Work & Education Story

Currently, I am enrolled at SJSU pursuing a M.S. in Mass Communications with emphasis in Advertising/PR within the Journalism and Mass Communication Graduate School. My goal is to understand how to communicate product value at a global level and gain knowledge of international business. My thesis project is concentrated in the area of marketing communications and advertising utilizing social media principles and Web 2.0 technology.

A year ago, I graduated with a BA in Design Studies with emphasis in Graphic Design at SJSU in May 2008, where I not only studied design concepts but strengthened my writing skills as well. Also, I hold an AS in Electronics Engineering and credits towards a BS in Computer Engineering.

Currently, I am self-employed consulting with small businesses providing brand identity, web design, flash animation and other various marketing collateral support. However, majority of my work experience is technical sales, software implementaion, training and support.

To further explain, I have over fourteen years experience in the e-business industry promoting, selling and implementing enterprise applications and middleware software. I have a strong aptitude towards technology, in particular, web-based products and have worked with a variety of tools to implement such applications. Also, I utilize Adobe products on a daily basis such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Acrobat and Flash as a technical marketing consultant for various projects over the last six years in the workforce.