Webmaster at Immanuel First Lutheran Church, West Covina, CA
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Volunteer Reader/Engineer at Los Angeles Radio Reading Service
- Webmaster at Immanuel First Lutheran Church, West Covina, CA
- Past
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- Ad Production Proofreader at California Community News
- Graphic Artist at Added Value
- Board Operator at KDOC-TV
- Education
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- Chapman University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Graphic Design
- Websites
Richard Rodriguez’s Summary
Developing websites from the ground up using HTML, XHTML and CSS. Creating and updating podcast feeds for iTunes and other formats using XML, RSS and special iTunes XML keywords.
Editing and production of Windows Media videos and MP3 audio files for online posting on client websites.
Richard Rodriguez’s Specialties:
Media production, 2D animation, web page design, podcasting, illustration, graphic design
Richard Rodriguez’s Experience
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Volunteer Reader/Engineer
Los Angeles Radio Reading Service
(Broadcast Media industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Live on-air reading of newspaper stories and board operation at radio reading service for the blind and print-impared. Selecting stories from Los Angeles Times and L.A. Daily News for live reading. Recording and editing morning broadcast for later airing in afternoon. Assisting in office support after airshift.
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Webmaster
Immanuel First Lutheran Church, West Covina, CA
(Religious Institutions industry)
November 2002 — Present (7 years 1 month)
Created informational website with HTML and Microsoft FrontPage, now maintained using XHTML, CSS and JavaScript. Site content includes archived newsletter articles, Bible studies, weekly news items and MP3 library of Sunday sermons. Editing and posting of MP3's and Windows Media videos. Created church profile page at Tangle.com (www.tangle.com/iflvideo) to host videos and blogs.
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Ad Production Proofreader
California Community News
(Newspapers industry)
August 1996 — February 2008 (11 years 7 months)
Proofreading of pre-press classified and display ads for the Los Angeles Times and Daily Pilot. Made suggestions to improve and streamline proofing process. Trained in PhotoShop for online correcting of graphic errors.
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Graphic Artist
Added Value
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2000 — June 2001 (9 months)
Worked at former Diagnostic Research division in Los Angeles, now part of Added Value USA. Created PowerPoint presentations of focus group and copytest results for corporate clients using slide templates, Excel charts, corporate logos and embedded media clips. Assisted in global copytest for ExxonMobil in January 2001.
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Board Operator
KDOC-TV
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
August 1993 — April 1996 (2 years 9 months)
Previewed and aired programs via tape and satellite feed. Monitored on-air signal and logged transmitter readings. Recorded satellite program feeds for later broadcast. Quality control of videotapes produced in-house and from outside sources prior to broadcast. Performed inventory of tape library for move to new facilities in 1995.
Richard Rodriguez’s Education
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Chapman University
BFA , Communications , 1988 — 1995
Staff writer for The Panther, 1998-1989 and 1993. Contributed political cartoons between 1998 and 1993.
Disc jockey for Chapman Radio (formerly KNAB), 1989-1994. Program director 1991-1993. Helped organize station's 25th anniversary celebration in February 1992. Represented station with management at 1991 and 1992 CMJ Music Marathons in New York City.
Staff writer for "Higher Education", a four-episode university film and television project, Fall 1992.
Created banners, posters and flyers for Campus Ministries/Chapel under chaplains Dennis Short (Spring 1990) and Shaunie Eminger-Schmoll (Fall 1992).- Activities and Societies:
- The Panther student newspaper, Chapman Radio, Campus Ministries/Chapel
Additional Information
Richard Rodriguez’s Websites:
Richard Rodriguez’s Interests:
Christian apologetics, the ongoing American digital TV transition, smooth jazz, classic animation, baseball, the Anaheim Ducks hockey team, the OC (the actual Orange County, CA, not the TV show), hiking, nature photography, listening online to radio stations from around the world.
Richard Rodriguez’s Groups:
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Chapman Alumni Association -
DreamDesigners
Richard Rodriguez’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
