Jose Miguel Hernandez's Resume (Last updated March 24th 2008)

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JOSE MIGUEL HERNANDEZ

San Francisco, Ca 94110
http://josemiguelhernandez.com

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OBJECTIVE 
To work with a world-class team building compelling and innovative user experiences for the web.

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WORK EXPERIENCE 

Bebo.com, San Francisco, Ca

September 2006 - Present
Content Engineer
I run all the US/CA/AU/NZ sponsorship campaigns and do some occasional ui development for product.

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Meca Communications, San Luis Obispo, Ca

January 2005 - June 2006
Experience Designer
  • Initially redesigned the mecamessenger.com site using standards compliant XHTML and CSS, JSP.
  • Implemented branded one-offs of the mecamessenger.com site for American Idol and other clients.
  • Contributed on a high-level to several redesigns of the mecamessenger.com web architecture.
  • Implemented insight XE tracking system.
  • Created UI concepts for the Meca Messenger IM client (Photoshop and Flash).
  • Worked with Meca Labs R&D creating rogue social services and repurposing in-house or open-source technologies (.NET, AJAX, PHP, Mediawiki, PHPBB, Wordpress, jabber, XML).

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Faculty Instructional Technology Center (FITC), University of California, Santa Cruz

September 2004 - December 2004
Web Developer
  • Implemented sites using XHTML, CSS, PHP and ColdFusion.
  • Provided web and media support for faculty.

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Student Affairs, University of California, Santa Cruz

March 2003 - September 2004
Web Developer
  • Implemented sites using XHTML, CSS and ColdFusion.
  • Researched and customized multiple CMS systems.
  • Coordinated with multiple branches including Judicial, Student Union and Campus Police.

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Information Technology Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz

February 2003 - March 2003
Web Designer
  • Created an identity website intended to raise funds for the Intitute.

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Cyber Camps

July 2002 - August 2002
Instructor
  • Instructed youths on introductory programing, game design, robotics and graphic design.

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Aspect Media Factory, San Luis Obispo, Ca

August 2001 - July 2002
Interactive Designer, Video Compositor
  • Created websites in HTML/CSS and Photoshop.
  • Customized CMS systems for clients.
  • Authored CD-ROMs and DVDs.
  • Created animations and video composites.
  • Created print marketing materials.

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Moon Valley Software, San Luis Obispo

February 2000 - November 2001
Interactive Developer
  • Helped architect and build shizznit.com, a teen portal startup (HTML/PHP/MYSQL).
  • Created print and CD-ROM marketing materials (photoshop / illustrator).
  • Performed QA for the RWAV product suite.
  • Authored several CD-ROM multisession projects for record company clients using the RWAV product.

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Knight Ridder Newspapers, San Luis Obispo, Ca

November, 1999 - January, 2000
Internet Specialist
  • Maintained an SQL database-driven newspaper website.
  • Copy-edited articles before posting to web.
  • Initated web advertising sales campaign with local businesses.

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Innovative Concepts, San Luis Obispo, Ca

March 1997 - November 1997
Service Department Manager
  • Managed the service, sales and repair of customer computers, including custom builds and parts inventory.

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EDUCATION 

University of California, Santa Cruz, California, January 2003 - December 2004

BA in Film and Digital Media

 

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SKILLS 
MANAGEMENT: Web, print and video project management and production supervision.

COLLABORATION and COMMUNICATION: Storyboarding, flowcharting, presentation, training, copy editing, writing for film, technical writing, Spanish.

TECHNOLOGY: Video podcasting. Embedded and streaming media. Content Management. Mashups and API's. LAMP/IIS and network administration. Statistics and SEO. Version control. Multisession CD-ROM and DVD authoring. ActiveX. Press and large-format printing and publishing. Audio recording and mixing.

CODE: CSS, HTML, Javascript, Actionscript, Coldfusion, JSP, PHP, ASP.NET.

SOFTWARE: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Omnigraffle, Final Cut, Premiere, Flash, Combustion, AfterEffects, DVD Studio, Encore, MediaWiki, PHPBB, Wordpress, CVS/SVN.

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AWARDS AND HONORS 
  • Service Award, Dept. of Film and Digital Media, UCSC, Summer 2004.
  • Florence French Scholarship, UCSC, Winter 2004.
  • Official Selection for Sepia, New York Short Film Festival, 2004.
  • First Place Award for Foilman, DV8, Spring 2003.
  • Student Art Award, Digital Art, Cuesta College, Judge Kim Yasuda, Spring 2002.

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PUBLICATIONS 
  • Eyecandy #10 - #14.
  • The Tribune, San Luis Obispo.

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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS 
  • Big Gas Productions, June-July 2006
  • Burntwire.tv, San Francisco. 2005-2006
  • Eyecandy, UCSC's Journal of Film and Digital Media. 2003-2005
  • The Film Collective, San Luis Obispo. 2002-2003

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FIELD WORK 
  • Curriculum Vitae: http://jozecuervo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Curriculum_Vitae
  • Portfolio: http://flickr.com/photos/jozecuervo/sets/72157594259204299/

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KEYWORDS 
Digital Media, Web, NLE, Final Cut Pro, microformat, XSS, Social Network, RSS, XML, RDF, FOAF, ATOM, SNS, presence, syndication, IM

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