LYDIA ZERNE| 8/2004 - 10/2005 | Telefund, Inc. | Hollywood, CA |
| Fundraiser |
| Telemarketing/Fundraising for organizations like PBS, ASPCA, Sierra Club, Democratic National Campaign, and many more. Raised amounts in the top 10 of this Telefund location for political campaigns, top 20 for others. Legalized for telemarking for Telefund in several US states. High tollerance for phone chaos. |
| 10/2002 - 12/2003 | Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress | Washington, DC |
| Volunteer, Multimedia Consultant |
| Assist Preservation staff with the use of computers, both Mac & PC, graphics & data software for upcoming lectures. Answer general computer & fine arts questions. Contribute graphics, sculpture and food for last minute events. |
| 10/2000 - 10/2002 | Smithsonian Institute Center for Materials Research and Education | Suitland, Maryland |
| Volunteer, Multimedia Consultant; Paper Laboratory |
| Duplication & preparation of notebooks and hand-outs for presentations and lectures. Scanned & helped prepare PowerPoint presentations. Gave general & graphics computer consultation, as well as began preparation for video editing. |
| 10/1998 - 5/1999 | University of Southern Califonia, School of Cinema-TV, Suite of the Dean, Elizabeth Monk Daley | Los Angeles, CA |
| Development Staff |
| Part of a team which focused on fund raising projects for USC School of Cinema-TV. Responsible to control FileMaker Pro. Other tasks included helping with mass mailings (with Microsoft Works) for current and special events, alumni research (looking up filmographies and other current information), working at special events and receptions, and more. Computer use included Now Contact, AppleWorks, Illustrator, Photoshop, PageMill, and much more. |
| 1/1996 - 8/1998 | USC School of Cinema-TV, Operations Office | Los Angeles, CA |
| Operations Staff Monitor |
| A member of a staff which booked buildings for activities and prepared rooms for events. Assisted visitors to find the Dean, staff and/or student(s) they were visiting. Aided professors in opening and preparing stages and classrooms for lectures and courses. Controlled security, accessing alarmed rooms, etc. Checked if maintenance was needed or had been done on the buildings. Other responsibilities included sorting & delivering mail and packages staff, helping students schedule rooms for casting and filming as well as find classes, professors and giving them Band-Aids and Asprin when needed. |
| 9/1996 - 2/1997 | Ritz Camera, Beverly Center | Los Angeles, CA |
| Sale Representative |
| Sales of digital and analog cameras, as well as cellular phones, film, photo albums and other related products. Retail marketing and sales of camera equipment, held strong record with sales. |
| 9/1996 - 1/1997 | USC School of Cinema-TV, Film Lab | Los Angeles, CA |
| Student Assistant |
| Distributed film and supplies to USC School of Cinema-TV students and professors. Processed the paperwork, sending it to the Business Department. Took inventory for needs for supplies. Organized stock. Separated types of film to be processed on or off campus. |
| 11/1994 - 8/1995 | Ritz Camera, 1740 Penn. Avenue | Washington, DC |
| Sales Representative |
| Same as Beverly Center, Also C-41 processing |
| May 1999 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California |
| Bachelor of Arts, School of Fine Arts; Minor, School of Cinema- Television |
| Production & Set Design, Animation, Painting & Sculpture, Computer Graphics & Processing, Mixed Media |
| Fall 1989- Spring 1994 |
Montgomery College | Takoma Park, Maryland |
| Some College Coursework Completed |
| Photography (Concentrations: Black & White, Hand-Colored), Painting, Printing, Sculpting, Mixed Media |
| May 1989 |
Northwestern High School | Hyattsville, Maryland |
| High School Diploma |
| Forensics, Band, AFS International (Club President, 1989) |
| 4/2003 - 4/2004 | USC Alumni, DC Chapter | Member |
| 4/2003 - Present | Maryland Film Festival; http://www.mdfilmfest.com/ | Volunteer |
| 4/2003 - 5/2003 | FilmFest DC; http://www.filmfestdc.org/ | Volunteer |
| In Progress | **Working title:** The Turkey |
Adaptation of Dostoyevsky's The Idiot |
| © 2003 | How It Feels to Have a Clonic Tonic Seizure | click to download pdf of script & storyboards |
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| Mac (OS 7, 8, 9, X, Jaguar, Panther) | Adobe Photoshop |
| PC (Windows 3.0, 85, 89, 2000, ME, NT, XP) | Adobe Illustrator |
| Unix (Basic Databasing, Increasing skills) | Fontographer |
| Macromedia Freehand | |
| FileMaker Pro & Developer | CorelDRAW, Corel Graphics |
| Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works | Quark XPress |
| AppleWorks (aka ClarisWorks) | procreate Painter |
| Excel | |
| PowerPoint | html script, java, general web publishing |
| Adobe PageMill & SiteMill | |
| Final Draft | Adobe LiveMotion |
| ScriptMaker | Adobe GoLive |
| Macromedia Flash | |
| 35mm still camera | iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand |
| digital cameras | Final Cut Pro |
| cinematography (beta, dvd, Super8mm, 16mm) | Adobe Director |
| animation- 2D cels, computer & hand illustrated | Adobe Premiere |
| claymation | Applied Magic |
| Customer support/ assistant/ respect | Crafts (all sorts) |
| Telephone manners | Cooking (Vegetarian & Meat, Diverse sorts) |
Awards & Scholarships:
| Certificate
of Appreciation, IFMA (International Facility Management Association). For
assistance in coordinating the tour of the USC School of Cinema-TV |
| Scholarships, Woman's Art Club of Chevy Chase,
Maryland. Based on merit and achievement in art., Fall 1992 Scholarship, Spring 1993 Scholarship |
|
Mediacom- Fall 1994- First intern of fledgling multimedia
firm, Responsible to teach staff and incoming interns the use of software
and hardware. |
| Political Art: Making of items including poster,
banners, and videos for political events (in Washington, DC and Maryland) |
| Advertising Design: Freelance layouts for commercial
establishments looking for logos, sales banners, posters, and letters. Also
included painting of title or ad on outside of business stores or offices |
| DC FilmFest 2003: Assisting at different theaters and other locations; helping sell tickets, count voting ballets, and many other details. |
