
Photography/Art and Design Educator at Pflugerville ISD
Austin, Texas Area

Photography/Art and Design Educator at Pflugerville ISD
Austin, Texas Area
* Patient, Responsible, Reliable, Detail-Oriented, Flexible, Self-Motivated
* Communicate effectively (including public speaking)
* Effective leadership with solid experience in photography/design
* Commitment to professional relationships
Skills : Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Frontpage, HTML
• Effective leadership with solid experience in teaching
• Commitment to professional relationships
• Communicate effectively (including public speaking)
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
TEACHER (Art I, Art II/Photo, Art III/Advanced/AP Photo)
* Create and execute lesson plans
* Excellent classroom management
* Teaching and using Engagement Strategies in the classroom
* Highly effective in utilizing different learning styles in the classroom
* Multi Disciplined in all aspects of photography including darkroom, studio setup, and ability to use a range of photographic equipment including medium and large format cameras
* Studio setup
* Use of a range of photographic equipment.
UIL (University Interscholastic League) Coach
* Literacy Criticism, Ready Writing
* Coach/Instruct students in literacy history, literary terms.
* Coach/Instruct students in expository writing
(Photography industry)
March 2002 — Present (7 years 9 months)
* Multi Disciplined in all aspects of photography including darkroom, studio setup, and ability to use a range of photographic equipment including medium and large format cameras
* Digital Imaging and multimedia applications
* Experience in Digital Desktop publishing including page layout and logo design
* Upload/Download files to/for websites and computer programs
* Excellent organizational skills
* Able to correspond with others in a professional manner
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
August 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 1 month)
TEACHER (Art 1, Art 4, AP Studio Art, and Photography)
* Create and execute lesson plans
* Excellent classroom management
* Teaching and using Engagement Strategies in the classroom
* Effective teaching methods with students with a limited English proficiency
* Highly effective in utilizing different learning styles in the classroom
* Digital Imaging and multimedia applications
SLC Coordinator (Small Learning Community)
* Appointed as a mentor to new teachers
* Organizing school events related to the Small Learning Community
* Execute tasks given to the Small Learning Community that benefit the school
* Excellent organizational skills
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
August 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 1 month)
TEACHER (Middle School Art, Kindergarten)
* Create and execute lesson plans
* Excellent classroom management
* Teaching and using Engagement Strategies in the classroom
* Effective teaching methods with students with a limited English proficiency
* Highly effective in utilizing different learning styles in the classroom
PHOTOGRAPHER
* Responsible for photographing school events
* Photographing graduation portraits for students
BFA , Photography , 1997 — 2002
PHOTOGRAPHY, design, traveling, reading, music . . . . . . . . .
Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Photography Instructors Education Association, Texas Art Educators Association, Students and Siginificant Others at McCombs/UT (VP of Communications)
* Nominated : Fine Arts Teacher of the Year, 2009 (Pflugerville High School, PISD)
* Nominated : Teacher of the Year, 2007
(Lee High School, HISD)
* Published Photograph: Endless Journeys
(Library of Congress ISBN-0-7951-5247-7) 04/2004 ***EDITOR'S CHOICE***
* Published Photograph: Seasons of Savannah
(Community Communications, Montgomery, AL: Copyright 2000) pg. 73
* Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities, May 2000
* Kiwanis Honors, May 2000
* All-American Scholar, November 1999
* Portfolio Scholarship ($10,000), The Savannah College of Art and Design, June 1997
* Governor’s Art Award, The State of Ohio (2), March 1997
* Scholastic Art Award (Silver Key), University of Akron, November 1996