RODOLFO ARREDONDO - RESUME & CURRICULUM VITAE Rodolfo Arredondo comes with a strong foundation in traditional media plus years of on-the-job experience in programming and web-based technologies. This combination allows him to work on everything from a project’s information design, to the programming and art, to how it fits within an organization’s mission. EXPERIENCE Web & Communications Manager Office of Facilities & Economic Development, The University of Texas at Dallas Oct 2021 – Present - Creates and manages communication campaigns across multiple media - Converted the organization’s web sites from XHTML4 to HTML5 - Continues to perform all the tasks of his senior web developer position —see below Senior Web Developer Office of Facilities & Economic Development, The University of Texas at Dallas Sep 2019 – Oct 2021 - Scheduled, assigned, reviewed, and edited the work of the communications group - Created templates to help communications workers follow university guidelines and goals - Continued to perform all the tasks of his web developer position —see below Web Developer Office of Administration, The University of Texas at Dallas Jun 2013 – Sep 2019 - Tools: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat - Maintained and updated database-driven web sites for multiple departments - Converted legacy sites to a common code-base and style for better maintenance and faster editing - Created custom visitor-facing online tools and back-end reporting tools - Developed original art and copy for a variety of electronic and print communications Web Specialist / Webmaster Office of Graduate Studies, The University of Texas at Arlington Jun 2009 – Jun 2013 - Tools: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat - Upgraded and maintained the graduate school’s database-driven web sites - Built online scheduling, reservation, cancellation, notification, reporting, and e-Commerce systems - Converted paper-based processes into online forms Web Programmer / Webmaster Global Knowledge Training, Richardson, TX Oct 2000 – Jan 2009 - Tools: PHP, MS SQL, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat - Planned and executed original e-Commerce site architecture and custom online shopping cart - Designed and built online testing system - Built, maintained, and upgraded the main company web site and custom web portals for major clients - Developed web-based applications - Edited and developed new content Freelance Web / Multimedia Developer & Consultant Dallas, TX Part-Time: Jul 2005 – Sep 2019 Full-Time: Apr 2000 – Sep 2000 - Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Joomla, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher - Acted as project manager, information architect, lead developer, or designer, depending on the project - Set up web sites, blogs, and podcasts, then taught clients how to use and maintain them - Consulted with clients on best practices for different online media, to best leverage their existing skills online, and to best reach their intended audience Director of Multimedia New Course Education, Chapel Hill, NC Sep 1999 – Dec 1999 - Tools: Quicktime Pro, Photoshop, HTML - Directed multimedia production for medical distance learning applications - Maintained multiple extranet web sites that allowed clients to review the progress of their projects Senior Specialist, Multimedia / Web Design Nortel Networks EST&D Media & Technology, Richardson, TX Dec 1996 – Sep 1999 - Tools: Authorware, Director, Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, HTML - Adapted traditional paper-based courses to web format, and added interactive exercises - Developed multimedia training on CD-ROM, acting as project manager, lead programmer, or lead designer, depending on the project - Created and maintained intranet web sites Senior Specialist, VR Modeler Nortel Networks EST&D Virtual Reality, Richardson, TX Dec 1995 – Dec 1996 - Tools: Superscape VRT, HTML, Photoshop - Developed 3D models with basic behaviors capable of responding to simple stimuli - Planned, executed, and maintained the group’s internet web site - Set up the group’s paperless ISO9001–compliant quality system via an intranet web site Specialist, Technical Illustration Nortel Networks EST&D Media & Technology, Richardson, TX Full-time: Jan 1995 – Dec 1995 CO-OP Student: Fall 1993 & Summer 1994 - Tools: Illustrator, Freehand, MacDraw II, MacDraw Pro, PageMaker, Photoshop - Founded an electronic image library of the customer’s products - Developed a source illustration system to improve product consistency and reusability - Created art for marketing literature, promotional products, and training materials Graphic Designer / Network Administrator Oshkosh Truck Corporation, Oshkosh, WI Aug 1991 – Aug 1992 - Tools: Interleaf - Controlled and maintained a SUN/SPARC UNIX-based computer network - Devised time-saving GUI applications to simplify complex computer publication operations - Wrote basic C and LISP scripts to automate network housekeeping functions - Developed the styles of part catalog layouts, corporate forms, and advertising pieces Technical Writer / Technical Illustrator Oshkosh Truck Corporation, Oshkosh, WI Jun 1989 – Aug 1991 - Tools: Interleaf - Planned and coordinated the work of keypunchers, compilers, drafters, and