at Minneapolis Community Education
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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- Instructor at Minneapolis Community Education
- SES Teaching Assistant at Minneapolis College of Art + Design
- Professional Services Representative at FirstTech
- Past
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- Intern at Minnesota Public Radio
- Sales Associate/Next Step Instructor at National Camera Exchange
- PowerPoint Artist at Target
- Education
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- Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- College of Visual Arts
- Lakeville High School
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Jessica Ibarra’s Summary
Event Coordinator, Project Manager, Marketing Guru and Resident Expert to name a few hats I wear. Particularly interested in forming solutions, managing projects, teaching others and building a larger and larger client base through brand strengthening. Always interested in raising the bar out of the reach of the competition and exploring new ways to spread the word.
Jessica Ibarra’s Specialties:
needs assessment, creating customized training solutions, branding and identity, information architecture, competitive analysis, transition from film to digital photography, digital photography workflow, sound design & recording, copywriting
Jessica Ibarra’s Experience
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Instructor
Minneapolis Community Education
(Program Development industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Facilitate the learning and participation of adults so they can improve their lives and their community. Design and delivery of curriculum for computer learning series with classes entitled "Absolutely Terrified of Computers" "Slightly Scared of Computers" and "Internet and E-mail Basics." Each class provides participants with the knowledge needed to feel more comfortable using computer technology through practice and exposure of different uses for the computer.
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SES Teaching Assistant
Minneapolis College of Art + Design
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Media Production industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Performed as leader and teacher to over 30 high schoolers interested in applying to an art college. In this two week intensive session, majors are chosen and students work together to create a music video, documentary video, and all the components that go along with it (sound design, graphic design, photography, etc). My main focus is the Digital Photography class.
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Professional Services Representative
FirstTech
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
Achieve successful implementation of a complete solution for your computer needs with a focus on training. Help determine which training will benefit you/your company and how to achieve success in the workplace with this training.
Coordinate onsite and offsite classes.
Go to http://firsttech.com/training for more information.
Will also perform training & consulting myself as an CTT+ & ACI (InDesign/Photoshop). -
Intern
Minnesota Public Radio
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
February 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Helped launch a new, successful anti-format radio station by organizing CD library. Moved on to create a process to link an electronic database full of music files with their analog CD in a large library encompassing hundreds of CDs. Worked with Music Director to develop a strategy for continuing to keep library organized as the amount of material grew exponentially.
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Sales Associate/Next Step Instructor
National Camera Exchange
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Retail industry)
2002 — 2005 (3 years)
Worked as a sales associate selling cameras and other optical equipment. Also served as a Next Step Instructor, taught the digital camera classes that were offered to our customers when they purchased a camera. I also performed seminars for customers called "Is a Digital Camera Right For You?".
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PowerPoint Artist
Target
(Public Company; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Jessica Ibarra’s Education
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design
BS , Visualization , 2001 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- Radio MCAD, Orientation Crew, Viz Club
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College of Visual Arts
Photography 1999 — 2001
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Lakeville High School
Additional Information
Jessica Ibarra’s Websites:
Jessica Ibarra’s Interests:
organizational development, strategic planning, digital photography, professional networking, usability research, training, marketing, consulting, development, new technology, Apple computers, design, branding, biking, urban traveling, fine dining, music, podcasting
Jessica Ibarra’s Groups:
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MCAD Alumni and Students
Jessica Ibarra’s Honors:
Adobe Certified Expert: Photoshop, 2009
Adobe Certified Expert: InDesign, 2009
Adobe Certified Instructor, 2009
Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), 2008
Apple Product Professional, 2006
Deans List (Minneapolis College of Art + Design), 2005-2006
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