RANNY ELENA VÍQUEZ ALVERGUE

CAREER OBJECTIVES
My goal is to find challenging and rewarding jobs in the field of graphic design combining my web and print background
with my photographic skills.

EDUCATION

• City College of San Francisco A.A. in Graphic Design - 2006
• San Francisco State University M.A. in Creative Arts - 1999
• San Francisco State University B.A. in Photography - 1994
• Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) Mayor's Third Media Link - 1998
• Artist Television Access (ATA) Cyberspace for Women - 1997
• Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Bellas Artes - 1989/1991
• Colegio Bilingue San Judas Tadeo. San José, Costa Rica - 1986

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Certificate of Honor, Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco, May 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Atomica Media 2001 - present
  Graphic Designer/Photographer
  Design and produce print and web-based projects for various clients, including logos, business cards, ads, flyers and websites. Produced/edited video and photography for criminal defense cases were presented in court houses in all nine Bay Area counties

• City College of San Francisco Learning Program 2005
  Graphic Recorder
  Recorded graphically the 16th Annual Bioneers Conference in Marin County Civic Center, addressing innovative strategies for restoring the Earth and people

• Product Depot USA 2002
  Graphic Designer
  Produced and designed print layouts for telecommunications products for both English and Spanish speaking audiences

• San Francisco State University Resource Center 2000
  Reader
  Provided assitance to students with print impairments in the form of reading aloud textbooks, notes and information

• AtHoc -The Retention Business 2000
  Web Producer/Graphic Designer
  Created customizable toolbars that included Web links, desktop alerts, as well as integrated searches
  Designed banners, logos, icons, animated educational tutorials, comps, skins and templates

• San Francisco State University Inter-Arts Center Gallery On-Line 1999
  Webmaster/Graphic Designer
  Created the look and feel for the main gallery page of the department

• San Francisco Camerawork 1999
  Web Design Intern
  Helped create an archive of photos of the shows exhibited at the gallery

• Wired Planet - MusicYour Way 1998
  Production Assistant
  Edited images for a music site, working mostly with bands photos and the musician’s biographies

• Jostens Photography 1995
  School Photographer
  Photographed elementary and high school students throughout the Bay Area for graduation materials and yearbook photo