printers - Created electronic templates for operator and technical manuals - Documented new products with exploded parts illustrations EDUCATION Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Bachelor of Science in Technical Graphics*, Dec 1994 Overall GPA: 3.18/4.00, Major GPA: 3.85/4.00 Associate of Applied Science in Technical Graphics*, May 1989 Overall GPA: 5.00/6.00, Major GPA: 5.00/6.00 - Co-produced “Visual Perception Test 2” - Led highest scoring team in Production Graphics class - Major Coursework: Independent Project: Multimedia Application, Dynamic Simulations, Concept Development, Digital Imaging, Hypertext, 3D Modeling, Technical Documentation, Descriptive Geometry, Layout & Typography, Speech & Communications, Technical Writing * This degree was renamed “Computer Graphics” then “Computer Graphics Technology” CURRICULUM VITAE Upon earning his Associate degree from Purdue University, in what was then called Technical Graphics, Arredondo took a position with the Oshkosh Truck Corporation of Wisconsin. He created parts catalogs and owner’s manuals to support their new line of civilian vehicles. Originally, his tasks included researching components, sketching out subassemblies on the factory floor, and then using that information to write instructions and draw diagrams. Later his work expanded into setting up electronic document templates and coordinating the work of compilers, keypunchers, and drafters. He also became responsible for maintaining all the SUN workstations used for developing documentation. When Purdue expanded their Associate degree into a full bachelor’s degree, Arredondo returned to school and participated in their CO-OP program. He spent alternate semesters working for the Media & Technology group of Nortel’s training center in Dallas, where he went to work after graduation. While there, he built what would later become their electronic image library and developed a type of “master drawing” that a non-illustrator could take apart and use to quickly make many other drawings. After about a year, he was recruited into the company’s Virtual Reality Training group, where he developed 3D models with basic behaviors. When the training center abandoned Virtual Reality, Arredondo returned to the Media & Technology group, first developing intranet web sites, then computer and web-based training applications. He usually acted as lead programmer and occasionally as lead designer and project manager. One of his last projects for Nortel was to convert his original image library into a database-driven web site. When Nortel decided to sell off the Dallas training center, Arredondo took the position of Director of Multimedia for New Course Education in Chapel Hill. There, he helped develop medical distance learning applications. His responsibilities included training staff on new technologies, developing multimedia production procedures, and maintaining the extranet sites used by clients to monitor their projects. After New Course closed its doors, he returned to Dallas and became a full-time independent web and multimedia developer. About five months later, Arredondo became the Webmaster for Global Knowledge’s Dallas training center. In addition to building their first e-Commerce web site, he contributed and edited content, created custom training portals for major clients, and developed web-based applications such as their database-driven Flash-based testing system. When Global Knowledge drastically reduced its Dallas operations about eight and a half years later, Arredondo returned to independent web development, helping non-technical professionals migrate their talents to the world of web sites, podcasts, and blogs. In mid 2009, he took on the position of Web Specialist for the Office of Graduate Studies in The University of Texas at Arlington. Besides turning several of their paper-based processes into online tools, Arredondo also converted many incompatible electronic legacy tools into a tight, cohesive set of web-based tools that operate under a shared database and leveraged a set of shared code. He set up large portions of the main graduate web site to stay continually up to date by dynamically pulling content on-the-fly from database tables and made the whole site easier to use across more browsing environments, including the browsing tools used by site visitors with disabilities. In the summer of 2013, he transferred to the University of Texas at Dallas to act as the Web Developer for the Office of Administration. He worked to improve the experience of visitors to various departments’ web sites by giving these sites a related look-and-feel, as well as a shared codebase for faster maintenance and updates. Arredondo also made the format of these sites as flexible as possible, so they could function well on everything from mobile phones to tablets to wide-screen monitors. After handling the web and database changes associated with a reorganization that turned the Office of Administration into the Office of Facilities & Economic Development, Arredondo was promoted to Senior Web Developer, and later made the Web & Communications Manager. In addition to his original duties, he now supervises much of their communications work and plans out communication campaigns.