company. Rochester, NY.
Software Engineer, Technical Development Engineering Division
- Worked with a team of software engineers and linguistic scientists from Textwise on a project for email manipulation for wireless devices (Java).
- Developer in the transition of the external web site for Garlock Sealing Technologies, from English to a Multilanguage site (IIS, JRun, SiteServer, SQL Server, ASP).
- Worked on the implementation of an Emotive Index knowledge source for the Talavara Messaging Framework product (Java, C++).
- Content Developer for MAPIT (A commercial system for searching and analyzing millions of patents, internet access) and Dr-Link (A natural-language information mining system, internet access)
- Contributed to the analysis of data from content providers (patents in SGML, publication feeds in HTML, and other formats).
- Developed applications to transform source data into the company’s proprietary tagging system, and to update the new information into the respective content repository (Perl5, DB2, SGML flat files, proprietary database format).
- Updated and maintained tables in the MAPIT database (DB2) product in the absence of a DB administrator.
Dec 1995 - Feb 1998. West Group. Rochester, NY.
Programmer, Secondary Law / Electronic Publishing Division
- Developed application to convert ASCII data files into a SGML marked-up format and automatize the bulk of the process previously done completely manually by editorial personnel (Perl5).
- Developed application to convert source data into folio flat files for the creation of infobases (C++).
- Built electronic products up to production stage, including data preparation, master of CD-ROMs and testing in Folio Engine.
- Documented entire production process for assigned products.
Jul 1995 – Dec 1995. Structured Technologies, Inc. Rochester, NY.
Programmer
- Designed and developed a Candidates Management System for the Recruiting Department (MS Access/Visual Basic).
- Configured and maintained internal company software applications, including user support (Windows 95, Win fax Pro for Networks, MS Office, recruiting application).
Bilingual Spanish/English
| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS |
I am currently an active member of the following organizations:
Latinas Unidas of Rochester - Board Member
Rochester Hispanic Business Association - Board Member
Finger Lakes Wired - Governing Board Member
Association for Women in Computing, Upstate New York Chapter (AWC-UNY)
Rochester Women's Network
Rochester Professional Consultants Network
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) - Rochester Chapter